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Based on Jesus’ prayer for his disciples in John 17, we believe that, as a church, God has called us at St Sebastian's to be:
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Christ-centred
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Not ‘Jesus and…’, but Jesus alone at the centre of our lives.
' ... glory has come to me through them …’ (John 17:10)
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Righteous
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God-directed living, thinking, and speaking.
‘Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.' (John 17:17)
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One
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Not ‘I’ve won!’, but ‘We are one.'
‘… that they may be one as we are one …’ (John 17:22)
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Sent
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A serving church rather than a consumer church.
‘As you sent me into the world, I have sent them …’ (John 17:18)
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| Spirit-filled |
All God’s people using God’s gifts to the full.
'… so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them …’ (John 17:13)
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