12. In Medway and beyond we have a dream of a church that is longing for Jesus’ return, holding out the hope of being glorified and made perfect in the new creation – Come Lord Jesus! 

Mike brings us to the end of our Vision series.

It’s Holy Week – and we look beyond the Cross to the hope that Jesus gives to those that are His. 

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! 

Nicene creed 

1 Corinthians 15 21   John 14 1-6   1 Thessalonians 4 16-17   Philippians 3 20-21   1 John 3 1-3   John 14 1-6   Romans 8 9-11   Revelation 21 1-5   Revelation 22 20-21 

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11. In Medway and beyond we have a dream of a church and a movement of thousands that sees growth in numbers without compromising quality as many experience the grace of God and are added to the Church.  

How exciting!

Medway Valley, it’s not just “us” “now”. God is calling us to be a part of a mighty movement; growing, going, sharing the grace of God and seeing many added to the Church! 

“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” 

Thank you, Audrey, for the message today.  

Some passages and links from Audrey’s message: 

Genesis 12 1-3  Acts 1 7-8  

John 20 19-22 

https://www.relationalmission.org/calledtogo  

https://www.relationalmission.org/thecall  

https://www.relationalmission.org/calltogrow  

https://www.relationalmission.org/calltopray  

https://www.relationalmission.org/calltogive  

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This week we were "All Together" for a milestone Sunday in the history of our Church - the appointment of four Elders, doubling our Elder Team

0:00 The charge to Elders

25:07 The charge to Elders' Wives

31:49 The charge to the Church

10. In Medway and beyond we have a dream of a church that takes seriously The Great Commission to make disciples. It equips and sends out hundreds of people to advance the kingdom of God in Medway and beyond.  Especially through helping establish new churches and reaching the unreached with words, works and wonders. 

Matthew 28 16-20  Acts 1 8 

To be a disciple of Jesus is to be a disciple maker. 

Joe reminded us that making disciples in not for a special few. We, His Church, all have a role to play. 

“Lord, as I trust that you are working in their lives and softening their hearts, would you give me faith, boldness and opportunity to speak to them about you and how you have changed my life and saved me” 

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9. In Medway and beyond we have a dream of a church that sees everyone active in fulfilling its mission, helping each person to find their fulfilment in Christ, cheering them on in day-to-day discipleship wherever they are. 

Everyone! Julian served us today, unpacking this paragraph. 

1. We are called to serve. 

1. We are called to exercise spiritual gifts. 

1. We are called to encourage others. 

Passages referenced included 1 Peter 2 4-5, Romans 12 4-8, Revelation 21 2-3,10-11 and 18-21, Philippians 2 5-8, 1 Corinthians 12 4-11, Acts 15:32 and 16:40, 2 Corinthians 13:11, and Ephesians 6 22 

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Let’s reflect on God’s holiness together! What does it mean to be holy? What does that look like for us as individuals and as a church?  

Megan, TK & Elisha discuss this next vision statement…  

“In Medway and Beyond we have a dream of... a Church that is holy, truly distinct from the world around it. Enough to make the city sit up and take notice.” 

The video can be found on the Cornerstone YouTube channel here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ8W7Gfyj38 

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8. In Medway and beyond we have a dream of a church that worships in Spirit and Truth; a house of prayer for all nations, empowered and led by the Holy Spirit.  It sees and experiences God at work in a powerful way. 

This has been God’s Plan, God’s Heart since the very beginning. Adam walked us through the Bible record to show the plan in its iterations. 

Heavenly Temple 

  → Creation / Earth 

     → Tabernacle 

        → Temple 

           → Jesus (John 2 18-19 “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”) 

→ Church / Body (1 Corinthians 3 16-17 “Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?” and 1 Corinthians 6 19 “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own”) 

Other passages referenced included Ezekiel 11 19 (cf Ezekiel 26 36), Joel 2 28-29, John 4 23, Mark 11 15-18, Acts 1 8, Acts 2 1-4 and finally Galatians 5 22-25 

"If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit." 

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7. In Medway and beyond we have a dream of a church that is confident in its beliefs, established, feeding on and obeying the Word. It proclaims and explains the Bible’s big story to a world hungry for reliable truth.

This week we were at Hundred of Hoo Academy for our regular “Cornerstone Together” meeting. Adam spoke, taking us through the next paragraph of our church vision.

Ezekiel 20:1-29   Isaiah 55:2-3

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6. In Medway and beyond we have a dream of a church that is united as it moves forward in its purpose; without factions and undermining behaviours that detract from this. 

Today, Audrey challenges us on the church we want to be. United, not divided. Not factional, but moving forward in its purpose. 

1 Corinthians 12:12-27 - One Body with Many Members 

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5. In Medway and beyond we have a dream of a church that is an attractive heavenly community of God, it has a healthy family atmosphere. It embraces all ethnicities, classes, young or old, married and single, rich and poor.

Tony was with us today, expanding on what it means for us to be a “heavenly community”. What will it look like when people looks at Jesus’ Church and see that we are different, that we have something they haven’t, that we have “been with Jesus”?

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