Why are we here as a Church?

         I suppose that if we were to ask several people this same question we would get many different answers.  At times our answers may even need to be explained, even though they may all sound Biblical.  The church is comprised of believers who have put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation.  God’s expectation is that believers come together and worship Him through song and the teaching of the Word (Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:24-25).  Although God is the focus of this time together, we are privileged to take part in the blessings of fellowship as we labor together to bring Him glory.  As we gather and grow in the knowledge of the Word and the Lord Jesus Christ, we then know how to worship and serve Him more effectively. 

            Most of us only spend an hour or so at church each week so the question remains,  “what do we do with the rest of our time each week to worship and serve Him with our lives?”  Some of us have various ministries that we serve in on a weekly or monthly basis.  The job that Jesus Christ gave His church is called the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20), which means taking the Gospel message and telling the world that Jesus Christ came to die for their sins and that He was raised according to Scripture in order that they might have the forgiveness of sins.  This is called the Good News (or the Gospel).  But when was the last time that we verbally shared the Gospel with another person if this is truly our daily job and objective in life as a Christian?

            As a church, our vision is to “Become a People to Reach People for Christ.”  Our troops (our church family) must go into battle each week and build bridges to their community in order to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them.  Paul asks this question in Romans 10:14, “How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed?  And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?  And how are they to hear without someone preaching?”  We, as an entire church family, have the Biblical responsibility to share Christ as our mission!  We have every reason to be proud of this life-changing message that turns hearts of stone to hearts of flesh.  God’s Word and His love are powerful and everyone needs to hear this Good News.   Maywood EFC is God’s church that He will use to glorify His name.  His blessings will rest upon us only as we are obedient to the calling that He has given us.