A Costly Interruption: The Sermon On the Mount, pt. 2 - Blessed
Values identity 10.18.15
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2. OURVISION: The Why
Vintage Church exists to be an extended family
that models a Jesus-shaped life by:
• Growing UP (in our relationship with God)
• Diving IN (to our relationships with one another), &
• Reaching OUT (in our relationships with the
world around us)
3. OURMISSION: The What
Vintage Church is an extended-family that seeks to:
• GROW disciples of Jesus
• In AUTHENTIC community
• For Kingdom MISSION
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5. The authority of scripture
in all matters of faith and practice
Abiding in Christ through prayer, reading of
the Word and engaging in spiritual disciplines
Communicating the unchanging truths of the
gospel in ways that are meaningful for today
6. Being and becoming who God has uniquely
called us to be as a community of faith
7. Being and becoming who God has uniquely
called us to be as a community of faith
THIS MEANS:
• We can, will and do learn from other churches/leaders,
but we will NOT try to blindly copycat those lessons
into our context
8. Being and becoming who God has uniquely
called us to be as a community of faith
THIS MEANS:
• We can, will and do learn from other churches/leaders,
but we will NOT try to blindly copycat those lessons
into our context
• Our default assumptions are rooted in a
community-based reality, not in individuality
9. People finding and creatively expressing
the truest version of themselves in Christ
10. People finding and creatively expressing
the truest version of themselves in Christ
THIS MEANS:
• We are committed to the belief that the only way TO
find the truest version of yourself is “in Christ”
11. People finding and creatively expressing
the truest version of themselves in Christ
THIS MEANS:
• We are committed to the belief that the only way TO
find the truest version of yourself is “in Christ”
• We acknowledge, embrace, and honor the fact that
this is a PROCESS we all experience in our own
timing, and based on our own life circumstances
12. Doing life in relationship with
the Lord and with one another
13. Doing life in relationship with
the Lord and with one another
THIS MEANS:
• We are convinced that God wants us to experience
an ongoing, conversational relationship with Him
14. Doing life in relationship with
the Lord and with one another
THIS MEANS:
• We are convinced that God wants us to experience
an ongoing, conversational relationship with Him
• We are convinced that God wants us to do so
in the context of relationship with one another
16. GETTING CONNECTED@ VINTAGE
If you’re ready to get connected @ Vintage, you can:
• Sign up for CCB(online community builder)
• Like and follow us on Facebook/Twitter
• Bookmark and visit vintagelawrence.com
• Visit a discipleship environment & commit to one
• Join a ministry serving team
17. SOUL TRAINING EXERCISE
Connect with at least ONE other person this week,
voice-to-voice or – ideally – face-to-face…
• Meet for coffee, or go for a walk
• Have someone over to watch a Royals game
• Check out one of our discipleship environments
• Talk on Skype or Facetime
• Talk on the phone