“So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.”
Engage and Connect (Ephesians 5:15-21)
Connecting with the local body and engaging in worship there highlights the importance of worship, prayer, and fellowship in your everyday life. It reminds us that building positive, long-lasting relationships with people at work, school, the PTA, and even in your home is vastly important.
Enlarge and Thrive (Ephesians 4:1-16)
Growing “in spirit and in truth” should be the goal of all Christians. The best way to enlarge you life in Christ and thrive in His plan for us is knowing God’s Word. Using the Word of God to learn how to make a difference in our day-to-day lives is key to a balanced life. Enlarging our knowledge of God is vital, but it’s about more than just words on a page, it is truly embracing the life of a disciple and seeing Jesus come alive in your life and the life of your family.
Serve and Avail (James 1:27)
Serving God by availing ourselves first to the Holy Spirit then to one another is foundational in Scripture and it truly feeds our souls. It takes all of us working together for the church to function as God intended. He empowers us to serve, and multiplies our efforts in exponential ways.
Go and Tell (Matthew 28:19-20)
Moving outside our comfort zones to engage the world around us is the ultimate goal of all discipleship programs. All the learning in the world is meaningless if we do not replicate it in others. Our goal is to motivate us all to move outside of the church walls and into every part of our community and the world. We believe we are His chosen hands and feet to a lost and dying world; He has told us to go and tell, and so we shall.
“Engage, Enlarge, Serve, Go” must speak to us as individuals, before it can make in-roads to our friends and families. Using this vision, we feel that it will aid all of us to first enhance ourselves, then our friends and families, then the church, and finally the world that we live in. All Go and no Engagement with God or other believers leaves you tired, worn out and feeling alone. A steady desire to only enlarge yourself without the action of Service or Telling leads to a very unhealthy spiritual indifference. We all need a balanced spiritual plan to remain fit and able to serve God in the ways He has gifted us.
