When you hear the word “value,” what comes to mind?

A value can simply be what an item is worth. Interestingly, that can rise and fall depending on the situation. The value of a bottle of water might be 35 cents in the grocery store. You put it in a refrigerator at Speedway and suddenly the value shoots up to a dollar-fifty. Put that same bottle of water at Disney, slap a sticker with ears on it and…

The word itself suggests different meanings depending on the context.

Sometimes you hear people talk positively about things like a moral value or a family value or a Christian value like integrity, patience, purity, kindness, or encouragement.

Here’s why it’s important to talk about values; we all have them and what we decide is important in shaping who we become.

Think about it. Who you are right now is determined by:

You are a product of your values, of what you deem valuable. And what is true of you and me individually, is true of us collectively as the church.

This week I get to kick off a series of messages that will talk about MCC’s Core Values, what the Bible says about them, and how they play out in real life.