Why do we exist?
‘For God, for each other, for the world’
(Matt 22:37-39 Matt 28:18-20)
Why do we exist? What is the purpose of the church universal?
Matt 22:37-39 Jesus replied: "`Love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is
like it: `Love your neighbour as yourself.’”
Matt 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and
said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising 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. And surely I am with you
always, to the very end of the age."
Worship
- Mt 22 – ‘Love the Lord your God’
- Our primary reason for existence: to give praise to God
Serving
- Mt 22 – ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’
- To serve those both inside & outside the church
Outreach
- Mt 28 – ‘Go and make disciples’
- To see people being saved
Community
- Mt 28 – ‘baptising them…’ (Add to the church)
- To share lives with one another
Discipleship
- Mt 28 – ‘teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you’
- To make mature believers
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