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Yesterday marked the official start of a program in our churches to step forward with purpose along the direction God is leading us as we achieve our goal of living out the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. We will be implementing the principles from Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life", built on the commands of Jesus, to direct our churches in preparing long-range plans for the future. Our focus will be on developing programs and plans that support the five purposes of new testament churches: Worship, Ministry, Evangelism, Fellowship, and Discipleship. Next week's focus -- Worship!