Our Core values
(Adopted Nov. 17, 2005) |
Love
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I
have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men
will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.
(John 13:34-35)
May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know
that You sent Me and have loved them even as you have loved
Me. (John 17:23)
Worship
But the time is coming--it has, in fact, come--when
what you're called will not matter and where you go to worship
will not matter. "It's who you are and the way you live
that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit
in the pursuit of truth. That's the kind of people the Father
is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves
before him in their worship. (John 4:23)
Youth
These commandments that I give you today are to be
upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about
them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road,
when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols
on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on
the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. (Deuteronomy
6:6-9)
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and
do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such
as these.” (Matthew 19:14)
Excellence
What ever you do, work at it with all your heart,
as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you
will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is
the Lord Christ you are serving. (Colossians 3:23-24)
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not
think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think
of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure
of faith God has given you. (Romans 12:3)
Spiritual Growth
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great
cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders
and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance
the race marked out for us. (Hebrews 12:1)
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move
you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
(1 Corinthians 15:58)
Stewardship
But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in
speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love
for us -- see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
(2 Corinthians 8:7)
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve
others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various
forms. (1 Peter 4:10)
Missions
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority
in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching
them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I
am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew
28:18-20)
Prayer
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with
all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert
and always keep on praying for all the saints.” (Ephesians
6:18)
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever
you wish, and it will be given you. (John 15:7) |