Grace Bible Fellowship
Mission
& Purpose
And the Great Commandments
God will grow a Great Church!
The Great Commandments: “Jesus
said, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with
all your mind. This is the first and
greatest commandment. And the second is
like it: Love your neighbor as
yourself. All the law and the prophets
hang on these two commandments.’”
Matthew 22:36-40
The Great Commission:
“Jesus
said, ‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe
everything I have commanded you.’”
Matthew 28:19-20
Priorities of Grace Bible Fellowship
1. Youth &
Children
Because youth and children are our future, we will
endeavor to provide ministries that reach this age group.
2. Personal
Witness
Because this is the primary function of the church,
every believer should have a personal witness and be involved in the Great
Commission.
3. Personal
Discipleship
Because our Lord desires that we be disciples (not
just believers), we will endeavor to offer a variety of discipleship
opportunities. Every believer should be
a disciple and a disciple-maker.
4. Community
Focus
Although foreign missions are important, the United
States is rapidly becoming a pagan nation and we must focus our evangelism,
discipleship and love toward those around us that need it most.
1.
WORSHIP - TO CELEBRATE GOD’S PRESENCE
“Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only” Matt. 4:10
“...The Father seeks worshipper..and His worshiper
must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
John 4:23-24
Expressions of Worship
Singing Commitment
Eph. 5:19
Rom. 12:1-2
Praying Hearing
the Word
Ps. 95:6 John
17:17
Giving Baptism
I Cor. 16:1-2 Rom.
6:3-4
Meditating Communion
Hab. 2:20 I
Cor. 11:12-26
The important part of worship is that you experience
God.
Worship can be celebrational (Psalms 122:1), inspirational
(Isaiah 40:31) and preparational (Eph.4:11-12). God is not concerned with the outward
appearance of worship, like we are.
God looks at the heart.
2. EVANGELISM - TO COMMUNICATE GOD’S
WORD
“His intent was that through the church, the
manifold wisdom of God should be made known...” Ephesians 3:10
“And how can they believe in him if they have never
heard about Him? And how can they hear
about him unless someone tells them?”
Romans 10:14
Why evangelism is important:
* The Lord wishes that all would be saved.
“The Lord is patient, not wanting anyone to perish,
but wants everyone to come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9
(also
see2 Cor 5:14, Luke 15:3-10, Matt 9:12-13)
* The Lord wishes that His house be full
“Go out into the country...and urge anyone you find to
come in, so that My house will be full.”
Luke 14:23
* The Lord
wants His house to grow maturity and in number
“Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and
Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was
strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in
fear of the Lord.” Acts 9:31
3. DISCIPLESHIP - TO EDUCATE GOD’S PEOPLE
* God wants us to mature as Christians.
“Let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and
go on to maturity.” Hebrews 6:1
“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
2
Peter 3:18
* The job of a mature Christian is to equip others.
“(God has given).....some to be pastors and teachers, to
prepare God’s people for works of ministry, 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
4. MINISTRY - TO DEMONSTRATE GOD’S
LOVE
“By this shall all men know that you are my disciples:
that you love one another.” John 13:35
(1
John 3:16-17, Matt. 25:34-40, Heb. 13:16)
* Every believer has a ministry
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same
Spirit. there are different kinds of
service(ministry), but the same Lord.
There are different kinds of working but the same God works all of them in
men. Now you are the body of Christ
and each one of you is a part of it.
1 Corinthians 12:4-5,27
* Since we are a body, if every member has the same
function we would be disfunctional
“If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense
of hearing be? If the whole body were
an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
But in fact the Lord has arranged the parts in the body every one of
them, just as he wanted them to be.” I Corinthians 12:17-18
* Each gift is a manifestation of the Spirit and is
for the common good of the Body.
“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given
for the common good.” I Corinthians
12:7
* All members are necessary and special
5. FELLOWSHIP - TO INCORPORATE GOD’S
PEOPLE
* Baptism says to the world, this person is part of
us.
Baptism is not only a symbol of salvation, it is a symbol
of fellowship. It not only symbolizes
our new life in Christ, it portrays a person’s incorporation into the body of
Christ.
* Fellowship says that I’m not just a believer but I
belong
“...you are no longer foreigners and aliens but fellow
citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household.” Ephesians 2:19
* Believers are living stones in the House of God.
“You also, like living stones, are being built into a
spiritual house...” 1 Peter 2:5
* All believers should be precious to us and everyone
believer deserves our respect
“Now to you who believe, this stone is precious...Show
proper respect to everyone: Love the
brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the King.” 1 Peter 2:7,17
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