Vision 2023
VISION
2023
Galatians 3:25 (MSG) 25But now you have arrived at your destination: By faith in Christ you are in direct relationship with God.
SOUL TATTOO: Because everyone counts, Destination Church relentlessly Loves and Serves like Jesus.
Stats and Stories:
PRAY FIRST.
Ephesians 1:17-18 (NIV) 17 “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.”
1.) Know God.
John 3:16 (ESV) 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 10:13-14 (NLT) 13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?
2.) Build Community.
Acts 20:20 (NIV) 20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.
Small Groups provide 3 things…
- A place to connect with others.
- A place to protect each other.
- A place to grow together.
PRAY FIRST.
Ephesians 1:16-18 (LB) 16-17 I have never stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you wisdom to see clearly and really understand who Christ is and all that he has done for you. 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can see something of the future he has called you to share. I want you to realize that God has been made rich because we who are Christ’s have been given to him!
3.) Discover your purpose.
Hebrews 6:1a (NIV) 1Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity.
John 10:10b (NIV) 10I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
4.) Make a difference.
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Acts 20:24a (NIV) 24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me.
1 Corinthians 12:4-5, 27 (LB) 4 Now God gives us many kinds of special abilities, but it is the same Holy Spirit who is the source of them all. 5 There are different kinds of service to God, but it is the same Lord we are serving… 27 Now here is what I am trying to say: All of you together are the one body of Christ, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it.
At Destination Church we believe that:
- Every member is a minister.
- Every task is important.
- Every member is a “10” in some area.
PRAY FIRST.
Ephesians 1:17-18 (MSG) “I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers.”
Next Week: “The Holy Bible”
What is different about how you read and study the Bible now, then how it was when you first became a Christian?
SOUL TATTOO: Because everyone counts, Destination Church relentlessly Loves and Serves like Jesus.