"Then He gave the disciples strict orders that they were to tell no one that He was the Christ."

Jesus finishes this passage by telling his disciples not to tell anyone. Why? Because the world would have totally misunderstood what it meant for him to be the messiah. They would have expected a guy to come in and toss out the Romans. He had to show his disciples that his Kingdom was established by laying down his whole life. Only this sacrifice could open the door for us. And only this sacrifice could reveal a power that overcomes even death! Jesus wants the same thing from us. We must lay down our whole lives to step into his eternal life! The church was never meant to be a volunteer organization built around programming planned by professionals. It is meant to be a people movement of transformed hearts who deeply love one another and the world!

BECAUSE THE CHURCH IS A PEOPLE MOVEMENT, WE INVEST IN PEOPLE WHO ARE ALL-IN, NOT BUILDING PROGRAMS TO ENTERTAIN CONSUMERS