In this sermon Turning Little Churches into Big Churches, whatever God has done through the ages, He can do it again. Churches remain small because we fail to exercise faith for growth.  Once we have exercised faith, we must exercise our works and efforts.  “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:26). A leadership principle expresses it another way, “Effort In, Results Out!” Just because we know it is only God who can cause church growth does not give us an excuse to sit back and wait for it to happen. We must sow, plant, and then water the seed. It is after this effort that God will give us the results.  If you do not want your church to grow, it will not grow.  Each time you set a goal for your church to grow, you are making a statement of faith. One man said there were three secrets to success. The first, work.  The second, work. The third, work.  Church growth is hard work.