Read: Matthew 28
When we鈥檙e new to something, the best place to start is at the core - and for LCBC, everything we do stems from our mission: We exist to introduce people to Jesus and together fully follow him.
While our mission statement is unique to our church, the concept of it isn鈥檛. Matthew 28 records what followers of Jesus know to be the greatest event in human history - the resurrection of Jesus. And at the end of the chapter, Jesus explains what the Church should do from that point forward until he returns.
From this chapter, we get two ideas: 1) make disciples, and 2) teach them to obey. A disciple is just another word for a follower - so when Jesus said to make disciples, he was telling his current followers to encourage other people to become followers, too. That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e committed to introducing people to Jesus. Teaching others to obey means to tell others what Jesus said, and help them to live a life that follows those truths. In reality, no one does everything that Jesus taught us to do - so we鈥檙e all on a journey together trying to live the best life by following him.
As a church, our goal is to follow this mission - and over the next few days, we鈥檒l see how we aim to do that.
*If you鈥檙e new to LCBC, we鈥檇 love to invite you to attend First Steps - it鈥檚 where you鈥檒l meet some LCBC Staff and hear more about who we are as a church. Find out more about First Steps and how you can register here.