What is the purpose of the church? As we reorganize our community of faith, it is an important question. We want to be a church going forward, expecting God to lead us, to be open to new people joining us, new leaders. To know our purpose helps us go forward because it gives direction.
I think of 4 purposes of the church: Fellowship. Worship. Discipleship. The 4th purpose is the one I want to speak on today: evangelism, could be called many names (I tried to think of a fourth “ship”). I talked to my mother earlier this week…she wanted to know todays’ scripture, so I told her how I was going to emphasize importance of evangelism. That got her to telling a story of when my mother and father arrived in Sumas in early 1950’s. The pastor of the Bellingham church became close friends: Joe Tom and Velma Tate. She told me about a sermon Joe Tom used to preach: Gossiping the Gospel. That’s what I’ll title the sermon I said. And my mother smiled.
I think of 4 purposes of the church: Fellowship. Worship. Discipleship. The 4th purpose is the one I want to speak on today: evangelism, could be called many names (I tried to think of a fourth “ship”). I talked to my mother earlier this week…she wanted to know todays’ scripture, so I told her how I was going to emphasize importance of evangelism. That got her to telling a story of when my mother and father arrived in Sumas in early 1950’s. The pastor of the Bellingham church became close friends: Joe Tom and Velma Tate. She told me about a sermon Joe Tom used to preach: Gossiping the Gospel. That’s what I’ll title the sermon I said. And my mother smiled.
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