EP 16 We are Church Girls- Part 3: Prepping to Attend and Serve at Church

The Iron Women

• Connection Card Question
• How to prep to NOT get anything out of church every Sunday
• Practical tips to prep for church each week
• Staying in relationship with God through the week
• Anything worth doing is worth prepping for
• We prep for vacations, business meetings and anything of importance in our lives, but don’t prep ourselves for church
• Saturday night prep: setting clothes out, setting alarm with some padding, pack the bags, having discussed the plan for the day with your kids
• Get your drink, just PLAN for it!
• Prep can help remove the hurry of the Sunday morning rush
• Showing up late and missing the 5 mins at the top of service each week does add up and does detract from the full church experience
• Engaging in the spiritual aspect of prepping for service
• Thawing your heart out throughout the week is vital, showing up with a cold heart is a sure way of not getting anything out of it
• Acknowledging and inviting the “Third Party”, the Lord, into the service, because He is already there, why not tap into that
• Church is not just a transaction of energy between you and the pastor or worship team or fellow church goers
• Do not sit down in your pew or chair until the service is about to start, go fellowship until it's time to start
• Go thank and encourage those who are serving that week
• Church is not for you, it’s for Him and His people. Get over yourself enough to prepare for His Presence.
• We are not here for our satisfaction and pleasure. It is for His satisfaction and His pleasure.
• Church is an opportunity to participate in what He is already doing. Others will get to participate. Will you participate or miss it?
• Deanna’s plea to parents: “You better get them babies into Sunday School.”
• Prioritizing the Spiritual-> Integrating the Spiritual -> Church Girls
• Challenge: get up and get to know your church family, hospitality, connecting with others, pad your alarm, set out your outfits and coffee, worship through the week, pray for your leadership, get there 5 mins early - it pays off
• Fun Cup Question

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