Church in Missions
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Introduction
Love this topic. Story of the apple trees.
Going to give some biblical reminders of importance of the church in your life and in your missions preparation.
Then going to interview some men from different churches to help us consider how vital their church upbringing was in their spiritual formation.
The church has a unique identity and the church has a unique authority.
The church has a unique identity and the church has a unique authority.
Common confession - The church is made up of regenerate, Spirit-filled people.
Church-wide authority and responsibilities - The Great Commission and the ordinances are given to us as a church and not individually.
Members of a church have a responsibility to “one another.”
Members of a church have a responsibility to “one another.”
Tinsley didn’t want to miss church’s orchestra performance because that is her team. Must appreciate that attitude.
There are 59 “one another” statements in the New Testament.
The primary activity of the church was one-anothering one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Unity. One third of the one-another commands deal with the unity of the church.
Unity. One third of the one-another commands deal with the unity of the church.
Be at peace with one another (Mk 9:50)
Don’t grumble among one another (Jn 6:43)
Be of the same mind with one another (Ro 12:16, 15:5)
Accept one another (Ro 15:7)
Wait for one another before beginning the Eucharist (1 Co 11:33)
Don’t bite, devour, and consume one another—(Ga 5:15)
Don’t boastfully challenge or envy one another (Ga 5:26).
Gently, patiently tolerate one another (Ep 4:2)
Be kind, tender-hearted, and forgiving to one another (Ep 4:32)
Bear with and forgive one another (Co 3:13)
Seek good for one another, and don’t repay evil for evil (1 Th 5:15)
Don’t complain against one another (Jas 4:11, 5:9)Confess sins to one another (Jas 5:16)
Love. One third of them instruct Christians to love one another.
Love. One third of them instruct Christians to love one another.
Love one another (Jn 13:34, 15:12, 17; Ro 13:8; 1 Th 3:12, 4:9; 1 Pe 1:22; 1 Jn 3:11, 4:7, 11; 2 Jn 5)
Through love, serve one another (Ga 5:13)
Tolerate one another in love (Ep 4:2)
Greet one another with a kiss of love (1 Pe 5:14)
Be devoted to one another in love (Ro 12:10)
Humility. About 15% stress an attitude of humility and deference among believers.
Humility. About 15% stress an attitude of humility and deference among believers.
Give preference to one another in honor (Ro 12:10)
Regard one another as more important than yourselves (Php 2:3)
Serve one another (Ga 5:13)Wash one another’s feet (Jn 13:14)
Don’t be haughty: be of the same mind (Ro 12:16)
Be subject to one another (Ep 5:21)
Clothe yourselves in humility toward one another (1 Pe 5:5)
Here’s the rest:
Here’s the rest:
Do not judge one another, and don’t put a stumbling block in a brother’s way (Ro 14:13)
Greet one another with a kiss (Ro 16:16; 1 Co 16:20; 2 Co 13:12) (1 Co 7:5)
Bear one another’s burdens (Ga 6:2)Speak truth to one another (Ep 4:25)
Don’t lie to one another (Co 3:9)
Comfort one another concerning the resurrection (1 Th 4:18)
Encourage and build up one another (1 Th 5:11)
Stimulate one another to love and good deeds (He 10:24)
Pray for one another (Jas 5:16)
Be hospitable to one another (1 Pe 4:9)
If we take responsibility to love one another, then we’ll actively seek to be discipled and disciple others. In this way, the whole church “builds itself up” in love
If we take responsibility to love one another, then we’ll actively seek to be discipled and disciple others. In this way, the whole church “builds itself up” in love
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
God has given your church teachers to help equip you.
God has given your church teachers to help equip you.
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Why we need the church so desperately in missions endeavors:
Why we need the church so desperately in missions endeavors:
The mission’s stipulations imply the need of the church
The mission’s stipulations imply the need of the church
The commands for New Testament believers necessitate the formation of churches; the Great Commission itself mandates the training of those who believe on Jesus. The missions-hearted believer often abandons the church because he is interested in ministry other than disciple-making; this is tragic because it is nothing less than disregarding the mission and disobeying the Mission-giver.
The authority of Christ lies squarely behind the church
The difficulties of the mission are not to be underestimated; the church is the lone institution on earth that bears the guarantee of Christ’s love and power.
The church is uniquely equipped to address the complexity of sin
Attempts to minister to people in their brokenness are always much harder than they first appear; sin’s roots are twisted and deep.
Other organizations may content themselves to fight against one facet of sin’s effects in a person’s life, but the disciple-making church fights every manifestation of evil.
The church possesses the strongest motivation to fight injustice
Without deep motivation, people – even missionaries – become passive in the war against sin; forward progress in the mission will always require radical sacrifices.
Those fellowships who have been forged by the immense grace of Christ are able to make the most profound sacrifices for others; they are least likely to be mired down by politics, bureaucracy, and waste.
5. God’s presence is most clearly manifested through the assembled church
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
There are also young believers who walk away from the church in hopes of being more directly involved in evangelism and discipleship; to them, the church is unnecessary baggage in the mission of proclaiming the Gospel.
This decision is unfortunate because the assembled church is a testimony to the universal power of the Gospel; detachment from the assembly virtually guarantees that discipleship efforts will become anemic.
I don’t feel like there are opportunities for me to get involved in my church. What should I do?
I don’t feel like there are opportunities for me to get involved in my church. What should I do?
Find needs to meet. No church, even the best-staffed and best-served, has absolutely all of its needs met. There are always children to watch, meals to cook, rooms to clean, members in times of special need, and much more. So pray that God would enable you to find others’ needs and meet them in a spirit of humble service, even if they aren’t particularly glamorous.
Find Christians to disciple. All Christians this side of heaven are works in progress, and God wants allChristians to build up the church to maturity by speaking the truth in love (see Eph. 4:11-16, Col. 3:16-17). So find people whom you can speak the truth in love to, and who can do the same for you. Ask a couple of new members over to your home for dinner and get to know the state of their souls. Find a younger Christian and begin reading Scripture and praying together.
Evangelize the lost. Evangelism is the responsibility of every believer. No one in the church needs to assign you to it. You hve already been added to this task force.
Question at hand - How can I get more involved in my church?
Question at hand - How can I get more involved in my church?