God's Glorious Church (Understanding God Series)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE: The Nature of the Church


1. ^The Importance of the Church

2. The Purpose of the Church

3. The Mission ^of the Church

4. The Distinctives of the Church

5. The Power of the ^Church

PART TWO: The Ministry of the Church



6. The Worship of ^the Church

7. The Fellowship of the Church

8. The Proclamation of ^the Church

9. The Witness of the Church

10. The Impact of the Church



PART ^THREE: The Function of the Church



11. The Leadership of the Church

12. ^The Unity of the Church

13. The Service of the Church

14. The Accountability ^of the Church

15. The Orientation of the Church



DR. TONY EVANS is the founder and president of The Urban Alternative, ^a national ministry dedicated to restoring hope in personal lives, families, churches ^and communities. Dr. Evans also serves as senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship ^in Dallas. He is a bestselling author of numerous books and his radio program, The ^Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, is heard on more than 500 stations every day. ^For more information, visit: tonyevans.org.

Tony Evans defines the church in vibrant terms: it is a continuation of ^Christ's incarnation. As such, it is the most important spiritual institution in ^human history. He helps the church discover its identity and purpose for existence, ^and provides believers a biblically healthy context in which to grow and live out ^their lives. This book will inspire you to help make your place of worship all that ^God intends it to be.


All of us are familiar with the story of Humpty Dumpty, the figure from ^the children's nursery rhyme whose world was shattered after he had a great fall. ^He called on the best his world had to offer to address his problem-"all the kings ^horses and all the king's men." But the tragedy of the story is that none of these ^human powers could put Humpty Dumpty's life and world back together again. Apparently ^Mr. Dumpty had no biblically functioning church available to help him, because if ^he had he would not have had to call on the king in the first place. Now its one ^thing when a nursery rhyme character cannot find the help he needs to repair his ^shattered world, even when his problem is being attended to by the highest authorities ^the culture has to offer. But it's another thing altogether when real people in ^the real world discover that all the king's horses and all the king's men-can't ^fix society's deepest problems and address the people's deepest needs. This is where ^the church comes in, because the church is the most important institution on earth. ^The church, and only the church, has been commissioned by the sovereign Lord to ^be His representative agency in history.

Tony Evans defines the church in vibrant terms: it is a continuation of Christ's incarnation. As such, it is the most important spiritual institution in human history. He helps the church discover its identity and purpose for existence, and provides believers a biblically healthy context in which to grow and live out their lives. This book will inspire you to help make your place of worship all that God intends it to be.

^The Importance of the Church

2. The Purpose of the Church

3. The Mission ^of the Church

4. The Distinctives of the Church

5. The Power of the ^Church

PART TWO: The Ministry of the Church



6. The Worship of ^the Church

7. The Fellowship of the Church

8. The Proclamation of ^the Church

9. The Witness of the Church

10. The Impact of the Church



PART ^THREE: The Function of the Church



11. The Leadership of the Church

12. ^The Unity of the Church

13. The Service of the Church

14. The Accountability ^of the Church

15. The Orientation of the Church


DR. TONY EVANS is the founder and president of The Urban Alternative, ^a national ministry dedicated to restoring hope in personal lives, families, churches ^and communities. Dr. Evans also serves as senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship ^in Dallas. He is a bestselling author of numerous books and his radio program, The ^Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, is heard on more than 500 stations every day. ^For more information, visit: tonyevans.org.

Tony Evans defines the church in vibrant terms: it is a continuation of ^Christ's incarnation. As such, it is the most important spiritual institution in ^human history. He helps the church discover its identity and purpose for existence, ^and provides believers a biblically healthy context in which to grow and live out ^their lives. This book will inspire you to help make your place of worship all that ^God intends it to be.


All of us are familiar with the story of Humpty Dumpty, the figure from ^the children's nursery rhyme whose world was shattered after he had a great fall. ^He called on the best his world had to offer to address his problem-"all the kings ^horses and all the king's men." But the tragedy of the story is that none of these ^human powers could put Humpty Dumpty's life and world back together again. Apparently ^Mr. Dumpty had no biblically functioning church available to help him, because if ^he had he would not have had to call on the king in the first place. Now its one ^thing when a nursery rhyme character cannot find the help he needs to repair his ^shattered world, even when his problem is being attended to by the highest authorities ^the culture has to offer. But it's another thing altogether when real people in ^the real world discover that all the king's horses and all the king's men-can't ^fix society's deepest problems and address the people's deepest needs. This is where ^the church comes in, because the church is the most important institution on earth. ^The church, and only the church, has been commissioned by the sovereign Lord to ^be His representative agency in history.


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Tony Evans defines the church in vibrant terms: it is a continuation of Christ's incarnation. As such, it is the most important spiritual institution in human history. He helps the church discover its identity and purpose for existence, and provides believers a biblically healthy context in which to grow and live out their lives. This book will inspire you to help make your place of worship all that God intends it to be.


-Publisher