What a beautiful time of the year this is. Change is in the air. Some of the trees are already beginning to show some change of color. I really think this year’s colors are going to be beautiful because of the good rain we’ve had recently. It really makes me think about the up-coming sermon series that has been bouncing around in my head and my heart. If you’re part of Christ Wesleyan, and you’ve been paying attention – I haven’t preached in three weeks. For some that might be a relief, but for me has been a time to devote a lot of prayer and thought to what this series should look like. During this time I have felt a deep sense that this next series should be a time to take a good look at our mission and vision.
We want our vision to accurately describe where it is that God is leading us as a church, but we also want it to be something that everyone in the congregation can easily grasp, and easily state to anyone who asks. Finally I am ready to lay before you guys a statement that is about as simple, and yet meaningful as it can be stated. Our Vision is as follows:
Together
Loving Our Community . . . Transforming Lives . . . Through Christ
Together . . .
The fact that God has placed us all together in this ministry, at this time, in this community is all part of God’s design. There are many things that we will do, but unless we are unified in purpose and heart we will never really accomplish all that God desires for us. The emphasis is not on uniformity, but unity as the Body of Christ. Unity is the thread that weaves its way throughout the rest of our vision.
We Are Loving Our Community . . .
God is calling us outside of the walls of our church, and into our community. Throughout our community there is a continual sense of need that calls out to us. We are responding to God’s call, “If you will love this community, I’ll bless your church.” This community needs a strong church, so why not us.
We See Lives Transformed . . .
Transformation is what God wants to do in the heart of every person on the face of this earth today. There is not a person you will lock eyes with today that God does not deeply love and desire to make something very special from his or her life. Believe it or not, that includes the person you locked eyes with this morning in the mirror.
We Serve Christ
Jesus Christ is the central message that makes all of this possible. In reality there is no real transformation unless it is motivated by a deep desire to be more like Jesus Christ.
Check out our web site to see the 8 week sermon series that will cast this vision to the congregation.
We want our vision to accurately describe where it is that God is leading us as a church, but we also want it to be something that everyone in the congregation can easily grasp, and easily state to anyone who asks. Finally I am ready to lay before you guys a statement that is about as simple, and yet meaningful as it can be stated. Our Vision is as follows:
Together
Loving Our Community . . . Transforming Lives . . . Through Christ
Together . . .
The fact that God has placed us all together in this ministry, at this time, in this community is all part of God’s design. There are many things that we will do, but unless we are unified in purpose and heart we will never really accomplish all that God desires for us. The emphasis is not on uniformity, but unity as the Body of Christ. Unity is the thread that weaves its way throughout the rest of our vision.
We Are Loving Our Community . . .
God is calling us outside of the walls of our church, and into our community. Throughout our community there is a continual sense of need that calls out to us. We are responding to God’s call, “If you will love this community, I’ll bless your church.” This community needs a strong church, so why not us.
We See Lives Transformed . . .
Transformation is what God wants to do in the heart of every person on the face of this earth today. There is not a person you will lock eyes with today that God does not deeply love and desire to make something very special from his or her life. Believe it or not, that includes the person you locked eyes with this morning in the mirror.
We Serve Christ
Jesus Christ is the central message that makes all of this possible. In reality there is no real transformation unless it is motivated by a deep desire to be more like Jesus Christ.
Check out our web site to see the 8 week sermon series that will cast this vision to the congregation.
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