Lesson 1.4

THE LOCAL CHURCH – A Community on Mission

God's design is for local communities of believers to be intimately involved in one another’s lives and spiritual growth, and to be intentionally living out the mission of making Jesus known. The local church is a family of believers who are growing together in genuine love and sacrificial service. God's strategy for evangelizing the world is to empower individuals in the local church to live on mission and multiply churches together.


New Testament

Matthew 16:13-18; 28:19-20

Acts 1:8, 2:41-47, 8:1-3, 11:19-26, 13:1-4, 14:21-28,

1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 2:19; 4:11-14; Philippians 1:1,27; 1 Timothy 3:5; Titus 2:1-8; Hebrews 10:24-25