There was a definite Multiplication challenge!
God had stopped adding people to His church and now He was multiplying people to His church. Three thousand men were added to the church on the Day of Pentecost. Another five thousand men were added shortly thereafter. Add to that their wives, children and other family members and you can see that the church was growing by leaps and bounds. It is estimated that the church in Jerusalem at that time numbered between 20,000 and 50,000 people.
A conflict was brewing in that early church because there were more people!
Now, please allow me stop right here and open a window.
We better get ready for company. In this New Year, we are going to grow and we are going to grow properly where no one gets left behind and everyone learns how to work and play well together. I am expecting miracles! God desires that His church grow. It is a no brainer.
Church, growth will bring with it many benefits! However, growth will also bring with it many challenges.
As a Family grows…As a Company grows…As a Circle of Friends grow…As the Little League grows…as The Chess Club grows and as a Church grows…so do the challenges of dealing with and pleasing people!
The secret too many a man's success in this world resides in his insight into the moods of men and his tact in dealing with them. All of us must learn to live with other people because other people are not going away!
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