The Main Thing is the Main Thing

What’s the main thing in your life?

What’s the main thing in our church?

(1) What’s the mission of our church?

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Matthew 28:19–20 ESV

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Matthew 22:37–39 ESV

37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

What is our mission?

The mission of our church: To glorify God through the fulfillment of the great commission in the spirit of the great commandments.

This will not change. Ever. In fact, we have a nice short way of saying this.

Glorify God. Make disciples.

(2) What are the values of our church?

What are the goals of our church? What is the foundation we are built on? What do we look like? What can you expect when you attend our church?

The Values of Vertical Church: (1) Unapologetic Preaching - (2) Unashamed Adoration - (3) Unceasing Prayer - (4) Unafraid Witness - (5) Unconditional Love - John 13:35

Are we teaching about Jesus? Are we giving God our best? Do we understand our inadequacy and our need for the Lord’s power and grace and mercy?

(3) What does a fully committed disciple of Jesus look like?

Disciples of Jesus: Worship Christ Walk with Christ Work for Christ Witness for Christ

This is who are are. This is why we exist. This is what are we are to do. This is what we are to become.