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10 Things You Should Do before You Go to Eternity... How Many Are You Doing? (PART 2)



The part 1 of this very interesting topic went live last week (read it here if you miss it: https://goo.gl/3M5jxU.  Enjoy the concluding part and please feel free to share your views in the comment section below.

6. Join Your Church’s Welcome Team

Want to really show others you’re on fire for God and are proud to follow Christ? Sign up to be part of your congregation’s welcoming committee. That’s arguably one of the most visible ways to put your faith on display. It also indicates you’re not shy about doing what you can to help people feel at ease from the moment they step through the church doors.
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7. Figure Out Which Famous Theologians You Most Often Identify With

Whether you gravitate toward Martin Luther or Paul Tillich, it’s important to get perspectives from Christian theologians. As you start to understand their principles and beliefs, you may adopt some of your own and realize the things those famous people of faith believe are quite similar to your own belief structures.
Popular theologians to read:
-Augustine-Martin Luther
-John Calvin
-Thomas Aquinas
-Jonathan Edwards
Charles Spurgeon
-Karl Barth
-Jonh Stott
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8. Participate in Intercessory Prayer

Prayer is an extremely important part of being a Christian. It’s your opportunity to communicate with God. More specifically, you can act as an intercessor to bring certain issues to the Lord that relate to things other people are facing. That practice can help you feel like you’re doing something useful to minimize major issues present in the world, such as hunger, homelessness and severe poverty.
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9. Lead and/or Attend a Bible Study

A Bible study allows you to participate in fellowship with other believers and become closer to them by gaining a richer understanding of the things they’re going through in life. If you’re new to the concept of attending a Bible study, just start by trying to find a group of like-minded individuals. Many churches designate such groups for particular kinds of people, such as married couples, single parents and young adults.
Once you become familiar with how Bible studies generally function, think about growing your faith even more and accepting the challenge of becoming a Bible study leader. By doing that, you may have to suggest topics to study, conduct prayer sessions or do your best to answer tough questions. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t feel confident in all aspects of leadership. It’s a learning experience that will be constantly evolving.
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10. Match Your Actions With Your Words

It’s hard to come across as an authentic Christian if you’re always speaking about love and acceptance but don’t extend those characteristics to everyone you meet. No one’s perfect, but it’s important to try as hard as you can to continually live in such ways where the things you say coincide with the actions you carry out.
By doing this, you’re not only behaving in a non-hypocritical way — recall how Jesus often shunned hypocritical individuals of particular religious backgrounds — but you’re trying your best to be a genuine, Christ-loving person who’s as transparent as possible.
These things are certainly responsibilities all Christians should fulfill before they meet the Lord, but as you’ll notice by the nature of many items on the list, they’re actions you can practice each day, rather than one-off events. Aim to get into the habit of naturally engaging in as many of these as possible so your faith is not only obvious, but also powerful.
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Content taken from the article, 11 Things Christians Should Do before Heaven, written by Sarah Landrum. To read the text version please click the link.

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