Last week I wrote a final report on my work in Malawi. It included a transcript of the last sermon I preached at Falls. The sermon was too long for a single article, so I include the rest of it here.
Synopsis of previous article
As God assessed the spiritual needs of fallen man, He planned the church as the organization to fulfill every one of them perfectly and completely. Just as a school educates students and a hospital cares for the sick and injured, the church saves souls and builds up her members. With Jesus as the chief cornerstone, and the apostles and prophets as the foundation (Eph. 2:19-21), the church has been fully equipped to save lost and ruined sinners and after they are saved, help them to grow (Eph. 4:11-16). The apostles and prophets were the gifts Jesus gave as the foundation of the church because they wrote the Scriptures that will guide the church to the end of the age.
Evangelists, shepherds and teachers
These are the “living gifts” that must be replaced in every generation. These are the “personnel” Jesus gave to the church to lay this foundation, no matter when (until the end of the age) or where (every nation and every creature on earth - Mt 28:20; Mk 16:15-16). Jesus promised to be with us always to the end of the age, and He gave His gifts to the church to accomplish it.
The evangelists were given to the church by Jesus to take the foundation of the apostles and prophets and lay it down all over the world. No one can hear without a preacher and the preachers who preach the Word are the evangelists.
Synopsis of previous article
As God assessed the spiritual needs of fallen man, He planned the church as the organization to fulfill every one of them perfectly and completely. Just as a school educates students and a hospital cares for the sick and injured, the church saves souls and builds up her members. With Jesus as the chief cornerstone, and the apostles and prophets as the foundation (Eph. 2:19-21), the church has been fully equipped to save lost and ruined sinners and after they are saved, help them to grow (Eph. 4:11-16). The apostles and prophets were the gifts Jesus gave as the foundation of the church because they wrote the Scriptures that will guide the church to the end of the age.
Evangelists, shepherds and teachers
These are the “living gifts” that must be replaced in every generation. These are the “personnel” Jesus gave to the church to lay this foundation, no matter when (until the end of the age) or where (every nation and every creature on earth - Mt 28:20; Mk 16:15-16). Jesus promised to be with us always to the end of the age, and He gave His gifts to the church to accomplish it.
The evangelists were given to the church by Jesus to take the foundation of the apostles and prophets and lay it down all over the world. No one can hear without a preacher and the preachers who preach the Word are the evangelists.
- For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!" (Rom. 10:13-15)
Last week I wrote a final report on my work in Malawi. It included a transcript of the last sermon I preached at Falls. The sermon was too long for a single article, so I include the rest of it here.
Synopsis of previous article
As God assessed the spiritual needs of fallen man, He planned the church as the organization to fulfill every one of them perfectly and completely. Just as a school educates students and a hospital cares for the sick and injured, the church saves souls and builds up her members. With Jesus as the chief cornerstone, and the apostles and prophets as the foundation (Eph. 2:19-21), the church has been fully equipped to save lost and ruined sinners and after they are saved, help them to grow (Eph. 4:11-16). The apostles and prophets were the gifts Jesus gave as the foundation of the church because they wrote the Scriptures that will guide the church to the end of the age.
Evangelists, shepherds and teachers
These are the “living gifts” that must be replaced in every generation. These are the “personnel” Jesus gave to the church to lay this foundation, no matter when (until the end of the age) or where (every nation and every creature on earth - Mt 28:20; Mk 16:15-16). Jesus promised to be with us always to the end of the age, and He gave His gifts to the church to accomplish it.
The evangelists were given to the church by Jesus to take the foundation of the apostles and prophets and lay it down all over the world. No one can hear without a preacher and the preachers who preach the Word are the evangelists.
Synopsis of previous article
As God assessed the spiritual needs of fallen man, He planned the church as the organization to fulfill every one of them perfectly and completely. Just as a school educates students and a hospital cares for the sick and injured, the church saves souls and builds up her members. With Jesus as the chief cornerstone, and the apostles and prophets as the foundation (Eph. 2:19-21), the church has been fully equipped to save lost and ruined sinners and after they are saved, help them to grow (Eph. 4:11-16). The apostles and prophets were the gifts Jesus gave as the foundation of the church because they wrote the Scriptures that will guide the church to the end of the age.
Evangelists, shepherds and teachers
These are the “living gifts” that must be replaced in every generation. These are the “personnel” Jesus gave to the church to lay this foundation, no matter when (until the end of the age) or where (every nation and every creature on earth - Mt 28:20; Mk 16:15-16). Jesus promised to be with us always to the end of the age, and He gave His gifts to the church to accomplish it.
The evangelists were given to the church by Jesus to take the foundation of the apostles and prophets and lay it down all over the world. No one can hear without a preacher and the preachers who preach the Word are the evangelists.
- For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!" (Rom. 10:13-15)