http://www.charismatica.com/2008/02/21/church-growth-a-sign-of-gods-approval-and-blessing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=church-growth-a-sign-of-gods-approval-and-blessing REVIVAL RENEWAL & REFERRAL BLOG Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:15:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.charismatica.com/2008/02/21/church-growth-a-sign-of-gods-approval-and-blessing/comment-page-1/#comment-14377 Michael Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:50:40 +0000 http://charismatica.com/2008/02/21/church-growth-a-sign-of-gods-approval-and-blessing/#comment-14377 Thanks slw, Amen and right on target! Thanks slw,
Amen and right on target!

]]> http://www.charismatica.com/2008/02/21/church-growth-a-sign-of-gods-approval-and-blessing/comment-page-1/#comment-14351 slw Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:03:27 +0000 http://charismatica.com/2008/02/21/church-growth-a-sign-of-gods-approval-and-blessing/#comment-14351 And I might add, can be mastered by those who have nothing really to do with Christ and his gospel. And I might add, can be mastered by those who have nothing really to do with Christ and his gospel.

]]> http://www.charismatica.com/2008/02/21/church-growth-a-sign-of-gods-approval-and-blessing/comment-page-1/#comment-14350 slw Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:01:06 +0000 http://charismatica.com/2008/02/21/church-growth-a-sign-of-gods-approval-and-blessing/#comment-14350 One plants, another one waters, but it's God who gives the increase. Not to say any increase is of God, but if we do what God has called us to do, increase is not in our purview but his. I never have understood, what seems to me a fleshly, egocentric and rebellious fascination with making a church grow. It turns church leaders into entrepreneurs, shepherds into salesmen. One plants, another one waters, but it’s God who gives the increase. Not to say any increase is of God, but if we do what God has called us to do, increase is not in our purview but his. I never have understood, what seems to me a fleshly, egocentric and rebellious fascination with making a church grow. It turns church leaders into entrepreneurs, shepherds into salesmen.

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