At the church in which I pastor, our vision statement reads, “The vision of Hope Church is to grow and develop followers of Jesus Christ who understand and live their calling as missionaries, spreading God’s love to the world.” A vision statement is more than just a few words strung together that get mentioned every once in a while. The vision statement gives our church … Continue reading The Power of Vision
“the condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if he not be there, one of the first tokens of his absence will be a slothfulness in prayer.” … Continue reading “Call to Me”
– First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. (Romans 1:8) – I give thanks to my God always for you. (1 Corinthians 1:4) – I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. (Ephesians 1:16) – I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine. (Philippians 1:3-4) – … Continue reading Cultivating a Thankful Spirit – The Apostle Paul’s Example and Teaching
Shepherd the Flock 