The only Business of the Church is to Preach the Gospel

[Mark 16:14-20 KJV] “Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. [15] And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. [16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. [17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; [18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. [19] So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. [20] And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them , and confirming the word with signs following. Amen”.

The church has one business, and that is the preach the gospel. We know that;

• The gospel is the power of God to save to all those who believe.

[Romans 1:16 KJV] “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek”.

• God saves the world by preaching – the preaching of the cross.

[1 Corinthians 1:18,21 KJV] “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. [21] For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe”.

• None can preach Christ except he has the spirit of God and has been sent to preach (See Roman 10:9-17)

We must therefore be committed to preach the gospel in the world. The dying world must hear and believe on the Savior. There is only one mediator between God and men; indeed, there is only one name given under heaven among men by which men ought to be saved; that is Jesus Christ.

We can achieve the single purpose of preaching the gospel in the world by three simple activities:

Publish

We must spread the word; and publish the good news. We must tell the world that Jesus Christ still saves. You must publish the word daily, invite many to the meetings daily, tell them about our pastors as Nathaniel and Philip did, and share our testimony. The world should hear and know that God has a purpose to save and translate us into the kingdom of His Son to serve Him that He might bless us (See Luke 10:1¹; Luke 14:18-25²)

Gather

Hebrews 10:25³, Luke 14:22-25⁴, teach that we should gather often to prepare for life and for the second coming of the Lord. Jesus is coming again, we have to be ready.

When we gather, we;

1. Pray
2. Sing and praise
3. Study the word
4. Give offerings, tithes and seeds
5. Serve before, in, and after the service
6. Inform, receive announcements
7. Connect with one another

Reach out

We are called and equipped to reach out to the lost and afflicted. It is our ministry to the world. Pure undefiled religion is to bridle your tongue, and to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to hate the garments stained by the flesh (Jame 1:26-27)

Be blessed, I love you

Noah Simpe Bediako

Referenced Scriptures

1. Luke 10:1 (KJV): After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. ↩︎
2. Luke 14:18-25 (KJV): And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, ↩︎
3. Hebrews 10:25 (KJV): Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. ↩︎
4. Luke 14:22-25 (KJV): And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, ↩︎