Transforming Vision Into Reality

Stage 1:  Connecting with the Vision [Gratitude for Him and for each other.]

• A change of focus
  • From Self-Centered to Christ-Centered
• Justification
  • Only God is good
  • Salvation is a gift, not a reward.
• Attitude of Gratitude
  • The proper response to His grace is unbridled gratitude.

Stage 2: Inward Growth [Growing in His Giving Nature]

• Identity
  • Secure in our personal identity in Christ.
  • Secure in our church identity thru the vision.
• Sanctification
  • Led by the Spirit into His Grace & His Truth.
  • Obedience is neither required nor optional-obedience is essential.  It flows from the essence of our new nature.
• Personal Growth
  • Transcending the human limits of justice as we move beyond the benefits of grace into His sacrificial grace and participate in His divine giving nature.

Stage 3:  Outward Growth [His love freely given to all who come]

• Acceptance
  • Willing to allow Him to transform those who come into His likeness rather than trying to conform them to our likeness.
• Common Aspiration
  • To give our best to the One who gave His all for us.
  • In Him, we find eternal meaning and divine purpose.
• Joy
  • As we give His love to others, He fills us with the joy of His presence.  In Him, we are complete.