Part 4 of Mission, Vision and Values

Our Mission Meeting people where they are; traveling with them to where Jesus is leading.

Our Vision We seek to glorify God by being a Christ- centered church that loves and serves others through the empowering of the Holy Spirit.

Our Values Powerful Prayer Authentic Relationships Transforming Grace Radical Generosity Intentional Hospitality Creative Outreach

Our first SE Our last SE at BHS Jason and Stacy Calton’s –sub shop Cleaning toilets at the union hall Great Clips Partnering with others VGM

Key Verses: Luke 5:17-26, (Mark 2:1-11)

1. The men did this because they loved their friend and believed in Jesus.

The Greatest Commandment

Often times the sad truth of our reaching out and sharing Jesus with others is this: We don’t do so because we don’t love Jesus enough or we don’t love our “friends” enough. Love has to be pretty strong to overcome our fears about sharing Christ.

2. The men were desperate for their friend.

Who are you desperate to share the love of Christ with?

3. Desperation gives birth to creativity. When teenagers face “challenges” The new Lake Campus

4. The men took a risk.

Is God calling you to reach out to someone by taking a risk?

God does not care about your comfort; He cares about you!

5. The men’s faith went “through the roof.” 6. The men’s faith brought someone else to Christ.

Real and authentic faith always affects others.

7. Jesus gave the man what he needed first.

Because of his love for us, Jesus often gives us what we need before he gives us what we want. In fact, Jesus may never give us what we want, but he will give us what he wants for us. And what he wants for us is always infinitely better.

Henry Blackaby You will never set a goal so big or attempt a task so significant that God does not have something far greater than He could do in and through you.

Creative Outreach Who is God calling me to reach out to, to share the Gospel of Christ? How is God calling me to do this?