At our church, our mission is to love God and others, grow closer to God, connect with people, and serve God and others. We believe that by following these principles, we can fulfill our purpose and create a community that reflects the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.
We strive to love God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. We seek to grow in our understanding and relationship with God through prayer, worship, Bible study, and discipleship, and to encourage one another to do the same.
We recognize the importance of community and strive to connect with those around us. We seek to create a welcoming and loving environment where we can grow in the Lord together.
Finally, we believe that serving God and others is a natural expression of our love for Him. We seek to use our gifts, talents, and resources to meet the needs of our community and to share the love and hope of Jesus Christ with those around us.
Our mission is to love, grow, connect, and serve.
I say the main point is that the day of the Lord is near and that genuine repentance is the only remedy. I explain that Joel chapter one showed a real locust plague as a warning and that chapter two warns of a far greater judgment yet to come. I describe that judgment as swift, terrible, and cosmic, with an organized army and darkened sun and moon. I urge that the proper response is to turn to God with fasting, weeping, and a broken heart, not merely outward signs. I call for leaders and the whole community to pray and intercede so that God may spare and restore his people. I also point to hope in God’s grace, mercy, and the promised outpouring of the Spirit, and I encourage us to act now to share the gospel.
Takeaways:
I explain that the Book of Joel warns of the coming day of the Lord and judgment.
We describe the locust plague as a real event and a preview of more severe judgment to come.
I call people to repent by turning their hearts to God with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
We emphasize that genuine repentance is inward, to rend the heart rather than perform outward rites.
I urge immediate action because we cannot assume tomorrow will be given and judgment may be near.
We teach that God is both just and merciful, slow to anger and ready to forgive those who turn.
I challenge leaders and congregations to call assemblies, pray earnestly, and seek revival beginning in individual hearts.
We remind listeners that repentance and evangelism protect the reputation of God among the nations and witnesses.
29 Sept 2026
We Study Romans 13: The Law of Love
We declare that the principal duty a Christian owes is love, for Romans 13 commands that we "owe no man anything but to love one another." I explain that love fulfills the law and that loving God is inseparable from loving our neighbor. We teach that this love is agape: sacrificial, not self-seeking, and it must be shown in how we treat others. I stress that love is more than avoiding harm; it is active service, sacrifice, and seeking the good of people. We draw on Matthew, Galatians, and First John to show that care for the least is care for Christ. I call you to receive God’s grace if you have not, and to let His love shape how you forgive, serve, and obey.
Takeaways:
I affirm that Romans 13 teaches we owe no debt except continual sacrificial love for others.
We learn that loving God with all our being necessarily compels us to love our neighbor.
I assert that agape love is active obedience, expressed in serving, truthfulness, and sacrificial giving.
We were reminded from Matthew 25 that ministering to the least equates to ministering to Christ.
I acknowledged that true Christian freedom must be used to serve others, not to gratify fleshly desires.
We concluded that love both prevents harm and proactively seeks the good of the other.
I confess that experiencing God’s redemptive love obligates me to forgive, sacrifice, and pursue reconciliation with neighbors.
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