The Link. Equipping the congregation for the work of ministry for the building up of the Body of Christ. January 2019

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1 Moore 1st UMC Love One Another as Jesus Christ Loves Us 201 West Main Moore Oklahoma moorechurch.com Our Mission: With Everyone: Serve God. Grow Disciples. Share Christ. Equipping the congregation for the work of ministry for the building up of the Body of Christ. A Continuous, Updated Calendar is available at: moorechurch.com/calendar The front cover is of the Upper Room Annual Devotional entitled, Disciplines. Your copy is available in the front office. Pick yours up today! Moore 1st UMC Staff Pastors: Danny Wayman and Bo Ireland Director of Children s Ministry: Audrey MacDonald Director of Music: Ginny Pass Director of Youth and Families: Lisa Smith Accompanist: Eddie West Director of the Singing Seniors: Phyllis Nichols IMPACT Music Director: Amy Sylvester Business Manager: Robert Krows Director of Facilities: Patrick Boevers Administrative Assistant: Kathy Gragg Kitchen Manager: Dorise Biddie Part-time Janitor: Larry Johnson PDO Teaching Director: Ursula DeSpanie PDO Teachers: Van Thai, Ursula DeSpanie, Taylor Morrison Childcare: Judy Rogers, Becky Lawton, Van Thai, and Taylor Morrison, Belen Mancilla The Link January 2019

2 The UMCOR Sager Brown (Baldwin, LA) Mission dates are March 31 - April 5, Let s continue this 15+ year ongoing mission of assembling a variety of kits for communities in need. We help with school, hygiene and cleaning buckets, as well as local opportunities. If you d like to be a part of this hands on mission, contact: Gerry Simmons: or Harriet Parmar: The FUMC Missions Committee January 6, 2019 Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 January 13, 2019 Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, Birthdays 1/7 Sandy Gonterman 1/10 Sandy Porter 1/10 Glenda Pruitt 1/11 Brian Overling 1/12 Lisa Cassens 1/12 JoAnn Evans 1/12 Richard Green 1/12 Janell Hawkins Anniversaries 1/9 Orville & Barbara Wright 1/10 Shelley & Keven Waugh Scriptures This Month January 20, 2019 Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 36: Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 January 27, 2019 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 Employment Opportunity: Worship Facilitator for The Moment Part-time help with planning worship, working with band, preparing slides, maintaining worship materials and musical supplies. Should have knowledge of audio/video equipment, sound, lighting and computer presentation programs. Please Pastor Bo Ireland for more information or to submit your resume. bo.ireland@moorechurch.com A Star has Risen Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage. Matthew 2:2 The wise from the east were honored by the invitation to the birth of Jesus. We think they were of way of the Zoroastrian religion. Somehow they became familiar with the Jewish faith and the promise of a messiah. Most likely this occurred when Cyrus the Great sent the Israelites home and some of the Jewish people taught the Persians their scriptures about God s promise to restore them to their land. The method of Zoroastrian notification through astronomical signs appears strange to us and may still remain a mystery to our understanding of how God makes God known to humanity. It is a reminder that God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways. God continues to speak. Several things may cause us to miss God s voice. First, we may think God quit speaking. Once the Bible was written God went silent and nothing more needs to be said. The Word of God is a living word that continues to seek out those who will listen. Second, God may speak in ways we do not anticipate. It is not always through the wise and the powerful that God speaks. God may use a child, the weak, and even those who are lost. If our minds are closed to the varieties of way that God speaks we may miss God s voice. Third, we may simply not be listening. I think God is always speaking. God s voice and language is written into the very atoms of existence and into the DNA of life. God s voice may be so omnipresent that we no longer listen for the Word of God. As we enter into a new year we anticipate a rising star. Not a human star, but a guiding light from the Holy Spirit that illumines everyone (John 1:9). Our devotional book, Disciplines, is designed to help each of us experience the light. From the last Sunday of last year consider this word to us from that book: What if our night prayer from this time onward - a prayer to guide our resolutions and hopes, whatever they may be - could rise out of God s word: Through this night, O God, and in every waking moment, clothe me with your love. Bind me in perfect harmony to everything you love, and open my heart more and more each day to carry the peace of Christ. Amen.

3 Seniors on the Go Rick Williams and the vocal music group from Moore Central Junior High School sang Christmas songs for Seniors on the Go on December 13, 2018, when the Seniors met in Fellowship Hall for their monthly fellowship luncheon. Hosts and hostesses were Kenna and Mike Johnson, Marilyn Gouldy, Charla Payne and Dale Bergman. 48 members attended. Gerald Krows, travel coordinator, announced two upcoming programs. On Thursday, January 17 a van will leave a 9:15 a.m. for the Armstrong Theater Auditorium, north of Edmond, to view the seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah. The Seniors will have lunch at MacMcNear s Buffet in Edmond, then visit the Oklahoma History Center where there are two special exhibits. The cost is $6, and members are responsible for the cost of their own lunch. Please reserve by January 10. On Monday, February 11, at 4:30 p.m. a van will go to the Oklahoma History Center for an organ program, Outside the Box (Not your regular Kilgen organ program.), by organist Nathan Avakran. Tickets are $20 and are available January 25. Dinner is on your own at Furr s Cafeteria. Lila Mulkey shared those ailing and those on the mend: A sympathy card was sent to Sam Day on the death of his wife, with a Thinking of You card going to Jim Johnson following carpal tunnel surgery, to Dale Bergman who had a very bad fall and Elaine Bergman who had pneumonia. President Joyce Statton announced the next meeting will be on January 10. So come and enjoy the food, fellowship and fun. Thank You We want to thank all of the members of our church for their continued support in providing food for the 18 funeral dinners we have hosted this year. We are blessed that our church has a place where the family can all be together and remember their loved one while enjoying a meal together. They are always very grateful. Without your continued support this ministry would not be possible. Thank you, again. UMW Funeral Dinner Committee Onward and Upward by Bo Ireland Philippians 3:14 The Message I m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward to Jesus. I m off and running, and I m not turning back. Happy New Year! The time of year we all seek to provide a remedy to one hindrance or another. More than likely you are still trying to identify the resolution you will make or you have already broken that resolution and given up. The struggle rages as we each seek to identify or shrug off personal defects and impediments. I personally cannot count how many years I have set goals that were physical, mental, or spiritual in an effort to make myself a better person. The offending defect has been identified and plan of action in hand, I set to work, ready for the new improved version of me. You know, Person 2.0. Whether it was to exercise and lose 20 pounds, or at least crack the cover of my Bible and spend a couple moments in prayer daily, or practice some kind of mental health (Sudoku and some kind of mental floss) or something like meditation. I am a great starter but soon stumble on the disciplined path or fall down completely. Small shortfalls often introduce an attitude of guilt and remorse that can lead me give up. Even the one year that I set what I thought would be the easiest and most attainable goal of not shaving for a year, I still caved in and shaved after a couple months. My crisis is that my goals are always self-centered. Even my best and purest moments have the lurking notion that I will receive some benefit from my resolve or resolution. What if, (and it is a big IF ) if I recognize that each year I fall short of even the easiest of resolutions and am aware that I only participate in them to make myself better, I was to embrace the idea that in my aim at perfection I can lean into God s grace and find that I am making small steps forward and remember that Christ is reaching out for me if I will only take His hand. This thought frees me to remain a work in progress and I grow towards perfection. I am not stating that willfully treading into sin is acceptable, but am grateful that when I allow for a margin of human error I find God in the margins. This allows me to become who God wants me to be in the midst of my bumbling efforts. So often if I cannot maintain the structure or discipline from start to finish, then I throw out the whole process because I fell short once. There is grace in failure as long as we look onward and upward as we get up and try to become more like Christ with each stumble or fall.

4 Singing Seniors! Decision Making at Moore 1 st United Methodist Church This is a plea for more Singing Seniors, especially basses! This is a special group, bound together by years of singing, good times and laughter. We would love for you to be a part of it. No previous music reading or experience necessary. We will have our first 2019 rehearsal January 13 at 3:30 p.m. in the choir room. Come join us! For more information contact Phyllis Nichols: pan1954@cox.net Music & Worship Ministries Kickoff! January 2019! Epiphany Sunday, January 6, Communion Wednesday, January 9, Exaltation Bells/Chancel Choir, Kids Chimes & Children s Choir Rehearsals. Sunday, January 13, Singing Seniors Rehearsal. Have you ever sung in a choir or rung a hand bell? Now is the time to try something new! Join us this season as we begin to prepare for the Lenten season leading us to Easter! Behold, I am doing a new thing. (Isaiah 43:19) For more information: ginny.pass@moorechurch.com We are holding a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday January 13 at 5:30 p.m. After the meeting will be the first Church Council of One of the major items on the agenda will be passing the Financial Operating Budget for Several decisions are in process as we come to the end of the year. The Town Hall will have three main items: First: New Leadership was selected at the Church Council in November and then passed at our Annual Church Conference also in November. New people are in new positions and we will be discussing how our committee structure presently works. We will also be looking at ways to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of our decision making in order to better connect with our mission field. Leadership is chosen to provide spiritual direction for Ministry in Hospitality, Offering Christ, Purpose, and Engagement. Second: The Oklahoma Conference has recommended churches look at Single Board Governance rather than the multiple committee structure we have for administration. Here is a link to follow for more information: attachments/5645afcd8f c79df8/1-okumccrdistrictsimplifed-accountablegov-ldrshpmodel docx Ministry teams would still exist in various areas of ministry but The Church Council, Staff Parish Relation Committee, Finance Committees, and Trustees would all merge into one single board. In today s fast changing world our churches need to be able to flex with our environment and make decisions that empower the mission of the church to be in ministry with our community. Any decision to make this change could not occur until the year 2020, however, we can look at ways to streamline our decision making to be more responsive to our community s needs. Third: The Way Forward is being discussed by our national Church. We will begin a discussion of what this may mean to us here in the Moore mission field. The discussion on this area will only be briefly described. A future meeting may be necessary to fully discuss the future of the United Methodist Church.

5 United Methodist Women (UMW) The cold and flu season is here. The UMW would like to show our support to Central Junior High by bringing wipes, tissues and hand sanitizer to the General Meeting January 9 th at 11:30 am. Please note the date change due to the holidays. We will discuss the CJH Winter Project at that meeting. As you know, the classroom is an excellent area to spread flu and colds. By helping the teachers to combat these illnesses in the classroom, we have direct impact on illness in our community. Since we did not have a December meeting, the installation of officers will be at the January 9 th meeting. Nan Lacy, Joyce Statton and JoAnn Heath are the hostesses. The date books will be passed out at this meeting. The Pledge service is the program for the three circle meetings. Charla Circle meets on January 12 th, Wesley Circle on January 14 th and the Mary/Tener Circle on January 16 th. Sylvia Zimmerman and Phyllis Shuck are hostesses for the Wesley Circle and Eleanor Fuller and Linda Johnson are the hostesses for the Mary/Tener. There will be no craft meeting this month. January 27 th is the date for the annual Spaghetti Lunch hosted by the Charla Circle. There will be an 11:00 a.m. and noon serving. Please plan to attend this enjoyable meal. There is no cost for the meal, donations will be collected to support Charla Circle missions for *Note about bad weather: Meetings are canceled if the church s offices or Moore Schools are closed due to inclement weather. Additional meetings may be canceled for poor weather. Please call the church office or an officer of UMW is you are concerned about cancellations. Your safety is our priority. Stay at home if the weather concerns you. Spaghetti Dinner! Enjoy a delicious plate of spaghetti and support the Charla Circle Missions Projects. Sunday, January 27 serving at 11:00 a.m. & Noon in Fellowship Hall Caring for One Another Prayer Concern Lists are available from a greeter. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. 3 John 2 We are a family that cares for one another. Please notify Kathy in the church office at with information of any illness, hospitalization, surgery, or other needs. If you have an immediate need and the office is closed, please call one of the pastors. For emergencies or to talk to a pastor: Danny Wayman: Bo Ireland: W Main Street Moore OK Eyeglass Collection for Skyline Eye Clinic Please donate glasses that you no longer wear or need. The Seekers Class is collecting these glasses in a basket located in the Sanctuary lobby. Donations accepted throughout the month of January. The 2019 Disciplines The new Disciplines are now available in the front office. You are invited to pick one up today. If you are able, please consider a $10 donation to cover the cost of the devotional.

6 Sun Jan. 6, 2019 Epiphany Sunday 8:15 am Sanctuary Worship 9:30 am Church School 10:45 am Sanctuary 10:45 am The Moment Worship 11:00 am Tadpole Time 5:30 pm 1st United Youth/Play Rehearsal Mon Jan. 7, :00 am Children/Youth Team Meeting 10:00 am Staff Meeting 11:30 am 5 Loaves Lunch 7:00 pm Boy Scouts Troop 291 7:00 pm Scout Committee Meeting Tue Jan. 8, :00 pm Bridge Anyone?? 6:00 pm Missions Committee 6:30 pm HomeGroup-Serenity Sisters 7:00 pm Cub Scouts 7:00 pm Girl Scout Award Ceremony Practice 7:00 pm Girl Scout Meeting Wed Jan. 9, :00 am UMW Quilters 11:00 am UMW General Meeting 3:00 pm Moore Common Thread 4:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 5:20 pm Midweek Impact Dinner 5:45 pm Midweek Impact Worship 6:00 pm Exaltation Bells Rehearsal 6:00 pm Bible Study Group 6:00 pm Children s Chimes 6:00 pm Impact-Children's Activities 6:15 pm 1st United Youth 6:15 pm Home Group-On the Journey 6:15 pm Moment Band Practice 6:15 pm Paint and Pray 6:30 pm Children s Choir 6:30 pm Moment Band Practice 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal Thu Jan. 10, :00 am Lay Readers' Group 10:00 am Seniors on the Go 6:00 pm Scouts Meeting 6:30 pm Boy Scout Leader Roundtable 6:30 pm Scouts Order of the Arrow Ministry Calendar for the Month of January 6:30 pm Charla Circle 7:00 pm Toastmasters Sun Jan. 13, :15 am Sanctuary Worship 9:30 am Church School 10:45 am Sanctuary Worship 10:45 am The Moment Worship 11:00 am Tadpole Time 3:30 pm Singing Seniors 5:30 pm Town Hall Meeting 6:30 pm Church Council 6:00 pm 1st United Youth Mon Jan. 14, :00 pm Parents Day Out 10:00 pm Staff Meeting 11:30 pm 5 Loaves Lunch 2:00 pm Wesley Circle 6:30 pm Grief Support 7:00 pm Boy Scouts Troop 291 Tues Jan. 15, :00 pm Bridge Anyone?? 6:30 pm HomeGroup-Serenity Sisters 7:00 pm Cub Scouts 7:00 pm Girl Scouts Meeting 7:00 pm Girl Scout Award Ceremony Wed Jan. 16, :45 am UMW-Mary/Tener Circle 3:00 pm Moore Common Thread 4:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 5:20 pm Midweek Impact Dinner 5:45 pm Midweek Impact Worship 6:00 pm Exaltation Bells 6:00 pm Bible Study Group 6:00 pm Children s Chimes 6:00 pm Impact Children s Activities 6:15 pm 1st United Youth 6:15 pm Home Group-On the Journey 6:15 pm Paint and Pray 6:30 pm Children s Choir 6:30 pm Moment Band Practice 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Thu Jan. 17, :00 am Lay Readers Group 9:00 am Seniors on the Go/Armstrong Aud. Trip 10:00 am UMW Crafts 6:00 pm Finance Committee Wednesday Night Dinner Menu January 9 - Cheesy Chicken & Rice w/broccoli January 16 - Sub Sandwiches w/all the fixings January 23 - Spaghetti Dinner January 30 - Taco Salad w/all the fixings Check us out on facebook! Look for: The Moment Worship & Moore First United Methodist Church This month THE LINK, our January newsletter, is combined with the January 6 th weekly bulletin. Enjoy reading about your church active in ministry. THE LINK is available in the front office or at the greeting location outside the sanctuary. We will it to everyone who requests it. If you would like it ed or prefer to have it physically mailed, please contact kathy.gragg@moorechurch.com to be added to the list. You can also call Kathy in the office at: *Note: Deadline for submitting an article or pictures to THE LINK is on the 22 nd of the month. submission is preferred. Also, if you are receiving s from Moore 1 st and would like to be removed from our lists, please Kathy.Gragg@moorechurch.com. The January 6 th Sanctuary Worship Team Readers: 8:15: Geneva Hogan 10:45: Tina Clayberg Acolytes: 8:15: Martha Davis & Debbie Emerson 10:45: Adam Connelly & Jaylee Hale Musicians: Eddie West-Organ Tech Team: Sam Pass, Mark Good, Scott Kindrick Head Ushers: David Green, Bobby Moore Communion Coordinator: Linda Starling Attention! The Wednesday night Impact Dinner time has been changed to 5:20 p.m. Some Wednesday night activity times have also been changed. Please check the calendar to see if the time of your activity has changed.

7 1 st United Youth SUNDAY: 5:30 p.m. / Worship & 6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 5:20 p.m. / Activities & 6:15 p.m. Youth & Family Director: Lisa Smith / moorefirstunitedyouth@gmail.com Activities in January Tonight, January 6 - Full run-through/uncle Phil s Diner, 5:30 p.m. (No dinner served. Eat before you come.) Wednesday, January 9 Full run-through of Uncle Phil s Diner, 6:15 p.m., following the Wednesday meal. Sunday, January 13 - Full run-through/uncle Phil s Diner, 5:30 p.m. (No dinner served. Eat before you come.) Wednesday, January 16 - Full run-through/uncle Phil s Diner, 6:15 p.m., following the Wednesday meal. Sunday, January 20 - Long, full rehearsal/uncle Phil s Diner, 5:00 p.m. (Dinner will be served.) Wednesday, January 23 - Full run-through/uncle Phil s Diner, 6:15 p.m., following the Wednesday meal. Sunday, January 27 - Long, full rehearsal/uncle Phil s Diner, 5:00 p.m. (Dinner will be served.) Wednesday, January 30 - Full run-through/uncle Phil s Diner, 6:15 p.m., following the Wednesday meal. Uncle Phil s Diner Theatre is Coming in February! Can you help us gather props for our play? If you have any of these hidden treasures at home please bring them to the youth room or contact Lisa Smith and she will make arrangements to pick them up. We would also accept donations toward the purchase of some of these items. Vinyl albums, plastic food trays, 50 s decorations, straws, very large lollipops, smaller lollipops, bubbles, several cans of SPAM, swimming caps, flotation devices, arm floaties, pocket protector for pens, adult sized bowling shirt, satin or sheer scarves (any color), old-fashioned waitress uniform w/white apron, adult sized lab coat (one we can destroy) ~ Thank You For Your Help! Tickets on sale now! Sunday mornings & Wednesday nights in Fellowship Hall! Calendar Continued 6:00 pm Stephen Ministry Thu Jan. 24, :00 pm Toastmasters 8:00 am Lay Readers Group Sat Jan. 19, :00 pm Toastmasters 9:00 am Girl Scouts Powder Puff Derby Sat Jan. 26, :00 pm Seekers Christmas Party 9:00 am Prep Cooking for Spaghetti Dinner Sun Jan. 20,2019 Sun Jan. 27, :15 am Sanctuary Worship Noisy Offering 9:30 am Church School 8:15 am Sanctuary Worship 9:30 am Coffee with the Pastors 9:30 am Church School 10:45 am Sanctuary Worship 9:30 am Pastors Class 10:45 am The Moment Worship 10:45 am Sanctuary Worship 11:00 am Tadpole Time 10:45 am The Moment Worship 3:00 pm Ministry Fair 11:00 am Charla Circle/Spaghetti Dinner 3:30 pm Singing Seniors Rehearsal 11:00 am Tadpole Time 6:00 pm 1st United Youth 12:00 pm UMW Mission Team Meeting Mon Jan. 21, :30 pm Singing Seniors 6:00 pm 1st United Youth 10:00 am Staff Meeting Mon Jan. 28, :00 am 5 Loaves Lunch 11:30 am ALB Meeting 10:00 am Staff Meeting 6:00 pm New Life Church Meeting 11:30 am 5 Loaves Lunch 7:00 pm Boy Scouts Troup 291 6:30 pm Book Club Tue Jan. 22, :00 pm Boy Scouts Troup 291 Deadline for LINK articles & pictures Tue Jan. 29, :00 pm ALB Meeting 1:00 pm Bridge Anyone?? 1:00 pm Bridge Anyone?? 6:30 pm HomeGroup-Serenity Sisters 5:30 pm Heartland DMST Meeting 7:00 pm Cub Scouts 6:00 pm Trustees Meeting 7:00 pm Girl Scout Meeting 6:30 pm HomeGroup-Serenity Sisters Wed Jan. 30, :00 pm Cub Scouts 7:00 pm Girl Scout Meeting 4:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 7:00 pm Girl Scout Cookie Meeting 5:20 pm Midweek Impact Dinner Wed Jan. 23, :45 pm Midweek Impact Worship 6:00 pm Exaltation Bells 4:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 6:00 pm Bible Study Group 5:20 pm Midweek Impact Dinner 6:00 pm Children s Chimes 5:45 pm Midweek Impact Worship 6:15 pm Impact-Children's Activities 6:00 pm Exaltation Bells Rehearsal 6:15 pm Home Group-On the Journey 6:00 pm Bible Study Group 6:15 pm 1st United Youth 6:00 pm Impact-Children's Activities 6:15 pm Paint and Pray 6:00 pm Children s Chimes 6:30 pm Children s Choir 6:15 pm 1st United Youth 6:30 pm Moment Band Practice 6:15 pm Home Group-On the Journey 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal 6:15 pm Moment Band Practice Thur Jan. 31, :15 pm Paint and Pray 8:00 am Lay Readers Group 6:30 pm Children s Choir 7:00 pm Toastmasters 6:30 pm Moment Band Practice 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

8 Service of Worship Epiphany Sunday We Gather Together Welcome: Please greet each other with signs of peace Praise Song: Until the Whole World Hears Praise Song: I Am Call to Worship - Psalm 72 We Pray Together Prayer Song: Living Hope Joys and Concerns Lord s Prayer We Study Together Moment Kids (Children's Sermon) Sermon Series: Re-New-All Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Sermon Title: Mind Full of the Messiah We Respond Together Invitation to Give our Lives, our Tithes & Offerings Doxology Confession & Pardon Communion Baptism and Reception of New Members We Go Forth to Do God s Will Announcements Benediction Sending Forth Song: Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is *We welcome and encourage our young people to be active in our service. We encourage our children to dance during worship songs and then return to be with their families during service. Busy Boxes (Activity/coloring trays) are available near the entrance to the sanctuary. Gathering Music Sanctuary Order of Worship January 6, 2019 Greeting & Hymn The First Noel UMH 245 Prayer for Illumination Guide us, O God, by your Word, and Holy Spirit, that in your light we may see light, in your truth find freedom, and in your will discover peace; through Christ our Lord, Amen. Sung Response: I will give you as a light to the nations, my salvation to the ends of the earth Responsive Reading from Psalm 72 Sung Response: I will give you as a light to the nations, my salvation to the ends of the earth Sermon Wisdom Seeks the Messiah Matthew 2:1-12 Invitation, Confession of Sin Passing the Peace of Jesus Christ Offering The Prayer of Great Thanksgiving The Lord s Prayer Receiving Communion Soloist, Ally Gossett Hymn We Three Kings UMH 254 To receive Jesus as Savior or become a member of Moore 1 st, please come forward during the singing of this hymn. Welcoming New Members Blessing and Mission Going Forth Serve God. Grow Disciples. Share Christ. Lift High the Cross