Love God, Love Others, Disciple All - this is our purpose statement at The Bridge. We have been working through a sermon series about this. Digging into the Love God portion the first week we discovered many times when a reference in the bible is made to loving God it is accompanied somehow with a statement about loving others as the indicator, evidence or activity of loving God. To love God we must apparently love His people. Love others is nearly always referenced as an activity of meeting the needs of someone, never as an emotion. Discipleship is a process of training we go through in the discipline of following Christ. We are called to disciple all in the great commission - that means all of us are to be about training others in the discipline of following Christ. The great commission was not to go be disciples, rather to go disciple all people. This was a final instruction from Jesus and applies to all His disciples.
Knowing these are the purposes for which we exist The Bridge is focused on applying these to all of our lives. Although we offer worship services to express our love for God our primary outlet for loving God is in the action of loving others. Loving others is an activity of meeting the needs of people - social, emotional, spiritual and physical needs. Discipleship is done through our small groups, peer guide program and a constant challenge to grow by reading, listening and questioning. I am excited about what God is doing in our lives and through us in Genesee county!
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