E3 Increasing Excellence

The Acts 2 Church was part of a powerfully unified community connected by shared values and purpose. The culture was so countercultural that people were drawn into their community. You see, if the culture isn’t right, nothing else really matters, and that’s because culture always wins! If you have a great culture, your church will thrive. A great culture enables you to do great things!   In our current series, Our Tribe, we will clarify what Living Stones is all about! We will talk about the 7 things we value here, and how these values shape what we do! Our culture must be incarnated!    Today we talk about our 6th value: Excellence!  Excellence is the continual pursuit to grow and to maximize the resources that God has given us to steward.   Excellence refers not to the AMOUNT of talent, authority, or resource you have been given, but to the level of FAITHFULNESS in which you demonstrate.   The parable of the talents in Matthew 25 is the basis for excellence – culminating in this: “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness” - Matthew 25:23   When we operate in excellence, it is not in a carnal or worldly sense of performance, but rather it originates from our passion and desire to serve our Father and King well!   “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” Colossians 3:23