How to become a devoted member #2

THEME: HOW TO BECOME A DEVOTED MEMBER II SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 29:13 Commitment to God means commitment to His church. It is not possible to be committed to God and not to His church. To Jesus, going to church was His great priority, so He made it His custom to go to the synagogue. Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart The Lord is seeking your full commitment to Him and His church as well. Commitment to the church of God comes with benefits and to obtain these benefits from the church, you must be regular and consistent. Some of our problems are concrete and it will take constant hearing of the word for it to be taken away. Some problems also need constant pouring on of water on the word. When you avail yourself continually to the word of God, you expose yourself help because the word is the only possible change for all our problems. There is power in the word of God. John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. There is power in the word of God and it is in the word we have our solutions. How to become a devoted church member . 1. See yourself as a permanent member of a church. 2. Compare your relationship to the church to that of a marriage. 3. See yourself as part of a building. You may not be actively involved in the church activities but your presence is very important because you form part of God’s church building. Do not absent yourself from any church activity, your absence affect the building of God’s church. your presence in church has much to do with God, he comes waiting on you to speak with you and to help you, so if you don’t show up, you practically sit Him up and he feels very disappointed and discouraged. Take God serious and He will also take you very serious and all that concerns you. God Bless