Welcome to Day 5 of our #PrayFirst Campaign!
For One Week, we will pray for One Minute every hour about One Topic as One Church to One God! Pray for the first 60 seconds of every hour and watch God bless the other 59 minutes! There is power when God’s people pray in unity. Join us as we answer Jesus’ prayer “May they be ONE” (John 17:21).
If you’d like to know more about our #PrayFirst Campaign you can:
- Click HERE to read the overview
- You can read our Day One Devotional on Faith HERE
- You can read our Day Two Family Devotional HERE
- You can read our Day Three Finance Devotional HERE
- You can read our Day Four Facilities Devotional HERE
Vision Requires Focus
A vision statement is a preferred picture of what could be and what should be in the life of our church. Additionally, it’s a plan for Mars Hill to accomplish the goals we set. Vision shapes our identity and crystallizes principles that are important to us. It supplies a foundation on which to build a preferred picture of the future. In short, it communicates who we are and what we plan to accomplish. Our vision statement is based on our mission.
Our Mission
The Mars Hill Baptist Church of Chicago exists to turn the unchurched into fully devoted followers of Christ.
The mission of our church is summarized in a single sentence based on two key scriptures: “We believe a great commitment to the great COMMISSION and the Great COMMANDMENT will Grow a great church!”
The Great Commandment
Jesus said, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart…soul…and mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and Prophets hang on these two commandments. Matthew 22:36-40
The Great Commission
Jesus said, ‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19-20
Our Vision
We dream of a place that help people find their way back to God. We dream of a place where the hurting, the hopeless, the discouraged and depressed, the frustrated and confused can find life, acceptance, help, hope, forgiveness, guidance, and encouragement.
We dream of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with hundreds of thousands of residents in the Chicagoland area.
We dream of thousands of members growing together in spiritual maturity through Bible studies, seminars, retreats, and fellowship –loving, laughing, and learning together.
Vision Prayer
LORD, thank you for the Church, for its mission, and for calling us to be part of what you’re doing in the world!
Your Word notes that in the last days your people would dream dreams and see visions. We would be a people who have a picture of the future!
I pray that our picture of the future would not be limited to our own hopes, ideas, and agenda, but that they would ultimately come from you. Birth your vision in the hearts of your people!
Help us to be passionate about the vision you give us. And help us to be willing to pay the price of the vision.
May the pursuit of your vision be all for the glory of God, and may it bring honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Amen.
