Mission Statement Week 3: Context & Setup

Pillar Church, this is week three of Pillar Church, this is week three of three with our weekend closures and at three with our weekend closures and at three with our weekend closures and at some level, some level, some level, uh this is this is it. And we've got one uh this is this is it. And we've got one uh this is this is it. And we've got one more week where we get to do this more week where we get to do this more week where we get to do this digital scattering reality and I'm so digital scattering reality and I'm so digital scattering reality and I'm so excited to be on the other side of it excited to be on the other side of it excited to be on the other side of it and to come back and be embodied and to come back and be embodied and to come back and be embodied together in a new space, which I'm together in a new space, which I'm together in a new space, which I'm excited for you to see and for us to excited for you to see and for us to excited for you to see and for us to experience together. But, we're not experience together. But, we're not experience together. But, we're not quite there yet. We are at week three. quite there yet. We are at week three. quite there yet. We are at week three. We have worked through [music] our We have worked through [music] our We have worked through [music] our mission statement, love God, love mission statement, love God, love mission statement, love God, love people, make disciples of Christ. Where people, make disciples of Christ. Where people, make disciples of Christ. Where we are this week is making [music] we are this week is making [music] we are this week is making [music] disciples. And the practice that we're disciples. And the practice that we're disciples. And the practice that we're attaching to that, there's so much we attaching to that, there's so much we attaching to that, there's so much we could say about discipleship and making could say about discipleship and making could say about discipleship and making disciples. disciples. disciples. The practice here is sharing our faith. The practice here is sharing our faith. The practice here is sharing our faith. It's that first step of making It's that first step of making It's that first step of making disciples. We're longing to see people disciples. We're longing to see people disciples. We're longing to see people come to Christ. It's like, I have gotten come to Christ. It's like, I have gotten come to Christ. It's like, I have gotten to a place where I have received the to a place where I have received the to a place where I have received the love of God, responding to his love in love of God, responding to his love in love of God, responding to his love in my life, both vertically back in my life, both vertically back in my life, both vertically back in affection to him. And then week two was affection to him. And then week two was affection to him. And then week two was about looking out, seeing my neighbors, about looking out, seeing my neighbors, about looking out, seeing my neighbors, introducing myself, serving, sacrificing introducing myself, serving, sacrificing introducing myself, serving, sacrificing for them, not out of duty, but out of for them, not out of duty, but out of for them, not out of duty, but out of response and delight for a God who loves response and delight for a God who loves response and delight for a God who loves me. How can I not serve him? And here we me. How can I not serve him? And here we me. How can I not serve him? And here we are week three, where we get to take are week three, where we get to take are week three, where we get to take that bold step of sharing our faith. We that bold step of sharing our faith. We that bold step of sharing our faith. We get to share the hope that is within us.

get to share the hope that is within us. get to share the hope that is within us. [music] And so here we are, week three, [music] And so here we are, week three, [music] And so here we are, week three, excited for it.