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what
does it mean to have pure motives?
What
does it mean to have pure motives? In our world,
where people are always trying to get the edge, trying
to get the best of someone else, it seems almost
impossible to view life with pure motives.
Recently this concept came to us, and we have embraced
it as part of our DNA.
One
Sunday, during a Q&A, Amy Liano - a person with a
deep love of God and others - came up with what we felt
was the most wonderful understanding of who we are and
what to accomplish. She said, "We were a
community of 'pure motives.'" In just two words
(pure motives) Amy defined what we desired to become -
and the basis of our core DNA - Pure Motives. We
spent an extra half-hour talking about what it means to
be a "community of faith based on pure
motives." It was an exciting discussion,
where we all agreed on what it meant to have pure
motives.
To be a
community of faith based on pure motives we need to
first have a true and honest desire to know you, for
you, and not for what you can do for us. That's
right, pure motives means we want to get to know you,
for you. Our motives in getting to know you are
not based on anything. We do not care about your
income, your race, your ethic background, your marriage
status, your gender or any other condition humanity
wants to put in our way. You are a person of value
and we want to know you.
we are truly desiring to be a community with
pure motives - and we desire to be Christians with pure
motives.
john o'keefe
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