God 's Kingdom Through Preaching And Living The Gospel

The ultimate purpose for a Christian is “Union with God” (Brodd et. al, 2016, p.404). In the words of Augustine “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in you” (Brodd et. al, 2016, p.463). In order to reunite with God, Christians believe that you can achieve this through Jesus Christ (Brodd, 2016). Jesus was born in Bethlehem and spent his childhood in Nazareth. When he was thirty years old, he went through the Judean wilderness where he was baptized by John the Baptist in the River Jordan (Brodd, 2016). After his baptism, Jesus began his own religion that only lasted for a few years (Brodd, 2016.) He traveled all through Galilee

The beginning of church is said to have risen from the resurrection of Jesus. In fact after the Pentecost, the disciples were celebrating the blessing given to Moses at Mount Sinai in which he experienced the presence of God. After this experience, the disciples were believed to be bold, understanding and Courageous. These characteristics till this day are still celebrated on Pentecost Sunday and are used for the sacrament of Confirmation, which is receiving the responsibility of a Christian and accepting the Holy Spirit. Church has been the backbone of people's faith. It has given them a comforting home to pray and be one with God. Today, however, more people are practicing faith outside the church. The majority of followers believe in God and life after death, however, many have lack of interest in the church. Church must be looked as a community of disciples. The book uses a suggestion from a Roman Catholic theologian Avery Dulles. He suggests, "that most appropriate image of the church for our times is the church as a community of disciples"(pp. 157). I totally agree with his suggestion. In order for Christians to find fulfillment in ones faith, one must help others understand their faith. We need to be grounded in grace; by being a Christian community your focus on believing is responding freely to a personal call and

The mission of the early church included a number of things. Some of these were to communicate and spread the news that Jesus was the Messiah and the son of God, to propose a new way of life to those who believe in God and to inspire more people to become a part of the Christian community.

Church a place many people go on Sunday mornings. A place to worship in the Lord and Savior or whichever God the individual believes in. Some individuals believe that church can only be held in the church building. When in reality it can be held anywhere for example the bedroom or a field. A thing that has been noticed is there are many types of people who go that fit in with a certain group. The types include everyone from the screaming child to the strict churchgoers and everything in between. Church may be a good place to go but it is believed that the churches today are corrupt.

God’s purpose in Christ is to reconcile all things to Himself to the praise of His glory. The church is the body of Christ in the world—the means by which the world will know that Jesus Christ is Lord, and through which all believers will reach maturity in Christ and unity in the faith and knowledge of Christ.

Amidst the Second Great Revival in the early 19th century, many Americans were inspired to go abroad and preach the word of God . These American Protestants believed that the people of the world needed to be saved and civilized . Most of the missionaries were sent and supported by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The missionaries’ Protestant beliefs and American values were incontestably linked. The missionaries assigned by the ABCFM to the Ottoman Empire soon found that they were forbidden to convert the Muslim majority. They instead focused their attentions on the Christian minorities of the Empire. These groups included the Armenians, Greeks, the Assyrians, and others . The minorities’ way of life shocked the missionaries. The Ottoman peoples lived in a very different manner than the Americans, leading to the natives being considered savages by the missionaries. ABCFM books of the time described the Ottoman Christians as “slow of intellect” and their way of life as “primitive.” The American missionaries’ goal then became to civilize these people and teach them to be good Christians. Their efforts would stretch through the 19th century . The effects of the missionaries’ civilizing attempts arguably affected the Ottomans more than their Christian teachings. The ABCFM missionaries’ sought to enlighten the Ottoman Christians by redefining the role of women, expanding education, and spreading American ideals of progress.

To answer the question, “[W]hat is the church?” (“Evangelicalism”, Dictionary of Christianity in America) evangelical Protestants will reply that the Church is a communion of people drawn together by their common faith in God. “As a people whom God calls together in Christ[,]” (Von Allmen, 54) the term Body of Christ as well as “priesthood of believers” (1 Peter 2:9) is used to describe Christians, too.

In the first section, we deal with the biblical foundation of church growth, health, and evangelism. In details, he gives three main reasons why we have church in the world. Our first responsibility as a church is to glorify God’s name.

  A church is run by priests. A church is a house of worship. Christians go when they need to pray to their Lord. As the building, a church can be very simple. At the same time, a church can also be very decorative with a huge building. The church has altar servers that help the priest and

Introduction Jesus Christ taught his disciples in many ways. He taught them by sermons, miracles, and parables. In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 25 verses 14-30 Jesus tells the parable of the talents to his disciples. This parable is the story of a man that goes on a trip and before he leaves he delegate talents (money) to three of his slaves. He hands out 8 talents in total.

Until this time, God was in charge of giving us many different ways by which we can be built up. The Church, now I am refering to the congregation, is one of this im-portant ways. Paul said, So Christ himself gave the apostles, the proph-ets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his 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 be-come mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians

Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV) reads, Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Through the lens of this text God reveals to us the heart He has for His people in a lost and suffering world. Jesus points out to his disciples what we should find significant today, and that is

The church should continue to teach as the word of God says, and show love to all. With the emphases

The role and purpose of the Church is to create a community of people who believe in the same faith of God. The Church is a foundation of the faith in God. The Church allowed people to unite on common grounds and follow the words of God. The place of worship made people feel accountable because they were in it together. The Church raised the importance of prayer and spirituality because that is how one communicates to God. The Church emphasizes fellowship, dedication to the faith, selflessness. The Church gives power to the Christian people because they are a group and not individuals anymore.

In this section, I will identify new mental models that will assist in prescribing relevant perspectives, practices, and ideas toward "Engaging with spiritual seekers" as an Affirmative Topic.