The Bible - Our Authority:
“We stand on the infallible, inerrant and immutable Word of God.”
2 Tim 3:16-17; Matt 5:18; Isaiah 40:8; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Luke 24:27; Ps 12:6; Rev 22:18- 19.
2 Tim 3:16-17 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. NASB
LOVE - Our Activity:
“We Love God and One Another with Grace, Giving and Generosity.”
Matthew 22:36-40; Romans 13:10; 1 Cor 13:4-8, 13; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 4:7-8, 18-19, Eph 5:25; Col 3:14; John 3:16, 13:35, 1 Thess 4:9-12.
Matt 22:36-40 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37And He said to him “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” 38 “This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Prayer - Our Attitude:
“We seek the will of our Lord Jesus Christ through thankful and unceasing intercession.”
1 Thess 5:17; Luke 5:16, 18:1; Luke 11:1; Acts 1:14, 2:42, 4:31, 13:2; Eph 6:18; Phil 1:4, 19, 4:6; Rev 5:8; Prov 15:8, Ps 141:2; 1Tim 2:1-2, 8; James 5:16.
1 Thess 5:17 Pray without ceasing; NASB
Unity - Our Advance:
“We move forward united in the Counsel & Guidance of the Holy Spirit.”
John 17:11, 20-23; Eph 4:1-6, 11-14; Col 3:14; Acts 1:14, 6:5; Phil 1:27.
John 17:11 “And I am no more in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world and I come to Thee. Holy Father, keep them in Thy name, the name which Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, eve as We are. NASB
GO - Our Assignment:
“We work to fulfill the Great Commission by making Disciples of Jesus Christ through evangelism, assimilation, and replicating discipleship groups.”
Matt 5:15-16, 28:18-20; Acts 1:8, 5:42, 20:18-21; Rom 1:16, 10:14; Col 1:22-23, 27; Eph 4:13; Mark 16:15; 1 Peter 3:15; James 5:20.
Matt 28:18-20 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” NASB