REDISCOVERING OUR PURPOSE

 

Take a look at this statement:  “We serve as a Lighthouse of God to guide people to salvation in Jesus Christ.  Worship, LOVE, encouragement, and biblical teaching are the foundation by which we prepare people to face the storms of life.”  Have you ever seen that statement before?  If you said “No” to that question, guess what:  It appears on the front of your church bulletin every Sunday and at the top of the front page of each edition of The Sonshine News!  It’s our church’s purpose statement.  Many years ago, the Enola First Church of God made a commitment to be a purpose-driven church.  This means that we decided to strive to carry out our ministry based on the purposes of God’s church as directed in the Bible.  According to Matthew 22:36-40 (The Great Commandment) and Matthew 28:16-20 (The Great Commission), Jesus has called His church to be all about worship, ministry, evangelism, fellowship and discipleship.  And that is what we strive to do here at ECOG.  However, it is very easy for us to forget about our purpose and why we exist as a ministry.  Therefore, Pastor Jensen will present a 5-part message series in March entitled, “Rediscovering Our Purpose” to reminder us of our purpose and how we have been called to carry it out as a church.  Below is a list of the themes, messages and Scriptures we will cover in this series. 

 

March 1:  Let’s Rediscover Our Purpose - Worship 

Message:  “Our Purpose is to Worship God” – Matthew 22:36-38

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March 8:  Let’s Rediscover Our Purpose - Ministry 

Message:  “Our Purpose is to Minister to People – Matthew 22:39-40

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March 15:  Let’s Rediscover Our Purpose - Evangelism

Message:  “Our Purpose is to Evangelize the Lost” – Matthew 28:16-18

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March 22:  Let’s Rediscover Our Purpose - Fellowship 

Message:  “Our Purpose is to Fellowship” – Matthew 28:19

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March 29:  Let’s Rediscover Our Purpose - Discipleship 

Message:  “Our Purpose is to Disciple Others” – Matthew 28:20