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​I am actively part of my local church.

A missionary goes to do evangelism, lead people to Christ, disciple them, and form them into groups of locally active believers (called a church) who have local impact through their lives and testimonies.  To do this, a missionary should have already had both a model of church functioning biblically and locally and also been involved in the various activities of a church.  He or she should understand by model and experience the following aspects of church life:

 

1. The Upward life of the church (worshipping, loving, hearing, and obeying God)

2. The Inward life of the church (explained by the “one-another” commands in Scripture:

  • “…Be at peace with each other.” (Mark 9:50)

  • “…Wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14)

  • “…Love one another…” (John 13:34)

  • “…Love one another…” (John 13:34)

  • “…Love one another…” (John 13:35)

  • “…Love one another…” (John 15:12)

  • “…Love one another” (John 15:17)

  • “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love…” (Romans 12:10)

  • “…Honor one another above yourselves. (Romans 12:10)

  • “Live in harmony with one another…” (Romans 12:16)

  • “…Love one another…” (Romans 13:8)

  • “…Stop passing judgment on one another.” (Romans 14:13)

  • “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you…” (Romans 15:7)

  • “…Instruct one another.” (Romans 15:14)

  • “Greet one another with a holy kiss…” (Romans 16:16)

  • “…When you come together to eat, wait for each other.” (I Cor. 11:33)

  • "…Have equal concern for each other.” (I Corinthians 12:25)

  • “…Greet one another with a holy kiss.” (I Corinthians 16:20)

  • “Greet one another with a holy kiss.” (II Corinthians 13:12)

  • “…Serve one another in love.” (Galatians 5:13)

  • “If you keep on biting and devouring each other…you will be destroyed by each other.” (Galatians 5:15)

  • “Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” (Galatians 5:26)

  • “Carry each other’s burdens…” (Galatians 6:2)

  • “…Be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:2)

  • “Be kind and compassionate to one another…” (Ephesians 4:32)

  • “…Forgiving each other…” (Ephesians 4:32)

  • “Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.” (Ephesians 5:19)

  • “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” (Ephesians 5:21)

  • “…In humility consider others better than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3)

  • “Do not lie to each other…” (Colossians 3:9)

  • “Bear with each other…” (Colossians 3:13)

  • “…Forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.” (Colossians 3:13)

  • “Teach…[one another]” (Colossians 3:16)

  • “…Admonish one another (Colossians 3:16)

  • “…Make your love increase and overflow for each other.” (I Thessalonians 3:12)

  • “…Love each other.” (I Thessalonians 4:9)

  • “…Encourage each other…”(I Thessalonians 4:18)

  • “…Encourage each other…” I Thessalonians 5:11)

  • “…Build each other up…” (I Thessalonians 5:11)

  • “Encourage one another daily…” Hebrews 3:13)

  • “…Spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” (Hebrews 10:24)

  • “…Encourage one another.” (Hebrews 10:25)

  • “…Do not slander one another.” (James 4:11)

  • “Don’t grumble against each other…” (James 5:9)

  • “Confess your sins to each other…” (James 5:16)

  • “…Pray for each other.” (James 5:16)

  • “…Love one another deeply, from the heart.” (I Peter 3:8)

  • “…Live in harmony with one another…” (I Peter 3:8)

  • “…Love each other deeply…” (I Peter 4:8)

  • “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.” (I Peter 4:9)

  • “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others…” (I Peter 4:10)

  • “…Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another…”(I Peter 5:5)

  • “Greet one another with a kiss of love.” (I Peter 5:14)

  • “…Love one another.” (I John 3:11)

  • “…Love one another.” (I John 3:23)

  • “…Love one another.” (I John 4:7)

  • “…Love one another.” (I John 4:11)

  • “…Love one another.” (I John 4:12)

3. The Outward life of the church—evangelism, good works, ministering to the needs of others, evangelism, discipleship, church-planting, being “salt and light” to society, etc.

 

For a fuller understanding of the church you can study the following video course: 

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