What matters most? What are we really striving for in life? Is the aim simply the enjoyment of pleasure, or is there more in store for us? I think we want to enjoy healthy relationships and make a difference in our community. Let’s not live lives of apathy and ineffectiveness, self-absorbed and pitifully ingrown. Let’s rise up and love God and others with passionate abandon! In this week’s Message About Purpose and Strategy, I’ll telling you why I’m teaching this new series of messages. I’ll be revisiting our theme for the year (Love Works) for the remainder of the summer. The Bible tells us that without love, we are nothing (1 Cor. 13:1-3). It is the essential distinctive of the Christian life. Remember Gal 5:6? It is posted on the wall in our Celebration Center: “The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” Let’s gear up to make progress in loving God and others, just as Jesus taught. Picture how Dayspring can impact our region when we are living lives of authentic, active Christian love! Now let’s do it!