Build each other with purpose

Let’s be prepared to meet our purpose

Mission: Connect with love, impact with service, restore through Christ

Vision: Transformation through all inclusive Love

At the start of this year we began talking about our purpose as God’s Church

The leadership team recently adopted a purpose or mission statement for the church

Not only are we to reach out to the lost and bring them to Christ, be we are to help those new believers grow in their relationship with Christ

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

The word used in the KJV for "build each other up" is the word "edify"

dictionary: instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.

In Paul gives us some guidelines as to how we might edify one another and build each other up

Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

1. Drawing near to God is the fruitfulness of faith

VS 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

a. This seems to be elementary, but may be the hardest step if you been walking the wrong direction and have found yourself running away from God

b. It may be that you need to sit down and have a serious discussion with God about where your life is headed

2. Holding fast to the connection is the catalyst in our purpose

VS 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

a. That would "unswervingly" is a word we don’t use much today

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3.Learning together gives us all clarity in Gods Purpose

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

VS 25 - let us encourage one another

Everyone needs to be encouraged at times–I don’t care who you are or how strong of a Christian you are

a. It’s nice to hear someone say, "It’s good to see you here today" and really mean it

It’s nice to hear someone say, "It’s good to see you here today" and really mean it

3. We should encourage each other in good and bad times.

 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

I am only the man I am today because of this BYO family. We can be light and love for each other and for those who do not know him.

We have talked about many ways of being a Church on purpose. This is an important time for the BYO family and for you. We welcome anyone that feels led to serve here. The main thing is that you let God speak to you tonight and that you begin to increase your time engaged in the body of Christ and making a difference in the lives of others. No mater where it is that you choose to do this.

c. The church is more than people meeting together and having a worship service on a Sunday morning

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We also need to gather for teaching such as Tuesday evening Life group.

Lets pray

d. The more you are involved in other people’s lives, the more you will feel a part of the church family

II> SPECIFIC WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN HELP EDIFY THE FAMILY OF GOD

:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.