1. To Encourage
“Encourage each other and build each other up.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV)
“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 (ESV)
2. To Enlighten
“How can you teach others if you refuse to learn?” Romans 2:21a (CEV)
“An intelligent heart acquires knowledge!” Proverbs 18:15 (ESV)
3. To Equip
“equip the saints … for building up the body of Christ.” Ephesians 4:12 (ESV)
“Now may the God of peace… equip you with every good thing to do His will.” Hebrews 13:20-21(ESV)
4. To Exalt The Lord Through Growing A Healthier Church
“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.” Psalm 108:5 (ESV)
“the whole body… when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up I love.” Ephesians 4:16 (ESV)