Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

the purpose of the church as we pick up in Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

To some he gave apostles, and to some prophets, and to some evangelist, and to some

pastors and teachers. So he anointed some men to be apostles. He anointed others to be prophets,

others to be evangelist, others to be pastor teachers.

Now what is the purpose then of the church? What is the purpose of these men that God has gifted?

For years, because of my seminary experiences and my exposure to Oswald J. Smith and his missionary conferences,

and because of my denominational background, I thought that the primary purpose of the church was the evangelization of the world.

And so I was always trying to preach evangelistic sermons

in order that I might evangelize the world.

Because after all, that I was taught

was the primary purpose of the church.

And as the result, the people in my congregations have been exposed to

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