2. “To make disciples, that make disciples”
Our Mission
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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.”
“To make disciples, that make disciples”

3. 3 Gospel Commitments
Gospel Truth - We are committed to the truth of scripture, and believe its central message is the Gospel; the message of God’s gracious work to redeem sinners.
Gospel Community - We are committed to knowing, loving and serving one another as brothers and sisters united in Christ.
Gospel Mission - Individually and corporately, we are committed to declaring and demonstrating the Gospel to our communities, our cities and the nations.

4. Why have a mission statement? Why should we have commitments?
Provides clarity vs. confusion
Provides healing vs. pain
Provides fulfillment vs. regret
Provides victories vs. lost opportunities
Provides growth vs. waste
Purpose directed…gospel driven

5. 3 Gospel Commitments
Gospel Truth - We are committed to the truth of scripture, and believe its central message is the Gospel; the message of God’s gracious work to redeem sinners.
-there is absolute truth and it is evident.
-there is the truth of the gospel and we should embrace it.

6. The Gospel
What is the gospel? “good news” of Jesus Christ. Why is the gospel so important? He is the only solution to the problem of sin. So, what’s the problem? We like to embrace other remedies that don’t work!

7. False Gospels and Other Failures
Isolate and escape
-keep distracting yourself
Deny, fanaticize and pretend
-we are the ones we’ve been waiting for!
Religious morality
-putting lipstick and a bow on a pig
Give up and give in
-embrace the curse

8. Whose am I?