to be people filled with the love of God, the life of God, and a passion for the glorious supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all people
Can you imagine a church that actually fulfilled that purpose?
Wouldn’t you want to be around people filled with God’s love – people who because of Jesus Christ are secure in God’s love, who love Him with all of their hearts, and who direct that love to people in the church and community – people driven not by fear, but love?
Who wouldn’t want to be with people filled with God’s life, people whose character reflects the character of God, whose priorities reflect His heart, and whose actions reflect His power?
It is so right that we purpose to be filled with a passion for the glorious supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all people. We intend to become people of one holy passion who long to see God exalted as the highest One, the supreme One in every area of life and in every place on earth because we know God’s glory is the only hope for true joy for all people.
And imagine people from whom love and life and passion are not just trickling out, but a church of people filled with the love, the life of God and a passion for the supremacy of God – so filled, that what is most noticeable about them is their security in God’s love, the character of their life, and their passion for God’s glory.
That is our dream, our intention, our determination. That is our purpose. Such a church will fulfill its God-given destiny. That church will glorify God.
To make that purpose also our reality there are four areas we value and choose to live out consistently, faithfully, and wholeheartedly.