2026 Theme: Shared Life
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The 2026 Vision, Shared Life, confronts the emptiness many people feel when they are merely existing rather than truly living. From the beginning, God declared that isolation is not good, revealing that humanity was designed for connection, not disconnection. This sense of restlessness and loneliness—felt by both unbelievers and believers—comes from settling for less than God’s design. Scripture points us toward a fuller life: one rooted in relationship, belonging, and shared fellowship rather than spiritual isolation.
1 John 1:3 defines this shared life as fellowship with God and with one another. Christianity is deeply personal, but it was never meant to be private. True life flows upward in love for God, inward in love for one another, and outward in influence and mission. Jesus Himself taught that life is found in right relationship—knowing God, not merely knowing about Him—and in loving others. Real Christianity is entering into a shared life through union with Christ, then extending that life to others as we grow and serve together.
Jesus not only taught shared life; He modeled it. He invited people to be with Him before sending them out, sharing life with His disciples and engaging closely with those far from God. His love was visible, sacrificial, and expressed through service, humility, and perseverance to the end. For EPBC in 2026, this means embracing a life rooted in Christ, shared deeply with one another, and lived outward on mission. Shared Life calls us to be known, to walk together, to carry burdens together, and to go into the world as those sent by Christ to share the life we have received.
The 2026 Vision, Shared Life, confronts the emptiness many people feel when they are merely existing rather than truly living. From the beginning, God declared that isolation is not good, revealing that humanity was designed for connection, not disconnection. This sense of restlessness and loneliness—felt by both unbelievers and believers—comes from settling for less than God’s design. Scripture points us toward a fuller life: one rooted in relationship, belonging, and shared fellowship rather than spiritual isolation.
1 John 1:3 defines this shared life as fellowship with God and with one another. Christianity is deeply personal, but it was never meant to be private. True life flows upward in love for God, inward in love for one another, and outward in influence and mission. Jesus Himself taught that life is found in right relationship—knowing God, not merely knowing about Him—and in loving others. Real Christianity is entering into a shared life through union with Christ, then extending that life to others as we grow and serve together.
Jesus not only taught shared life; He modeled it. He invited people to be with Him before sending them out, sharing life with His disciples and engaging closely with those far from God. His love was visible, sacrificial, and expressed through service, humility, and perseverance to the end. For EPBC in 2026, this means embracing a life rooted in Christ, shared deeply with one another, and lived outward on mission. Shared Life calls us to be known, to walk together, to carry burdens together, and to go into the world as those sent by Christ to share the life we have received.
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