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The Lord instructed His prophet . . . write down the vision I reveal to you so that it can be read at a glance - (Habak. 2:2). When you have vision from God, you have a picture of what God says will come to pass. God went on to tell the prophet Habakkuk, "the vision awaits its appointed time. If, it seems slow in coming wait patiently for it will surely take place" - (Habak. 2:3-4).
Everything we do as a church is in pursuit of God's dream for His church body. First and foremost is to accomplish the mission to go and make followers of Christ from all kinds of people. His vision is for our church to be a church of diversity with no racial or socio-economic walls between us. When the vision comes to pass you will see faces of color worshipping God together as one.
But that diversity will also be unified by a single purpose: We want what God wants for all people. When God gets what He wants, our whole community will change:
1) People will come to know God's salvation and begin to walk in love, joy
and peace with God and others. They will be supernaturally empowered
to face life's difficulties. This is what God wants.
2) People will be delivered from destructive habits, addictions, lifestyles and
thought patterns, and then God will use their testimonies of freedom and
victory to give hope to others who need to be delivered. This is what
God wants.
3) People will become radical worshippers of God, giving Him first place in
their lives. Daily they will "worship" God with prayers and songs; they will
worship through giving and serving in ministry. They will faithfully
worship Him with the tithe (10%) and offerings of their income. This is
what God wants.
4) People will experience loving relationships as they come to know the love
of Christ. They will become givers and not just takers. They will
champion unity and despise division. Forgiving will be their highest
priority. This is what God wants.
5) People will discover their destiny to make a difference in their world by
bringing people to Christ. Each person will know God has a plan to use
them to touch a life. They will know they have a place of significance.
This is what God wants.
God has given us a vision to impact many people. It is too big for any one person or one church to accomplish. But we walk in assurance . . . "people who know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits!"
- (Daniel 11:32 - NKJV)