June 29, 2025
Proverbs: The More You Know
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. – Proverbs 27:12
The Principle of the Path.
Direction—not intention—determines our destination.
1. Direction over Intention
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. – Proverbs 27:12
2. Wisdom over Emotion
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. – Proverbs 1:7
3. Path over Solution
4. Intentional over Wishful Thinking
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. – Proverbs 14:8
5. Trust over Knowledge
a. John 8:31-32 - Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
6. Submission over Determination
Psalm 50:9-12
i. 9 I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
10 for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. 12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
7. Legacy over Moments
21 My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; 22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. – Proverbs 3:21-22
Proverbs: The More You Know
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. – Proverbs 27:12
The Principle of the Path.
Direction—not intention—determines our destination.
1. Direction over Intention
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. – Proverbs 27:12
2. Wisdom over Emotion
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. – Proverbs 1:7
3. Path over Solution
4. Intentional over Wishful Thinking
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. – Proverbs 14:8
5. Trust over Knowledge
a. John 8:31-32 - Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
6. Submission over Determination
Psalm 50:9-12
i. 9 I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
10 for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. 12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
7. Legacy over Moments
21 My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; 22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. – Proverbs 3:21-22
June 22, 2025
Values: Unity is our pursuit
Where hope lives...
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Following Jesus is our calling.
Values: Unity is our pursuit
Where hope lives...
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Following Jesus is our calling.
The Bible is our authority.
Serving is our passion.
Everyone has a gift.
Every gift is meant to be given.
You will be accountable for your gift.
Generosity is our practice.
Unity is our pursuit.
John 17:20-23
20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
We are better together.
Serving is our passion.
Everyone has a gift.
Every gift is meant to be given.
You will be accountable for your gift.
Generosity is our practice.
Unity is our pursuit.
John 17:20-23
20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
We are better together.
Eph 4:2-3
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Phil 2:1-11
1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
Make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
“Unity does not mean sameness. It means oneness of purpose.” - Priscilla Shirer
Unity > Uniformity
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Phil 2:1-11
1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
Make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
“Unity does not mean sameness. It means oneness of purpose.” - Priscilla Shirer
Unity > Uniformity
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.
Colossians 3:12-14
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Galatians 6:2
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
We carry each other’s burdens.
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.
Colossians 3:12-14
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Galatians 6:2
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
We carry each other’s burdens.
June 15, 2025
Values: Generosity is Our Practice
Where hope lives…
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Following Jesus is our calling.
Values: Generosity is Our Practice
Where hope lives…
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Following Jesus is our calling.
The Bible is our authority.
Serving is our passion.
Everyone has a gift.
Every gift is meant to be given.
You will be accountable for your gift.
Generosity is our practice.
Psalms 119:36
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
Matthew 6:19-24
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Serving is our passion.
Everyone has a gift.
Every gift is meant to be given.
You will be accountable for your gift.
Generosity is our practice.
Psalms 119:36
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
Matthew 6:19-24
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
2 Cor 9:6-8
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Cor 9:6-8
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Malachi 3:10
10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
- God owns everything, manage everything for God
- Because God gave, we give.
- We worship God with our time, talent, and treasure.
- We give, save, and live within our means.
- Give your first and best. (first fruits)
- Generosity starts when you trust God.
- Generosity fuels Jesus’ mission.
- Generosity is an act of worship.
June 8, 2025
Values: Serving is Our Passion
Where hope lives....
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is our authority.
Serving is our passion.
1 Timothy 3:13
For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Values: Serving is Our Passion
Where hope lives....
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is our authority.
Serving is our passion.
1 Timothy 3:13
For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:11-13
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:14-16
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
I want to die trying, not to die watching.
Summer Surge
Everyone has a gift.
Every gift is meant to be given.
You will be accountable for your gift.
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:14-16
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
I want to die trying, not to die watching.
Summer Surge
Everyone has a gift.
Every gift is meant to be given.
You will be accountable for your gift.
June 1, 2025
Values: The Bible is Our Authority
A vision is a preferred future.
where hope lives
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
Vision = Why
Mission = How
Values = What
Following Jesus is our calling
Matthew 16:24
Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
The Bible is our authority.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
1. Reasonable Conclusion
a. Isaiah 1:18 – Come now and let us reason together says the Lord.
Psalm 19:1 – The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2. Unique Composition
1 Thessalonians 2:1
..we also thank God continually because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
3. Impressive Durability
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
4. Challenging Complexity
5. Amazing Accuracy
John 17:17
Sanctify them in the truth – Your word is truth.
6. Fulfilled Prophecy
7. Positive Effectiveness
Isaiah 55:10-11
…so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
We trust and obey God’s Word.
We preach and teach from the Bible.
We study God’s Word individually and in community.
We live out what we learn.
Values: The Bible is Our Authority
A vision is a preferred future.
where hope lives
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
Vision = Why
Mission = How
Values = What
Following Jesus is our calling
Matthew 16:24
Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
The Bible is our authority.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
1. Reasonable Conclusion
a. Isaiah 1:18 – Come now and let us reason together says the Lord.
Psalm 19:1 – The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2. Unique Composition
1 Thessalonians 2:1
..we also thank God continually because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
3. Impressive Durability
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
4. Challenging Complexity
5. Amazing Accuracy
John 17:17
Sanctify them in the truth – Your word is truth.
6. Fulfilled Prophecy
7. Positive Effectiveness
Isaiah 55:10-11
…so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
We trust and obey God’s Word.
We preach and teach from the Bible.
We study God’s Word individually and in community.
We live out what we learn.
May 25, 2025
Values: Following Jesus is our calling
A vision is a preferred future.
where hope lives
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
· Upward – Toward God
· Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
· Inward – Toward church family & self
Know
Value
Love
KVL
Vision = Why
Mission = How
Values = What
Following Jesus is our calling.
Matthew 16:24
Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
Matthew 16:24-26
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
You are an apprentice of Jesus.
Luke 6:40 CSB
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Love Jesus, Live like Jesus
We help people find their way to God.
We are called to be disciples who make disciples who make disciples.
Matthew 4:19 ESV
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Jesus is the hero of your story.
There’s always a next step when following Jesus
Philippians 4:9
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Matthew 7:13-14
13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
John 14:6
I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Values: Following Jesus is our calling
A vision is a preferred future.
where hope lives
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
· Upward – Toward God
· Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
· Inward – Toward church family & self
Know
Value
Love
KVL
Vision = Why
Mission = How
Values = What
Following Jesus is our calling.
Matthew 16:24
Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
Matthew 16:24-26
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
You are an apprentice of Jesus.
Luke 6:40 CSB
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Love Jesus, Live like Jesus
We help people find their way to God.
We are called to be disciples who make disciples who make disciples.
Matthew 4:19 ESV
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Jesus is the hero of your story.
There’s always a next step when following Jesus
Philippians 4:9
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Matthew 7:13-14
13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
John 14:6
I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
May 18, 2025
Mission: Love
A vision is a preferred future.
where hope lives
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
· Upward – Toward God
· Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
· Inward – Toward church family & self
KNOW
VALUE
Value what God values.
LOVE
Upward – Toward God
Matthew 22:37-38
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.
Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
Matthew 22:39-40
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Love Jesus,
Live like Jesus
Inward – Toward church family & self
Mark 10:17-22
17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 22 At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
Mark 10:21
21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Mission: Love
A vision is a preferred future.
where hope lives
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
· Upward – Toward God
· Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
· Inward – Toward church family & self
KNOW
VALUE
Value what God values.
LOVE
Upward – Toward God
Matthew 22:37-38
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.
Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
Matthew 22:39-40
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Love Jesus,
Live like Jesus
Inward – Toward church family & self
Mark 10:17-22
17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 22 At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
Mark 10:21
21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
May 11, 2025
Mission: Value
A vision is a preferred future.
where hope lives
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
· Upward – Toward God
· Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
· Inward – Toward church family & self
KNOW
VALUE
Value what God values.
Upward – Toward God
Love
Faith
· Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. – Hebrews 11:1
Compassion
Humility
· Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. – Philippians 2:3-4
Justice
· Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. – Isaiah 1:17
Obedience
Integrity
Stewardship
Servanthood
· the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve – Mark 10:45
Holiness
Inward – Toward church family & self
Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. - Micah 6:8
· For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. – Colossians 1:13-14
Mission: Value
A vision is a preferred future.
where hope lives
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
· Upward – Toward God
· Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
· Inward – Toward church family & self
KNOW
VALUE
Value what God values.
Upward – Toward God
Love
Faith
· Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. – Hebrews 11:1
Compassion
Humility
· Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. – Philippians 2:3-4
Justice
· Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. – Isaiah 1:17
Obedience
Integrity
Stewardship
Servanthood
· the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve – Mark 10:45
Holiness
Inward – Toward church family & self
Outward – Toward neighbor & the world
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. - Micah 6:8
· For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. – Colossians 1:13-14
May 4, 2025
Mission: Know
A vision is a preferred future.
Where hope lives.
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Hope begins with Jesus.
Our mission is to know, value, and love God and one another.
· Upward – Toward God
· Outward Toward neighbor & the world
· Inward – Toward church family & self
KNOW
Upward – Toward God
Philippians 3:7-11
7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
Jeremiah 29:13
says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Outward Toward neighbor & the world
Romans 10:14-15
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Inward – Toward church family & self
1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.
Phil 3:10
10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death…
April 27, 2025
Vision: Where Hope Lives
A vision is a preferred future.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. –
Psalm 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
Colossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Psalm 119:114
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
1 Peter 1:3-4a
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.
Romans 8:18-21
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Where hope lives.
Jesus changes everything!
Hope begins with Jesus.
Because of Jesus, there is hope for you!
Vision: Where Hope Lives
A vision is a preferred future.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. –
Psalm 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
Colossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Psalm 119:114
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
1 Peter 1:3-4a
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.
Romans 8:18-21
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
Our vision is that every heart and home embraces the hope in Jesus.
Where hope lives.
Jesus changes everything!
Hope begins with Jesus.
Because of Jesus, there is hope for you!