Devotionals
Remember the banana -- when it left the bunch it got skinned. It is
crucial that you hang together in your church.
In response to my comments about folks nurturing new Christians,
one person asked for suggestions on what to do. My reply may be
of help to others.
1) The best approach is one-on-one discipling, where one family or
person with a strong faith makes friends with new people and
shares their faith. One reason the Jehovah's Witnesses grow is that
they show strong friendships with people. A new Christian needs a
bond of fellowship -- in fact, that is often a reason for joining a
church.
2) A new member's class is probably good if your pastor is skillfull
at keeping it interesting and not boring people with dull church
history.
3) If you have someone who is a skillfull Bible teacher, initiate
in-home Bible studies where new people would feel comfortable in
a home situation. New folks need to feel a sense of family -- that
they "belong." This is crucial.
4) One very important thing is to make new people feel loved,
wanted and immediately at home. If they feel like an outsider or
out of the clique loop, they will not hang around for long.
5) How do we teach children? We do it by example. That is just
as important for new Christians. They need to learn by the
example of committed consistent Christians, and that consistency
is very important. If they begin to spot a phony, they're "outta
here."
Our Lord easily befriended people that He did not know, like the
woman at the well. We need to do the same.
From Proverbs 18:24 (nkjv), "A man who has friends must himself
be friendly..." You take the first step. You initiate friendship with
a new babe in Christ.
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