1) To lift up Jesus.
     Jesus said, "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Myself."
(John 12:32)

2) To destroy the works of the devil.
     "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of
the devil." (1 John 3:8)

3) To deliver the good news.
     "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." (Luke 4:1-19)

4) To build up a body of believers.
     "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some; but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." (Hebrews 10:25)

5) To fulfill the Great Commission.
     "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20)



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