Standing Firm

Always abounding in the work of the Lord

Members meeting

Finances/budget

Commissioning of members to form core of GCGC

More detailed planning year-end or beginning of 2021.

End of 1 Corinthians - with all the issues, conflicts, disagreements, messiness in the church, the work of the Lord continues, and must continue. So also for our church today.

General statements of service

“a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries” (1 Cor 16:9)

On Timothy: “for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am” (1 Cor 16:10).

household of Stephanas: “they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints…every fellow worker and laborer” (1 Cor 16:15-16)

Specific ways of serving

Giving financial help, collecting, supporting (1 Cor 16:1-4)

Pastoral visitation, hosting, sending, spending time (1 Cor 16:5-8)

Hospitality, encouragement, helping, sending (1 Cor 16:10-11)

Expecting visit, but not pressuring or demanding (1 Cor 16:12)

Submission, filling needs, giving recognition (1 Cor 16:15-18)

Greeting one another (1 Cor 16:19-21)

Final words

final exhortations (1 Cor 16:13-14)

final warning (1 Cor 16:22)

final prayer (1 Cor 16:23)

final greeting (1 Cor 16:24)