Philippians 2:1-8
WHO WE ARE - Keeping it Simple
| To love the people of Granbury/Hood County into a relationship with Jesus Christ. |
| Our Mission |
Our Mission:
To love the people of Granbury/Hood County
into a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Jesus said to love God with everything, and to
love our neighbour as we love ourself.
To love the people of Granbury/Hood County
into a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Jesus said to love God with everything, and to
love our neighbour as we love ourself.
We want to draw people to Jesus Christ through the unity of the community church,
expressing its love for people through simple acts of kindness with no strings
attached. And we also want to show our love for God through worship, service, and
our love for one another.
Our Vision:
To promote unity among the churches as we work together toward a common task.
To touch as many people as possible through servant evangelism – redefining the
church, breaking barriers and building bridges moving them toward Christ.
To help establish ongoing servant evangelism within the local Church context.
Our Key Values:
Love Granbury is based on the generosity of God spilling out of our lives, and out
of our churches into the lives of the people in our communities. The method we’re
using is called “servant evangelism” which is offering people free gifts or services to
show God’s love in a practical way – no strings attached!
Love Granbury is based on the belief/assumption that church unity and
cooperation is central in reaching our communities for Christ. For this reason we
ask that this outreach express the desire of a number of churches and
denominations in the community and not just one or two.
Love Granbury is based on the two commandments of Jesus – to love God with
everything, and to love our neighbour. The kindness explosion is our expression of
the second one, and an evening worship celebration is our expression of the first.
These two work very well together!
Love Granbury is based on the belief/assumption that experiencing the kindness of
God is a key step in people moving towards repentance. For this reason we do not
want to attach other messages, tracts, or church distinctives beyond that for this
event*. Having your church’s name, phone number, website, etc. on the back of the
kindness card can provide a helpful link for those wishing to take “a next step”.
Love Granbury expresses kindness to people by giving people goods or services
for free. Why? To express to them the free love of the Father. For this reason we
do not receive donations from those we’ve served.
Love Granbury is based on the belief/assumption that showing love needs to cost
us something. Therefore we do not solicit money from people or business’s to
offset our costs, or try to get goods or services for free. We say this, because often
our first reaction is to see what we can get donated to us, so that our outreach will
not cost as much. It needs to cost us something! Having said that, businesses may
donate some items or give them to us for a cheaper price, but with no expectation
of advertising for them. We suggest you start from this point - that all costs for the
outreaches be born by the participating churches and/or members within those
churches – and see what happens after that.
Love Granbury is done in the name of Jesus Christ. We are doing this because of
the kindness of God expressed through his son, Jesus. Although we make the use
of products and donations toward this purpose, we desire to make the name of
Jesus famous, not advertise or build up corporations or local businesses. For this
reason we want to avoid the type of underwriting that many business’s provide if
there is an expectation of exposure or promotion as a return benefit.
* we believe that God can and does use all sorts of methods for evangelism – but
believe that this is a significant time for the community church to simply show the
love of Christ without any other “string” that people may be expecting to have
attached to our message.
expressing its love for people through simple acts of kindness with no strings
attached. And we also want to show our love for God through worship, service, and
our love for one another.
Our Vision:
To promote unity among the churches as we work together toward a common task.
To touch as many people as possible through servant evangelism – redefining the
church, breaking barriers and building bridges moving them toward Christ.
To help establish ongoing servant evangelism within the local Church context.
Our Key Values:
Love Granbury is based on the generosity of God spilling out of our lives, and out
of our churches into the lives of the people in our communities. The method we’re
using is called “servant evangelism” which is offering people free gifts or services to
show God’s love in a practical way – no strings attached!
Love Granbury is based on the belief/assumption that church unity and
cooperation is central in reaching our communities for Christ. For this reason we
ask that this outreach express the desire of a number of churches and
denominations in the community and not just one or two.
Love Granbury is based on the two commandments of Jesus – to love God with
everything, and to love our neighbour. The kindness explosion is our expression of
the second one, and an evening worship celebration is our expression of the first.
These two work very well together!
Love Granbury is based on the belief/assumption that experiencing the kindness of
God is a key step in people moving towards repentance. For this reason we do not
want to attach other messages, tracts, or church distinctives beyond that for this
event*. Having your church’s name, phone number, website, etc. on the back of the
kindness card can provide a helpful link for those wishing to take “a next step”.
Love Granbury expresses kindness to people by giving people goods or services
for free. Why? To express to them the free love of the Father. For this reason we
do not receive donations from those we’ve served.
Love Granbury is based on the belief/assumption that showing love needs to cost
us something. Therefore we do not solicit money from people or business’s to
offset our costs, or try to get goods or services for free. We say this, because often
our first reaction is to see what we can get donated to us, so that our outreach will
not cost as much. It needs to cost us something! Having said that, businesses may
donate some items or give them to us for a cheaper price, but with no expectation
of advertising for them. We suggest you start from this point - that all costs for the
outreaches be born by the participating churches and/or members within those
churches – and see what happens after that.
Love Granbury is done in the name of Jesus Christ. We are doing this because of
the kindness of God expressed through his son, Jesus. Although we make the use
of products and donations toward this purpose, we desire to make the name of
Jesus famous, not advertise or build up corporations or local businesses. For this
reason we want to avoid the type of underwriting that many business’s provide if
there is an expectation of exposure or promotion as a return benefit.
* we believe that God can and does use all sorts of methods for evangelism – but
believe that this is a significant time for the community church to simply show the
love of Christ without any other “string” that people may be expecting to have
attached to our message.
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