How has your local church helped you grow in your faith?
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How has your local church helped you grow in your faith?
pluvialis sitio on March 22, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I believe in spiritual respiration. We “breathe in” spiritually when we read the bible, participate in a bible study or listen to Christian radio programs.
I used to do a lot of SCUBA diving. One thing you learn as a diver is that when you breathe in at depth, you have to exhale when you go up because the air will expand in your lungs. I had heard that the Navy would take divers down to 100 + feet and then take away all their gear. The diver would lean his head back and relax as he ascended to the surface, allowing the air in his lungs to expand up and out. If you did it right you would reach the surface with a lung full of air.
All week long we should be “breathing in” spiritually. When we go to church on Sunday, we just lean our heads back and allow the worship to expand inside us, flowing up and out. If we do it right, we should still have our “lungs” full when we leave the service.
The church I attend is not pretentious. It creates a relaxed environment that is very conductive to heart felt worship, and I thank God for that.
amalive2004 on March 23, 2009 at 3:23 am
My local church has helped me grow in my faith in that I am given the opportunity to serve and help others grow, while growing myself.
The worship helps me trust God, more so, when I see others serving God selflessly, it also encourages me.
I give God praise for my church.
markat on March 23, 2009 at 8:09 am
My local church encourages me to serve but moreso to spend time with God and His Word. I see people changed before my very eyes by the power of the Spirit and I am encouraged in my faith.
mitchell9599 on March 23, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I was very lucky to grow up in a strong christian family and a very strong local church. All my Sunday School teachers and especially my youth group leaders really played a large role in my spiritual development.
Today my family goes to a different church which has energized my spiritual life and helped my family. What I appriciate about our new church is the mission that it wants to serve and the how our pastor does not compromise the word of God at all. My local church has really challenged me to be what Jesus wanted the Church to be. It has challenged me to be Jesus to those around me, my family, my neighbors, and my world.