The Purpose of the Local Church



Evangelism & Missions 

- Mt 28, teach all nations, baptizing them

- Mk 16, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature

- Lk 24, repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations 

- Ac 1, ye shall be witnesses unto me

- II Co 5, we are ambassadors for Christ



Discipleship

- Mt 28, Teaching them to observe all things

- Ac 2, they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine

- Ac 20, upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them

- II Ti 4, Preach the Word

- Ep 4, For the perfecting of the saints

- Ti 1, manifested his Word through preaching 

- Co 3, Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom



Worship

- Ac 4, lifted up their voice to God with one accord 

- Lu 10:27, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind 

- Ac 2, Praising God 

- I Co 11, this do in remembrance of me

- I Co 16, Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him 

- II Co 9, Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.  

- Co 3, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs 

- He 2, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee 

- He 13, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually



Fellowship/Care/Discipline

- Ac 14, gathered the church together

- Ac 2, fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers

- Ac 12, but prayer was made without ceasing of the church, many were gathered together praying

- I Co 11, when ye come together in the church

- Ro 12, preferring one another

- Ro 13, love one another

- I Co 12, the members should have the same care one for another

- I Co 14, Let all things be done unto edifying

- I Th 5, edify one another

- Ga 6, Bear ye one another's burdens 

- Ep 4, for the edifying of the body of Christ, forbearing one another in love 

- Jas 5, pray one for another

- II Th 3, withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly; Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother

- He 10, Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another- I Jn 1, we have fellowship one with another



Service/Ministry

- Ep 4, for the work of the ministry 

- Ro 10, how shall they preach, except they be sent?

- Ro 12, serving the Lord 

- Ac 13, when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away

- I Co 15, always abounding in the work of the Lord 

- Ga 5, by love serve one another 

- Co 3, ye serve the Lord Christ