{"id":3230,"date":"2017-09-10T16:11:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T20:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2017-09-10T16:25:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T20:25:47","slug":"why-are-we-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=3230","title":{"rendered":"WHY ARE WE HERE?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sermon by Rev Richard Jones<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Why Are We Here?<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

Matthew 22:37-40 & <\/strong>Matthew 28:18-20<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Matthew 22:37-40 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>37 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he said to him, \u201cYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.<\/span>
\n38 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0This is the great and first commandment.<\/span>
\n39 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.<\/span>
\n40 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Worship:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Psalm 34:3 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!<\/span>
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Ministry:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

James 2:15-16 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and one of you says to them, \u201cGo in peace, be warmed and filled,\u201d without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?<\/p>\n

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THE GREAT COMMISSION<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And Jesus came and said to them, \u201cAll authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.<\/span>
\n19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,<\/span>
\n20 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authority<\/strong><\/h3>\n

18 <\/sup>\u00a0And Jesus came and said to them, \u201cAll authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Philippians 2:9 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,<\/p>\n

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Make Disciples…Evangelism<\/strong><\/h3>\n

19 <\/sup>\u00a0Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 5:17-18 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
\n18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;<\/p>\n

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Mark Disciples…Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n

19 <\/sup>\u00a0Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,<\/span><\/p>\n

Colossians 2:19 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
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Mature Disciples…Discipleship<\/strong><\/h3>\n

20 <\/sup>\u00a0teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colossians 1:28 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>28 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.<\/p>\n

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Presence<\/strong><\/h3>\n

20\u00a0<\/sup>… And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“A Great Commitment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

to <\/strong>the Great Commandments<\/strong><\/h3>\n

and <\/strong>the Great Commission <\/strong><\/h3>\n

will build a Great Church.”<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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