Operation of the Church

Purposes of the Church:

 

Eph. 1:6, 12 “to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.” “in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.”

This is to be the primary purpose of the Church. To be bring praise of his glorious grace, so that those who see us might see in us his grace so that through us more praise of his glory might shine through. This is further shown in what I call the three E's.

 

Exalting  1 Cor. 10:31 “So whether you eat or drink or what ever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

 

Equipping  Eph. 4:11-16 “It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”

 

Evangelizing  Matt. 28:19-20 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

 

Exalting, equipping, and evangelizing, these are our goals and responsibility. Doing the work that we ourselves our testimonies of. This is to be done with the heart of a servant and the love of Jesus Christ our Lord.