The Desert Breeze Vision

It Is The Dream…

It is the dream… of a place that looks less like a national shrine and more like a sports bar. Less like an untouchable cathedral and more like a Barnes and Noble or a Starbucks. A real non-threatening environment where people feel comfortable inviting their friends and meeting new ones. A place where people look forward to coming to week after week.

It is the dream… of a place where people with hurts, habits and hang-ups can find healing, health and wholeness through a safe environment of openness and honesty, unconditional love and acceptance, encouragement and support.

It is the dream… of a place where worship is not a ritual, routine or a lifeless religious activity, but a deeply moving time to encounter and connect with God and experience His amazing grace and celebrate His irresistible love.

It is the dream… of a place where the Word of God is being communicated in an irresistibly, compelling and creative way, and people are allowing God’s Word to rule their daily lives and transform their attitudes, goals, and relationships.

It is the dream… of a place where people are becoming fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ and living honest, genuine and authentic Christian lives with excitement, energy and enthusiasm.

It is the dream… of people who are not just getting lost in the crowd but are getting into small groups, meeting in homes, and enjoying meals together and talking about life issues as they learn to live the Christian life. A place where strangers become friends and friends become family.

It is the dream… of people who are not just going through life but are growing and maturing and becoming more and more like Jesus Christ. Becoming better spouses, healthier parents, harder working employees, infectiously and contagiously attractive to unchurched people.

It is the dream… of people who are so in love with God that they are anxiously and aggressively looking for ways to give of their time, talents and treasures to their church family so that it can be built up to more effectively make a difference in people’s lives.

It is the dream… of people who are not ashamed of the Gospel because they know it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes, and are therefore doing everything they can to tell others about the life, love and liberty that can be found in a personal relationship with the Creator of the Universe through His Son Jesus Christ.

It is the dream… of a local church where people are radically devoted to Christ, irrevocably committed to each other, and relentlessly dedicated to reaching those outside of God’s family with the Gospel of Christ.

It is the dream… of a local church that is an unstoppable force for good in the community, an inspiration to other churches, and a testimony to God’s unfailing grace. A church against which the gates of hell cannot prevail.

Do you want to participate in the most exciting, compelling, fulfilling adventure this side of eternity? There is no greater purpose in life than the establishing of a Biblical functioning community that is redeeming, rebuilding, and renewing peoples lives.