This is what God designed the church
for, that is the mission of the church.
The main purpose of the church is to
establish God’s kingdom on earth. The kingdom of God is not necessarily a geographical
area. It is any place where the word of the king is law.
The
first thing we are to do as a church is to spread the principles of the church.
When someone gives his life to Christ, salvation is established. The next thing
that shows up is personal transformation.
The
second thing the church exists for is the salvation of the lost. This is because
spiritual transformation must precede personal transformation.
Thirdly,
developing deliverance. In every sphere God has placed you, you have to be an
agent of change and spread God’s principle over there. There has to be
practical relevance of the scripture you are reading. This is what makes you a
leader in that place.
THREE FACTORS THAT WILL HELP YOU
BECOME A DELIVERER.
Time
and its characteristics. For you to become a deliverer, you need to understand
time and its characteristics. You need to know the time and season you are in.
Luke
19:44 says: and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and
they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the
time of your visitation."(NKJV)
The
knowledge of time is key. Time is precious and it should not be wasted.
Learn
the lessons of history. In the church there is history, in your individual life
there is also history. If you want to live after a great person like mother
Theresa, then you need to study her life history and the kind of person she
was.
Understand
the gospel of the kingdom which consists of grace and work. When you get born
again, you don’t just stop there.
Ephesians
2:10 says: For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.(NKJV)
Redemption is not the
establishment of God’s program. There has to be a combination of grace and good
works and this will bring about transformation. If salvation is the end then,
we won’t change.
