What Is the 'Commission' to the Church? - Garner Ted Armstrong - May 1974

Garner Ted Armstrong

Is there a commission to the Church to preach the gospel? Or is the only real mission to preach and teach to local congregations? What is the plain truth from your own Bible about the work of the ministry? AIN'T NO need to build no walkway - ain't goin' nowhere!" was the sarcastic retort. The farmer spat, hitched up his overalls and headed to his 1930s-model car, skirting the muddy puddles in the churchyard of the tiny building just outside Eugene, Oregon's city limits. It was a Sabbath day in the early 1940s and the pastor, Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong, had just finished the sermon. In it he had mentioned the need for members to help build a walkway from the unpaved street to the front porch; perhaps by a combination of donated labor, and tithes and offerings for this simple project. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library