A loving God created us in His image in order for us to have relationship with Him and with people.

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply.” Genesis 1: 27, 28 NLT

Unfortunately, all of us at some point have believed the lie, rejected our true image, and wandered away from the truth of God’s love.

They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshipped and served the things God created instead of the creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise…for everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 1:25, 3:23 NLT

Because of broken relationship, Jesus lived, died, and rose from the dead to re-establish relationship with us and to give us life to the fullest, now and forever.

God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4: 9, 10 NLT

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun. And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17, 18 NLT

Relationship with God through Jesus brings us back into God’s family where we are joined together in a community of faith, love, and accountability with our adopted brothers and sisters.

Dear friends, since God loved us that much we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. 1 John 3: 11, 12 NLT

The Holy Spirit empowers our relationship with God and others and helps us to maximize our gifts, abilities, experiences, and personality in order to live a life of purpose.

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself was speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 4: 10, 11 NLT

God has given us His inspired Word as a guide for living the truth and for making a difference in the lives of others.

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It correct when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy 3: 16, 17 NLT

We are called by God to bless others and help them find their way back to Him.

For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” 2 Corinthians 5: 19, 20 NLT