Our Role in Building the Church
Our sermons in Haggai have encouraged us to participate in the building up of the church. As we heard in the sermon on Haggai 1, “Therefore, Jesus calls us to go and make disciples of all nations. And, just as the LORD promised to be present with His people in Haggai’s day, so the Lord Jesus promises to be with us even to the end of the age. Jesus is with us by His Spirit, whom He has poured out on the church. We have been entrusted with the work of gathering other living stones to build God’s house.”
How can we do so, you might ask? We have compiled a list from the sermons and more, which we hope will give you a start!
Tell others about Jesus through evangelism and missions
Share the gospel with others – friends, family, neighbours, colleagues, the stall owner you always meet etc.
Visit the residents of the HDB blocks in the neighbourhood.
Teach English to migrant workers.
Help with the outreach to Gladiolus Place.
Point young ones to Jesus by teaching in the children’s or youth ministries.
Pray with others for the unreached peoples in Singapore and beyond.
Keep in touch with our missionaries. Pray for them.
Serve with the Missions Committee.
Serve others on Sunday mornings when we gather
Stick around after service; do not rush off.
Welcome one another, especially someone you have not met before. Say ‘hi’ to the people seated around you.
Serve with our welcome ministry.
Serve with our Children’s Ministry at the check-in table.
Offer someone a ride to church if you drive.
Park offsite if possible to allow others to park in church.
Arrive before service to prepare your heart for worship.
Help the congregation to sing in worship by serving as a song leader, a musician or a projectionist. Help out with the audio and the cameras too.
Prepare the Lord’s Supper elements once a month.
Prepare coffee and tea.
Share good resources with people by serving at the library or book table.
Invite others to join you or your family for lunch.
Discuss the sermon and God’s truth after the service.
Pray with one another.
Make time to cultivate relationships around the Word on Sundays and in the week
Become a member and get to know other members. Join us for the next Church Matters class if you are keen to find out more about membership (non-member), or need a refresher (member).
Participate in Members’ Meeting and prayer meetings.
Pray through the membership directory and drop another church member a text or email. Members, you can request for the church directory from this link.
Gather to study the Bible with others through one-to-one relationships, care groups, or the various groups that meet in the week.
Cultivate deeper spiritual friendships by meeting others in the week to share struggles, encouragements and prayer.
Read a good Christian book together.
Do life together. Meet up to exercise, walk, have a meal, run an errand, have a playdate etc, and use this time to share and encourage one another.
Confess sins to one another.
Bear one another’s burdens.
Text a church member in the week to check in on them and share prayer needs and thanksgiving.
Meet practical needs where possible – babysit, substitute caregivers to allow them some time off, drop off a meal, help a senior with their chores, accompany someone for their medical appointment etc.
Write about church life to share with the community about the ways God is at work. Write to comms@gracebaptistchurch.sg if you are keen to help out!
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Celebrate at weddings and new births. Be there for members at funerals. Visit members who are in the hospital, where possible.
This list is not exhaustive, and we hope that it has prompted you to think about how you can help build up the church. Who are the people that God has placed in your life that you can build up and encourage? What is a need that you can meet?