Gatherings

“For where two or three are gathered

together in my name, there am I in the
midst of them." -Matthew 18:20

A Christian Vision –
The Fight against
Mediocrity
Song of Praise
Give thanks to the Lord
Our God and King
His love endures forever
For He is good, He is above all things
His love endures forever
Sing praise, sing praise
With a mighty hand
and outstretched arm
His love endures forever
For the life that's been reborn
His love endures forever
Sing praise, sing praise
Sing praise, sing praise
Yeah
Forever God is faithful
Forever God is strong
Forever God is with us
Forever
From the rising to the setting sun
His love endures forever
By the grace of God
Gatherings
We will carry on
His love endures forever
Sing praise, sing praise
Sing praise, sing praise
Chorus
His love endures forever
His love endures forever
His love endures forever
Forever
Sing praise, sing praise
Sing praise, sing praise
Chorus
Forever you are faithful
Forever you are strong
Forever you are with us
Forever…Forever
You are God..... Forever…
And ever and ever…
Song of
Worship
We fall down
We lay our crowns
At the feet of Jesus
The greatness of
Your Mercy and love
At the feet of Jesus
And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy
Is the lamb
Gatherings
And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy
Is the lamb
And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy
Is the lamb

We fall down
We lay our crowns
At the feet of Jesus
The greatness of
Mercy and love
At the feet of Jesus
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Do we as individual Christians
have a vision?

Matthew 28:19-20 “19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”

Do we follow this?
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Jesus makes it very plain, that with out

no vision we are useless.
Luke 14:35-35 ”26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife,
and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my
disciple. 27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my
disciple. 28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and
counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29Lest haply, after he hath laid
the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30Saying,
This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31Or what king, going to make war
against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten
thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 32Or else, while
the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of
peace. 33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he
cannot be my disciple. 34Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall
it be seasoned? 35It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.“
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Do we as a Church have a vision?

What is our Vision?

I have taken a few quotes from our Church Covenant.

“…to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the
expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel
through all the nations.”

“We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to religiously

educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances,
to walk circumspectly in the world.”

“… to avoid all gossiping, backbiting, and excessive anger; to be zealous in

our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.”
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How do we achieve this vision?

1 Cor. 1:10 “10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that
ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”

Philippians 1:27 “27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of

Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs,
that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the
gospel;”
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Jesus also makes it very plain that once again a
vision is important to the church.

Revelation 3:14-19 “14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans
write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning
of the creation of God; 15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I
would thou wert cold or hot. 16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither
cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17Because thou sayest, I am
rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not
that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18I
counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and
white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy
nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou
mayest see. 19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore,
and repent.”