Mission and Vision
Mission
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is Lord not just over the church (Eph. 1:22-23), but also society (Ps. 2:1-12) - and that He has concern not just for our salvation and prayer life but also for our life when it comes to interpersonal relationships, education, work, leisure time, entertainment, social obligations, political activity, and all the rest. To all of the world (the elect and the reprobate) He is the supreme ruler and the most sovereign potentate (Ps.2:1-12; Dan. 4:34-35), to whom everyone (whether believer or not) owes allegiance, submission, and glory (Ps. 66:1-4; Dan. 6:25-27, 7:13-14). To the redeemed community He is not only Savior from our sinful nature in all of these things (Rom. 3:21-26, 4:1-8, 5:1ff), but He is also Lord over our new nature in all of these things (Rom. 6:1, 6; Eph. 4:17-24). He is more than Lord in our spiritual lives, and He is more than Lord to only the redeemed community.
To put it simply - He is Lord over all people, over all time, over all of life.
Therefore, the mission of Lord over Life Ministries is to demonstrate, equip, and exhort the church and society from the Christian Scriptures that all of life - both the sacred and the secular, both the spiritual and the mundane - is to be lived under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, by the enabling power of the Spirit, to the glory of God the Father.
(To understand our position in the "Lordship Salvation Controversy," see the many articles found at monergism)
Vision
The vision of this ministry is to work toward the mission via two main avenues:
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is Lord not just over the church (Eph. 1:22-23), but also society (Ps. 2:1-12) - and that He has concern not just for our salvation and prayer life but also for our life when it comes to interpersonal relationships, education, work, leisure time, entertainment, social obligations, political activity, and all the rest. To all of the world (the elect and the reprobate) He is the supreme ruler and the most sovereign potentate (Ps.2:1-12; Dan. 4:34-35), to whom everyone (whether believer or not) owes allegiance, submission, and glory (Ps. 66:1-4; Dan. 6:25-27, 7:13-14). To the redeemed community He is not only Savior from our sinful nature in all of these things (Rom. 3:21-26, 4:1-8, 5:1ff), but He is also Lord over our new nature in all of these things (Rom. 6:1, 6; Eph. 4:17-24). He is more than Lord in our spiritual lives, and He is more than Lord to only the redeemed community.
To put it simply - He is Lord over all people, over all time, over all of life.
Therefore, the mission of Lord over Life Ministries is to demonstrate, equip, and exhort the church and society from the Christian Scriptures that all of life - both the sacred and the secular, both the spiritual and the mundane - is to be lived under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, by the enabling power of the Spirit, to the glory of God the Father.
(To understand our position in the "Lordship Salvation Controversy," see the many articles found at monergism)
Vision
The vision of this ministry is to work toward the mission via two main avenues:
- This website and blog
The website is set up so that the Biblical views (as we understand them) in each section are set forth in basic form; and the blog will demonstrate the practical application of those views to modern life. - Itinerant speaking
In conjunction with the website, we believe there is also great benefit from the spiritual gift of speaking (1 Pet. 4:10-11). And so as we wish to continue to work toward the building up and edification of the church, we welcome all requests for speaking engagements [teaching (classroom setting), preaching (pulpit setting), or debate (moderated - click here for a discussion of the benefits of Christian debate)].