Over the past 2 weeks I have been laying out the ministry and mission of the church as I see it described in the New Testament.

Week 1: Equipping the saints for the work of the ministry

• We don’t want to be merely hearers of the Word we want to  do what it says.
• Equipping comes from preaching and teaching the Word of God. (2 Tim. 3:16-17 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
• There are no menial tasks in the kingdom of God: Everything is done as unto the Lord

Week 2: Saints on a Mission

• Ministry without a Mission is pointless and short-lived
• Our mission is God’s mission: And God’s mission was to send his Son into the world, who then sen ...