Purpose Church C3

We’ve been confused about the mission. For too long, the church has been busy building while Jesus said HE would build His church. Our job? Go make disciples.
Matthew 28:18-20 isn’t a suggestion, it’s our assignment. Jesus didn’t call us to wait for people to come to us. He called us to GO. Your workplace, your neighborhood, your coffee shop, these are your mission fields. You don’t need a theology degree. You just need your story and the Holy Spirit’s power.

This summer we’re diving into Acts and learning what it means to be FILLED, SCATTERED, and SENT. Formation isn’t just for you, it’s for the sake of others. Who’s in your Jerusalem? Your Judea? Your Samaria? The Great Commission is still the mission statement of the church, and it belongs to every ordinary person willing to share extraordinary good news.
Witness isn’t a spiritual gift some have and others don’t. It’s the commission of the church. The only question is: will we live like it?

The green pasture isn’t your destination, it’s your launch pad. This Pentecost Sunday, Lincoln Snow reminded us that we’re filled to GO, not filled to stay comfortable.
Acts 1:8 promises: “You will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses.” The pattern is clear: we’re filled in the pasture, then sent into the valley. Not someday. Not when we feel ready enough. When the Spirit comes.
Are you stuck in complacency, afraid to leave the comfort? Or rushing into the valley before your roots go deep? The pasture is where we’re restored and equipped. The valley is where we use that power. Both matter. But staying in the pasture forever? That’s not the assignment.
The valley isn’t ready for Purpose Church. Let’s be witnesses right here, right now in our workplaces, schools, and streets. You’ve been filled. Now go.

What does it really mean to love like Jesus? Not just feel love, but actively choose it, especially when it’s hard, inconvenient, or costly.

This week we discovered that abiding in Christ produces one undeniable fruit: love. Not the convenient kind, but cross-shaped love. The kind that initiates, serves, forgives, and sacrifices. Jesus said it twice in five verses: “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12-17). That’s how important this is.

Here’s the truth: we can’t manufacture this love by trying harder. We produce it by staying connected to the Vine. When we abide in Jesus, love flows naturally into our lives and overflows into our community. This is our witness. This is how the world will know we belong to Him.

The clearest evidence you’re abiding isn’t how much you know about Jesus or how long you’ve followed Him, it’s how you love people.

Purpose Church turns Four today! 🎉

We are celebrating this Sunday and we hope you will join us!! A few people will be sharing about what Purpose has meant to them and we will of course have Birthday treats!

See you at 9:45 for coffee and connection!