First Five Years 2015 — Jonathan Worsley

About this sermon

What makes a church grow? Or perhaps better asked: Who makes a church grow? If a pastor’s answer to those questions is anything other than “God” then it’s clear at that point he has embraced an unbiblical philosophy of ministry. To that end, London pastor Jonathan Worsley preaches from Mark 9:14-29, the story of Jesus healing the young boy with an unclean spirit. Worsley confesses that there are indeed genuine hindrances to church growth—some of them cultural, some of them spiritual—but God has also provided genuine solutions, like trusting Him for growth through the patient pastoral disciplines of preaching and of prayer. ***** Watch the rest of the talks from First Five here: 9marks.org/First-Five.