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A review of Paul's challenge to the church regarding its purpose and the importance of pressing forward to serve Christ by serving others.
BACKGROUND TO PHILIPPIANS LOVE LETTER WRITTEN TO A CHURCH encouraging them of their purpose. Q: What is the Purpose of the Church? Q: What is Your Purpose to the Church? KEY VERSE: PHILIPPIANS 3:12 READ VERSE 12 1. ‘not that I have already obtained all this’ (3.12) ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:12
Denomination: Baptist
Sermon Series on Malachi #9
Sermon Series on Malachi #9 The Purpose of the Church Malachi 3:16-19 1. Feared the Lord. Job 28:28 Those that feared the Lord spoke to one anther they were betrayed by their speech. Just as evildoers are betrayed by their speech. John 13:34-35 2. Fellowship with other believers. Heb. 3:13 Heb. ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 3:16-18
This is the first in a four part series called "On Purpose." God said by using these 4 principles the people of Babylon would succeed in doing whatever they planned.
THE CHURCH ON PURPOSE Genesis 11:1-9 INTRODUCTION: A. For the past several years we have had a yearly theme for the overall ministry of the church 1. 2002 - Aim Higher a. 2001 - Harvest b. 2000 - Whoever is thirsty, let him come. c. Others: What Would Jesus Do? Higher and ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The 2 priority purposes of the Church are to bring glory to God & to bring people to know God. Anything that gets in the way of that is just window dressing.
Matthew 28:16-20 Romans 15:1-13 Question: What is the purpose of Church? What does it do for us / for the community? Answers: Shouted out answers during the service included to share our faith, to bring glory to God, to be Jesus hands and feet. The problem is what would God say should be ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
Denomination: Methodist
Prayer is a very important purpose of the church.
INTRODUCTION • As we finish the purpose of the Church series, I hope that it has inspired some thinking from each one of us about what our purpose is and what we can do to better fulfill our purpose at ACC. • I want to finish this series with a purpose that does not seem like one that invokes a lot ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-46
The soul purpose of the church is evangelism. To reach lost people. It is not a hotel for the saints, it is a hospital for sinners.
The Soul Purpose of the Church Intro: What is the primary focus of the church? Fellowship? Teaching? Is it potluck dinners? entertainment? The soul purpose of the church is evangelism. To reach lost people. It is not a hotel for the saints, it is a hospital for sinners. Look at the message ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:14-36
The purpose of believers as the body of Christ.
Title: “Your Purpose As The Church” Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40; 28:19-20 Introduction: When it comes to God’s church, every born again believer has a purpose to fulfill. As the body of Christ we have been ordained to accomplish certain tasks, and because of this we need to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40, Matthew 28:19-20
One of the purposes of the church is to Worship God
INTRODUCTION Purpose Driven Church. What drives the church? Are we tradition driven? Are we personality driven? Financially driven? Program or building driven? Event driven? Seeker driver? Explain the reason for having a purpose. The starting point for every church ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
The church is not to stop once we get a person in the door and on the church roll. Our work just begins at that point
INTRODUCTION • Talk about the goal of a baseball team. Get people across home plate. Don’t push the details of the analogy. • Does a team cheer and quit when it gets a person to 1st base or 3rd base? They will cheer because they expect to bring that person around the bases to score. • At the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:42-47
Is fellowship more than eating dounuts together? It is an important part of the mission of the church
INTRODUCTION Last week we talked about the reason for having a purpose. The Church needs to define its purpose; this must start from God’s word. The first Purpose of the church that I we looked at last week was Worship. Last week I said that I believe that ...read more
This sermon is about the 5 practical purposes of the local church.
„« One day while studying the passage we are looking at this morning, I was praying for help me to come up with a simple way to help people remember the purpose of the church. It was soon after that I was reading in Matt 5:16 where Jesus said ...let your light shine before men, that they may see ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:41-47
This sermon looks at 3 principles that Jesus used to earn the right to present the gospel to people
INTRODUCTION • What is one of the most intimidating things God calls us to do as Christians? What is the one thing that we are asked to do that sends shivers up most of our spines? • Evangelism is one of the most intimidating of the purposes of the church. The command to tell everyone about Jesus. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
Are we supposed to serve or be served?
INTRODUCTION As we have looked at the question “What is the Purpose of the Church, thus far we have identified three areas of that should be included in the purpose of the church, worship, fellowship, discipleship. Today I want to look at an area that a lot of churches struggle with. It is an ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-8, 1 Corinthians 12:14-31
Purpose Driven Concepts. Five Purposes presented as an acrostic - SHINE. Second Sermon in this Series - God’s Committed Community.
God’s Committed Community: The Purpose of The Church Last week we looked at the Nature Of The Church and we found that the Bible calls the church: 1. A FELLOWSHIP. 2. A FAMILY. 3. A BODY. 4. A FLOCK. Each one of these terms gives us a different understanding of The Church and shows how The ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:16
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Why can’t people help but say "I love this place" It is because of our purpose and strategy. This message deals with why we exist as a church.
“I Love this Place” part 1 (The Power of Purpose) Brian A. Moon One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:37, 1 Chronicles 12:32
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
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