Core Values
These Core Values are the DNA of who we are. They are written on our hearts. They guide our journey.
1 Intimacy with God
First and foremost, we value intimacy with God as our greatest Biblical Value. Relationship is the key.
Matthew 22:36-38 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment."
2 Prayer
We see prayer as an act of remaining. Remaining connected to the One from whom all our strength flows. As such, we desire to be defined by our reliance on prayer.
John 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
3 Biblical Application
While faith will always be a component of our relationship with God, it is not a blind faith. We rely on God’s Word to teach us about true life.
John 17:17 “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”
4 Community
We desire to be real. To be a transformational community where we are willing to risk going beyond “I’m fine” into transparency and authenticity.
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
5 Service
As we have freely received, we freely give. Love prompts us to not keep the blessing for ourselves, but to pass it on through our service.
Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
6 The Lost (*)
We add this as an “aspirational value,” and have to confess that it is way too easy to live empty lives focused on self. As lost people matter to God, we pray that our hearts will also be broken for the lost.
Proverbs 24:11 Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
1 Intimacy with God
First and foremost, we value intimacy with God as our greatest Biblical Value. Relationship is the key.
Matthew 22:36-38 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment."
2 Prayer
We see prayer as an act of remaining. Remaining connected to the One from whom all our strength flows. As such, we desire to be defined by our reliance on prayer.
John 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
3 Biblical Application
While faith will always be a component of our relationship with God, it is not a blind faith. We rely on God’s Word to teach us about true life.
John 17:17 “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”
4 Community
We desire to be real. To be a transformational community where we are willing to risk going beyond “I’m fine” into transparency and authenticity.
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
5 Service
As we have freely received, we freely give. Love prompts us to not keep the blessing for ourselves, but to pass it on through our service.
Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
6 The Lost (*)
We add this as an “aspirational value,” and have to confess that it is way too easy to live empty lives focused on self. As lost people matter to God, we pray that our hearts will also be broken for the lost.
Proverbs 24:11 Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
posted by Wade at 1:43 PM
1 Comments:
These are powerful! Thanks for defining and sharing these. I so love you guys, what you do, who you are, and why!!!!! You are in my conversations with our God.
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