HOW MANY CHURCHES ARE ENOUGH?

 *20/02/2022*


*THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE*


TOPIC:

*HOW MANY CHURCHES ARE ENOUGH?*


"How much of God is too much?"

*Pastor John Ifesanya*


Text:

Daniel 12:4

Habakkuk 2:14

Matthew 28:19

Romans 8:19


In recent times there is the explosion of fellowships and christian gatherings. This development has generated a lot of comments from Christians and non Christians, some call it "explosion of the church industry".

Are you for or against the growth and development of the church in this dispensation?


Pardon me, but may we review the topic for discussion. The Church of our Lord Jesus Christ is *one*, *indivisible* family 

1 Corinthians 12:12-20

Ephesians 4:4-6

There is only *one Church*, but many fellowships and assemblies of Christians.

*In an ecumenical and true sense, we should ask, how large should the Church be?*

From Church history what we see around us is not new. The Western world, Europe and America have experienced series of revival that have brought sinners back to God. Africa, especially Nigeria, is getting a fair share of the revival that most part of the world have witnessed. Azuza street revival started in America and spread to Africa in the mid twentieth century. On the contrary, God is starting a wave of revival in Africa that will go across the Atlantic and Mediterranean sea.

When the church was *born*, the book of Acts of the Apostles recorded the series of revival witnessed through miracles, preaching and teaching of the Word with power. Some say the church does not make any difference to the society, the more the church grows the more evil in our society?


Another issue is whether, the body of Christ i.e. the church is making impact commensurate with the size and number. The Church on earth should be the seat of *spirituality* and *morality*

One of the institutions that can judge the issue of morality and conscience is the Church. Is our society perfect? Are there not cases of murder, armed robbery etc? It seems there is still a lot of work to be done - the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.

*If the society is as evil as this with the expansion of the church, imagine what it would be like without the Church?*


*The growth and expansion of the Church is the will of God*


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