I Owe You, THIS

HEAR YE, HEAR YOU, GOD DO NOT WANT YOUR BUILT BUILDINGS, BUT HE DOES WANT HIS PREPARED CHURCH BODY.

Shared by Apostle James R Winfree Sr, / I Do Owe You All GOD'S Love And The Truth In JESUS CHRIST.

What was Jesus Christ purpose in establishing His Church In Jerusalem And In Every Nation Of The World?

GOD'S Church, The Church is The Body of Christ, Not yours Pastors, Ministers or All Others, a living spiritual Jesus Christ family of Believers of His Members Unified (Ephesians 4:1-3) under Christ, who represent and reflect Him to the World (1 Corinthians 12:12-17). The purpose of the Church is to join Believers of different backgrounds and talents and provide them training and opportunities for GOD'S work. It accomplishes this both internally, within the body first, and externally, in the World.

Acts 2:42 explains the internal function of the Church: "And they devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers." Jesus entrusted the His Ministers with the task to teach the body sound doctrine. There are many influences in the world that claim to have the truth, but Christ entrusted His word to the His called out and chosen Ministers (Ephesians 4:14). Still, knowledge of doctrine is useless if it isn't used (1 Corinthians 13:2): "So Christ Himself gave the Apostles, the Prophets, the Evangelists, the Pastors and Teachers, to equip His Church for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach Unity in the Faith and in the knowledge of The Son of GOD and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-13 Study and Read your Bible, Please.). Sound teaching leads to spiritual maturity which leads to building up the body of Christ.

The purpose of the Church is also to provide a place to "break bread." Often, this means just eating together and living life together, But also helping and supporting each other in times of need (Acts 2:42). Formally, we break bread at the Lord's Supper (1 Corinthians 11:23-26). The practice of the Lord's Supper unifies us as it reminds us that we are all saved by Christ's sacrifice. Practically, it also provides an opportunity to reconcile differences and right wrongs as we examine our interactions with fellow Believers (1 Corinthians 11:27-28).

The biblical result of sound teaching and a unified body is that the members of the church will take care of each other. The most powerful way to care for others is to meet their needs as GOD has blessed you (Acts 2:42). Just as the early church helped and prayed for each other (Acts 12:5; Philippians 1:3-4), so we should bring each others' needs before GOD (Philippians 4:6-7). Within the church we are also called to show honor (Romans 12:10), compassion (Ephesians 4:32), encouragement (1 Thessalonians 5:11), and love (1 John 3:11). And we are to meet each others' practical needs. James 1:27 says, "Religion that is pure and undefiled before GOD, The Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the World." One of the primary purposes of the church is to provide for the needs of its members (Acts 20:34-35; Romans 15:26). We are All one Christ Believing Family.

Externally, the purpose of the church is to fulfill the Great Commission as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28:18-20. There is no nobler purpose for the church than to introduce others to Christ. We do this in part by making sure we faithfully represent Him and become who He has called us to be. Philippians 2:15 exhorts us to be "blameless and innocent, children of GOD without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation." Whether we witness to people in our neighborhoods or send others to foreign lands, the church is called to manifest the Holy Spirit in us by embodying Jesus' character and telling others about Him. In this allowing Jesus to Shine in you.

The purpose of the church is to be the believer's spiritual family. It is through the church that GOD takes Jesus Believers with different personalities and gifts, unifies them as a single body, and equips them to care for each other and reach the world. We were not meant to live the Christian life alone; surrounded by the biblical teaching and loving community of the heavenly spiritual family, together we find our Heavenly Father purpose in life. Amen.

We Are Leading All Souls To GOD Our Savior JESUS CHRIST.

Apostle James R Winfree Sr, Online Love Fellowship Jesus Nations Media Ministries.

2 Corinthians 9:7