Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done

 

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Mission & Vision.

ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. 

Our mission is to establish a presence centered, mission minded, family focused church community that makes Jesus famous locally and globally.Our vision looks in three directions: upward, inward, and outward. 

  • We are committed to developing a church community of the “one thing”, that all that we say and do would be from the place of radical devotion and unwavering intimacy with God.

  • We have an unrelenting commitment to the spiritual growth and advancement of every believer. We desire to see every believer set free with a firm foundation in Christ pursuing the Kingdom “on earth as it is in heaven.”

  • We believe that a person with an upward foundation and inward strength is the most effective in their outward ministry. We are committed to making Jesus famous locally and globally through developing a missional mindset in every believer.

 
 
 

Culture & Values.

“MY DESTINY IS TO GO TO HEAVEN, BUT MY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO BRING HEAVEN TO EARTH.” -BILL JOHNSON

A church’s core values are what shape a church’s culture and create its unique identity. Our values determine our priorities, shape our decisions, and become the measurable behaviors that support our mission and vision. Our cry, “Come Thy kingdom, come Thy will on the earth as it is in heaven” begins with creating a culture that reflects heaven’s reality and makes room for heaven’s impact.

  • Ezekiel 44:28, 1 Peter 2:9, Mark 14:3, Psalm 16:11, Exodus 33:14, Psalm 27:4, Matthew 18:20, Revelation 5:1-10 His blood was shed to remove our shame. His body was torn to make us whole. The veil was torn to invite us into an unbroken, eternal fellowship with God. It is our highest calling and greatest reward to commune with God through His Holy Spirit. All that we are, all that we do, and our greatest pursuit is to know God, be known by God and host His presence. His presence is not just available, it is our inheritance.

  • John 17:21, Ephesians 4:12, Malachi 4:6, 1 Corinthians 12:21, Matthew 6:9, Romans 8:15 The Father had a Son and freely offered Him as the price of adopting many sons and daughters. Jesus became our elder brother and the faith became a family. God’s plan to extend kingdom authority and transform cities looks like covenantal relationships and multi-generational co-laboring with spiritual mothers and fathers raising up new generations of leaders. We understand it’s not revival if the whole family isn’t being built and transformed.

  • Matthew 22:37, 1 John 4:21, Deuteronomy 10:12, Matthew 6:24-35 Jesus presented to us His divine order of priority for all that we do and build. First, to love the Lord with our whole heart, and secondly, to love our neighbor as we are loved by the Father. These priorities are the foundation to life and godliness and are to be reflected in the life of the church. When we organize our priorities to reflect the priorities of heaven, it creates an environment that attracts God’s divine influence and favor in our lives.

  • Galatians 5:1-4, Romans 6:12-14, John 8:35, 2 Corinthians 3:14, James 1:25, James 2:12 It was “for freedom that Christ set us free.” Freedom is the ability to make choices. Powerful people make powerful choices and take responsibility for the consequences of their decision-making. It is the responsibility of leadership to eliminate a punishment culture that leads to fear, shame, hiddenness, and bondage. This creates a freedom culture that produces powerful people who learn to steward the power of God they carry.

  • Romans 4:18-21, Romans 5:5, Hebrews 11:1, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Romans 15:13, Romans 8:24-25 Hope is not just a positive demeanor; hope is the internal persuasion of God’s ability and nature. We have an immovable and unshakeable Kingdom residing within us that never changes, never gives up, and always overcomes. We should be the most obnoxiously joyful human beings on the planet! Hope is our default mode.

  • Colossians 1:27, Romans 8:19, 2 Corinthians 5:18, Rev. 5:1-11, Romans 8:17, 1 Corinthians 3:9 It was God’s sovereign plan to place the full weight of His glory and power in earthen vessels. God’s will is established on the earth through partnership with believers. We are co-heirs with Christ in His end times plan to rule and reign on the earth. God’s answer to the brokenness of humanity is you.

Statement of Faith

 

  • We believe that only the sixty-six books of the Bible are the inspired, and therefore, inerrant Word of God. The Bible is the final authority for all we believe and how we are to live.

  • We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, that He was conceived and born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and offered Himself as a penal, substitutionary sacrifice for sinners. By His blood shed at the cross, He obtained for us eternal redemption, the forgiveness of sins and life everlasting. He was raised bodily on the third day and ascended to the right hand of the Father, there to make intercession for the saints forever.

  • We believe that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. No ordinance, ritual, work or any other activity on the part of man is required or accepted in order to be saved. This saving grace of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, also sanctifies us by enabling us to do what is pleasing in God’s sight in order that we might be progressively conformed to the image of Christ.

  • We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ baptizes believers in the Holy Spirit, in whom we are also sealed for the day of redemption. The Holy Spirit regenerates, forever indwells, and graciously equips the Christian for godly living and service. Subsequent to conversion, the Spirit desires to fill, empower and anoint believers for ministry and witness. We also believe that all of the gifts of the Spirit described in the New Testament are operative today and are designed to testify to the presence of the Kingdom and to empower and edify the Church to fulfill its calling and mission.

  • We believe that the one true God exists eternally in three persons—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—and that these, being one God, are equal in deity, power and glory. We believe that God not only created the world but also now upholds, sustains, governs and providentially directs all that exists. He will bring all things to their proper consummation in Christ Jesus to the glory of His name.

  • We believe that water baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the two ordinances of the Church to be observed until the time of Christ’s return. They are not a means of salvation, but are channels of God’s sanctifying grace and blessing to the faithful in Christ Jesus.

  • We believe that the Church is God’s primary instrument through which He is fulfilling His redemptive purposes in the earth. To equip the saints for the work of ministry, God has given the Church apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. We also affirm the priesthood of all believers and the importance of every Christian being joined with and actively involved in a local community of the saints. We believe that women, no less than men, are called and gifted to proclaim the Gospel and do all the works of the Kingdom.

  • We believe that Satan, originally the great and good angel Lucifer, rebelled against God, taking a multitude of angels with him. He was cast out of God’s presence and is at work with his demonic hosts to establish his counter-kingdom of darkness, evil, and unrest on Earth. Satan was judged and defeated at the cross of Christ and will be cast forever into the lake of fire, which has been prepared for him and his angels.

  • We believe that God has called the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations, and to remember the poor and to minister to their needs through sacrificial giving and practical service. This ministry is an expression of the heart of the Lord Jesus Christ and is an essential part of the Kingdom of God.

 

Worship.

“CHURCH IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION YOU JOIN; IT IS A FAMILY WHERE YOU BELONG, A HOME WHERE YOU ARE LOVED, AND A HOSPITAL WHERE YOU FIND HEALING.” NICKY GUMBEL

Our desire is to see our local church lifting up extravagant worship worthy of our God and King, creating a place for God’s glory to rest and for Him to encounter His Bride and establish His kingdom. We believe our worship is fueled by the revelation of God’s presence in our lives, and that our worship feeds our faith. Because of this, worship is a foundational part of our time when we gather together.