jesus_mafa Jesus Mafa Artwork Framing Challenge

 As you may have noticed, we still have three unfilled outlines on the East wall of our entryway, ready to be filled with Jesus Mafa artwork.

Fay McClanahan would like to share in subscribing the Welcoming the Prodigal print, which corresponds to the vision statement value of grace. We have said that Messiah New Hope is to be a community of faith which welcomes people of every background, A People of Passionate Grace.

In order to subscribe that print in full, we need $175 from donor(s). Would you like to help get this permanent representation of our commitment to pursuing God's drema for us into place? You can contact Pastor Eric or just make your donation, with the notation: Jesus Mafa Artwork.

We also have two final pieces in the project to frame: A People of Passionate Praise and A People of Passionate Prayer. You can see details about these prints and the corresponding portions of our vision statement in the spots on our entryway wall that correspond to where they will be placed or look below. The cost of framing each print is $350. As with the other prints, you can contact Pastor Eric or just make your donation with the notation: Jesus Mafa Artwork.

The Vision of Messiah New Hope Lutheran Church

11 The gifts he gave were … 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. 14 … 15 But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.    
Ephesians 4:11-13, 15-16
God’s vision is to see us grow together into the full stature of his dear and only Son, Jesus Christ, our precious Lord and Savior.


Jesus and the Children - A People of Passionate Play (framing of this print has been subscribed)

The first large-format Jesus Mafa print to be placed in the entryway of Messiah New Hope illustrates the eighth and last of the passions from the life of Christ which Messiah New Hope committed to embody in the vision statement adopted in 2000: Passionate Play.

In pursuit of God's dream [for our church] Messiah New Hope will be...

A PEOPLE of Passionate Play: Just as Jesus enjoyed his disciples and cherished good times and laugher with them, so we will find ourselves together with old friends and new in many opportunities for fun and fellowship.  A playful spirit will pervade every task.


The Prodigal Son - A People of Passionate Grace (subscription of framing of this print has been subscribed)

A PEOPLE of Passionate Grace: We will value every person whom God sends us because God first loved them, and gave his only Son to die for them.  People with diverse, painful and often scandalous histories will crowd to this place of grace, just as they crowded around the Master of grace, Jesus Christ, into whose full stature we are growing.  Old perceptions and easy prejudices will be challenged and changed.  Our unity will be a “unity of faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God.”  The strong, loving and wise Holy Spirit of Christ will hold together a large and extremely diverse group of people in one creative and multi-faceted community.

The Lord's Supper - A People of Passionate Praise (subscription of framing of this print is available)
 
A PEOPLE of Passionate Praise: In worship that is uplifting, inspiring and relevant, we will lift up the One whose life and image forms the vision of all we desire to be.  People will be drawn to us because the authenticity of our faith will be evident in the vitality of our praise.

The Three Wise Men - A People of Passionate Giving (subscription of framing of this print has been subscribed)
 
A PEOPLE of Passionate Giving: Jesus Christ gave all he had, even his life.  Each member and our entire community will passionately give what God has first given us to support the saving and healing work of Christ wherever it is found, both at home and abroad.

The Man Born Blind - A People of Passionate Care (subscription of framing of this print has been subscribed)
 
A PEOPLE of Passionate Care: We will care for every person whom God sends us, as well as those to whom he sends us, because Christ himself provides compassion, healing and hope to all who seek him. The ministry of Passionate Caring will be unleashed in one-on-one relationships, in small groups and through sponsored programs of care and service.  There will be many people whose first contact with this community will be through the caring relationships that we have fostered.  Every member will be connected to the ministry of Passionate Caring as both caregiver and care-receiver.  Messiah New Hope will be recognized for its sacrificial ministries of care.


The Good Samaritan - A People of Passionate Purpose (subscription of framing of this print has been subscribed)
 
A PEOPLE of Passionate Purpose: Each person who commits to this ministry will clearly understand and fully realize his or her God-given purpose in the church, their family and their work places.  Members will be able to articulate with conviction and confidence both who they are as Christians and what God is calling them to do.

The Beatitudes - A People of Passionate Prayer (subscription of framing of this print is available)

A PEOPLE of Passionate Prayer: Prayer will pervade everything we do.  Every member will be in prayer every day.  Every group, every gathering, every effort, every need and concern will be surrounded by prayer.  Many from beyond our church will seek the help and hope of the prayers of our community.


Mary and Martha - A People of Passionate Teaching and Learning (subscription of framing of this print has been subscribed)

A PEOPLE of Passionate Teaching and Learning: Every member will have a passionate desire to seek God through his word, because Jesus Christ was both student and teacher of the word who declared that, for him, the Word of God was like life-sustaining bread.  Many learning and teaching opportunities will exist in small groups that match the diverse needs and dreams of our people.