What’s next ? Colossians 1 : 1-14 

Psalm 39 : 4, 5 “LORD, let me know my [life’s] end and [to appreciate] the extent of my days; Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here]. “Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths, And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight. Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah. (Amplified ) 

LOOK UP - pray Colossians 1 :9,10 “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God” (NIV) 

MOVE FORWARD - grow Philippians 3:13-14 “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (NIV) Philippians 1 : 27 “stand firm as one man, in one spirit for the sake of the gospel” (NIV) 

REACH OUT – go Matthew 16 :18 "I will build My church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it.“ (NIV) Matthew 11: 12 “From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing and forceful men lay hold of it”. (NIV) Matthew 6:33 "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be given to you." (NIV) 

Our Vision To be followers of Christ To “be His church” in the world Our Mission Love God, Make Disciples, Serve Others Our Strategy Engage people with Jesus Establish people in the faith Equip people for service Empower people to serve 

“be His church in the world” 1 Corinthians 9 : 22,23 “To the weak, I became weak to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some”. I do all this for the sake of the Gospel that I might share in it’s blessings”. (NIV) “I entered their world to try and see things from their point of view.” (Message) 

pray, move forward, reach out John 4:34-35 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest” (NIV)