Over this past year, we have seen God do some incredible things and have seen Him move in and through our church in ways that are unprecedented!

However, at the same time, the enemy has also been hard at work this past year at the same time that God has been taking ground. That's not something to be afraid of or run away from, but it's something we need to take to God. 

In response to the past year, what do we do as Living Faith? 

- Press into Jesus

- Fight for our relationships with Him

- Fall more in love with Jesus himself

John 15:14-15 "14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.”

John 15:4-5: “4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”

Prayer and vision for the church in 2025

Ephesians 3:14-19 "14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."

What do we do as the Near West Location? 

- Deepen our personal relationships with Jesus 

- Refocus our discipleship relationships on falling in love with Jesus

- Ensure Jesus is at the center of our life groups

Having strong, deep, and personal love for Jesus must be the core focus of our lives.