There are two key verses that sum up why we’re here:
The Great Commandment
Matthew 22: 37-40 (New Living Translation): You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind…. Love your neighbour as yourself. All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.
The Great Commission
Matthew 28: 19-20 (New Living Translation): Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always even to the end of the age.
These two verses are used to summarise our purpose statement:
Our purpose statement:
“To Grow through Living Out the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.”