Our mission is to Know Jesus intimately. Be transformed by the Spirit. Do mission with God... Together
Or the short version: Know. Be. Do… Together
One of the clearest explanations of this from Bible is found in Colossians 1:9-10.
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, (NIV)
KNOW
Not just knowing about Jesus, but knowing Him personally, intimately, and deeply. This is also about knowing the scriptures, knowing the voice of the Holy Spirit, even knowing yourself. “to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives […] growing in the knowledge of God” Colossians 1:9-10
BE
Becoming more like Jesus. This is about our character, heart, motivations, passions, and convictions changing as the Holy Spirit transforms us. “so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way” Colossians 1:10a (also see Romans 12:2).
DO
As we grow in knowing Jesus and being transformed, we will naturally DO mission with God (living and loving like Jesus). Some broad categories around “DO” are evangelism, justice, and service. “bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God” Colossians 1:10b
TOGETHER
We do this together, it’s that simple (but not necessarily easy). “we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you ...” Colossians 1:9
Also notice how "bearing fruit in every good work” then yields more “growing in the knowledge of God.”
In other words, though Know. Be. Do... Together are four distinct words, they are deeply interconnected.
KNOW. BE. DO... Together Sermon Series (Fall 2019)
Keith Walatka - June 27, 2021
Journey Through the Wall
Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31, Psalms 43:1-5, Psalms 42:1-11
From Series: "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (2021)"
Lets be honest, most of us know people who have deep biblical knowledge, and have been part of a church for decades, yet they seem to be one of the more miserable and judgmental and unhappy people that we know. The bottom line is the church isn’t doing a great job at seeing true heart and character change in its people. And a lot of that is because we have ignored emotional heath. The bottom line is one cannot be spiritually mature while being emotionally immature. Spiritually maturity MUST impact how we love and engage with others and ourself, our spirituality and psyches are inextricable linked (Jesus will transform every part of us). So in these next 8 weeks we are going to look at the scriptures to learn how to slow down and develop a truly transformational relationship with Jesus. Topics will include how to identify emotionally unhealthy spirituality, how to grow your soul through grief and loss, how to develop into an emotionally mature adult, and more. The bottom line is this: you can't be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature, and unless you slow and quiet your life down for a first-hand relationship with Jesus Christ, little change is possible. This series is based off the best selling book “Emotionally Healthy Spiritually” by Peter Scazzero which we highly recommend you get and read along with the series. This is going to be a great journey for us as a church this summer!
