Praise the Lord! It's been a while since I have used this greeting since we are not meeting in our physical churches. I miss it. I miss saying Praise the Lord 50 times when I greet someone and when I depart from fellowship. Ha Ha. We say it so much. But do you ever wonder how you can support and serve the church while staying home? There are many organizations and ways we can support first responders and essential workers, but we must not forget about the people that make up the body. This time of staying at home and self-isolation can really have us thinking well, no ministry stuff to do how can I serve my church from home?
1. Pray for your church.
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:18
This is a simple yet effective way to serve the members of your church right from home. Prayer is always a wonderful way of covering your church family and keeping them before God. What a beautiful way to show that you care and that you are thinking of them. We are all going through various emotions and circumstances so the thought that someone is taking the time to pray is comforting.
2. Give to your church.
Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the Lord of Armies. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.
Malachi 3:10
Listen, just because we are not meeting together doesn't mean the giving stops. Bills still have to be paid and plans are still in motion. Staying faithful in your giving shows God how much you trust him. Especially in times of uncertainty! This is when your faith is tried and proven. Also giving doesn't always mean just tithe but also your offering as well. Ask God in what ways can you give of your time or resources through this pandemic. If God has blessed you, seek to bless others.
3. Host a Bible study on Zoom or Facetime
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed...
2 Timothy 3:14a
This is a great way to stay connected with your church. Growing together spiritually doesn't have to end. We can still have fruitful discussions and get fed through the word. That is one thing I do miss is the opportunity to learn more about God together and hearing other people's perspectives on scripture. If your church isn't doing a Bible study at the moment host one with some friends!
4. Offer any cool evangelism ideas
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.
Matthew 9:37-38
I hear about how this is a great time to witness and it is. Any time is a great time to witness really. If you have ideas on how your church can reach others online, pitch your ideas. Write them out and pray over them, make sure it's well thought out and present them to your pastor. I bet it is refreshing for a pastor to know that they are not the only ones thinking about spreading the Gospel. How can you help your church build its online presence?
5. Meet a need / Check-in
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
John 13:35
God commanded us to love one another and essentially look after one another. You may not know what everyone in your church family is going through but you can always ask if someone needs anything. Check-in on the elderly at your church to make sure they have what they need for the week. Check-in on a single mother who is struggling with homeschooling and working from home. Just the fact that you check-in can deeply bless someone. You took time out of your day to reach out and check on their well being. That's all a part of loving your neighbor.
I pray these 5 ways will inspire you to serve your church right from home. I hope you are encouraged to not just think about yourself at this time but think about others as well. Of course, we are all at different stages and deal with traumatic events differently but, it may make things a little better when you take the focus off of what is going wrong and put it on blessing somebody else. Although we see this time as a time of rest, make sure you are also working on you! How can you better your skills so you can serve at a different level when this is all over? Seek God about how he wants to use you at your church and begin the work now.
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