It’s Harder to Fake it in the Rural Church

In this episode we discuss...

• our five points on genuine Christian love in the rural church:
  1. You can’t hide.
     • Your actions are much more visible and can follow you.
     • Romans 12:14-18
  2. It’s harder to homogenize.
     • You will be forced to be devoted to people you otherwise have little in common with and might not even like.
     • 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 18-20
  3. You have to actually deal with conflict.
     • Ephesians 4:31-32
  4. There’s no back door.
     • You can’t just run to another church based on preferences, or to avoid issues, or because you got hurt, etc
     • Hebrews 10:24-25
     • James 1:12
     • James 1:2-8
  5. Greatest benefit: Others will more clearly see your love for one another.
     • John 13:34-35

Stuff Rural Pastors Can Use Review:

• TJ lets us know about a way for you to serve your congregation in preparation for the Lord's Day service. Check out Spotify Playlists!

Our Quote of the Day:

• "If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at all. And the moment I did join it, if I had found one, I should have spoiled it, for it would not have been a perfect church after I had become a member of it. Still, imperfect as it is, it is the dearest place on earth to us." Charles Spurgeon

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