Mission Statement Week 2: Context & Setup

Church family, here we are, week two. Church family, here we are, week two. This is actually This is a big week. We This is actually This is a big week. We This is actually This is a big week. We just finished looking at Sabbath and just finished looking at Sabbath and just finished looking at Sabbath and hopefully you had the opportunity to hopefully you had the opportunity to hopefully you had the opportunity to practice Sabbath, to just to stop and practice Sabbath, to just to stop and practice Sabbath, to just to stop and consider, reflect, remember, rejoice in consider, reflect, remember, rejoice in consider, reflect, remember, rejoice in the Lord who is gracious and the one who the Lord who is gracious and the one who the Lord who is gracious and the one who loves you. And this week we begin to loves you. And this week we begin to loves you. And this week we begin to turn our attention into love people, and turn our attention into love people, and turn our attention into love people, and you are going to have so much you are going to have so much you are going to have so much opportunity this week. As we kind of opportunity this week. As we kind of opportunity this week. As we kind of look ahead, this is 4th of July weekend. look ahead, this is 4th of July weekend. look ahead, this is 4th of July weekend. You're going to be surrounded by people, You're going to be surrounded by people, You're going to be surrounded by people, and I'm grateful [music] and I'm grateful [music] and I'm grateful [music] as I think about loving people that we as I think about loving people that we as I think about loving people that we are a part of a nation who at the very are a part of a nation who at the very are a part of a nation who at the very fabric of our country is people have fabric of our country is people have fabric of our country is people have served and sacrificed. What a gift. How served and sacrificed. What a gift. How served and sacrificed. What a gift. How about bringing that up and bringing that about bringing that up and bringing that about bringing that up and bringing that out and pointing to that and then being out and pointing to that and then being out and pointing to that and then being a people who serve and sacrifice this a people who serve and sacrifice this a people who serve and sacrifice this very week. Don't come up to the church. very week. Don't come up to the church. very week. Don't come up to the church. We're not going to be here. We're going We're not going to be here. We're going We're not going to be here. We're going to be closed, and we are [music] trying to be closed, and we are [music] trying to be closed, and we are [music] trying to set you up this weekend again with a to set you up this weekend again with a to set you up this weekend again with a sermon, a sermon about loving people. sermon, a sermon about loving people. sermon, a sermon about loving people. How do we actually move into How do we actually move into How do we actually move into action-oriented [music] faith with a practice of serving for the faith with a practice of serving for the sake of the gospel?

sake of the gospel? sake of the gospel? >> [music]