WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE?
Why is Purpose important? Purpose is defined as: a) something set up as an object or end to be attained : INTENTION ; and b) RESOLUTION, DETERMINATION
It is important because it will:
- define us – it will be WHO we are
- drive us – WHAT we will do
- distinguish us – HOW we will be
So the purpose of Logos Christian Ministries is
ALL OF US, ALL THE WORLD, FOR THE WORD!
So let us break this apart:
The WORD refers to Logos in John 1 which is the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Divine Logos. The Word of God is a Person.
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Logos was a Greek word for word. It became a technical term in philosophy beginning with Heraclitus (c. 535 – c. 475 BC), who used the term for a principle of order and knowledge. Logos is the logic behind an argument. Logos tries to persuade an audience using logical arguments and supportive evidence. Logos is a persuasive technique often used in writing and rhetoric.
We at Logos Christian Ministries upholds the authority and power of God’s revelation of Himself through the Bible, His written word
ALL OF US refers to the believers, those who had put their faith in Christ. We will pursue giving all that we are, all that we have, and all that we will ever be to the Lord Jesus Christ – the Divine Logos as He reveals Himself through the written logos – The Holy Bible, which we will study, teach, and be the authority in our lives.
ALL THE WORLD refers to our mission to be the salt of the earth so that we can impact our culture and community for the Lord Jesus Christ through our lives and by learning presenting the truths that are from the Bible.
Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
2 Timothy 3:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
We can achieve this by actively pursuing SIX areas that are clearly taught in Scriptures:
The first four are found in Acts 2:42 - And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
- Teaching biblical doctrine
- Providing a place of fellowship for believers
- Observing the Lord’s supper
- Praying
The fifth area is found in Matthew 28:18-20 ; Acts 1:8
- Proclaiming the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
The sixth and final area is found in James 1:27.
- Ministering to those in need whether physically or spiritually
James 1: 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
THEREFORE, we do all these so that the world may know that God is all in all
Ephesians 1:20-23 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
1 Corinthians 15:28 - When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
ALL OF US, ALL THE WORLD, FOR THE WORD!
