If you are serious about your commitment to Christ, you will obviously be serious about being part of his body, the church.  If we are going to grow spiritually and become closer to God, there will inevitably be some effort required.  The following areas are listed to make it easier to discern how best to receive from and give to our church.

1. As you become more and more aware of God’s love for you, you will no doubt want to join your fellow Christians in worship more often.  The following Biblical passages underline this:

Exodus 20:8;  Luke 4:16;  Romans 5:1&2;  Ephesians 4:16;  Acts 2:1 & 2:4;  Hebrews 10:25

2. In gratitude to God for all he has done for us, we are sure you will give of your time and abilities where needed. The Lord provided Manna and Quail for the Israelites in the desert.  Since then he has provided us with all our needs.  Light, water, maintenance and salaries have to be paid for, things need to be fixed and services have to be provided.  There are also huge numbers of very unfortunate people who are not provided for in any way other than by the outreach of the church.  One tenth (tithing) is a useful Biblical precedent, but bear in mind that God did not tithe his Son, nor does he tithe other gifts to us!  Read the following passages and hear what God is saying to us: Malachi 3:10 and 2 Corinthians 9:7

3. Training courses are offered to make sure you understand what you are promising when you get married, have your children baptized or want to get confirmed.  We do not offer short cuts in any of these areas and once you have been through them, you will understand that this is the best way to take your church membership seriously:

Romans 12:6;  1 Corinthians 12:7&8;  Ephesians 4:7 & 4:16

4. On a more informal level we would encourage you to join a House Church .  Membership of such groups helps us grow in spiritual maturity and learning and gives us a caring, friendly, church “family” to which to belong.  See what the bible says:

Acts 2:42 , 44 46;  Hebrews 6:1;  Psalm 119:105 and 2 Timothy 3:16‑17

5. One of the greatest features of St Martin ’s is its diversity of people.  All ages, races and socio‑economic levels are represented here, and all spiritual tastes from the nearly charismatic to the formal Anglican liturgy are offered.  Such diversity could and in some cases, will inevitably lead to differences of opinion. But, it is important to remember that God created all of us, and we all belong to his church.  Spiritual growth cannot occur in a church divided by personal interest and power positions.  As God’s children we at St Martin ’s deal with such issues in the true spirit of love:

Matt 5:9 & 6:12-14;  Eph 4:2-3;  Phil 2:1-5;  Col 3:12-16;  1 Peter 1:22 & 3:8-13:  1 John 2:8-11 & 4:7-12 and Gal 3:26-29;  Eph :14-22 & James 2:1-9

Membership Form
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Weddings & Baptisms at St Martin's
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