Mulligan Month: The Future of the Church

Is there real hope? Is there real love? Is there a kind of community you can trust your life to? And Jesus says—YES.

But it won’t look like what we expect.

JESUS—THE CENTER AND THE MODEL

“You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God… he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.” — Philippians 2:5-7 NLT

So, what does that mean for us?
It means that love is our way.

“This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you.” — John 15:12 MSG

That means:

• Love the ones who annoy you.
• Love the ones who feel left out.
• Love the ones that don’t vote like you.
• Love as if grace is in endless supply—because for Jesus, it is.

THE GREAT COMMANDMENT—THE BLUEPRINT

“‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets hangs from them.” — Matthew 22:37-40 MSG

It’s not a footnote; it’s our headline.

Loving God and loving people until the lines blur and you’re not sure which one you’re doing—because it’s both. Always both.

THE GREAT COMMISSION—LOVE IN MOTION

He doesn’t say, “Sit and wait; build walls and hope they show up.” No—he sends us:

“…I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." — Matthew 28:18-20 NLT

Loving God and loving people until the lines blur and you’re not sure which one you’re doing—because it’s both. Always both.

And in this season? Sugar Hill Church, we are doubling our Kingdom impact over the next three years. Because love, unleashed, only compounds.

FIRST CENTURY CHURCH, MODERN DAY MIRACLE

“All the believers devoted themselves… to fellowship, and to sharing in meals… And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.” — Acts 2:42-47 NLT

Jesus’ way was not a theory; it was a table, filled with food, strangers turned to friends,  burdens carried, wounds tended.

SUGAR HILL—LOVE IN ACTION RIGHT NOW

How do we live it? Let’s count the ways:

• Serving 15 public schools—10 of them Title 1, the places with the most need. Every Friday, over 500 backpacks are filled with food and care and sent home.
• Over 65,000 meals served to homebound senior adults—reminders that God has not forgotten anyone.
• Making mental healthcare accessible and affordable for thousands, because we believe God is about wholeness—body, mind, spirit.
• Partnering deeply with our schools around suicide awareness and prevention, standing watch where hope feels thin.
• Chaplaincy care for police, hospital staff, business leaders—sometimes love just means showing up.
• With Hope Thru Soap, we go to the hungry, homeless, and desperate, offering dignity, community, and simple presence.
• Teaming up with Jambos, Path United, Uniting Hope, Positive Impact, Compassion International, Convoy of Hope—restoring hope from here to the ends of the earth.
• Bringing clean water and the Gospel to 12 more villages in the Yucatán, rewriting futures with every drop.
• And it’s “so much more”—because that’s how love always works.

GROWTH—THE FRUIT OF LOVE ON THE MOVE

Here’s the real surprise:

When you chase after loving like Jesus, when you love first and ask questions later,  God pours out life.

For three straight years: double-digit growth.

• Launching a brand new Peachtree Corners campus (in Español and English)
• New 11:00am English Chapel service
• New 5:00pm Español Worship Center service

Because love keeps expanding, stretching out, making room for more.

Love multiplies—always.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT PROGRAMS. THIS IS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE.

“Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” — Ephesians 4:32 NLT

• It’s not the noise. It’s the nurture.
• Not theory—it’s the thousand ways kindness keeps getting real, every day.

THE INVITATION –TO BECOME THE CHURCH THE WORLD NEEDS

So—what’s the future of the church? It’s you. Here. Now.

That the Great Commandment and the Great Commission were never meant for the church at rest—but for the church on the move, the church with her sleeves rolled up, hands dirty, eyes open to suffering, heart flung wide.

So let’s go—let’s love unreserved, let’s serve without end, let’s be the church Jesus set loose to change the world.

And in this season? Sugar Hill Church, We are doubling our Kingdom impact over the next three years. Because love, unleashed, only compounds.

So Let’s Go!