The value we hold dearest to us at Calvary Church is the glory of God. My prayer for us is the same as David’s was for Israel of old,

²⁰There is none like you, O LORD, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears, ²⁴and your name will be established and magnified forever… (1 Chronicles 17:20, 24)

We can establish ourselves as a neighborhood church in Boiling Springs; we can establish ourselves as a friendly church with a family atmosphere; we can establish ourselves as a biblical teaching church; we can establish ourselves as a church with great programs for children and youth; we can establish ourselves as a church with off the hook music. All of these are good ideas, but they are too easy targets at which to shoot. Our target must be bigger than ourselves; our target must be to establish God’s name so that others would magnify now and in the coming generations. Those other things are great avenues to glorify God, and are objectives that can be used to accomplish making a name for God in Boiling Springs, but let’s be careful not to make them the main focus of the church.

You see, making the means of hitting the bullseye the target itself suffers from the danger of self-focus. Self-focus is dangerous because it reeks of prideful arrogance. And to be honest, when did it become about us in the first place? It is all about God and how He receives the honor and glory through all our efforts and sacrifices. We must learn to take ourselves out of the way in order for God to be honored the best.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! (Psalm 34:3).

Grace & Peace,