The Spiritual Family

22. Spiritual Family Is Growing and Reproducing Itself

Living human body cells are the basic building blocks. They are joined to each other and function in harmony with each other. They also grow and multiply. In the same way your home fellowship needs to grow, reproduce and form other groups. All this is important for your home fellowship's life and health.

Growth of your home group is vital. The group grows spiritually by developing closer relationships with the Lord and with one another. This growth usually results in becoming a spiritual family. Here the members can be transparent and caring toward one another.

The group grows physically when new members are added. Evangelism is a must for a home fellowship group. No true progress ever takes place when believers focus on one another, ignoring the suffering world around them. Never stop evangelizing and bringing visitors to your meetings. Witness to your friends and neighbors. Pray for God to bring spiritual awakening to your area. Go out on the streets to meet other people. Preach to them the uncompromised Gospel in the open air. Witness to people one on one.

Reproduction. It's just like in the natural family. Children are born, grow and develop. One day they are ready to have their own family. Your family reproduces itself. Like in the natural your grown-up children get married, have their own children, and are still members of your family. It is the same in the spiritual. Your apprentice is spiritually "your child". His (her) children would be your "grandchildren". You don't have spiritual authority over your "grandchildren," the parents do. Yet, if "the parents" would ask you to help, or to give advice, you can do that.

When your apprentice is ready you can send him (her) out to start another group. While your apprentice leads his (her) group, at the same time he (she) is still part of your original group (that meets on a different day of the week). This way he (she) never loses confidence, because of being in the group, receiving help, and being nourished. The lesson you discuss in your original group meeting can be discussed at the meeting of the new group. Your spiritual child will not have problems presenting this topic because he/she is already familiar with it.

Developing an apprentice prepares your group for reproduction.

1. What did the master, in the parable, tell his servants to do with those whom they find on the roads? (Luke 14:23)

2. What did God tell Adam and Eve their purpose on the Earth was? (Gen. 1:28)

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