THE FIVE REASON THE CHURCH EXISTS:

1: Exalt our Master - To be in God’s Presence - Habitation in Worship

  O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together Ps 34:3

 I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the Lord’s house. Ps 122:1

2: Transform our promised land and mission field – God’s Word at Work - Evangelism

 The most important thing is that I complete my mission - the work the Lord gave me to do - to tell people the good news about God’s grace.  Acts 20:24

 You will be my witnesses... Acts 1:8

3: Equip and train our members – God’s Family Loving and growing - Activation

  You are a member of God’s very own family, and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian. Eph. 2:19

4. Educate and activate for maturity – God’s People Growing - Discipleship

  Building up the Church, the body of Christ, to a position of strength and maturity...until all become full grown in the Lord.  Eph. 4:12b-13

5. Equip and demonstrate ministry – God’s Love in Action - Ministry

  It was He who gave some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be Evangelists, and some to be Pastors    and Teachers, to prepare God’s people 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.  Eph. 4:11-13