Our Purpose:
Love God, Love Others, and Reach Our World for Christ †
Mark 12:28-34 and Matthew 28:19-20
Foundational Commitments
#1 Treasuring Jesus Above All
…that we will value/treasure Jesus above anything and everything in this world and what it has to offer, worshipping him in all of life, every moment of every day.
Colossians 1:13-18; Matthew 6:24; 10:37-38; 13:44-46
#2 Holding the Bible as our Authority for Beliefs/Wisdom for Living
…that we will devote ourselves to the corporate preaching and teaching of God’s word, submitting to and clinging to these truths as the wisdom we need to live abundantly in this world, and to the personal study of God’s word so that we continue to grow in the grace and the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, being transformed by its power.
1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3; Luke 14:24-26, 44-47; Deuteronomy 8:3; Joshua 1:7-8; Psalm 1; 119; Proverbs 1:8-9; 2:1-6; 3:1, 21-22; 4:1-2, 10-11, 20-21; 5:1-2, 7; 6:20-21; 7:1-3, 24-25; 8:32-35
#3 Engaging a Life of Worship
… that we will celebrate our risen Lord corporately and individually, singing of his goodness and mercy, praising him in his wonder and majesty, and encouraging one another to maintain focus on his greatness so that we evidence the worship of our Lord in every moment of every day.
Romans 1:18-25; 12:1-2; Revelation 4:8–11; 5:8-14; 7:9-12; 11:15-18; 15:1-4; Hebrews 13:15-16; Hebrews 12:28-29
#4 Centering Our Ministries in the Gospel
…that everyone who walks into our church will clearly hear, understand, and respond to the gospel, becoming followers of Jesus, who continuously grow in understanding and living the gospel as they follow Jesus.
Genesis 3:15; 12:1-3; 1 Corinthians 2:2; 9:16; 15:1-11; 2 Corinthians 1:21; Galatians 6:14; Ephesians 1:4-6; 2 Timothy 1:9; Hebrews 13:20-21; Revelation 13:5-8
#5 Honoring and Celebrating Life as Ordained by the Lord
…that we value life from conception forward, including the Lord’s ordained gender and entire life span with special care for orphans and others marginalized by physical/mental or emotional challenges.
Genesis 1:27; 9:6; Exodus 20:13; 21:22-23 Psalm 139:13-16; Proverbs 24:11-12; Matthew 6:26; Luke 12:6-7
#6 Living with a Prayer Focus
…that we value life from conception forward, including the Lord’s ordained gender and entire life span with special care for orphans and others marginalized by physical/mental or emotional challenges.
Genesis 1:27; 9:6; Exodus 20:13; 21:22-23 Psalm 139:13-16; Proverbs 24:11-12; Matthew 6:26; Luke 12:6-7
#7 Pursuing Intentional Sanctifying Relationships
…that we will live in community with intentional movement toward one another, fighting for one another’s holiness in the battle against sin, maintaining unity through the spiritual battles that we encounter, and encouraging one another to live in the moment, on the mission, for the Master, 24/7/365.
Matthew 18:15-17; 1 Corinthians 6:1-8; Ephesians 4:1-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Galatians 6:1-2; Hebrews 3:12-19; 10:19-25; James 5:16; 1 Peter 1:22-25; 4:7-11
#8 Being Mindful of the Soon-Return of Jesus
…that we live with and encourage others to live with an awareness that our days are numbered, and that Jesus will return at any moment, with the goal of encouraging us to regularly evaluate the stewardship of our time, relationships, finances, and decisions so that we remain focused on what God is doing in this world and actively live for his glory in all things.
Matthew 24:3-11, 23-27, 36-44; 25:1-13; Mark 13:9-27; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4; Revelation 3:3; 16:15
#9 Maintaining Evangelistic Zeal
…that we will resolve to pursue every possible means to share the gospel, maintaining a list of lost people, praying for and inviting others to pray for their salvation, and encouraging boldness in one another as we walk together to complete the Great Commission.
Matthew 24:14; 28:16-20; Acts 1:6-8; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
#10 Impacting Our Communities
…that we will “shine as lights,” as redeemed broken people, to all who live around us, respecting, loving, and tangibly caring for our neighbors and communities, who are lost broken people, so that they witness and experience the power of the gospel working through us and our compassion being extended to those around us.
Isaiah 42:6; Matthew 5:13-16; John 8:12; 13:33-35; Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 Peter 2:9-12; 3:15-16
#11 Forging a Strategic Global Reach
…that we will leverage every possible means to advance the gospel throughout the world, especially the most difficult to reach Unreached People Groups, by giving sacrificially, praying regularly, and sending people when our partnership is needed.
Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 6:7; 9:31; 12:24; 16:5; 19:20; Romans 15:20-21