What Kind of Church

WHAT KIND OF CHURCH IS THIS?

One thing is certain – there is no shortage of Churches today. You can pick one among the hundreds of different kinds. In the midst of such diversity, what is special about this congregation?  What kind of a congregation  is it?   In fact we deliberately seek not to be different, because our goal is unity, not division. Christianity has suffered long enough from deep divisions separating denomination from denomination, Christian from Christian. When Jesus prayed “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us” (John 17:21). In the spirit of His prayer we seek unity with all others in Christ. We are Christians and pleading for the Biblical Christianity. How, then, shall we summarize what kind of congregation we are talking about? Perhaps the following terms will help.

A Christian church

Our message is that “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.” We require no other creed. He alone is Lord and Savior.The Church of Christ, the church belongs to Him. We have no authority to change the teachings or  rewrite the rules.

A church seeking unity

The members of this congregation seek to be one in Christ. 

 A church seeking to restore

As much as possible, we imitate the New Testament precedents. That is why our baptism is by immersion  and the Lord'd supper is every Lord’s Day. Our leaders are called ministers, preachers,elders,evangelists and every member is committed to serve with their capacities. Our preaching is about Christ, and our prayers are in Christ’s name. Even the name of the Church is rooted in the earliest days, when disciples were called Christians and their congregations were often addressed as “Churches of Christ" /Christian Churches(Romans 16:16).

A sharing church

We share our faith and love with as many as we can reach and our possessions as persons who know that everything we have belongs to God to be used for His purposes.

A growing church

Christian Churches(http://www.christianchurchtoday.com/articles/articles.asp?id=5061 and Churches of Christ are one of the fastest growing churches today and having over 7000 congregations in the United States alone as well as all over the world. The size of the congregations small churches having 60 people to to mega churches of 20000 people worshiping together.We want to grow, because we are under Christ’s commission to disciple the world. We haven’t completed the task yet, so Christian churches and churches of Christ are renewing our commitment to go unto the ends of the earth, preaching and baptizing and teaching, until the whole world knows the one Lord of all. Thank you for reading and welcome to join us in fulfilling the the great commission.

God bless!
06/18/09

Purpose of Life

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by Abraham C. Thomas

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