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CHBC Connect for July 19, 2024

God’s Vision for CHBC: 3 Piers, 3 Pillars, and 3 Purposes
3 Piers: Centrality of the Scriptures; The Lordship of Christ; and the Glory of God

“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; ¹⁷ so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” (2 Tim. 3:16-17)

When we talk about the vision of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, we must first talk about the foundation upon which God established the church. We define that foundation with three distinct piers, or foundation stones. The first of those piers is the centrality of the Scriptures.

Apart from God Himself, nothing is more enduring or more necessary. A church is not a church and cannot function as a church if it ignores the word of God or makes the word of God serve its own ideas of purposes.

Since the Scripture is inspired by God the church must not treat it as suggestive or relative to time and culture. The church must embrace it as timeless, powerful, and authoritative. We make the Word of God the base of all we are and all we do. 

How do we accomplish this part of our vision? First, by keeping it central to our corporate worship. Second, by using the Bible as the curriculum of each of our Sunday morning Sunday school and Bible study classes. Third, by consulting the Bible in determining the polity and practice of the church. Last, by following its central theme of the gospel as the mission of every ministry and activity.

By His Grace and For His Glory,

Pastor Mark

CHBC Connect for June 14, 2024

God’s Vision for CHBC: 3 Piers, 3 Pillars, and 3 Purposes
3 Pillars: Biblically-Modeled; Mission-Minded; and Multi-Cultural

And they sang a new song, saying, ‘Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You
were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people
and nation.’” (Rev. 5:9)

The local church is a visible representation of the universal and heavenly church. This is why we
desire to be as culturally diverse as is reasonable for our community or context. In South OKC
that means we should be a church that contains people of many different ages, different socio-
economic brackets, and different ethnic backgrounds.
While the church may be made up of people with distinct cultural backgrounds, the church also
forms one new culture in Christ. We should see a transcendent unity in the midst of our
diversity. That is what the New Testament church looked like, and that is what we strive for as
well. We are convicted to pursue life as one body in Christ where, as Paul said, “There is neither
Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are
all one in Christ Jesus.” (Gal. 3:28) All one, yet many tribes, tongues, people, and nations. It does
not get much more beautiful than that.

By His Grace and For His Glory,

Pastor Mark