Title: Discovering our Purpose What does God receive through the church
1Discovering our PurposeWhat does God receive
through the church?
2God did not purpose and redeem the church to
supply some need of His that goes unmet without
us!
- God is sufficient in Himself. The relationship of
the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is perfect and
does not need additional beings to make it so. - Yet God did bring into being a group of people
who belong to him, the church of Christ. Why?
3God purposed and redeemed the church because of
who He is.
- He is a God of love and kindness (15)
- He is a God of grace and mercy (17 25)
4God purposed and redeemed the church because He
wanted others to know and appreciate who He is.
- He wanted to make known His manifold wisdom to
rulers and authorities in the heavenly places
(310). - He wants us to lead others to glorify Him through
good works (Mt. 516 Eph. 321).
5God purposed and redeemed the church because He
wanted to bring praise to Himself.
- In worship, men do not supply something that God
needs, but rather God supplies something that man
needs! - Praise is the natural response of our
appreciation and enjoyment of God.
6Fulfilling Gods purpose enables us to glorify
God. We are able to see from our own lives the
blessing of His work in us and we are moved by it
to praise Him for a wisdom far greater than our
own, and to love Him for a love that we didnt
deserve.