{"id":3153,"date":"2020-08-12T11:34:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T16:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flcssc.org\/wordpress\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2020-08-12T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T16:34:06","slug":"becoming-engaged-top-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flcssc.org\/wordpress\/2020\/08\/12\/becoming-engaged-top-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Engaged, Top 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>How can you get engaged?\u00a0 Being engaged in mission, external and internal will lead to a life centered upon Christ.\u00a0 Jesus the Christ promised to send another to be with us.\u00a0 The Holy Spirit is active in a variety of ways.\u00a0 Through prayer, Christians will learn how to become deeper involved in mission.\u00a0 Here is a top 5, to get you started.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Become actively involved in worship (Pray for guidance)<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>Worship from home, is a start but do not just worship from home, seek to serve and support<\/li>\n<li>Worship inside the congregation, is a start but\u00a0 not just worship in the church building, seek to serve and support<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Study (Pray for guidance)<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>Bible study (Bible studies are offered, come and engage)<\/li>\n<li>Devotions &amp; Prayer (There are supplies inside the building)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volunteer for worship service opportunities (Pray for Guidance)<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>Do this through our web signup forms, <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.flcssc.org\">https:\/\/signup.flcssc.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If, while worshiping you see something that is needed, do it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give (Pray for guidance)<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>This is not just money, but mission costs, so money is needed<\/li>\n<li>Giving of your time and Spiritual Gifts. 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