LAST WEEK Our Culture

Our culture … LAST WEEK God’s Word comes first Preferences don’t take precedence (Family approach) Go Big Students get our best Servant leadership Character over talent or ability People over program God works when the Church prays

WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?

DOCTRINES PARTICULAR BELIEFS ABOUT GOD THAT WE HOLD TO BE TRUE THEOLOGY SYSTEMS WE USE AS WE SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEX WAYS THAT THESE BELIEFS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER

TWO EXTREMES PAMPERING PEOPLE DEBATING & SEPARATING BALANCED DOCTRINAL CONTENT BALANCED

WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT GOD WILL CHANGE HOW YOU LIVE WHY DOES IT MATTER? WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT GOD WILL CHANGE HOW YOU LIVE

essentials BUILD UPON CONVICTIONS FELLOWSHIP OVER OPINIONS TOLERATE

NECESSARY THINGS UNITY UNCERTAIN THINGS FREEDOM OPINIONS GRACE

Knowing and Loving Jesus WE ARE COMMITTED TO... Knowing and Loving Jesus We believe with the Apostle Paul that it is worth counting all things loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:8). He is the source of life, of all that is good and He is the most worthy pursuit in life.  Biblical Authority We believe that the Bible is God’s revelation to mankind and that it is absolute truth, the standard for faith and practice, the grid through which all experience is sifted. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) It is the Living Word of God, unchanging in an ever-changing world.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO... Praise and Worship Biblical Community We believe that praise and worship are the eternal occupation of the believer, a natural response to an ever-loving, ever-faithful God. (Heb 12:28; Psa 66:4) Our Savior and our God is the only One who is worthy of our praise! (Rev. 4:11;5:12) Biblical Community We believe that we are to love and encourage one another as brothers and sisters in Christ. We live in a difficult day, and the encouragement, care and concern of the family of God are essential to stand in the evil day. (Heb 3:13; 1Pet. 4:8-10)

WE ARE COMMITTED TO... Prayer Reaching The Lost What an amazing privilege we have as believers -- to call upon the living God and have Him hear and answer! We value that privilege and seek as a local church to emphasize the importance of prayer, supplication and intercession. It is an act of love and worship, an act of faith and submission to an all powerful God -- the One who changes circumstances and hearts. (Heb 4:16) Reaching The Lost We believe that God has placed a circle of influence around each of our lives -- family, friends, neighbors, co-workers -- and we may be the only ones who can share Jesus Christ with them. Jesus' imperative is our imperative -- make disciples! Therefore, we place great value on equipping people for ministry into those lives around them so that they might be able to “make disciples... teaching them in all that He has commanded.” (Matt. 28:18-20)

Biblical Acceptance WE ARE COMMITTED TO...  Biblical Acceptance We believe that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, of which we were the foremost, and that it is only by His grace that we stand before God approved. We desire to show the love of Christ to all who walk through the door that they, too, might come to know and love Him who saved us! (Rom. 5:8; Eph. 2:5; Col. 3:8-14) 

A Growing Spirit-Filled Walk as Normal Christian Living WE ARE COMMITTED TO...  A Growing Spirit-Filled Walk as Normal Christian Living We believe that the old nature died with Christ and we are freed from the slavery of sin, and that when God says we are to walk according to the Spirit, we can! We have the opportunity to make godly choices as we daily crucify the flesh and walk by the Spirit. There is no secret to walking by the Spirit, it is normal Christian living. (Gal. 5:16)

CORE DOCTRINES THE EXISTENCE OF A TRIUNE GOD WHO REVEALED HIMSELF THE EXISTENCE OF ALL THINGS BY THE CREATIVE WORK OF GOD THE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE AS THE RECORDED REVELATION OF GOD THE PRE - EXISTENCE AND INCARNATION OF JESUS CHRIST THE SUBSTITUTIONARY ATONEMENT OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS SALVATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST THE BODILY RESURRECTION & FUTURE, PHYSICAL RETURN OF CHRIST

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