Your Church Members Can Know and Obey The 7 Basic Commands of Christ

 Your Church Members Can Know and Obey The 7 Basic Commands of Christ

Hello everybody, my name is Dean Davis and this is “A Word of Encouragement

for Village Church Planters.”

When I travel, I always observe the crops of the farms I pass by. Are the plants

green? Are they growing taller? Are all the plants about the same height, or

are some plants smaller than others? Are all the plants green, or do some have

yellow leaves? Is the soil dry or moist? I always notice these things when I travel

and see people’s farmland. And I am always happy when I see green, growing

fields. I am happy when I see the crops producing flowers and then fruit. I am

happy because I know that not only the farmer, but many other people will be

blessed by that crop when the harvest comes.

It’s a good thing when all the maize plants in a maize field are green and

growing and maturing together. And it is a good thing when all of the members

of a church are growing in their knowledge of Jesus, in their trust in Christ and

in their obedience to the Lord. We teach new followers of Jesus to obey the

seven basic commands of Christ:

 Repent and believe

 Baptize new believers

 Love God and neighbor

 Partake of the Lord’s supper

 Pray and meditate on God’s word daily

 Give

 Make disciples

I think many new believers focus on doing each commandment once. This is

normal. As followers of Jesus, they have to start somewhere. But these

commands of Jesus are not intended to be done just once. Jesus intends for us

to make obedience to his commands a lifestyle. He expects us to obey them

day after day and year after year.

Let me encourage you as church planter to keep these seven commands of

Jesus constantly in mind. Observe your church members the same way a

farmer observes his crops. Recognize obedience. Rejoice when you see growth.

Remind members to obey the 7 Basic commands of Christ. Make a banner that

lists the commands. Hang it in a prominent place in your church. Compose

songs about these commands of Jesus and sing those songs frequently. Make

reference to the seven basic commands week after week, month after month.

Make specific plans to obey each commandment as a church. By doing so your

A Word of Encouragement for Village Church Planters

church will be full of faithful followers of Jesus. Your church will show its love

for Christ by worshiping Him in spirit and in truth. What a joy that will be!

This has been a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters.

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