Caring About What Matters Most
Our desire to be useful to the Lord for the spiritual benefit of others must begin with a sincere devotion to the Lord and a commitment to his eternal priorities.
Our desire to be useful to the Lord for the spiritual benefit of others must begin with a sincere devotion to the Lord and a commitment to his eternal priorities.
God will strongly support and unify the church devoted to Christ, responsive to her leaders, and engaged in his work.
God has confidently planned for the success of his church, our job is to trust him and be resolved, always planning to advance his truth, come what may.
Even with all its current imperfections, Christ’s Church is a unique institution which provides God’s people with unrivaled fellowship, support, protection, joy, and love.
We can derive strength, courage, and perspective from God’s longstanding and indomitable plan to build his Church in preparation of the establishment of his coming kingdom on earth.
When Christ’s redemptive work was complete he gathered his disciples and, with “all authority in heaven and on earth”, commissioned them (and every subsequent generation) to get serious about their job of propagating the gospel (Matthew 28:18-20). The central verb of this passage is straightforward and notably uncomplicated: “make disciples!” Between the two advents of Christ
God has given us the unique opportunity to invest in the spiritual profit of many far-reaching groups of people with the launch of Compass Bible Institute.
We ought to supremely value God’s truth the way Christ did – promoting it, obeying it, and prioritizing fellowship with those who do the same.
Your church is committed to providing you with the leadership, teaching, oversight, and environment to enhance, foster, and protect your spiritual life.
Our careful learning and obedient response to truth has a lasting & profound impact, and should remind us of our stewardship to become thoughtful evangelists & caring teachers of truth.
Understanding and applying God’s truth are gifts from God to underserving people, yet even those graced with the gift of perception must work hard to carefully understand and apply the truth.
Not only must we choose our Christian leaders and spiritual mentors wisely, but we all have to accept the responsibility to lead in the spiritual growth of others with our words and by our example.
Our weekly biblical preaching to God’s people is intended to produce “doers of the word” who are eager to receive the truth, live it out, and pass it on.
We have the privilege and the responsibility to support, correct & encourage one another, utilizing God’s truth and employing pure & selfless motives.
We must consider the progress of our sanctification as an investment which must be thoughtfully invested in a focused set of strategically chosen relationships.
We all have a responsibility to teach to others the things God has invested in us through the teaching from others.