Vision 2020: Part 1 - Transformation

Published: Jan. 5, 2020, 10 a.m.

b"We were made for God and our souls will be restless until we find our home in him. Listen to what Jesus said.\\n\\nMatthew 11:28\\u201330 (NLT)\\n28 Then Jesus said, \\u201cCome to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.\\u201d\\n\\nHere at New Hope, we are endeavoring to discover this way of Jesus. To be taught and led by him. Last year we introduced this idea that we are apprenticing to the Way of Jesus. An apprentice is one who learns under the tutelage of the Master. Jesus is our Lord and Master and Rabbi. \\n\\nAs the lead pastor here, Isaac is simply the lead apprentice. And, as the lead apprentice, he is charged with designing and organizing our efforts to the end of us all having the best opportunities to Find and Follow Jesus. \\n\\nIt is leadership by revelation. Isaac didn\\u2019t come to NH with a grand strategy, but with a commitment to follow as best as he could the leading of the Holy Spirit. \\n\\nWith the Spirit\\u2019s leading, we've discovered three really important words: BELONG, BELIEVE, BECOME. We had an inkling that these three paradigms provided the conceptual space we needed to construct our efforts to the end of FINDING and FOLLOWING Jesus. \\n\\nTo find our Home in Him. Find out more in our Vision 2020 series!"