Our Purpose

1. We Love

What it means:

Old Testament:

• Deuteronomy 6:5 – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” → This means our love for God should be strong and real — not just words, but actions.
• Leviticus 19:18 – “Love your neighbor as yourself.” → God told His people long ago to treat others kindly and fairly, just like they would want to be treated.

New Testament:

• John 13:34–35 – Jesus said, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” → Jesus showed His love by helping, healing, and forgiving people — and He wants us to do the same.
• 1 John 4:7 – “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.” → Every time we love, we are sharing a little piece of God with others.

2. We Serve

What it means:

Old Testament:

• Joshua 24:15 – “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” → Joshua chose to put God first and follow His ways.
• Proverbs 19:17 – “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” → Helping others is like giving a gift to God.

New Testament:

• Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” → Jesus, the Son of God, came to help people, not to be treated like a king. He washed His friends’ feet and cared for the weak.
• Galatians 5:13 – “Serve one another humbly in love.” → Serving isn’t about being important — it’s about being humble and kind.

3. Jesus Saves

What it means:

Old Testament:

• Isaiah 43:11 – “I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.” → Long before Jesus came, God promised that He alone would save His people.
• Psalm 27:1 – “The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear?” → God has always been the One who rescues and protects His children.

New Testament:

• Matthew 1:21 – “You are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” → Even Jesus’ name means “God saves.”
• John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” → Jesus saves everyone who believes in Him — He gives us new life now and forever.
• Acts 4:12 – “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” → Only Jesus has the power to save and bring us close to God.

Bringing It All Together

1. We Love — because God loved us first.
2. We Serve — because Jesus showed us how to help others.
3. Jesus Saves — because only He can give us new life.

A Simple Prayer