The Churches Message and Mission

Corinthians 2 5:14-20

I: A Local Church, A Local Message.
1. The New Testament Church is to witness at home.
2. The early Christians considered it an essential part of their lives.
3. The churches reputation and welfare was as important as their own.

II: Fellowship Was Essential.
1. Baptist always have put truth before fellowship.
2. Size has never made a church.
3. Love for one another was a must.
4. A common experience was the basis for fellowship.
5. There was a fellowship in obedience (Baptism and Lord’s Supper).
6. Fellowship in learning.
7. Fellowship in the worship services.
8. Fellowship in sharing.
9. Fellowship is essential to a healthy church.

III: The Church’s Message & Mission:
1. “All have sinned and come short.”
2. “There is none righteous, no not one.”
3. The message was their mission.

Reconcile men to God.
Restore the broken fellowship of God and Man.
Their message was good news.
They shared the message through missions.