The Mission of Grace Bible Church

Many of us use the beginning of a new year as an opportunity to evaluate our lives and to make new resolutions. At the beginning of 2011 the elders introduced a new mission statement for Grace Bible Church, which reflects our understanding of the Scriptural priorities for the local church.

Our mission is to build a community of gospel-centered people as we:

A. Worship God in spirit and truth (John 4:24; Acts 2:42).

B. Serve one another by exercising our spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:4-6; Ephesians 4:11-16).

C. Proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8).

D. Live out a biblical worldview in all spheres of life (Jeremiah 29:7; Matthew 5:13-16).

We thought it appropriate at the beginning of this new year that we evaluate the life of the church in light of our mission statement, which is what I plan to do in the Sunday morning sermon.

We also plan to use this opportunity to express how we, along with our deacons, plan in the coming year to invest our time, energy and the Lord's money to advance our mission.