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Apostolic Churches & Congregational Growth
Let me explain what I mean.
Does the church you attend have encouragement from the pulpit and those in leadership for the saints in the crowd to grow spiritually? Does the leadership encourage the congregation to explore the spiritual gifts, teach them how to pray for people, help them to learn how to operate the gift has chosen to us them, encourage them to hear from the Lord when praying for sinners to be delivered from spirits?
There was a time I fellowshipped with a variety of different churches and not all the churches I visited encouraged such growth from their congregation. Some of them actually seemed offended by it.
What say you?
P.S. I'm not initiating this discussion as church-bashing.
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I am Apostolic I believe in One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.
I believe in water baptism by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.
I believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost, evidenced by speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.
I believe in living a holiness lifestyle, inwardly and outwardly, without which no man shall see the Lord.
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