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  • Core Value #7 The Spirit's Power is Pursued (Part 2)
    7. The Spirit's Power is Pursued

    In order to accomplish the mission Jesus gave His church (Matt. 28.19-20; Jn. 20.21; Acts 1.8b), we must be empowered by the Holy Spirit (John 20.22; Acts 1.8a), who is the power behind the fruitful proclamation of the gospel (cf. Acts 2.1-13 with Acts 2.14-41; 1 Cor. 2.1-5).

    Implication: We freely admit we will never mature spiritually (I Cor. 12.4-14), love excellently (1 Cor. 12.31 - 1 Cor. 14.1a), evangelize effectively (Acts 4.31), and grow numerically as a local church (Acts 2.41, 47; 5.14; 11.24; 16.5) without the Spirit of God’s enabling power and presence in our personal and corporate life. Therefore, we will seek Him through the Word which He wrote (2 Pet. 1.20-21), the intercession He enables (cf. Rom. 8.23 with Rom. 8.26; Eph. 6.18-20), and all the gifts that He has given to each local church (Rom. 12.6-8; 1 Cor. 12.28).
    54 min
  • Core Value #7 The Spirit's Power is Pursued (Part 1)
    7. The Spirit's Power is Pursued

    In order to accomplish the mission Jesus gave His church (Matt. 28.19-20; Jn. 20.21; Acts 1.8b), we must be empowered by the Holy Spirit (John 20.22; Acts 1.8a), who is the power behind the fruitful proclamation of the gospel (cf. Acts 2.1-13 with Acts 2.14-41; 1 Cor. 2.1-5).

    Implication: We freely admit we will never mature spiritually (I Cor. 12.4-14), love excellently (1 Cor. 12.31 - 1 Cor. 14.1a), evangelize effectively (Acts 4.31), and grow numerically as a local church (Acts 2.41, 47; 5.14; 11.24; 16.5) without the Spirit of God’s enabling power and presence in our personal and corporate life. Therefore, we will seek Him through the Word which He wrote (2 Pet. 1.20-21), the intercession He enables (cf. Rom. 8.23 with Rom. 8.26; Eph. 6.18-20), and all the gifts that He has given to each local church (Rom. 12.6-8; 1 Cor. 12.28).
    50 min
  • Joshua 1:1-9 Preserved by Him, Fazed by Nothing
    Joshua 1:1-9 (NASB)
    1  Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying,
    2  "Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.
    3  "Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.
    4  "From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory.
    5  "No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you.
    6  "Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
    7  "Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.
    8  "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
    9  "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

     

    43 min
  • Core Value #6 Our Mentality is Missional (Part 2)
    6. Our Mentality is Missional

    Due to the fact that there are those who do not yet know the wonder and joy of worshiping the triune God, worship is not only the ultimate goal of our existence (cf. John 4.23; Rom. 12.1; Deut. 5.5-7), but it is also the impetus for pursuing lost souls who do not know the unspeakable satisfaction of Christ (Rom. 8.31–9.3; 1 Cor. 9.20-23). Ultimately, the church is to be missional because God is a missional God (John 3.16; Luke 19.10; John 20.21).

    Implication: We will winsomely evangelize our neighbors (Col. 4.3-6; 2 Tim. 2.24-26; 1 Cor. 9.22b-23), plant churches, and ask God to enable us to reach the nations with the gospel (Matt. 28.19-20).
    56 min
  • Core Value #6 Our Mentality is Missional (Part 1)
    6. Our Mentality is Missional

    Due to the fact that there are those who do not yet know the wonder and joy of worshiping the triune God, worship is not only the ultimate goal of our existence (cf. John 4.23; Rom. 12.1; Deut. 5.5-7), but it is also the impetus for pursuing lost souls who do not know the unspeakable satisfaction of Christ (Rom. 8.31–9.3; 1 Cor. 9.20-23). Ultimately, the church is to be missional because God is a missional God (John 3.16; Luke 19.10; John 20.21).

    Implication: We will winsomely evangelize our neighbors (Col. 4.3-6; 2 Tim. 2.24-26; 1 Cor. 9.22b-23), plant churches, and ask God to enable us to reach the nations with the gospel (Matt. 28.19-20).
    38 min
  • Core Value #5 Worship is Viewed Holistically
    5. Worship is Viewed Holistically

    When the gospel is correctly preached (Rom. 1.16-11.36), the proper response is to worship God with the entirety of our lives (Rom. 12.1ff.). A lifestyle that holistically worships the living God is synonymous with a lifestyle that seeks to constantly glorify God (cf. Rom. 12.1 with 1 Cor. 6.19-20).

    Implication: We will lovingly create a culture that promotes this gospel-based, holistic view of worship; musically, we intend to enjoy both the past and present, so long as it reflects God’s glory in the gospel of Jesus Christ, empowering us to fulfill our vision as a community.

    55 min
  • Core Value #4 Preaching is a High Priority
    4. Preaching is a High Priority

    Preaching is the God-ordained means through which His glory in the gospel is heard (1 Cor. 1.20-21). Therefore, our local church community will mature corporately (Eph 4.11-16) and grow numerically (Acts 2.40-41) as Jesus Christ is centrally (I Cor. 2.1-5; Col. 1.27b-28) and accurately (2 Tim. 2.15) preached (Rom. 10.17).

    Implication: Preaching will be a significant part of our gathered worship, with preachers committed to the skillful and compelling exposition and proclamation of biblical texts (Ezra 7.6b, 10; Matt. 7.28-29) and congregants eager to respond with gospel obedience (Luke 6.46-49; James 1.22-25; 1 John 1.6).
    56 min
  • Core Value #3 The Gospel is our Constant Grid
    3. The Gospel is our Constant Grid

    In human history, the only person who lived solely for God’s glory was Jesus Christ (John 7.18). He revealed God’s glory by reconciling fallen creation to God through His incarnation and accomplished work (John 1.9, 14; Col. 1.15, 19-20; 1 Cor. 15.3-4), and those who place faith in Him and repent of their sin are promised eternal life (Acts 3.19; 16.31; John 3.16). This is called the gospel – the only power through which God gives us the ability to desire and delight in His ways (Rom. 1.16; 1 Cor. 1.18; 2 Pet. 1.3-11) and obey the call to imitate Jesus (1 John 2.6; Eph. 5.2).

    Implication: The gospel will be the permeating mindset through which we view all of life (cf. Col. 1.15-20) and the driving motivation for life together (1 Cor. 2.2). We will preach it to both ourselves and the lost, because we are only able to forsake personal idols as we prize Jesus’ love for us in its message (Lk. 7.37-50; 19.1-10; Rom. 5.6-8).
    1 hr
  • Core Value #2 God's Glory is our Greatest Goal
    2. God's Glory is our Greatest Goal

    Every page of Scripture reveals God’s glory, the sum total of His attributes and the brilliant light that appears when He reveals Himself (Lk. 2.9; Mt. 17.2; Rev. 21.23). God is consumed and in love with Himself, with His own glory (Is. 42.5, 8; Ps. 46.10; Ps. 57.5, 11), and because Scripture reveals His glory as Creator, Savior, and Sovereign, this is perfectly acceptable, justifiable, and right.

    Implication: The greatest goal of every life, activity, and ministry of our church is to proclaim God’s exclusive glory (Is. 40.12-18) and His shared glory (Gal. 5.22-23). Such a community will be marked by supernatural joy (Ps. 16.11). As the Westminster Confession asserts, “Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever.”

    52 min
  • Core Value #1 The Bible is Our Basis
    1. The Bible is our Basis

    The Scriptures reveal the triune God’s person (Ps. 138.2), works (cf. Ps. 33.6 with John 1.3 and Col. 1.15-17), and redemptive plan (Luke 24.27) to humanity. We believe the Bible is infallible  (Ps. 19.7), inerrant (Prov. 30.5), inspired (2 Pet. 1.21), and authoritative (2 Tim. 3.16-17).

    Implication: Not only is everything we do responsibly based upon the immutable wisdom of Scripture (I Tim. 3.15d), we are committed as a congregation to being people of the Book in our gathered worship (1 Tim. 4.13; Col. 3.16) and in our personal/community life (Rom. 15.4; 2 Tim. 3.16-17).

    50 min