Bringing people to know Jesus requires courage to speak clearly and compassion to love sacrificially. This means giving up our comfort and preferences for other people’s benefit.

God wants us to be people who are courageous in mission and Spirit dependent.

Jesus is God’s chosen king who came to set us free by laying down his life for us.

Jesus wants to give us joy through his people, his world, and his work.

Jesus lived a life of joy and wants to share that joy with us.

In our lowest moments, Jesus understands what we are experiencing, comes alongside us, and never lets us go.

Jesus is gentle and lowly in heart. He invites us to come to him, just as we are, and he promises to give us rest for our souls.

God wants to give us the strength we need to face life’s challenges and to do his work.

God wants us to be people with a purpose, bringing his message of love and hope to others.

God wants us to be witnesses to him, taking with us the light of the gospel wherever we go.