The Apostolic Church | Ecclesia: The Church Can Change the World - Week 4

Is the church a cruise ship built for comfort, or a troop carrier built for mission?Welcome to Week 4 of Ecclesia: The Church Can Change the World at Sozo Kyle Church. This week, guest speaker Joel (Sozo San Marcos) unpacks what it means for the church to be apostolic—not in title, but in function. Using the true story of the S.S. United States, a ship built to carry 2,000 passengers in luxury or 14,000 troops on mission depending on its purpose, Joel challenges us to ask what the church is actually designed for: comfort, or capacity.Digging into the Greco-Roman roots of the word "apostle" (sent one), the original apostles in Scripture (including women like Junia and Priscilla), and Paul's teaching in Ephesians 4 and 1 Corinthians 12, this message lays out the core difference between a pastoral church and an apostolic church—not as an either/or, but as a question of what leads. One gathers people to care for them. The other equips people to send them. Both matter. But only one keeps building.In this message, we look at:- The S.S. United States: same ship, two purposes—luxury liner or troop carrier- Why "apostle" is military language, not religious language- The original apostles—including Junia and Priscilla—and the role of women in the church's apostolic history- Ephesians 4:11-13 and the "until" that defines the purpose of the five-fold gifts- The pastoral church vs. the apostolic church: gathering vs. sending, attendance vs. multiplication- Governing, pioneering, and fathering apostles—Peter, Paul, and Barnabas as three different apostolic types- Why the mission is bigger than the church, and the church exists to serve the mission—not the other way around- What it looks like to be apostolic without needing a titleThe church Jesus is building isn't a cruise ship carrying religious consumers. It's a people on mission—equipped, empowered, and sent to change the world.Our goal at Sozo Kyle is simple: a family on mission, re-presenting Jesus to the world around us.📖 John 1:1, 14📖 John 20:21📖 Hebrews 3:1📖 Ephesians 2:19-20📖 Ephesians 4:1-13📖 1 Corinthians 12:27-28#Ecclesia #TheChurchCanChangeTheWorld #SozoKyle #Church #ApostolicChurch #KingdomOfGod #Christianity #Jesus #ChurchLeadership #Ephesians4