We are disciples making disciples for God's glory and our joy. Simply put, this provides us with 2 purposes in life: Worship and Work. (Yet, even our work is worship.)
I. Our Worship
We believe 1 Corinthians 10:31, "Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God," teaches us that all of life is worship. Everything we do is an act of worship before God. We strive to make all we do glorify God and bring us joy. In drinking coffee, for example, we began roasting and drinking our own Kerusso coffee so that each cup and each bag would remind us of God's glory in coffee, in the global church, and in the unreached world. We worship in 2 Ways:
1. Individual Worship
Daily Bible Reading and Bible Study
Daily Prayer
Daily Devotions with family
Daily Conversations about Christ
Routine Study of theology and Christian living.
If you wish to know more about individual worship, we suggest Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Dr. Don Whitney.
2. Corporate Worship
Corporate Bible Study
Corporate singing (hymns, songs, spiritual song)
Corporate Prayer (Confession, adoration, supplication, intercession)
Preaching of the Word
Practice of the Lord's Supper
Practice of Baptism
Fellowship
If you wish to know more about corporate worship see John Frame's Worship in Spirit and Truth or Mark Dever's the Deliberate Church.
II. Our Work (Making Disciples for God's glory and our joy)
1. Edification
Weekly Bible Study
Teaching ministry
Word ministry to children
Word ministry to all youth and adults
Love for one another as Christ's church
Care for one another
Service to the persecuted church around the world
Service to one another
Encouragement to one another
Discipline and instruction
A very good resource concerning the functioning of Christ's church is Francis Schaeffer's The Mark of a Christian. Mark Dever's The Deliberate Church is also a good overview. We have resources like the audio message on Persecution which will help.
2. Evangelism
Preaching of the word
Service to the world
Love to the world in Christ's name
Broadcasting of Christ's goodness (God's Glory)
Participation in world missions
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