Changed Lives = Church Growth, Pt.2
ByThis month has been a truly amazing time at The Dialogue Church! We have seen more spiritual fruit and life change in the past 4 months than at any other point in the 3 year history of this young & growing church. Let me make a few comments regarding this growth.
Jesus Grows His Church.
Jesus + nothing = life change! (& Life change = church growth). My mentor and preacher, Anthony Milas, says all the time, “ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS, ITS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT JESUS, AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE ABOUT JESUS.” The growth we have experienced thus far at The Dialogue Church is not man’s invention, its not my cleverness for it is not my word, but THY word that brings life. We have a pretty simple system here at theDC (most of which we have stolen and adopted from other kick-butt churches around the country) – we like to live and share Jesus! As a result, God is changing lives, and when lives are being changed, more and more people become impacted! But it is all about JESUS CHANGING LIVES – IT IS HIS CHURCH AND HE IS THE ONE WHO BUILDS THE CHURCH. We just need to trust & obey!
I love the focus on Jesus, Pastor Steve! It begins, continues and ends with Jesus! PERIOD! AND ADD AN EXCLAMATION POINT!
Jesus + nothing = life change is so awesome. I love it. I was recently reading a sermon by Meister Eckhart, a 14th century mystic who said “The one who has God and nothing else has the same as the one who has God and everything else.” I’m reminded of Paul’s words when he said that we have nothing, yet possess everything (II Corinthians 6:10). All we need to do is promote Jesus and nothing else. Anyone who says otherwise is completely misguided and has no earthly (or heavenly) idea what in the heck they are saying. With Jesus + nothing, we will always have the right formula to equal changed lives!