EXPOSITORY MESSAGE FOR ALL HEAVENLY MINDED CHRISTIANS - THE PRINCIPAL ASSIGNMENT OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST ON EARTH.

 Beloved, do you know that the Church of Christ on earth has a fundamental assignment to be executed before the return of Christ? Many churches today have shifted from that basic and primary assignment and are now pursuing shadows! This is a very pathetic situation. Note, when we talk about the Church, we are referring to human beings, the members and the people that come to worship God in a place, and not the building! The Church is not the building but all the born again believers which include Ministers, workers and members. These people were specially saved and called for a divine assignment. I want you to know that the Church is the property of Christ on earth. Jesus says, "upon this rock I will build my Church....." Mt 16:18. Now the question is, what is the principal assignment of the Church of Christ upon the earth? A. PREPARING PEOPLE FOR HEAVEN - Mt 10:7, "As ye go preach, saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand" And In Mk 1:15, "And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand, repent ye and believe the gospel" The principal duty of every living Church today should be how to prepare people for heaven and Not for hell as it is today! Today many churches and ministries are seriously preparing their members for hell and Not for heaven. And their members who are ignorant of this, believe their Pastors whole-heartedly even though they are deceiving them. That is why everyone should be vigilant, watchful , prayerful and study the kind of Church you go and declare yourself as a full member. Note, ignorance is not an excuse with God. Be careful. Their focus is on prosperity and how to make money and nothing more. Others focus on deliverance and how to maintain their popularity, position and influence on the people without telling them the quality of life to live and get to heaven! Note, you may be popular and famous on this earth with great wealth and influence on the people But you won't enter heaven! Heaven is a holy place fully prepared for people that live the life and fully obey the word of God. Jesus says be ye perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect. Mt 5:48. Friend, do you know that it is a painful thing for one to leave the Church in death and go to hell instead of heaven? That is what many churches are doing today. They are just preparing people for hell straight due to wrong preaching, teachings, evil connections, evil lifestyles etc. Now, how should the Church prepare people for heaven?

1. BY PREACHING THE TRUE GOSPEL. The true gospel is pointing the people to Christ and not self. The Bishop should tell the people Christ's accomplishments on the cross - His sufferings, death and resurrection. That was how the Apostles preached. 1Cor 15:1-4. You are to preach Christ crucified to the people. You are to preach holiness and righteousness of the Bible that will take people to heaven and Not prosperity as we are witnessing today in many Churches and Ministries! Preach against worldliness and carnality in the Church. Also preach healing and deliverance, freely you have received and freely you should pray for the people. Mt 10:8. Again, every true Minister of the new Testament must preach and emphasize on the second coming of Christ, which is the greatest expectation and the hope of every true believer in Christ. Jesus says "Behold, i come quickly, hold that fast which thou hast, that No man take thy crown" Rev 3:11. This is the true gospel. You are to also preach with your practical life example as Paul would tell Timothy to be an example to the believers in all things. 1Tim 4:12. Pastors and Bishops should lay good example before their people. They should be in the front in everything - In character, purity, tithing, giving, marriage, truthfulness, accountability, responsibility, holiness of life, to mention a few. Preach without looking at any person's face! Don't be afraid of any human being who has power to kill you physically but has No power over your soul, but fear the One, who after killing you physically, still has power to follow you and cast you into hell fire! And that is God! Many Preachers are afraid to preach the truth today because of what will happen to them.

2. WARNING THE PEOPLE TO REPENT FROM SINS. This is how to prepare people for heaven. All Ministers, Pastors, Evangelists, Prophets, Apostles and Teachers must be bold and courageous to openly preach and rebuke sins among the people. That is what makes a Minister of God. Check it In 1Tim 4:1-4. The Apostle Paul encouraged Timothy to exhort, reprove and rebuke with all longsuffering,, that has come people are no longer ready to hear the truth! They want to hear what will sweeten their heart and support the evils in their hands. That is why every true Minister of God that want to make it to heaven must be rugged in preaching the truth, holiness and righteousness of the Bible to please God and not to please man and go to hell. The Bishops and the Pastors should seriously warn the people of the consequences of sinning against God. This is the standard.

3. SOUL WINNING - Another major assignment of the Church of Christ on earth is soul winning. The Bible says he who wins souls is wise. Prov 11:30. Soul winning is the heart beat of the Father God in heaven. The Father in heaven is watching to see how the Church is carrying out this assignment on earth. This is the very assignment that Christ came to die for! John 15:13. Any Church that is not busy winning souls into the kingdom of heaven is an enemy of God. That is, every soul winning Church is a friend of God. Likewise, any Christian who is not concerned about winning souls into the kingdom of heaven is an enemy of God, he or she is working to populate hell. This is the time of harvest of souls. Jesus says "..... the harvest truly is plenteous but the laborers are few" Mt 9:37. Please enlist yourself as one of the workers on the harvest fields. This message is a very urgent one! To be Continued! Please share this message with your neighbors to save them from hell and eternal damnation. God bless you richly for doing this. Thank you.