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Our Mission: Fullness in Christ

Love Fulfilled Ministry is dedicated to helping you grow, bringing you into the fullness of God through Jesus Christ. Our goal is mature adulthood, measuring our stature by nothing less than the image of Christ Himself.

We believe this is the ultimate purpose of the church as stated in Paul's writings, specifically in Ephesians 4.

Our Model: Servanthood

Ministers are called to be servants of all, not lords who exercise authority over people (Matthew 20:25). We seek to model Jesus, who became a servant for our benefit to build others up into mature adulthood.

Because we do not want to be a "stumbling block to the gospel," we strive to imitate Paul in his life and ministry. We operate as a "tent-making" ministry—we are servants who believe we are not entitled to live off of others, but rather to give freely of living bread.

Our Focus: Foundation of Faith Working Through Love

Our main focus is that love fulfills—or works with—faith to bring others into maturity. Abiding in <a href="https://biblehub.com/greek/26.htm" target="_blank">agapē</a> (love) plays a vital role in our faith, leading to growth, fullness, and perfection.

We know that love is fulfilled and brings us to maturity as it produces fruit in the believer's life:

1. Faith and Love

God is love. We are first founded in faith and love, then we grow up in the grace and knowledge of Jesus. We need a good foundation to build upon, and this foundation is the new birth, faith, and love.

2. Maturity (Perfection)

Love energizes our faith so that we mature.

"There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, as fear has to do with punishment. Now, the one who fears has not been <a href="https://biblehub.com/greek/5048.htm" target="_blank">teteleiōtai</a> (perfected) in love" (1 John 4:18).

Perfection or maturity comes through faith and love, not through fear and punishment.

3. Transformation

God's love works with faith and hope, filling our hearts and transforming our minds (Romans 5:5). Good works that glorify God are produced as fruit from believers who are mature, having grown up to the fullness of God in Christ, who is the head.

4. Endurance

As we grow spiritually, having been born anew of the Spirit and rooted in faith, we gain the strength to grasp the immeasurable depth of Christ's love (Ephesians 3:17-19). Once rooted in love, we continue to grow deeper. In this love, we can endure all things, knowing that nothing can separate us from the depth of God's love (Romans 8:38-39).

5. Obedience to His Word

Jesus said, "If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in His love" (John 15:10).

Jesus commands us to love His brethren first; thus, love is a sign of the church's maturity in Christ. When we genuinely love and serve others, God’s love has been brought to maturity in us (1 John 4:11-12).

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