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And all who believed were together and had all things in common. --Acts 2:44 I’d like for us to take a few minutes to think about the church today. What is God's church? What are we all about? What’s our purpose? Well, let me tell you right now. The church is God's best hope… and last hope… for the world in which we live! As the church, God has equipped you and me to proclaim his message of love and hope to our generation! Unfortunately, though, there are many churches today that are more superficial than supernatural. And many people attend churches that are bland, monotonous, routine, and predictable. If this is the kind of local church you’ve been attending, you may have developed an incorrect  idea about the church. God’s church is full of lively people who are warm and pulsating with spiritual life. The church today is a family of believers, a fellowship of kindred spirits in Christ Jesus, who share a message and a calling in him. I hope you’ve been a part of a great church that loves God, that nurtures you, and gives you a solid understanding of the body of Christ. But if you haven’t had this kind of church experience, it’s not too late! Find a vibrant, caring church where peoples’ lives are being changed by God, and become a part of what he’s doing there! THE CHURCH IS GOD'S BEST HOPE… AND LAST HOPE… FOR THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE!

The Purpose of Christ’s Coming

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
John 3:16–18

Jesus lived a perfect life, but He did not come to us primarily as an example. Jesus never said anything that was false, but He did not come just to be a teacher. Jesus healed many who were sick, but He did not come to work miracles. Jesus had great compassion on the people He met, but He did not come to be a helper. Jesus came into the world to be the Saviour of those who believe, and He is the only way that we can have a personal relationship with God and a future home in Heaven.
All around us, people are pursuing different paths to God, and we often hear that there are many ways to Him, but that is false. Jesus is the only way. Charles Spurgeon said, “That which saves the soul is not coming to a human priest, nor even attending the assemblies of God’s saints; it is coming to Jesus Christ, the great exalted Saviour, once slain, but now enthroned in glory. You must get to Him, or else you have nothing upon which your soul can rely.”
Salvation is freely offered to those who will come to Jesus, but there are no alternate plans. God only provides salvation through His Son. No substitutes or replacements will be accepted. God’s holy justice demands the payment for sin that only Jesus could provide for others. “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” (1 Timothy 2:5).
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Salvation is only found by faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross.