Mission Statement Week 1: Context & Setup

Hey church family, here we are Hey church family, here we are midsummer, and you know this, we're midsummer, and you know this, we're midsummer, and you know this, we're having to take a break from weekend having to take a break from weekend having to take a break from weekend services due to our construction services due to our construction services due to our construction project. But, we're encouraged, we've project. But, we're encouraged, we've project. But, we're encouraged, we've got some things set up for us over these got some things set up for us over these got some things set up for us over these [music] next 3 weeks. We're going to [music] next 3 weeks. We're going to [music] next 3 weeks. We're going to take a deep dive into our mission take a deep dive into our mission take a deep dive into our mission statement, why we exist as a church. And statement, why we exist as a church. And statement, why we exist as a church. And I can tell you this right out of the I can tell you this right out of the I can tell you this right out of the gate, we exist to love God, love people, gate, we exist to love God, love people, gate, we exist to love God, love people, and make disciples of Jesus Christ. And and make disciples of Jesus Christ. And and make disciples of Jesus Christ. And what we're going to do is we're going to what we're going to do is we're going to what we're going to do is we're going to preach into that. We are going to have preach into that. We are going to have preach into that. We are going to have discussions around that, and by God's discussions around that, and by God's discussions around that, and by God's grace, hopefully hear so many stories of grace, hopefully hear so many stories of grace, hopefully hear so many stories of you being released to practice that. Uh you being released to practice that. Uh you being released to practice that. Uh so, for loving God, we're going to spend so, for loving God, we're going to spend so, for loving God, we're going to spend time practicing Sabbath. [music] For time practicing Sabbath. [music] For time practicing Sabbath. [music] For loving people, spending time actually loving people, spending time actually loving people, spending time actually serving. And for making disciples, we're serving. And for making disciples, we're serving. And for making disciples, we're going to encourage you in praying going to encourage you in praying going to encourage you in praying [music] into you going out and actually [music] into you going out and actually [music] into you going out and actually sharing our faith. So, we're eager. sharing our faith. So, we're eager. sharing our faith. So, we're eager. We're eager for these next 3 weeks, what We're eager for these next 3 weeks, what We're eager for these next 3 weeks, what the Lord has for us as a church family. the Lord has for us as a church family. the Lord has for us as a church family. Don't show up to the church. We're not Don't show up to the church. We're not Don't show up to the church. We're not going to be here. We're not going to be going to be here. We're not going to be going to be here. We're not going to be here. We are going to be out and about here. We are going to be out and about >> [music] >> in our communities. God bless you over >> in our communities. God bless you over >> in our communities. God bless you over these next 3 weeks.