Title: The Growing Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Contents
(…) The church is a place that dreams of reunification through the gospel of Jesus in a world divided by race and ethnicity. The church is the body of Christ. The body has hands to touch Christ, feet for the Lord's errands, and mouths to speak for Christ. In other words, the church is the member Christ uses. (…) When the gospel is preached, Christ becomes the Savior of all people and the body of Christ increases. It is Paul's vision and the content of Ephesians that the fullness of the One who fills all things must be accomplished through the body of Christ, the church. It is the image of the church stretching out to fill the world with Christ.
① What does the church that stretches out mean?
It means a church with life.(…) A church that is growing has vitality. History happens. It continues to grow (…) Our church has grown internally. There are more and more workers who pray, read the Bible, and want to live like the Lord. I also grew outwardly. built a church. The number of saints increases every year. There has been a lot of work. A building of about 1,000 pyeong is in operation 24 hours a day. (…) Yeomni daycare center, concert, senior sports day, after-school class, senior college, etc. are not events that pass once. By doing beautiful things in this community, the church is trying to open its heart to the church.(…) Although it is still weak, the church is planting a faithful life in Jesus Christ on this earth. Just as the Lord came to save this earth, our Sinchon Church is to preach Christ by becoming His hands and feet and His members. Cross-linked growth will be achieved.
② It is important where the church should extend.
The church does this and that, but the direction is always constant. First, it is directed toward God above.(…) The mission of the church is towards the society sideways. The church is God's missionary institution that exists in society. The extension of the church in society means the extension of Christ, and in a divided and divided world, it must show the fullness of the one who fills the world. There is division. Faith in the Lord must be directed downwards in order to get rid of the tumultuous divisions and strife within. Evangelism is the way the church stretches upwards, sideways, and downwards. It is to arm yourself with evangelism. The church is expanding into the consciousness of new families through education. It is to be armed with the truth by learning it over and over again. The church must stretch out. what do i have are you talented? Is it a substance? is it time? Are you in a healthy body? When I share what I have, the church expands.
③ He has established us as a growing church.