Our Mission

our mission

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 - December 5, 2021

Shalom

Scripture References: Isaiah 2:4, John 16:33, John 20:21, Ephesians 2:14-16, John 14:17

From Series: "Advent 2021"

For the seasons of Advent and Christmastide we will be walking through the rich lyrics of the song, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel." Make no mistake, we are not elevating a song to the level of Scripture, but the words of this hymn are filled with the themes of Advent and anchored in the words of the prophet Isaiah and other Biblical writers. It is a song of longing—the people of Israel are imprisoned (captive), and in need of freedom (ransom). Israel is mourning and in exile, far from their true home, and their only hope is Emmanuel—God with us. The song captures the hope and anticipation of a people longing for the Messiah—and here we are, people of that Messiah Jesus, continuing to long and wait for even more of His presence, and ultimately for his return in glory.

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