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The Hope Community Church Dream....
We have a dream of a church where
people don’t just receive grace but practice it.
We have a dream of a church where those who come in
feeling condemned, get accepted, of a church where the fallen are
restored, where the hurting are healed, and the lost are saved.
We have a dream of a church where the Love of God in
people’s hearts is so strong that gossip & backbiting is rejected,
and people are talked up and not talked down, and where unity is
more important than winning an argument.
We have a dream of a church where everyone counts,
where everyone is appreciated, where everyone is valued, not because
of who they are down here, but because of who they are up there.
We have a dream of a church, where people are welcomed
regardless of what they have done, where prodigals are received with
open arms, and not with religious judgementalism.
We have a dream of a church where Christ is Loved,
Honoured and Worshipped in spirit and in truth, where the only
bystanders in times of worship are those who don’t yet know the
Lord.
We have a dream of a church where community is not
considered in rows of people, but in selfless sacrifice, of laying
down lives for each other.
We have a dream of a church where the young can
function in leadership and not just be nice for the elderly ones to
look at, but young people in early age sense a destiny, and become
part of the church as much as anyone else.
We have a dream of a church where the leaders serve
with humility and not because of ego or status, or position.
We have a dream of a church where people who are
single, divorced, widowed or orphaned feel secure and as much a part
of the family as anybody else.
We have a dream of a church where the people come to
the meetings not when it suits them, but when it suits Him.
We have a dream of a church where the weight of the
work doesn’t rest on a few, but where everybody shares the load, and
plays their part in reaching the world.
We have a dream of a church where those who are called
to go – go and those who are called to stay, support them in their
going.
We have a dream of a church where everybody considers the other better than
themselves.
We have a dream of a church where everything that is
done is done with Passion & Excellence, and where lost souls are our
top priority.
We have a dream of a church where women are allowed to
reach their full potential in Christ and not be held back simply
because of their gender.
We have a dream of a church where the Holy Spirit gets
excited about being present, and is free to do whatever he wants to
do.
We have a dream of a church where people come to Christ
every week and needs are met by the Risen Lord!
We have a dream of a church where every member gets
excited with the thrill and the buzz of destiny and gives 100% to
the will of God while they still have breath in their body.
We have a dream of a church where the bible is preached
and loved & obeyed, and where the sound of our Amen’s cannot any
longer be restrained.
We have a dream of a church where the first priority of
the people is not what they can get, but what can they give, and
where love is not merely with words, but with deeds.
We have a dream of a church where even our enemies have
to respect us and admire us.
We have a dream of being Gods kind of church... is it
possible... is it possible on this planet to have a church like that?
All things are possible!
Preached in a Message by Pastor Alan L. Hewitt – Nov. 1999 |