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    Mission and Ministry of the Church
    Mission and Ministry of the Church
    Mission and Ministry of the Church
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    Mission and Ministry of the Church

    By Domenic Marbaniang

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    This book is a collection of sermons and essays on Church, its mission and ministry in the world. It also deals with questions of unity, ecumenism, mission, evangelism, worship, theological education, and ministry to the poor.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDomenic Marbaniang
    Release dateJan 16, 2014
    ISBN9781310165054
    Mission and Ministry of the Church
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    Domenic Marbaniang

    Domenic Marbaniang is Christian writer, musician, and minister.

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      Mission and Ministry of the Church - Domenic Marbaniang

      MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH

      Sermons and Essays

      Copyright 2014 Domenic Marbaniang

      Published by Domenic Marbaniang at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      What is the Church?

      The Priority of God's Work

      Breaking the Barriers in World Missions

      Is Missionary Work Superstitious?

      Who is an Apostle?

      Divine Persuasion in Ministry

      Women as Ministers

      Biblical Qualifications of Choir

      The Importance of Theological Education in Ministry

      7 Ghastly Sins of Ministry

      Modern Ministry Myths: Money & Ministry

      Gospelization

      Do Not Diminish A Word

      Poll Results: Are all Mission Fields Harvest Fields?

      What Will Happen To Those Who Have Never Heard of Christ

      You are the Light of the World

      Preach the Word

      Pure and Undefiled Religion

      Unity in the Body

      What is the Church?

      But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.. (1 Pet. 2:9)

      The English word Church comes from the Greek Kyriakon meaning of the Lord. The term used in the New Testament, however, is ekklesia (formed of ek, out, and kaleo, called), meaning the called out. Peter refers to the Church as not a building made up of bricks or stones, not of a place or a physical structure, but as a people who are called out of darkness into God’s marvelous light. The terms used in this scripture reflect God’s vision for His people when He called them out of the slavery of Egypt in the book of Exodus. He said:

      Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. (Exo 19:4-6)

      Here, in 1 Peter 2:9, the Church is referred to as

      1. A Chosen Generation. This is in contrast to the Adamic generation that is considered to be crooked and perverse (Phil. 2:15). This generation is born not of the will of flesh but of the will of God. The Church is an assembly of born again believers. It is a generation that is handpicked of God as a special treasure of His own. They have been chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world (Eph.1:4).

      2. A Royal Priesthood. The Church is not a religious system of priesthood, laymen, and priestcraft. Every believer in the Body of Christ is a priest unto God. The priesthood of believers is royal, coming from the heritage of Jesus Christ, who descended from David, of the tribe of Judah. It is Melchizedekian; not, Aaronic. The priests bear royal authority of the Kingdom of God.

      3. A Holy Nation. The Church is sanctified by the faith of the Gospel, by the blood of Jesus Christ, and by the Holy Spirit. It belongs to God and is set apart and separated from the world by the Cross of Jesus Christ. It is a Nation made up of people who come out of many nations.

      4. A Peculiar People. The Church is a special people, who possess several special distinctives: Christ, the New Covenant, the Promises of God, Eternal Life, Eternal Inheritance. They have an identity that comes from God. They belong to heaven.

      The purpose of this being called out is to showforth the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvellous light.

      February 2, 2011

      The Priority of God's Work

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      Haggai 1:1-4, 9:

      In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest: This is what the LORD Almighty says: These people say, ‘The time has not yet come for the LORD’s house to be built.’ Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?

      "You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD Almighty. Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house…."

      In 586 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar’s army plundered Jerusalem and burnt God’s temple to the ground. The tragedy was already foretold by Jeremiah and Ezekiel. God had delivered His people into the hands of their enemies because of their sky-reaching transgressions. But, He didn’t leave them without a promise. Jeremiah had prophesied that after 70 years of captivity, Babylon would be punished and the people would return to the Promised Land. Accordingly, Cyrus captured Babylon in October 539 B.C., and in 538 B.C. issued the decree to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem. Consequently, about 50,000 Jews returned to Palestine under the leadership of Zerubbabel and laid the foundation after two years in 536 B.C. The Book of Ezra records the scenario of this mega event in these words:

      And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away. (Ezra 3:11-13)

      However, this joy was very short-lived, for soon the adversaries of Judah raised such a great storm of opposition that crushed down all their excitement for the temple of God. Consequently, the rebuilding work came to a standstill and the temple area looked all lifeless, listless, and ruins altogether. This continued for 16 years until, God sent two of His prophets Haggai and Zechariah to prophesy to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. In 520 B.C., Haggai began to prophesy in order to persuade the people to return back to their original calling, the purpose for which they had returned to Jerusalem.

      There were two chief problems that God underlined with regard to the lethargy of the Jews:

      1. Their delusion with regard to time. They said, The time has not yet come for the LORD’s house to be built (Haggai 1:2). They had not only given up working for God, but had developed a rational argument for such a lifestyle. They lived as if there was so much of time

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