Three Main Blueprints

For the word of God to adequately equip the man of God for the work of church ministry, it must reveal purpose, goals, and means by which those goals are attained. God reveals through His word that the overarching purpose for everything we do is bring glorify to Him (Rom. 5:2; 1 Cor. 10:31; 2 Cor. 1:20; 4:6; 4:15; Phil. 2:11). Goals by which He is glorified also proceed from Him via His word:

1. To worship Him in spirit and truth - upward focus (John 4:23).
2. To attain to the unity of the faith and maturity in Christ - inward focus (Eph. 4:11-16).
3. To make disciples of all nations - outward focus (Matt. 28:18-20).

Finally, God reveals through His word the means for attaining these purpose-driven goals. Blueprints containing these purpose-goals-means can be derived from Scripture and will be discussed in upcoming postings.