12/08/2026
This Sunday, we are inviting you to church. But quick question
WHAT IS THE CHURCH?
We answered this question last week Sunday in a Serrmon by Pastor Dr Kasanda Mbasela.
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π WHAT DOES "CHURCH" MEAN?
The word Church comes from the Greek Ekklesia β meaning a gathering of called-out ones.
From the very beginning, the church in the wilderness faced persecution.
The freedoms and privileges we enjoy today are because of the sacrifice of those who came before us.
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ποΈ WHAT DID JESUS ESTABLISH?
"You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." β Matthew 16:17β18
Jesus established a governing body β people pulled out of darkness into His Kingdom.
"He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love." β Colossians 1:13
We are a body in session.
Decisions made here affect the world.
Matthew 18:15β18 β What you bind on earth is bound in heaven.
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πͺ YOU ARE PART OF AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE
The church was created to showcase the wisdom of God to the unseen realm.
It is a building of living beings β and the thing Jesus loved enough to die for is the church.
"You have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem." β Hebrews 12:22
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π― THE 6 P'S: WHY THE CHURCH EXISTS
1. Pastor β 1 Peter 5:2 β "Shepherd the flock of God"
2. Protection β A place of safety and covering
3. Prophecy β The church exists for Jesus to communicate special seasons. Your sure word of prophecy is the Word of God. Receive what's yours!
4. Presence β Times of special refreshment. Acts 3:19 β "Times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord." Psalm 133:1 β "Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!"
5. Praise and Prayer β 1 Peter 2:5 β "Offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God." We bring the sacrifice of praise.
6. Policy Enforcement β To civilize the world with the culture of heaven. Isaiah 2:2 β "The mountain of the Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains."
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FINAL WORD
We come to church to learn about the Kingdom of God β and the rest of the week, we reflect.
Don't take any meeting casually.
You are part of something eternal. Something unstoppable. Something Jesus died for.
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π Join us next Sunday at City of the Lord Church, Kafue
π 08:00 hrs | π’ Soloboni Complex, Bata Kafue
Come with purpose. Come with expectation. You are the church.