Grace IBC

We, the Church: The Mission of the Church
Why the design of the church matters.
Locations & Times
Grace IBC
Xaverianenstraat 1, 8200 Brugge, Belgium
Sunday 10:15 AM
Sunday 2:00 PM
My prayer for this series was that we understand God’s blueprint for the church. My prayer was:
- Grow in knowledge of God and His church
- Become the design God has given
- Become a healthier church
- Grow in spiritual maturity
- Glorify God more
God’s blueprint for the church?
- Jesus is the chief shepherd, the head of the church
- God gave the church elders as undershepherds to
- Lead
- Equip
- Set example pointing to Jesus
- Pray
- The church is unified
Having the right understanding of what the purpose and design of the church changes how we live out being a church
The mission of the church is the gospel, the good news of Jesus for sinful people. The gospel proclaims the glory of God to all people.
The church’s purpose is in the gospel. God is gloried in the gospel and in the growth of God’s people.
- Grow in knowledge of God and His church
- Become the design God has given
- Become a healthier church
- Grow in spiritual maturity
- Glorify God more
God’s blueprint for the church?
- Jesus is the chief shepherd, the head of the church
- God gave the church elders as undershepherds to
- Lead
- Equip
- Set example pointing to Jesus
- Pray
- The church is unified
Having the right understanding of what the purpose and design of the church changes how we live out being a church
The mission of the church is the gospel, the good news of Jesus for sinful people. The gospel proclaims the glory of God to all people.
The church’s purpose is in the gospel. God is gloried in the gospel and in the growth of God’s people.

Jesus give us a command to make disciples
Everything about our design, is for the purpose that we would expose Christ to the world
Everything about our design, is for the purpose that we would expose Christ to the world
Jesus shows us in His prayer that the world will know the good news
- By our testimony, our story of how He changed us
- By our unity, the way we love and live together in community
- By the change and growth that God brings in our lives
If we conform to the design He gives, the church naturally points unbelievers to Jesus our Lord and Savior
- By our testimony, our story of how He changed us
- By our unity, the way we love and live together in community
- By the change and growth that God brings in our lives
If we conform to the design He gives, the church naturally points unbelievers to Jesus our Lord and Savior

The gospel working in people lives glorifies God

The church glorifies God because His power is seen in
- New believers coming to faith in Christ
- Believers maturing into the full image of Christ
- New believers coming to faith in Christ
- Believers maturing into the full image of Christ
Our 5 Core Values

Knowledge of God matures us in His power and glorifies Him

Because of the good news of Jesus, we should live our lives in response to the gospel

We have a common family identity in Christ

As our family in Christ grows, we will separate some of us to go and begin new churches so that more communities will notice, hear, and see the gospel

The beauty of our diversity is evidence to the unity that the gospel brings to sinners who see their need of salvation