I trust you are
appreciating the Trinitarian emphasis in our sermons, studies and
teachings. It is my intent as your
leader to form an environment where we would appreciate and be aware of the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit working around, among, and within us.
In previous blogs I shared with you how the Trinitarian
perspective shines through the Three Angels message and this month I am going
to focus on the Trinity-model for community, the patter after which we were
formed.
I will emphasise three common characteristics: Œ
place,
purpose, Ž
possessions.
Our Common Place is in the Father, as we are a family, and
all people are children of the same Father, just as we were taught to pray –
Our Father! There is no race division,
but one human race, created by Our Father God!
Our Common Purpose is in the Son, who came that no one
would perish but all would have life everlasting. The Purpose of discipling all people, caring
for everyone to be saved is our Great Commission.
Our Common Possessions is about gifting of the Spirit
giving different endowments to individuals for the common use. No one receives gift for self pleasure, but
to edify the Body, edify the Community, grow and contribute to one another.
Today my emphasis is on
purpose and there are 5 characteristics that are essential: authority, creed,
traditions, standards, mission. Take
notes, think, study, as we are rediscovering Biblical Purpose for our church. I like an acronym shared by a fellow pastor
Frazee, describing the Common Purpose for the Church:
S piritual Formation
Evangelism
Reproducing
Volunteering
I nternational
Caring
Empathising
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