Building for the Future: Standards, Values, and The Great 8 Culture Code

Building for a Lasting Future

• 💡 The message emphasizes that God calls us to build for the future, not just worry about it, requiring work and adherence to instructions.
• 🌳 God provides the raw materials and abilities (e.g., trees for chairs, capacity for marriage) rather than the finished product, expecting us to assemble and build.
• ⚠️ Sight without standards leads to self-sabotage, highlighting the critical role of clear guidelines in achieving vision.

Embracing Divine Standards

• 🔑 A standard is a measure by which everything else is judged, and God's Word is presented as the ultimate, unwavering standard for life.
• 🧱 Building with standards is wise, while going forward without a solid foundation, specifically Jesus Christ, is deemed foolish, as illustrated by the parable of houses on rock vs. sand (Matthew 7:24-27).
• 🔥 The quality of one's work and values will be revealed by fire on judgment day, emphasizing the importance of how things are built, not just what is built.

Moving Forward by Letting Go

• 🧠 To move forward, one must focus on forgetting the past, including hurts and past successes, to embrace the new things God is doing (Philippians 3:13, Isaiah 43:18-19).
• ☁️ God often moves in new ways, and we must avoid being obsessed with where God used to move, instead following where He is leading now.
• ✅ There is an anointing in authenticity, encouraging individuals to be humble, open, and transparent about their flaws and testimonies.

The Great 8 Culture Code

• 🎯 The church operates by "The Great 8," a culture code designed to unlock God's future plans, emphasizing that culture eats vision for breakfast.
• ✨ Key values include Crazy Faith (believing God for the impossible), being Hot (Humble, Open, Transparent with Integrity), and Generosity (giving without expectation).
• 🚀 Other values are Innovation (taking creative risks to reach the lost), Worship (bringing one's best to God), Fun (finding joy in all circumstances), Pop (Progression over Perfection), and being A Part (spiritual contributors, not consumers).

Living Out the Vision

• 🤝 The values are not just ideas but are embodied by people within the church, showcasing how faith is lived out daily.
• 🙏 The message concludes with a call to build one's life on the foundation of Jesus Christ, offering a prayer for salvation and commitment to the church's vision.
• 🌍 Individuals are encouraged to be spiritual contributors and actively represent transformation, recognizing that they are the church for the world.