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Biblical Authority (2
Timothy 3:16 -17)
"All
Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the
man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."
The Bible is
the only standard for our belief and behavior.
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Spiritual Intimacy (2
Peter 3:18 )
"Grow in
the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the
glory both now and forever. Amen."
Knowing
Christ intimately is the priority around which everything in our life is
built.
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Authentic Community (1
Corinthians 12:12 -14)
"For as
the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one
body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we
were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or
free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
For in fact the body is not one member but many."
As
Christians, we were not designed to walk through life by ourselves.
Life is best lived in an environment of meaningful, authentic
friendships.
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Personal Ministry (Ephesians
2:8-10)
"For by
grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is
the gift of God, [9] not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are
His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."
We believe
that everyone plays a part in God’s redemption story.
You and I are not created where we are and when we are by accident.
God has wired each of us for meaningful investment in the
community.
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Global Responsibility (Matthew
28:18-20)
"And
Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given
to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded
you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
We
must teach our people to be and reproduce spiritually mature zealots for
Christ.
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Traditional Family (Genesis
1:27-28)
"So God
created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and
female He created them. Then
God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply;
fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over
the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the
earth."
God has
ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society.
Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant
commitment for a lifetime. The
husband and wife are of equal value before God, since both are created in
God’s image. The marriage
relationship models the way God relates to His people.
Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and
heritage from the Lord.
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