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SOM-02 The Church & Its
Mission
Having studied the basic foundational truths of the Christian
church, it is now time for us to examine more closely the church
itself. Three basic questions need to be answered in relation to the
church, namely What is the Church? How do we identify the
church when we see it? & How is the church supposed to engage
the world?

What is the Church?
Ano ba ang iglesya?

TOWARDS A
FUNCTIONAL
CHURCH IN
SOCIETY

“The Church is a people, a
community of people, who owe
their existence, their solidarity,
& their corporate distinctness
from other communities to one
thing only – the call of God.”
(John Stott)

“The CHURCH is the
covenant community of the
people of God.”

The WORLD Today
POPULATION: 6 billion
by year 2025:
7.8 billion
Christian: 32%
Muslim: 21%
Hindu: 14%
Buddhist: 7%
Non-religious: 15%
Others: 11%
Nearly 30% of
population are below
15 years old
267 nations
407.1 million
internet users
Operation World
21st Century Edition

The CHURCH Today
Evangelicals:
84.5 million
(2.8%) in
1960, 420
million (6.9%)
in 2000
66% of
evangelicals
live in Two
Thirds world
Cross-cultural
missionaries:
143,189
17 of 25 largest
world cities are
strongholds of
Islam, Hinduism
& other non-
Christian
religions
26 million
Christian
martyrs in 20th
century
(documented cases)
Operation World
21st Century Edition

“… sa batong ito, itatayo ko
ang aking iglesya, at hindi
ito malulupig kahit ng
kapanyarihan ng
kamatayan.” (Mt 16:18)

KATANGIAN ng Iglesya
1. Called in Grace by God Tinawag ng
Diyos
– De 7:7-8 – The Lord set his heart on you & chose
you, even though you didn’t outnumber all the other
people. You were the smallest of all nations. You
were chosen because the Lord loved you & kept the
oath he swore to your ancestors. So he used his
mighty right hand to bring you out. He freed you
from slavery under Pharaoh (the king of Egypt).

1. Called in Grace by God Tinawag ng
Diyos
– Jn 1:17 – Dumating ang Kautusan sa amin sa
pamamagitan ni Moises; ngunit sa pamamagitan
naman ni Jesu-Cristo ay dumating ang
kagandahang-loob at katotohanan.

2. Gawa sa pamamagitan ng
Pananampalataya kay Kristo
 Ep 2:8-9 – Sapagkat dahil sa kagandahang-loob ng
Diyos kayo ay naligtas sa pamamagitan ng
pananampalataya; at ang kaligtasang ito'y kaloob ng
Diyos at hindi sa pamamagitan ng inyong sarili;
hindi ito bunga ng inyong mga gawa kaya't walang
dapat ipagmalaki ang sinuman.

2. Gawa sa pamamagitan ng
Pananampalataya kay Kristo
 Ac 4:12 – Kaya't sinabi ni Pedro sa mga tao, "Mga
Israelita, bakit kayo nagtataka sa nangyaring ito?
Bakit ninyo kami tinitingnan nang ganyan? Akala ba
ninyo'y napalakad namin siya dahil sa sarili naming
kapangyarihan o kabanalan?

3.Isang Iglesya (Ep 4:4-6; 1:22-23)
 1 Katawan, 1 Ulo, Maraming
Bahagi (1 Co 12)
 Kommunidad

4.Nagmula sa OT hangang sa
NT
5.Katangian ng Iglesya
 Makikita at 'di makikita
 Local & Universal
 Organism & Organization

1.TRADITIONAL – “Qualities”
 Unity
 Holiness
 Catholicity
 Apostolicity
MGA PALATANDAAN ng Iglesya

2.EXPERIENTIALLY
Two defn: Lutheran & Calvin
 Worship
 Word
 Sacrament
 Government

1.WORSHIP
 Common Concept
as Praise
 A Framework
 Sacred History
Reenacted

LITURGY
(Danger: FORMALISM)
Mga Haligi ng
Pagsamba

LITURGY
(Danger: FORMALISM)
SPONTANEOUS
EXPRESSION
(Danger: CONFUSION)
Mga Haligi ng
Pagsamba

2.WORD Salita ng Diyos
 General Overview:
 1,200 yrs
 40 writers
 60 generations
 Statement: Ang Biblia ay Salita ng
Diyos at ang pinaka-batas (Supreme
Norm) ng Pananampalataya at Gawain

– Authoritative Because…
 Inspired (God-breathed)
Original Copy
 Inerrant (Walang Mali)
 Infallible (May karapatan)
 Plenary (bawat salita)
 Internal Witness – Prophecy &
Transforming Power
 Archeology

– OT Validation by
Christ
– NT Validation by the
Holy Spirit

3.SACRAMENTS
(ORDINANCES)
 Baptism
o As a sign & seal of covenant
o Token of salvation – symbol of
reality

 Lord's Supper
 Transubstantiation
 Consubstantiation
 Commemoration

4.GOVERNMENT
 Structure
o Nature of God –
Order (1 Co 14:33)
o Demand of the Body – System
o Authority to do good & punish
evil (Ro 13: 1-5)

–Discipline (Mt 18:15-20)
 Ethical Demand of
God (Is 6:3; De 7:6;
1 Pe 1:16)
 Holy Standard (Ex 20:17)

 Orderly (Mt 18: 15-20)
– One on One
– With Witness
(cf. De 19:15)
– Congregation (or through
Officers)

 Purifying Effect
(Pr 22:15)
 Restoration
– Repentance
– Forgiveness
– Forgetting

The Functional Church Introduction

MGA GAWAIN ng Iglesya
1.FELLOWSHIP
2.PROCLAMATION
3.SERVICE
4.WITNESS

functional
mission
truth-
telling
kingdom
building
good
news
service
TT KB
GN S
declaring the Good
News of Jesus Christ
to all people
showing the love of God
to people both inside &
outside of our faith
community though acts
of mercy, relief rehab &
development
being God's prophetic
voice by engaging society
with biblical truth
revealing the joys of the
kingdom of God to people
outside of our faith community

functional
leadership
team
truth-
tellin
g kingdom
building
good
news service
TT KB
GN S
by the transformed
public advocacy
government
development
mercy
rehab
relief
schools
free medical-
dental clinics
livelihood
programs
social justice
evangelism
promote
freedom
engage in
public square
in marketplaces
transformation of
public perception
education
value transformation
church
planting
intercessory prayer
discipleship
unity
liberty
charity
declare Jesus as
Lord & Saviour
of community
recognise His
central role in
transforming
the world
intentional
evangelism
culturally-relevant
active
participation
active
cooperation
active
accountability
like-minded
faith communities
like-minded groups
religious

1.FELLOWSHIP
(KOINONIA)
 Common Inheritance
(what we share IN together)
 Cooperative Service (what we
share OUT together)
 Reciprocal responsibility
(what we share WITH one
another) John Stott

FELLOWSHIP − BASIS
• In Union with Christ
(Ep 1)
• Induction Into His Body
(1 Co 12:12)
• Spiritual Unity with One Another
(Ep 4) – indissoluble as the Trinity
• Called to Experiential Unity (Jo
17:21)

HUMANITY
ETHNICITY
ETHNICITY
ETHNICITY
ETHNICITY
GENTILE
GENTILE
GENTILE
JEW
ONE
IN CHRIST

FELLOWSHIP −
PRINCIPLES
• In Matters Essential −
Unity
• In Matters Non-Essential −
Liberty
• In All Other Matters − Charity

2.PROCLAMATION
(KERYGMA) The
Gospel of Jesus
“Sumasaakin ang Espiritu ng Panginoon, dahil pinili niya ako upang
ipangaral sa mga dukha ang Magandang Balita. Sinugo niya ako
upang ipahayag sa mga bihag na malaya na sila, at sa mga bulag na
makakakita na sila. Sinugo rin ako upang palayain ang mga inaapi, at
ipahayag na dumating na ang panahon ng pagliligtas n Panginoon.”

2.PROCLAMATION
(KERYGMA) The
Gospel of Jesus
 The Gospel is Good News
o Christ came to identify with
sinners;
o died for their sins; & …

o rose again from the
grave for their
justification
o The cross is the
exclusive ground of
salvation for people
& victory over Satan

Pangangailangan ng
Pagbabago
oPag-iisip – minimum
theological content
oDamdamin – repentance,
remorse
oKalooban – willful response
in faith

Proclamation of the
Gospel is Indispensable
(Mt 24:14)
o …

In the Church
Mt 13:25, 30, 36; 25:32
All beyond the Church
Ac 1:8

 The Authority of
Proclamation –
The Word
o Evangelical Theology is
…

response to
divine
revelation
Answerable
to God

Individual SalvationMembership in
the Church
Witness to the World
The Result of Proclamation

Why is our church not
evangelising?
Bakit hindi nag-eevangelize ang ating
iglesya?

3.SERVICE (DIAKONIA)
Lifestyle of Service
Calvin's Concept of Ministry
o pietas – piety
leitoirgia – service of God
caritas – charity
diakonia – service of neighbor
o Sum of Christian duty – Mk
12:30-31

Not Equal but
Inseparable Duties
Model: Jubilee
Church (Acts 4)

Ano ba'ng ginagawa ng church
natin para mahalin o tulungan ang
ating komunidad?
 Paano natin malaman ang
pangangailangan nila?
– Ask the provider?
– Ask the needy?
 Why do you do it?

4. WITNESS (MARTURIA)
Truth-Telling
 Ano ba'ng naranasan
mo sa Diyos?
 Paano naging mabuti ang
Mabuting Balita sa iyo?

MGA GAWAIN ng Iglesya: WITNESS
1. Obedience to be
Christlike
 Be mature (Ep 4:13)
 Be imitators (1 Co 1:11)
2. Life of contemplation,
prayer, growing in the
Word, constantly filled
with the Holy Spirit, doing
His will
3. Faithful & fruitful in
vocational calling
1. Doing missions at home &
overseas (Mt 28: 19-20)
2. Planting healthy, holistic,
harvesting churches
3. Developing Christian
culture & values in
societies
4. Working with God to
establish His reign &
realm in the whole world
(Re 15:11)
IF JESUS IS LORD OF THE CHURCH …THEN
THE CHURCH MUST:
Develop Disciples Send Missionaries

CHURCH IS…
 PRIESTLY − to offer
acceptable spiritual
sacrifice of praise & prayer
(Ro 12:1-2)
 MISSIONARY − to declare to
others the excellencies of their
God (1 Pe 2:5, 9-10)

RESPONSIBILITIES
 KOINONIA – the demonstration of the
character of the new society
 KERYGMA – the proclamation of the
gospel that calls for repentance of sin
& faith in Christ
 DIAKONIA – reconciliation, healing,
& other forms of service
 MARTURIA – becoming Christlike &
witnessing to the ends of the earth,
even unto death

The Functional Cell /
Ang Cell na may Pagsisilbi

There is no dividing line between the church & the world. The
church may precede the world today, yet it is only living today
what the world itself is ultimately called to in the future. The
church in essence bleeds into the world ever calling it to its
true destiny. As a foretaste of the renewal of all creation, the
church cannot be discontinuous with creation. It cannot be
discontinuous with the world because the church is in the
process of becoming that very world renewed in Christ.
Neither can it merely blend into the world for then all Mission
& renewal is lost. Its presence will be in, among & for the
world even as it will be distinct from the world. This is what it
means to take on the incarnational nature of Christ. It is this
very incarnational nature that requires the church to be a
discerning community which at times both refuses conformity
with the world while at other times joining in (with what God
is already at work doing). – David Fitch

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