“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.”
Proverbs 3:5-10 NKJV
During our church business meeting, Pastor Manuel shared 7 principles from Proverbs 3:5-10 that will guide our business and ministry operations.
- Trust God.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;”
Proverbs 3:5 NKJV
- We will trust God by putting him first.
- We will grow to trust God more in personal devotion.
- We will trust God’s truth more than our own ideas.
- Grow our abilities.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;”
Proverbs 3:5 NKJV
- We will assess our abilities to perform our ministry roles.
- We will strive to recruit the best person for each task.
- We will encourage and provide training opportunities for every servant.
- Acknowledge and follow God.
“In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”
Proverbs 3:6 NKJV
- We will give God the glory for every blessing.
- We will acknowledge God’s purpose in every challenge.
- We will follow God’s leading.
- Embrace transparency.
“Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.”
Proverbs 3:7 NKJV
- We will not do business based on worldly principles.
- We will operate based on the word of God.
- We will disclose our decisions to the membership.
- Improve our health.
“It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.”
Proverbs 3:8 NKJV
- We will strive to make our church financially healthy.
- We will strive to make our church secure.
- We will strive to strengthen our church through constant improvement.
- Prioritize accountability.
“Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;”
Proverbs 3:9 NKJV
- We will be good stewards of every resource.
- We will create systems with checks and balances.
- We will provide full disclosure.
- Position ourselves to be a blessing.
“So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.”
Proverbs 3:10 NKJV
- We will strive to be better so we can do better.
- We will strive to have more so we can help more.
- We will strive to make the blessings of our church overflow to the community.
Conclusion:
I ask that you all embrace these principles. I ask that you help us perform and operate by these principles. These seven principles are critical for the success of our church mission and vision.
Our Mission: Our Mission is to LOVE one another, PROCLAIM the Gospel to the world, ASSEMBLE for worship and praise, DO GOOD unto all, and to WALK as Jesus walked.
Our Vision: Lily Baptist is a church where you can believe, belong, and become.
We can only achieve these God-sized ideals by working together.