Serve
God-honoring, Christ-exalting service is focused on channeling God's grace to people either verbally or visually. This ministry is expressed in two primary activities – evangelism (local & abroad) and encouragement. Throughout the book of Acts, God's early church servants recognized their God-given mission to "make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:18-20), and they habitually engaged in gospel proclamation (Acts 4:29; 16:17; 20:19-21; cf. II Corinthians 4:5-6). Furthermore, they continued to minister God's grace to each other through Christ-honoring words and works (Romans 12:9-13; Galatians 5:13-14; 6:10; II Timothy 2:2; Titus 3:8; James 2:15-16).
At Single Focus, we are committed to serving and glorifying God by fulfilling His mission for the church through evangelism and encouragement (cf. our study through Titus). In evangelism, we want to "adorn the gospel" (Titus 2:10) by (1) proclaiming its message with our lips and (2) highlighting its power with our lives. In encouragement, we want to follow the example of our Savior by (1) serving people physically (John 13:15) and (2) ministering grace to them verbally (Ephesians 4:29).
While we should all be engaging in evangelism and encouragement on an individual basis, the following pages demonstrate our corporate commitment to serving Christ by serving others (John 13:35; Philippians 2:20-21). These pages will help keep us informed about the opportunities of service and accountable in our fulfilling of them.
Single Focus service opportunities are organized under the following headings:
At Single Focus, we are committed to serving and glorifying God by fulfilling His mission for the church through evangelism and encouragement (cf. our study through Titus). In evangelism, we want to "adorn the gospel" (Titus 2:10) by (1) proclaiming its message with our lips and (2) highlighting its power with our lives. In encouragement, we want to follow the example of our Savior by (1) serving people physically (John 13:15) and (2) ministering grace to them verbally (Ephesians 4:29).
While we should all be engaging in evangelism and encouragement on an individual basis, the following pages demonstrate our corporate commitment to serving Christ by serving others (John 13:35; Philippians 2:20-21). These pages will help keep us informed about the opportunities of service and accountable in our fulfilling of them.
Single Focus service opportunities are organized under the following headings:
- Ministry Opportunities – a list of evangelism and encouragement opportunities; our goal is to plan at least one service project per quarter
- New Year's Service – a special Sunday evening service that we plan and host to kick-off the New Year for our church family
