it starts with love

When the first Christians began to be an influence in Roman society, we hear they are “enjoying the goodwill of all the people.” (Acts 2:47) Why? It begins with how well they treat each other.

If you attend a church, do people authentically care for each other? Do they actually like each other? This is an important question. Churches that have people who have the best interests of others at heart are churches that are growing in health. Healthy churches are attractive churches. God sends people to them.

“And each day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.”
(Acts 2:47)

There is no decline in the involvement of people living the life of a disciple in churches moving forward in healthy ways. Churches with people putting the interest of others ahead of their own; churches with people willing to die to themselves to reach out for the needs of others. It’s not about “bells and whistles.” It is about taking yourself less seriously and God more seriously.