Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

In our last article, we learned about the mission of the church. It included the following points: 1.       Glory to God; 2.       Edification; 3.       Holiness; 4.       Evangelism; 5.       Discipleship; 6.       Mission. At this point How do we fulfil Six - Mission? God’s mission is the church’s mission; they are one and the same. God-pleasers will make the mission their highest priority. That leads us to the needful question: How do we fulfil the mission of the church? How do we begin to raise up disciples? §   1. Evangelism (Mark 16:15); §   2. Prayer (Matthew 9:38); §   3. Sending missionaries (Acts 13:1-3; 14:26; Romans 10:15); §   4. Going to the nations (Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8; Romans. 1:13-15; 15:20); §   5. Be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:...

In this important series, we have been exploring the nature of the Christian Church. More than any other ideology or religion, Christianity strongly depends on its founder, Jesus Christ. Not only does it derive its identity from Him, He is alive, well, and highly interactive with His people. We also learned the key activities of the church based on Acts 2:42-47: teaching doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers. To this we add acts of power, community, praise and worship, pastoral care, obedience, and discipleship. When the church functions properly, in enjoys community favour while God adds to the congregation more and more saved people. Now we will explore the church’s mission. What ‘on earth’ is it meant to do? One - Glory: The church is called to give glory to the Lord (Romans 15:6,9; Ephesians 1:5f, 12, 14, 18; 3:21; II Thessalonians 1:12; I Peter 4:11). We accomplish this through holy living (John 15:8), praise and worship. Though the Psalms are replet...