Church Planting Course Four12 Global NPC

As we go out to plant, it is crucial to remember that we have been called to labour in the field, where it will not always be easy. God would want to remind us to always be filled with courageous faith and to stand firm in our conviction of the Lord Jesus, holding on to His vision for the church.

God desires for His church to be built His way, not ours. Therefore, as we endeavour to plant churches and to be involved with leading the Lord's sheep, we need to follow the holy example that Jesus Himself set. Ultimately, our lives need to reflect the glory and goodness of God, especially if we have been called to serve the church.

Building on what we see in the book of Acts, we know that the church has always been intended to be a community of devotion. Likewise, let us continue to fervently devote ourselves to the vision and the ways of the Lord Jesus today.

Have we lost our devotion to prayer and to the word? Throughout the bible we see that the children of God are those who are called to live from a place of conviction, having deep confidence in what they believe about the Lord.

We are all called to make disciples of the nations, reaching out of our comfort zones to see lives be impacted by the love of Jesus. It is important to understand that the Kingdom of God is advanced by one step at a time and through one person at a time as the body of Christ grows together.

Andrew explains that it takes a unified group of people with a passionate love for God and each other in order to advance the kingdom. God's plan to build the church is not to focus on the ability of one leader but on the participation of every member of the body.