As humans, we are made to worship God; it’s built into the very core of our being.  We strive to fill the void in our hearts in a myriad of ways, but find our pursuits ultimately unsatisfying.  Only a relationship with the Creator can provide what we ultimately long for. The spiritual journey begins by looking up to God and realizing true joy and fulfillment come from Him.  Our Sunday morning worship gatherings are designed to rehearse the gospel story and turn our gaze back to the true source of life.

(Genesis 2:7, Exodus 6:7, Psalm 95:6, Galatians 4:9, Revelation 4:11)

There are 59 verses in the New Testament that use the words “one another.”  While faith is personal, it’s never meant to be private.  We are created by God to live and worship together in community; this is the only way for us to obey and fulfill the “one another” verses.  Authentic Christian community goes beyond the surface and provides a place of safety, acceptance and trust where we can expose our “false self” and instead reveal and nurture our “true self.”  This journey begins in our Sunday morning Community Hour and continues in Groups and Studies throughout the week.

(Psalm 133:1, Proverbs 27:17, Acts 2:42-47, Galatians 6:2, Hebrews 10:25)

As one writer aptly stated, God doesn’t have a mission for His church, He has a church for his mission.  Our mission is to take the good news to our neighbors and to unreached peoples around the world.  This involves outward movement—moving out of our comfort zones, routines and current norms and trusting Jesus to use us in the lives of others.  We can’t fulfill our mission by staying in our “holy huddles;” moving out requires action and service on our parts. We serve inside the walls of the church to build up the body of Christ and then we join our strategic community partners to bring the gospel to others through words and deeds.

 (Psalm 96:3, Jeremiah 29:7, Matthew 5:13-16, 28:18-20, 1 Peter 2:4-6)