THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH:

 WHAT'S THE BIBLICAL PURPOSE FOR SPIRITUAL CHURCH FELLOWSHIP?

Apostle James R, Betty R Winfree, Sr, Nationally, Globally Kingdom Social Media Ministries:

We Are Mandated By The Lord To Cultivate, Enlighten, and Empower, God's Nations Son's And Daughters In His Love. Know this, We're Not in the Work of Ministry For Any Income, But We're in God's Work and Ministry to hear Him say, Well Done My sons and daughters, This is the Income We're looking to receive.

Hebrews 10:23-25, 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And Let Us Consider One Another To Stir Up LOVE And GOOD WORKS, 25 Not Forsaking The Assembling of Ourselves Together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching

Allow me to start right in praying and asking The Holy Spirit to lead and guide me in God's Holy Word, In Jesus' Name. Amen.

 The purpose of the Church that Christ Himself Birth and Building: “They devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and prayer.” According to this verse, the purposes and activities of the Church should be 1) Teaching Biblical Doctrine, 2) Providing and meeting the needs, support, and help of the body of the Lord Jesus Christ, His Saints,  God's Spiritual sons and daughters, a place of fellowship with other believers, 3) Building up, teaching, and training, and 4) praying together, serving one another in love unity and grace, edifying one another. uplifting each other and encouraging one another in the faith.

The Church Leadership as one team and not just the Pastors, Bishops, and Ministry Founders is to teach biblical doctrine so we can be grounded in our faith with the help of God's Kingdom gifts Apostles, Prophets, and Evangelists. ( Ephesians 4:14 ) tells us, “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.” 

The Church is to be a place of fellowship, where Christ Believers can be devoted to one another and honor one another in love and not just with lip service or words only but with deeds and actions. ( Romans 12:10 ), instruct one another ( Romans 15:14 ), be kind and compassionate to one another ( Ephesians 4:32 ), encourage one another ( 1 Thessalonians 5:11), and most importantly, love one another ( 1 John 3:11 ).

( 2 Corinthians 9:12 )

The administration of this service not only supplies The Needs of the Saints but also abounds through many thanksgivings to God,

The Church is to be a place where believers can serve the Lord by serving first each other, remembering Christ’s serving His very own first and then all those who heard and received Him (1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ). 

The Bible Truth we all have a calling and gifts from God to serve and build His Church Kingdom” 

 1 Corinthians 12:1-31).

12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however, you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 

9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gift of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kind of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For in fact the body is not one member but many.

15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would the smell be? 18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I do not need of you.” 22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, 

24 but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, 25 that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 28 And GOD have appointed these in the Church: First Apostles, Second Prophets, Third Teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. So in reading this do you see where it said Pastors, Bishops, Ministries Founders?

Christ Jesus' commission given to the Church is proclaiming The Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ ( Matthew 28:18-20; ) (  Acts 1:8 ). The Church is called to be faithful in sharing the Gospel through Word and Deed. The Church is to be The “Lighthouse Family of Believers” in the community, pointing people toward our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Church is to both promote the gospel and prepare its members to proclaim the gospel by their deeds works and actions (1 Peter 3:15 ).

Some final purposes of the church are given in( James 1:27).

( Romans 12:13 )

distributing to The Needs of the Saints, given to hospitality.

So, what is the purpose of the Church? Apostle Paul gave an excellent illustration to the believers in Corinth. The Church is God’s hands, mouth, and feet in this world, the body of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27). We are to be doing the things that Jesus Christ would do if He were here physically on the earth. The Church is to be “Wise Loving and Graceful,” “Christ-like,” and Christ-following. You are not to keep the pews warm and filled or give outdated Hebrew offerings such as tithing or just to support one spiritual gift as your Pastor or one ministry leader, God called and chosen you as His very own body to work and to serve not your religious building, But one another your spiritual family. Amen.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Church!

We Are Not Called, Sent, Anointed, And Appointed To build or Invest Into Religious Buildings,

Many call their Churches, Temples, And Houses Of God, But We Are Mandeted Commission And Chosen To Serve And Build Up The Kingdom Of God's Sons And Daughters In The Lord Jesus Christ.

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Your, Honorable Apostle James R Winfree Sr.

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