Connect, Encourage and Build Up

In 1 Thessalonians 5:11, the apostle Paul encourages the believers to continue to encourage and build one another up in their faith, just as they had already been doing. We believe that is what God wants Christians to do for each other, to encourage each other and build each other up in the faith. We are beginning community groups called Connect Groups to help people to connect with God, connect with each other, and connect with their community. But, whether or not you are part of a Connect Group, we want you to hear what the Bible says about how we as Christians should Connect, Encourage and Build Up each other in the faith. http://www.lpbaptist.org/ConnectEncourageAndBuildUp.mp3

[Note: on the Sunday that this message was delivered we arranged the sanctuary chairs into many small groups so that at certain points during the sermon the groups would read Scriptures and discuss them as a group. You may notice references to that as you listen to this message. It was a really powerful day of all of those who were in attendance digging into and interacting with the Word of God. However, we have removed the "group discussions" time from the sermon to help this podcast flow more smoothly. As they say, "You just had to be there!"]