But be doers of the word, and not just hearers, deceiving yourselves. Santiago 1.22
Change of behavior.
The fundamental change in the life of a church occurs when a group of members simply begin to practice what they say they believe. I believe that it is not necessary to dump biblical passages that show that what Jesus commanded is to be obeyed. (if necessary, go to St. James 1.22). While the commandments of Jesus are used only as a way of thinking, others to get excited and some to do theology,
God will continue to look for simple people to do with these commands what he expects: to practice them.
The churches can talk about renewal or not, we can include ourselves or exclude ourselves from it, the truth is that as long as each of us does not practice in a personal, natural and regular way the simple commands that Jesus left us (preaching and making disciples) we can follow organizing events, praise services and mega meetings, but we will not escape the conclusion that Santiago gives. If we do not practice his commandments we deceive ourselves. Santiago 1.22
The most difficult achievement to achieve in a church is for its members to practice the commandments of Jesus.
The real changes in a church begin when one, two or 20 members begin to live the values of "devotional life", "preach", "make disciples", "cell life", etc. This only without any structure that sustains it already It brings growth to the church and allows to start seeing fruit (people). In reality, this movement is the real background change that sustains the growth of a church. When this movement is made concrete among the members of a church, there is no other horizon to begin to grow.
I invite you to look at the primitive church in Acts and discover that "without money", "without materials", "without our current resources", "without awarding any renewal" and "without having so many programs, events and meetings" they still today They teach us what is the path of constant growth: Practice the commandments of Jesus.
Prayer: Lord, I want to be one of those who are not only hearers but doers of your word
