![The life function of [the local church] is to love the God who created it - to care for others out of obedience to Christ, to heal those who hurt, to take away fear, to restore community, to belong to one another, to proclaim the Good News while living it out. The church is the invisible made visible.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-life-function-of-the-local-church-is-to-love-the-god-who-created-it-to-ca.jpg)
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