— “Not every church must survive, but every gospel-preaching church must be sustained.”
📖 Summary
A church’s worth is not measured by size or budget but by faithfulness to the gospel.
Supporting struggling churches is not about maintaining buildings—
it’s about preserving truth and shepherding souls.
God calls His people not to sustain every church,
but to strengthen every faithful one.
1️⃣ Introduction | “Should we keep helping small or struggling churches?”
Many ask,
“Our funds are tight. Should we keep supporting churches that can’t stand on their own?”
But Scripture shows that God values faithfulness, not financial independence.
The question is not “Can this church survive?” but
“Does this church still proclaim Christ faithfully?”
2️⃣ Biblical Foundation | God Dwells Even Among the Few
📘 Matthew 18:20 (ESV) — “Where two or three are gathered, I am there.”
📘 Revelation 3:8 (ESV) — “You have little power, yet you kept my word.”
📘 Acts 2:42–47 (ESV) — The early church focused on teaching, fellowship, and prayer.
📘 2 Corinthians 8:13–14 (ESV) — “That there may be fairness.”
📘 Romans 15:26 (ESV) — Churches shared financially to support one another.
→ God blesses faithfulness, not infrastructure.
3️⃣ Theological Insights
📜 John MacArthur — The Master’s Plan for the Church
“Small fellowships often display the gospel’s purity most clearly.”
📜 R.C. Sproul — The Church Is Holy
“The holiness of a church defines its size before God.”
📜 John Piper — Brothers, We Are Not Professionals
“Churches that exist to survive lose their reason to exist.”
📜 Herman Bavinck — Reformed Dogmatics
“God’s providence works not through grand systems, but through humble obedience.”
📜 Westminster Confession, Ch.26
“Saints are bound to maintain communion and mutual aid.”
4️⃣ False Views vs. Biblical Correction
| False View | Problem | Biblical Correction |
|---|---|---|
| “Small churches are inefficient.” | Pragmatism | God values faithfulness (Rev 3:8). |
| “Churches can’t exist without money.” | Materialism | God’s presence defines the church (Matt 18:20). |
| “Support should be short-term.” | Isolationism | Mutual care sustains unity (2 Cor 8:14). |
| “Big churches should focus on themselves.” | Individualism | Early churches shared resources (Rom 15:26). |
5️⃣ Practical Application | Principles for Supporting Church Plants
1️⃣ Support gospel-centered, not self-centered, ministries.
2️⃣ Focus on partnership, not dependency.
3️⃣ Maintain transparency and accountability.
4️⃣ Aim for self-sustaining ministry.
5️⃣ Build interchurch cooperation networks.
6️⃣ Conclusion
Supporting a struggling church is not an act of charity but an act of kingdom stewardship.
Not every congregation must remain open,
but every gospel light must not be extinguished.
“God does not boast in big churches—He glorifies Himself through faithful ones.” — Revito
Faith. Stewardship. Unity. — Revito
🔖 Hashtags
#ChurchPlantSupport #FaithfulRemnant #2Corinthians814 #Romans1526 #Matthew1820 #Revelation38 #ChurchUnity #GospelCentered #JohnMacArthur #RCSproul #JohnPiper #HermanBavinck #WestminsterConfession #ReformedTheology #FaithStewardshipUnity #Revito
