We
exist to ignite passion for God, inspire life, and invest life because Jesus
said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me. (John 14:6)
What
does this look like?
Ignite Passion for God
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Worship – surrendered heart presenting love and
affection to the Lord.
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Worship is an act of adoration from the heart
of the worshipper toward the Lord.
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Corporate worship is a vitally important focus
of the church ministry
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CW must be engaging in the sense of sight,
sound, and energy – this is the place for creativity. Staying fresh in worship
through creativity expression, song, testimony, use of technology
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CW must be encouraging in order to elevate the
spirit to sense and respond to the presence of the Lord – this is the place for
anticipation of the “God Moment” in worship when we invite God to speak to us.
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Private worship is an essential aspect for the
Follower of Jesus.
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PW must be a daily practice that seeks to
connect with God through Prayer, Reading the Bible, and mediation (or thinking
about) God expressing himself through our lives
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PW must be a fresh response to the current conditions
of our life regardless of the position we find ourselves in whether on top of
the world or in the valley
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PW must be a fresh renewal of our walk and way
with Jesus everyday
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Life style evangelism – spreading the
excitement of Jesus to everyone we come in contact.
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LSE is an outgrowth of our passion for the
Lord.
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People talk about what and who they are
passionate – this is the place that we must deliberately season our conversations,
contacts, and comments with Jesus
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Personally pray for those around us that are
not engage with a church ministry and with the Lord Jesus – this is the place
that we utilize the ministry if the Holy Spirit to impact the lives of people
around us
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Personally make ourselves available to the
Lord for whatever he chooses in our day – this is the place we stay close to
the Lord in order for him to cause us to be a blessing to those around us, for
him to use us to meet needs around us, and for him to flow through our lives to
meet needs
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LSE is an outgrowth of the personal
relationship we have with the Lord
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Igniting a passion for God starts within us
but like any fire once ignited has the potential energy to spread to other
people
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Ignition impacts followers of Jesus and
interests nominal followers
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Once ignited with a passion for God we invest
& invite people to Jesus naturally
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