Join the Family: Why the Church?

Last week we began our vision series laying a foundation for what this life is, who God is, and what our purpose is as humans. This week we zoomed in a bit more and asked the question, Why the Church? From the very beginning, God’s answer to the trust broken in Eden, was a family. Abraham and his family, the nation of Israel, existed to restore trust between God and man, and to extend that blessing to the nations. This purpose was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus, who redeemed us from our sin so that by the Spirit, we would promote and provide a meal between God and man.  God is after relationship, and the gathering of people who love one another because they have first been loved, becomes the greatest sign on earth pointing to Him. That is where the renewal of all things begins.