Garber United Methodist Church
Monday, February 06, 2012

FOCUS

 

FUEL Student Ministries exists for students to FOCUS on God...

"Worship the Lord (YHWH) your God, and serve Him only." Deuteronomy 10:20

"Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your mind, and all of your strength." Mark 12:30

"...offer yourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship." Romans 12:1

FOCUS is a metaphor for worship. The primary purpose for our lives is to worship and serve God only. FOCUS is the DNA of everything we are to be and do as individuals and a community. We FOCUS our vision and every action of our lives on God just as a runner focuses his/her vision and every muscle movement on reaching the finish line.

"I do not run like a man running aimlessly... " 1 Corinthians 9:26

We FOCUS on God in all we do as a part of FUEL Student Ministries. FOCUS is the foundation upon which we build all other purposes:

We FOCUS on God as we UNITE with Christians and non-Christians.

We FOCUS on God as we EXPLORE life as a disciple. Following Christ can turn into misguided religiousity without a personal and communal FOCUS on God.

We FOCUS on God as we LAUNCH into serving the church and the world. Service without FOCUS on God becomes humanitarian works that bring honor only to ourselves. Our works of service are always to be a result of our faith (FOCUS on God).