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Oct 22, 2016 · The local church should matter to us because it matters to God. The church is Jesus’ body on earth (see Ephesians 1:22-23) and it is made up of all kinds of people from all walks of life. “Together we represent Christ here on earth through our local body of believers. Therefore, the church is central to the purposes of God and is of benefit ...
Sep 10, 2020 · Christ calls His disciples to gather in local congregations to do His work. And so, we have an explicit command to gather together. But we also understand that Jesus gives gifts to His people for the building up of the body of Christ. One of the most important passages along this line is in Ephesians 4, where we have the ascended Lord Jesus ...
Feb 12, 2024 · Here are seven reasons why it is important for believers to make church a priority in their personal and family schedules. 1. The church is God’s idea and the church is His plan for this age. The most important reason for God’s people to attend church is that the church is God’s idea, “I will build My church, and the gates of Hades ...
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- Experiencing The Special Presence of Jesus
- To Make Disciples by Teaching God’s Word
- United Worship
- United Prayer
- Fellowship
- Sacred Unions and Passings
- Exercise of Spiritual Gifts
- Evangelism: A Visible Witness of The Kingdom of God
- Spiritual Covering and Accountability
- Participation in Sacred Events
When Jesus began teaching about the purpose of His church, He made this statement: “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20). Throughout the Scripture, whenever God’s people would gather to worship, God promised a special manifestation of His presence. This is known as the corporate p...
“All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching” (Acts 2:42 NLT). “‘Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’Amen” (Matthe...
A powerful celebration takes place when believers gather and begin to worship and praise God together. United worship has a transforming effect on those who experience it. Throughout Scripture, we are told to praise and worship God together in His assembly. “I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people” (Psalm 3...
There is something powerful that occurs when believers gather to pray. Each of us needs prayer. It is our living source of communication with our Father. The Bible teaches that we should pray both privately and with others. When the church prays together, there is a multiplication of our power in prayer. The Scriptures teach this principle in the O...
“All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer…And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had…They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great ...
The local church is the place where believers enter into the sacred covenant of marriage. Today marriage is thought of more as a legal contract issued by secular government. But human governments did not invent marriage. Neither can they change its definition. Christian marriage is a union of one man and one woman through vows of love and commitmen...
“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another” (1 Peter 4:10 NLT). When you were born again, you received at least one spiritual gift from the Lord. That gift was designed to be used in the local church. Some people imagine that their spiritual gifts are the same as their natural tal...
When Jesus introduced the church, He said, “I will build my church…And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:18-19). He was indicating that the church would have authority on earth to manifest God’s kingdom to t...
We all need a roof over our heads. That is true physically and spiritually. The local church provides spiritual covering for people of God. A covering is not for the purpose of controlling or caging the people in its care. It is designed for protection, safety, and securing an environment for healthy personal growth. The local church is a community...
Last, but certainly not least, of the ten purposes for the local church is so that believers can participate in sacraments and ordinances. The word sacrament comes from a Latin word that means a “sacred or holy practice.” The word ordinance means a “commandment or sacred ritual.” Church groups sometimes use these words differently to describe vario...
Oct 30, 2019 · The Local Church displays the mighty hand of God and how He deeply cares about ALL aspects of the Christian life. This is just another huge reason the Local Church is so important to society. Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world. Andy Stanley.
The word “church” or “assembly” (Gr. ecclesia) is a very general term that is defined as a group of “called out ones.”. It can refer to an unruly mob of unbelievers such as we have at Ephesus in Acts 19:38-41, or a group of believers in Christ (I Thes. 1:1). The context will always govern which “church” is being spoken of ...
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Local churches support, fund, and make possible missions, ministries, and outreaches to preach the good news of the Kingdom of God. This blog explains the local church and why it is important based off of scripture, and practical reasoning. It covers the various and extensive reasons why the local church is important and how it fits globally.
