|
WORSHIP
We desire to worship God with our whole being. We
want Jesus at the center as our Lord. We hunger for
the fullness of the Spirit, His glory resting upon
us! (Philippians 3:3; Hebrews 13:15; Psalm 42:1-2;
John 4:24; Psalm 63:1-5; Romans 12:1) We desire
Spirit-enabled worship in a style that is intimate,
dynamic, culture current and life changing. (1 Peter
2:4; Ephesians 2:19-22; 1 Corinthians 14:26)
THE WORD
We want to hear the Word of God taught in a
practical, inspiring way, learning the word line
upon line as we grow in Him in all things. We want
to hear God's prophetic word in conjunction with His
written word. (Romans l5:4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1
Corinthians 14:26) We aim to hear and obey God's
Word to us and to be doers of the Word who are being
transformed into the likeness of Christ. (Matthew
7:24-27; James 1:22)
PRAYER
We are committed to the fact that we can be agents
of change through prayer. We seek to learn both as
individuals and as a group how to be effective in
devotional and intercessory prayer.
FELLOWSHIP
We seek to develop real, intimate, enabling
friendships together, built on covenant love, mutual
responsibility and faithfulness. (Hebrews 3:12-14;
Philippians 2:3-5; Ephesians 4:11-16; Colossians
3:12-15) We are committed to developing a small
group network to facilitate ministry relationships
and accountability.
MINISTRY
We believe that all Christians are called to serve
Christ in the power of His Spirit in ways that build
up the local church. (1 Peter 4:10-11; 1 Corinthians
12:4-7; Acts 1:8) We are called to do the ministry
of Christ in the world today: for example to:
(Luke 4:18-19; James 1:27; Acts 26:28; Matthew
28:18-20)
-
Preach the Gospel of the Kingdom;
-
Persuade men to repent and believe in Jesus;
-
Heal the sick;
-
Care for the poor and those in need;
-
Counsel those in need of God's wisdom;
-
Teach believers to follow Christ;
-
Give our resources to the work of Christ;
-
Train Christians to serve the Lord;
TRAINING
We believe that all Christians should be trained to
do the works of Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Timothy
2:2) We are committed to the "show and tell" model
of on the job training in which trainees are
introduced to doing ministry functions with trainers
and then are taught during and after the training
experience. (Luke 11:1-4) We aim to provide training
for all aspects of responsible Christian life and
ministry. (Ephesians 4:11-16)
MISSIONS We aim to renew, refresh, and enable
existing churches by sending trained personnel out
on short-term ministry trips. (Matthew 10:5-15; Luke
9:1-6, 10:1) We aim to build the Church of Jesus
Christ by sending trained personnel to plant
churches in Maine, the country of Spain and wherever
else God may lead. (Revelation 5:9; Romans 15:20)
|