Our Purpose-Mission-Strategy...
No organization can be a success without first establishing their foundation. Asking three simple questions can discover this.- What is our purpose? (Why do we exist)
- What is our mission? (What fulfills the purpose?)
- What is our strategy? (How will we accomplish the mission?)
The Church of the Living God, the Body of Christ, or Family of God is the most powerful, effective, organized, efficient organization that exists. God the Father created it, God the Son administrates it and God the Holy Spirit empowers it. The following is a basic summary of the Purpose, Mission and Strategy of the Church, given to us by the Father.
OUR PURPOSE:
Is to glorify God. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) "Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s." (NKJV)
Glorify; to render or esteem glorious, bring all attention to, cause to be above. Everything that we are and do should bring glory to God turning all attention to Him.
OUR MISSION:
Is to reach the lost and mature the saints. (Matthew 28: 18-20) "And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’" (NKJV)
To become a disciple of Jesus two things must happen. 1. Receive Jesus as your Lord and be baptized into the Family of God. 2. Grow up into Him by receiving His teachings.
OUR STRATEGY:
Is to preach, cast out, speak, walk, and lay hands on. (Mark 16: 15-18) "And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe; In My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.’" (NKJV)
This was not a request but a command from the Lord. We must...
- preach the Gospel,
- cast out demons,
- speak with new tongues,
- walk in divine protection, and
- lay hands on the sick
all in the Name of Jesus!