The Church's Purpose to Love People Is Expressed Through Outreach

Helping Others Get to Know God and Put Him First
 

The Priority of Outreach:

• Go to: Outreach a Priority?
   
  

The Program for Outreach:

• Elements: fishing for men (Mk. 1:17); being ambassadors (2 Cor. 5:18-20); making disciples (Matt. 28:19)
• Emphasis: Christ, not ourselves (2 Cor. 4:5); process, not an event (1 Thess. 2:1-11)
• Empowerment: Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8); prayer (for ourselves - Eph. 6:18-20; Col. 4:4 for opportunities - Col. 4:2-3; 2 Thess. 3:1; for the lost - Rom. 10:1; for more workers - Matt. 9:37-38); some have gift of evangelism (Eph. 4:11)
• Energy: moved by love (2 Cor. 5:14); a passion toward the lost (Rom. 9:3; Ps. 126:5-6); place value on individuals (Lk. 15:1-10)
• Entrustment: a stewardship requiring we be faithful (2 Tim. 4:5; 1 Cor. 4:1-2); based on grace not our merit (Eph. 3:8-9)
• Evidence: life backs up words (2 Cor. 6:3-10; 1 Thess. 2:4-12; 1 Pet. 3:16)
• Expansion: from immediate sphere of influence outward (Acts 1:8)
   
  

The Process for Outreach:

• answer (2 Tim. 4:2-5; 1 Pet. 3:15)
• be a light (Matt. 5:14-16)
• be the salt (Matt. 5:13)
• declare (1 Pet. 2:9)
• implore (2 Cor. 5:18-20)
• persuade (2 Cor. 5:11)
• preach, proclaim, herald (2 Tim. 4:2)
• teach (Matt. 28:20)
• testify (2 Tim. 1:8)
   
  

The Product of Outreach:

• Go to: Results of Making Fellowship a Priority
   
  

The Church Purpose Ministry Manual provides some additional input and questions for you to reflect on regarding the priority, program, process, and end result (product) of outreach in your church.