OUR HOPE FOR JOPLIN:
As One Body with One Heart we want to…
....see lives transformed and a city changed by the power of the Gospel.
…build a great city for all peoples centered on and empowered by the Gospel.
…help believers and non-believers alike examine the claims of the Gospel and learn how one applies the message and strength of the Gospel to their lives.
…offer hope & healing through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
...teach people to live free and fruitful lives in the knowledge of Christ’s finished work.
...be a church that connects the “always churched” with never churched.
…reflect the reconciling work of God in our lives through our reconciliation to one another.
…pursue a diverse community of people as an expression of unity established the Gospel.
…cultivate healthy marriages through the Gospel.
...grow healthy families through the Gospel.
…affirm the beauty of creation and creator by embracing creativity and celebrating the arts.
…contribute positively and uniquely to Joplin’s culture, especially the downtown area.
…awaken joy and wonder in the hearts of those we encounter.
…be a church that listens to their neighbors and those not like us, admitting our own faults and needs.
…remember the poor.
...be advocates for the least among us and a voice for the forgotten.
...comfort the lonely.
…joyfully serve those in need.
...see others as more significant than ourselves.
…address addiction and help bringing healing and transformation into broken, hurting lives.
...cultivate leaders in the city who love Jesus, his church and his city.
…call people to something bigger than themselves, death of self and to life in and as Christ.
Would you make these your pleas and prayers over the coming weeks, for yourself, for Mystery & for Joplin?
- a church called MYSTERY
