As individuals, most of us have some kind of purpose that we’re living for and the church is no different.  Chris Brannon starts off our new Foundations series talking about who God says we are and not only what he says to do.  The mission statement of our church is the following:

We exist to bring glory to God as people fully accepted by the grace of God and adopted into His kingdom.  Together, we will be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit, discipled to maturity, and released on mission to empower the poor and bring the gospel to the world.

Our behavior is a by-product of our beliefs.  So if we are going to align with Jesus and His mission for us, it is essential that we fully understand and embrace who He says we are.  Chris gives us eight broad themes that young outsiders have against Christians.  He also tells us what church is not and talks about the dynamic church of the Book of Acts.  We, the church must keep Christ as the foundation to everything that we do, He is the cornerstone.