2025 IMPACT SUNDAY

WHY PARTNERSHIP?

Sadly, it is not uncommon to hear people say that they love Jesus, but they don’t love the church. Or that they have a growing relationship with Jesus, but they want to do that apart from the church. This idea couldn’t be further from the teaching of the Bible. The Church was God’s idea and everyone needs a church family to belong to.

Jesus said, “I will build my church” - The word for church in the Greek New Testament is ekklesia which comes from the words ek “out of” + kaleo “to call”. This means that we are the “called out” ones. We are literally called out from the way of the world, to follow and serve Jesus as a part of HIS church. 

The church called the family of God and the body of Christ. Just as you will suffer, and maybe not survive at all, if some of your body parts aren’t working – the same is true for the local church. The Apostle Paul describes it this way:

“The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor […] God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.”

I Corinthians 12:21-26

This means that not only can we not separate Christ from the church, but we also cannot separate ourselves from the body of Christ. You an important member, and Hope Chapel just won’t function that same way without you. To love and serve Jesus, means that you love and serve His church. Do not be content to simply attend church, but once you have FOUND HOPE in Jesus, go all-in on BRINING THE HOPE OF JESUS to others through your gifts, experiences, resources and unique story. While there are many great churches out there, Partnership is a process for you to vocalize that you want to link-arms and serve Jesus on mission with the family of God called Hope Chapel.

But that is not all. Partnership also helps your pastors and leaders to serve YOUwell. Scriptures speaks often about the relationship with the leaders of the church and the congregation of the church.

“Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.”

Acts 20:28

 

“Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.”

Hebrews 13:17

Everyone is welcome at Hope Chapel and each week we are blessed by God to minister to many and want to do our best to care for them in every way. Yet, it is helpful for the Pastors to know well who the individuals are that have planted themselves in this local church called Hope Chapel. We want to “shepherd” well by providing spiritual care and focused discipleship. We do this understanding that we will give account one day on our spiritual care and guidance of you.