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.