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What is the purpose of the
Church?
Matthew 22: 37 – 40
Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul
with all your mind… Love your
neighbour as yourself. All the Law
and the Prophets hang on
these two commandments.
What is the purpose of the
Church?
Matthew 28: 19-20
Go and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, and teaching them
to obey everything I have
commanded you.
The Purpose of The Church
A Great Commitment
to the Great
Commandment and the
Great Commission will
grow a Great Church.
5 Purposes of the Church
Magnifying God (worship)
Ministry to people (friendship)
Mission to the community and the
world (ambassadorship)
Membership in the church
(fellowship)
Maturity (discipleship)
Which of these is our greatest strength and
which our greatest weakness? How can we
become stronger in all five?
“Five Dimensions of Church
Growth” Growing warmer through
fellowship
Growing deeper through discipleship
Growing stronger through worship.
Growing broader through ministry.
Growing larger through evangelism.
Purpose # 1:
Worship/Magnify Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul,
strength and mind.
This bible verse describes what worship is. When we express our love to God, we are worshipping.
The Bible says, “Worship the Lord your God and serve him only”. This implies that worship comes before service.
Worship should be voluntary not compelled or forced. It should be a lifestyle.
Romans 12:1-2
Purpose # 2: Friendship/Ministry
Love your neighbour as yourself.
This purpose can be described by the word ministry.
The church exists to minister by demonstrating God’s love to others, by meeting their needs and healing their hurts in the name of Jesus.
The needs met could be spiritual, emotional, relational and physical.
Purpose # 2: Friendship/Ministry
Unfortunately, very little actual ministry takes place in many churches.Much of the time is taken up by meetings and faithfulness is defined in terms of attendance rather than service. Members just sit, soak and sour the church is not the office or the organisation but the people
Purpose #3:
Ambassadorship/MissionGo into all the world and preach the good
news to all creation.
This purpose is called evangelism. The
church is called to communicate God’s
Word.
The word “go” in the scripture should
read “as you are going”.
This particular purpose – evangelism is
more than our responsibility, it is our
great privilege
Purpose #3:
Ambassadorship/Mission I am sure that If you knew the cure
for cancer, you’d do everything you could toget the news out as it would save millions of lives.
However, you already know something better. You’ve been given the gospel of eternal life to share, which is the greatest news of all.
Share it, if not by word by your lifestyle.
Purpose # 4:
Fellowship/Membership Baptize them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Why is baptism so important to warrant
inclusion in Christ’s Great Commission?
Probably because it symbolizes one of
the purposes of the church – fellowship
– identification with the body of Christ.
We are to belong to Christ’s family and
be members of his body.
Purpose # 4:
Fellowship/Membership Baptism is not a symbol of salvation, it is
a symbol of fellowship.
It symbolizes our new life in Christ and it
visualizes a person’s incorporation into
the body of Christ.
It says to the world, “This person is now
one of us!”
When new believers are baptized, we
welcome them into the fellowship of the
family of God.
Purpose # 5:
Discipleship/MaturityGo and make disciples... teaching them to
obey everything I have commanded you.
The church exists to educate God’s
people.
Discipleship is the process of helping
people become more like Christ in their
thoughts, feelings and actions.
This is to help them become a mature
person in Christ.
The Ministry of JESUS Examining the ministry of Jesus, it is apparent
all five of these elements are included in his
work. (See John 17).
The apostle Paul fulfilled these purposes in his
ministry and explained them in Ephesians 4: 1-
16.
The clearest example of all five purposes is in
Acts 2:1-47.
They taught each other, they fellowshipped
together, they worshipped, they ministered
and they evangelized.
The Ministry of JESUS Today, the purpose is still the same: the
church exists to edify, encourage, exalt,
equip and evangelize
The church is called not only to reach but
to teach people, discipling them in order to
bring them to spiritual maturity. encourage,
exalt, equip and evangelize.
Each church will differ in how these tasks
are accomplished but there should be no
disagreement about what we are called to
do.
The Kingdom Driven Church 1.The church fulfills its mandate when it
changes society, not when it is confined
to its sanctuary and Sunday school
classrooms.
2.This isolation of the church from the
world has led to ineffectiveness and
failure to carry out the Great
Commission.
3.The Great Commission mandate is to
go out and disciple nations.
What are the qualities of a good
church member?
Answer from 2,000 leaders
1. Faithfull in attendance
2. Tithes and Gives to the church
3. Loves the Pastor & leaders
4. Quick to obey instructions
While these are admirable qualities
they are not the qualities God is
looking for in His saints
What are the qualities of a good
church member?
Matthew 22: 37 – 40
Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all
your soul with all your mind…
Love your neighbour as
yourself. All the Law and the
Prophets hang on these two
commandments.
The Kingdom Driven Church 4.Ministry is what you do to bring your
life and your sphere of influence under
kingdom rule.
5.We are not called to huddle inside the
church sanctuary but to restore the
kingdom of God to the world.
6.God holds the church responsible for
societies.
7.The church is to be the training
ground for people who will impact the
society around them
NEXTWhat are the processes we need to fulfill these purposes and what is the purpose of The Bridge Network?”.
The first place that purpose can be identified is in the vision statement.
What is the vision of The Bridge Network?
The Bridge - The Vision
Becoming a bridge for the gospel,
through relevance and excellence in
ministry, bringing people into an
intimate relationship with God
through faith in Christ and the
indwelling power of the Holy Spirit
and bringing the will of God to bear in
the 7 mind molders of society namely;
The Bridge - The Vision
1.Government,
2. Religion,
3.Media,
4. Education,
5.Business. Technology and Science,
6.Arts, Entertainment and Sports,
7. The Family.
The Bridge -The Mission
Creating atmospheres where people
can worship God and are accepted
and accommodated the way they
are in a dynamic community
designed to bring God’s best out of
them without compromising the
task at hand; Reaching our world
for Christ.
Summary
Outstanding life and service to
God, Transforming
our world!
The plan for The Bridge
Network
SOULS-The Church is not just there to save souls but also to develop them
Why?
To equip souls, be a blessing
to the community to influence
their world in these 7
categories, which are the mind
moulders of the society.
Government -
Politics &
Justice.
A Society possessing
or displaying tact
and shrewdness.
Media Mass
Communication,
media Telecast,
Radio, Newspaper
& Internet.
To be connected &
provide access to each
other; sharing
a good personal
understanding.
Education
Cultivation &
Strengthening
of the power of
the Spirit,
Social & Body.
Impacting &
acquiring of
knowledge.
Economy
- Business,
Technology &
Science.
Prudent
Management of
Resources
Religion
- Revelation of
true worship.
Freedom of Speech
& Worship
without restriction
or interference
Social
Reformation
- Arts,
Entertainment
& Sport.
To adopt a more
acceptable
way of life &
mode of
behaviour.
Family
- Love, Unity
& Purpose.
A group whose
members are
related in origin
&
characteristics
Family Smallest Most Important
Cell of Society
“There is no doubt that it is
around the family and the
home that all the greatest
virtues, the most dominating
virtues of human society, are
created, strengthened and
maintained”
Winston Churchill
How are we going to do
that???Continually developing basic infrastructure
to facilitate these, we have identified7directorates. Designed to develop the people in
the We need to develop infrastructures that
would involve:
Worship
Relationship with God
Maturity
Teach & Educate; workers training
department
Mission
Reaching out
Ministry
Developing people in their area
of expertise.
Membership
Not Just a number
Junior Church
Getting our children early
Administration
Structure, Spine that holds
everything together
With Strategies, Plans &
InfrastructuresSome of the practical outflows of these
structures are expected to produce the
following:
Commercial, Corporate
& Individual Investment
Housing Scheme for private
ownership, for members, staff & rental
services.
Empowerment Strategies
& Micro-credit Schemes
Commercial and Community
Development
Health Scheme & Insurance
for members & non members
Nursery & Montessori School
Related Agencies including
Employment Agencies
Specialized Small Groups together making
it Home by connecting through
friendships across the church
In-house Commercial activities
including Restaurant & Bookshop
Children’s Church
Vision StatementChildren’s Church
Making Him their Hero!
Vision StatementChildren’s Church
Sharing the truth about Jesus in simple practical ways bringing them closer to God, believing in Jesus and His Holy Spirit.
Vision StatementChildren’s Church
We do this by making it easy for children to worship God, a comfortable place to bring their friends and a sensitive, creative group they can belong to, while carrying out the work of reaching everyone around them for Christ.
Summary
Being the best in life and in service to GodChanging the world
we live in.
Our services
M o n d a y
Prayer focus- Government Politics & justice
Prayer and other unit & group meetings
Thank You for coming!
Health and Housing Scheme
Volunteers for Cooperative
Verify the data on your HMO and NHF formsand pictures at the Coop desk after service
SEE Bro. Diran
Prayer Unit
Partners in prayer meet immediately after
morning service.
You are invited
Roadmap with Pastor Francis Madojemu
Premier FM
Every Mondays @ 1.15pm
Every Wed. @ 2.16pm
Special Word Bank Series
Pulling Down the Strongholds
insights developed by
Dr. Mensah Otabil
Women’s meeting
Thurs 17rd May at 5.30pm
Theme:
Jazz – Edge: Friday @6pm.
The Bridge Movies
Sat. 19th May @ 5.30pm,
Sound of Music
