We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do. Eph. 2:10

Why be part of the crew?

To Believe  Salvation
And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 1 John 3:22

To Belong  Incorporation
You are a member of God’s very own family and you belong in God’s household
with every other Christian! Eph. 2:19 (LB)

To Become  Identification
From the very beginning God decided that those who came to him… should become like his Son... Rom.8:29

To Behave  Sanctification
God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is. It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn to obey by being corrected, we will do right and live at peace. Hebrews 12:10, 11

To Behold  Adoration
Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are…My dear friends, we are already God’s children, though what we will be hasn’t yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is. This hope makes us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy. 1 John 3:1-3

To Bestow  Impartation
God is love. If we keep on loving others, we will stay one in our hearts with God, and he will stay one with us…But if we say we love God and don’t love each other, we are liars. We cannot see God. So how can we love God, if we don’t love the people we can see… 1 John 4:16-19-21

7 Principles for Investing Your Life  Matthew 25:14-30

1. OWNERSHIP: Everything I have belongs to God.
"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.” (vs. 14)

2. ALLOCATION: God has given me some unique talents.
“To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability.” (vs. 15)

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. Rom. 12:6 (NIV)

3. ACCOUNTABILITY: God expects me to use my talents.
“After a time the Master of those servants returned and settled accounts.” (vs. 19)

4. UTILIZATION: It is wrong for me to bury what God gave me.
The Master’s reaction: “You wicked, lazy servant!” (vs. 26-27)

5. MOTIVATION: Fear keeps me from using my talent.
“I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground.” (vs. 25)

6. APPLICATION: If I don’t use it, I’ll lose it!
“Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.” (vs. 28)

7. COMPENSATION: If I use my talent wisely, I will be rewarded.
“His Master replied, ‘Well done good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things - I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your Master’s happiness!’” (vs. 23)
 

So how can I get involved?

The same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world and changing lives everywhere, just as it changed yours when you heard it and understood about God's great kindness… Col. 1:6 (LB)