Our purpose as a church is to “reach people for Christ and get them grounded, growing and on mission”.
In this post we’re going to look at what it means to be growing in Christ. 1) Understands the Faith Essentials
We believe there are foundational biblical truths that each Christian should learn and embrace. These basic bible teachings would include truths like the inspiration of the Bible, who God is, the Divinity of Jesus Christ, Christ’s death, burial and resurrection, the return of Christ and the final judgment.
2) Embraces the disciple essentials. We believe there are a handful of core Christian practices (seen below) that lay a foundation for a life time of spiritual growth. The sooner and more consistently a believer practices these discipleship essentials, the better off they will be. See the post next week for more information on the disciples essentials.
3) Pursues opportunities for growing together in Christ. For our church, pursuing opportunities for growing together in Christ specifically takes the form of small groups. We believe both the weekend service and small groups are two halves of one whole in becoming full on followers of Christ. Small groups provide an opportunity to share life, study God’s word and pray for each other in a small circle of friends. We encourage each member to make a commitment to attend both a weekend service and small group. If you want to find out more about small group, go online or email us at groups@newlifecommunitychurch.net If you want to find out more about growing in Christ, here are some options
1) Attend “Accelerate” This workshop will introduce you to some of the faith essentials and discipleship essentials. You can check more information on Accelerate here.
2) Check out a small group – you can go online to our small group page
3) Stay tuned for a new workshop - Discipleship Essentials - We are preparing a workshop for people who want to learn more about the disciple essentials. You should be hearing more about it later in the year.
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