What is the purpose of ECC? In this first of two messages on the ECC Purpose Statement (entitled Like Living Stones), we turn to 1 Peter 2:4-10. Peter uses three powerful images to portray God’s view of the church, giving us a comprehensive, 3-dimensional picture of what God intends the church to be and do. Only when we understand God’s “big picture” of the church are we able to understand its vital place in God’s plan and our role in it.