ACCOMPLISHES CERTAIN FUNCTIONS The church has five primary functions that may be found in the Jerusalem Church (Acts 2:41–47, and supported by other passages as well). They are biblical teaching (2 Tim. 4:2); fellowship (Heb. 10:25); worship (Rom. 12:1; 1 Peter 2:9), which includes prayer, the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper, financial giving, praise, and so on; evangelism (Matt. 28:19; 2 Tim. 4:5), which includes the ordinance of baptism; and service or ministry (Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12). GLORIFIES
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