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Dear Welcome
Visitor,
We
at the O’Fallon Church of Christ believe that, “All
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,”
2
Timothy 3:16. It
is from scripture that we derive our congregation’s vision
and guide for all that we do personally and corporately:
"At
the O’Fallon Church of Christ, our first priority and
privilege is adoring God with
all our hearts, souls and minds. Through His power we
are building up the
saints to spiritually mature in our own
relationship with Him and each other, preparing ourselves to
reach out to our community and the world with the goal of creating disciples
for Jesus Christ through the sharing of the gospel of his love
for all mankind."
We
call this “The ABC’s of Simple Christianity.”
Our vision springs forth from three basic components
that we feel represent the totality of our responsibility to
God and to each other.
Adoring
God
Matthew
22:37-40 reveals to us that the greatest command we as
Christians have is to love God with everything we have and
everything we are. A
close companion and even component of this command is that we
love one another. 1
John 4:20 tells us that loving God is impossible without
loving each other.
Building
Up The Saints
1
Thessalonians 5:9-11 teaches us that God has provided
salvation for those who accept it.
This is only possible due to the most miraculous gift
any of us can ever receive: the death, burial and resurrection
of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
It is with this knowledge, understanding and belief
that we are to edify or build each other up.
Creating
Disciples
Matthew
28:19 imparts to us some of the last words Jesus spoke before
his ascension to the right hand of the Father.
He instructed his eleven disciples to go to all nations
and make disciples. We
often refer to this as “The Great Commission” and count it
among our most important duties as Christians.
The
purpose for all things we do is to bring glory and honor, not
to ourselves but to God.
We hope, trust and pray that you will share in our
vision and join us in our mission.
If I may be of
any personal service to you or should you have any questions
about anything you experience on our site, please do not
hesitate to contact me at lee@simplechristianity.com
or call me at 636.272.3080. I pray that we will have the
opportunity to worship together soon.
Yours in
Christ,
Lee E. Lewis,
Jr.
Pulpit Minister
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