God Centered

The organized church revolves around God.
It is God-conceived and God-organized.
Thus, it should also be God centered in its focus and operation.

A center is “a middle point, a central place.”
The Greek word for center means “to prick,” and here is where the full meaning comes front and –ahem – center.

God has pricked our hearts with an awareness of His glory and goodness. We have always had a vague awareness of Him, but through the ministry of His church we have come to know and love Him with all of our hearts.

God is now the True Love of our souls. Our response is a passion that God’s church center on Him in its worship, teaching, and community.

It was Jesus Christ himself who said that there is one Great and First Commandment (Matt. 22:38), a requirement of God that ranks above all others and brings coherence to his Word.

This commandment was given by God himself after he liberated his people from their Egyptian slavery. It summarizes God’s will for our lives, and reveals the deepest motivations of our hearts!

“Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. You shall love the Lord you God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words which I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children…you shall bind them as a sign on your hand…you shall write them on the posts of your house and on your gates.” - Deuteronomy 6:4-9