Receiving New Church Members
Dear church, two Sundays ago we had a great opportunity to rejoice in God’s grace to our church as we accepted new members. Today, we want to remind you to notice these new members and show them special attention and love. Below you will find a few practical steps that you can take.
1) Invite them to your home. This is a wonderful way to get to know them, pray together, and perhaps answer any of their questions (1 Pet. 4:9).
2) Ask them about their needs so that you could potentially help where you can or at a minimum begin praying regularly for them. At the bottom of this letter you will find their photos and names.
3) Invite them to your home group. Help them become acquainted with more people.
4) Invite them to your ministry. God has blessed our church with many ministries, and if you invite them and they have a desire and ability to serve, this will become a blessing for all.
5) Whenever you go out for the weekend, invite someone to go along with you. Vacation is a good time to spend with others. This is a relationship.
6) If you yourself need help, humbly ask the new members. We’re all called to serve. Oftentimes it can be more difficult to ask for help, rather than help someone else! Humble yourselves!
7) Start greeting everyone in the church. This is specifically meant for those who consider themselves to be introverted. Begin with a little. You won’t even notice how with time, even simple greetings will lead to substantial discussions.
Remember, these things are not simply good manners or good Christian ethics, they’re a biblical understanding of how to behave in a church:
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” (Heb. 10:24-25)
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Scripture To Memorize
37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Matthew 9:37-38Upcoming Services and Meetings
- Thursday (6:30-7:30 PM) – Kid’s Bible School (open to all but required for parents). Due to a water shutdown Thursday evening, Bible study and prayer at 7:30 PM is cancelled.
- Saturday (9:00 AM) – Women’s prayer breakfast
- Sunday services:
- Worship Service in Russian at 9:00 AM
- Worship Service in English at 11:15 AM