2.      Leading people to know Jesus, helping them CONNECT and GROW, and helping them become witnesses and SERVANTS is a circular, on-going process

Ø  Connect –With God—With Truth—With People 

 ·        The Great Command

Matt 22:36-39 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'   38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' NIV 

-        We connect through our Sunday worship gatherings as well as other special events and gatherings 

 Ø  Grow – In Our Relationship with God – In Our Understanding of the Bible

·        The Great Commission

Matt 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." NIV

 -        We grow through our mid-week discipleship gatherings and other discipleship opportunities-         

 Ø  Serve – Sharing Jesus’ Love in Our World – Reaching Out to Hurting People Around Us

·        The Great Empowerment

Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." NIV 

-        We engage in Spirit-empowered servant-hood through various outreach and ministry opportunities which involve both giving and doing.