GRACE Explained
GRACE Explained
Our core values
Growth
We encourage the pursuit of, participation in, and provide different levels of discipleship (following God) through every one of our education programs. (ie. Learning Groups, Fellowship Groups, Awana, Mentoring, etc.) We train leaders, teachers, and mentors so that every person within our church family will have abundant opportunities for growth and maturity in Christ.
Relationships
We are a family ... and as a family we spend time together, sharing our common bond and life in Christ. We have programs and events that encourage the building of close relationships within our church family. Because of our size, we work hard at encouraging every person in our church family to be involved in several different size groups so they will have a sense of belonging and will have meaningful relationships.
Adoration
God desires and deserves our worship. We are to worship "...in spirit and in truth". Worship must be led by the Spirit of God and therefore be supernatural. If it is not, how can we "...see the invisible, know the unknowable, comprehend the incomprehensible, and experience the eternal". We therefore provide worship experiences (prayer times, worship services, alter calls, readings, dramas, etc) that center our focus on the character and attributes of God, and His incredible workings in our lives. We encourage every saint to make their life a "living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual act of worship" (Romans 12:1 , NIV).
Compassion
Over and over in Scripture we see Jesus showing compassion to lost and hurting people. The early church followed our Lord's example and many were brought into new life through caring. We therefore design ministry that teaches and helps our church family to "put a heart of compassion". (Colossians 3:12 ) We expose our church family to the needs of our community and then empower them to show God's love "in deed and in truth" (1 John 3:18 ).
Evangelism
Sharing the good news of Jesus Christ is called evangelism. It is the very thing God asks His followers to do (Mathew 28:18-20; Romans 10:14 ). We therefore promote and proclaim His good news through every aspect in our church. Some of the ways we do this are: helping meet immediate life needs, neighborhood/city outreach events, hospital visits and follow-up, taking part in community events, prayer walks, simply being goods friends, etc.
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