The Vine Church
We often say in church Come as you are but do we really mean it? Do we get caught up in looking a certain way, acting a certain way or being a certain way as prerequisite to coming to church? Boy I hope not! Jesus says “Come as you are” but he also encourages us to move beyond that point to become something more than we naturally are as we follow His lead. So “Come as you are” but don’t stay that way because a relationship with Jesus should be actively changing our lives.
Core Values: “Come as you are but don’t stay that way”
God doesn’t look at our outward appearance as evidence of inner spirituality
Jeremiah 17:10 ESV
Matthew 5:8 ESV
Revelation 22:17 ESV
The Bride is “The Church”
There is an open invitation for us to come in whatever state we find ourselves to: “meet God”
“Come as you are” Is the beginning of a journey – it’s not the final destination.
Hebrews 6:1 ESV
The next step is “following Jesus” – to spiritual maturity.
1. Take the next step
2. Place your hope in Jesus – not in people
3. Lastly - Jump in