"People Knowing God's Call and Living It for His Glory"

This vision is what we believe to be God's preferred picture for the life and ministry of Hill Point Christian Church.

Just to distinguish, Vision is what we see and Mission is what we do (so that by God's grace the vision can become a reality).  Thus, our Mission - To follow Jesus, know Jesus, and love Jesus - is the means by which we achieve our Vision - People knowing God's call and living it for His glory.

The importance of vision cannot be overstated.  Its value lies in reminding us on a regular basis why we are here and where we are headed.  The Bible tells us, "Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained" (Proverbs 29:18).

The word "unrestrained" here can be imagined like going off on a space-walk without being tethered to the space-station.  Without a tether, people would just float off into space having no control over their bearing or movement.  Where there is no vision to tether us to our purpose, people wander off without any sense of direction, discipline or destiny.

But that's not all.  The potential damage of having no vision can also be lethal.  Not only is there a lack of direction and restraint, there also can be the very real danger of eventual destruction.  In the space-walk analogy, having no tether means no sustained life support.  And no life support means – well – no life!  No vision implies a lack of knowledge and understanding, and Hosea writes "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6).

As created beings, we were not designed to live or function independently of our Creator.  Indeed He is our life support, our source, our portion.  Apart from Him, we do not exist.  We are taught in scripture that "man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD." (Deut. 8:3)  Therefore our survival hinges upon vision that is revealed from the very mouth of God. This is the nature of vision.

We are not talking about the kind of visions that are merely human-inspired dreams, ideas or ambitions which occurs in the natural realm.  The kind of vision we are talking about is God-originated, God-initiated, God-communicated and God-orchestrated.

Therefore, our vision will only become a reality as we become a people immersed in what God is saying.  "People knowing God's call and living it for His glory" necessarily requires people deeply-rooted in God's Word, intimately familiar with the voice of their Shepherd, and inseparably connected to and walking with Jesus - who Himself is the Living Word.