1. Glorifying God by Delighting in Him
Since God is our majestic and holy creator, sustainer and Savior, He is due all glory and honor. Because His ways are good and loving, our greatest joy is to give Him glory; it is also the way we bring Him the most glory. (I Chronicles 16:28-31; Isaiah 43:5-7)
2. Being Ambassadors for Jesus
The
title “ambassador” reminds us that this world is not our home; rather,
we have been given a message of Good News (the Gospel of Jesus Christ)
which we are to declare faithfully and urgently to all people – no
matter the cost. (II Corinthians 5:14-21)
3. Seeking to be filled with the Spirit
We
believe that a person is filled with the Holy Spirit upon repentance
and faith in Jesus; therefore we are not charismatic in our theology.
However, we also want to constantly walk by the Spirit and not grieve
him; we seek to be open to whatever the Spirit wants to powerfully do in
us and through us. (Acts 1:1-8; Ephesians 5:15-21)
4. Proclaiming God’s Word with Boldness
We
are not ashamed of the Gospel or what the Bible declares as Truth. We
therefore believe that we all need to hear the whole counsel of the Word
of God so that we might discern how to critique and react to the
culture we live in. (You can see our position on some current issues by
clicking here) (II Timothy 4:1-5)
5. Growing in Godliness
We
constantly seek to be more like Christ for three reasons – Christ died
for our sins and we are therefore to hate sin; there is joy in
righteousness and misery in sin; and, we long to be a light in the
darkness of our world. (Philippians 1:3-11; Romans 6:1-4)
6. Consider Others More Significant than Ourselves
This
is a hard command that goes against our sinful nature. We want to
embrace it and live it because we realize it will fill our congregation
with deep unity and help us to humbly serve one another and others. It
is a Christ-like attitude that will keep us from selfish, painful
bickering. It is also one of the reasons we have blended worship. We
realize that different people in our church body are ministered to by
different styles of music. We want to minister to every person in our
church body. (Philippians 2:1-11)
7. Striving to be Good Stewards
God
is the giver of every good and perfect gift and we want to wisely and
generously use all that He has given us – time, abilities, income, and
possessions – for His glory. (I Peter 4:7-11)
8. Praying at All Times
Prayer
is a great privilege and the power behind all ministry which is
God-glorifying. We have people available for one-on-one prayer after
every service. People also get together for prayer every Sunday morning
before our services begin; and we encourage prayer throughout the week
as well in Life Groups, Bible Studies and families. (Romans 12:10-15; I
Thessalonians 5:12-18; James 5:13-20)