To Know Him & To Make Him Known!
Knowing Him…John 17:3 says, “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” Our priority at the Rivers Church is to “know” God, not just know about Him, but truly, deeply “know” Him. The Greek word used here in John 17:3 means to know someone personally and intimately, and God wants us to know Him in this way! What a privilege and honor to know the creator of the universe in this way! Our highest priority here at the Rivers church, will always be that in all we do, we encounter God through His Son Jesus Christ.
Making Him known…The natural response to encountering the love of God is to go tell others about this amazing opportunity, that they can know Him as well! Jesus told us to, “Go and make disciples” which means that everyone and anyone who calls on the name of the Lord can be saved! They can know know God in a personal and intimate way! This is truly the greatest news ever!
All we do at the Rivers falls into “two” buckets: Knowing Him and Making Him Known! If it doesn’t fit into one of those buckets, we refocus our energies and start doing what matters most…whatever pleases Him!