Thursday, July 29, 2010
Our Dreams
 
We dream of a church that is doing what Christ promised it would do: prevailing against the gates of hell.
 
We dream of a church that is so respected and loved in the community in which it finds itself that if it were ripped out of that community, the community would weep.
 
We dream of a church that is so passionate about people discovering the abundant life that Christ has to offer that every person within ten miles of the church would have a significant encounter with Jesus Christ.
 
We dream of a church that is so concerned about the "least of these" that through its own initiatives and partnerships with other agencies is fighting the major social needs in the area.
 
We dream of a church that has seen literally thousands of people become high-impact, kingdom driven leaders in their spheres of influence.
 
We dream of a church that has launched new churches locally, nationally, and even internationally not for its own sake but for the sake of the gospel.
 
We dream of a radical, dangerous, transformative community of Christ-followers that loves God passionately and loves people compassionately.
 
We dream that even if we were forced to shut down the Sunday services that the church would continue to grow and multiply in the neighborhoods and communities.
 
We dream that we would see first hand what Jesus meant when he said that the kingdom of God is near.
 
We dream these things knowing full well that they are impossible, but also knowing full well that God does his best work in the realm of the impossible.
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