May 2006

A church attracts people like a magnet when it really offers love to each other and those who are welcomed into it. You’ll have to lock the doors to keep people out! In the second half of Romans 14, Paul says it’s not enough to just accept – or tolerate – the people you don’t get along with in the church. Instead, he says the secret to building a loving church is to actively build each other up. Here are five ways we can build others up in the church.
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