GOSPEL :: FAMILY :: MISSION
Our mission is to be a gospel centered church family of gospel communities that grow missionally engaged disciples who glorify God. This means that we value the transforming message of the gospel. We value the diversity of the church family. We value and want to be wholeheartedly invested in the work of God’s mission throughout the world.
Why is it important to give? Our giving is an investment that reflects our belief in the generosity of God in the gospel.
James is straightforward and blunt. He doesn’t pull punches and he doesn’t gloss things over. His instructions are simple.
Some days are like a whirlwind. Some weeks are like a whirlwind. When I think of a whirlwind I think of a tornado. I remember the tornado that rolled through Hallam, NE back in 2004. Hallam was a small town of less than a 1,000 people that was struck by a two and a half mile-wide tornado in the middle of the night.
The author of the book of Job says that “God spoke to Job out of the whirlwind.” God spoke to Job in person, out of a whirlwind. What would that look like? What would it be like to speak personally with God in the midst of a whirlwind? What would it be like to be so grounded in the love of Christ that when the nastiest of storms hit my life, I seek the presence of God until he shows up and speaks to me?
When I was a kid I was part of a boy’s club called Royal Rangers. Think, Boy Scouts meets Jesus. One of the things the leaders of this club taught us was what they called the Royal Ranger Motto. Every time a leader would yell “What’s the Royal Ranger motto?” We would yell at the top of our lungs, “Ready. Ready to work, play, serve, worship, live and obey God’s Word.”
The Lord loves to heal our sicknesses, lift our spirits and forgive our sins. Are you sick? Pray and ask for prayer. Is your spirit downcast? Pray and ask for prayer? Are you struggling in sin? Pray and ask for prayer.
September 11, 2001 was a day that rocked America to its core. It was a terrifying day to say the least. It was a day that caused many to question their security and live in fear. It was a day that left its mark on anyone who was alive.
In Ephesians 3:16 – 17 Paul prays that the Holy Spirit would strengthen us so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith as our hearts are rooted and grounded in the love of Christ.
Think about your commitment to the community of the gospel for a minute. We begin in the community of the gospel as consumers in need of the community of the gospel. Then we are transformed by the gospel into a community of contributors who continue to receive benefits in gospel community but also begin to give generously to one another as we mature in the gospel.
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