A Global/Local Church
Global Mission: To win the world to Christ through God’s power in us
Local Purpose: To equip God’s people to do his work
Solid Promise: We promise to love you…as is!
“Our church and your life can be like a coconut tree dropping coconuts which sprout in other locations—reproducing until we fill the world with God’s love and power…”
The “Core 5 Values” that drive our church:
Roots of Worship
A Trunk of Fellowship
Disciple-making leaves
Fruit-bearing Ministry
Multiplication of new “trees”
Roots—Worship
- Love for God and others is the thing that marks us as Christians
Matthew 22:36-40 - Full trust in Christ in all that we do is the main driver of our lives
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) - We worship God by giving ourselves to him, without reservation
Romans 12:1-2; Malachi 3:10-11
Trunk—Fellowship
- True ministry is based on personal relationships
Hebrews 10:23-25 - Christian fellowship works best in small groups
1 Corinthians 14:26 - Church ‘happens’ in both large and small groups
Acts 2:41-47 - Membership in a local church identifies you as a genuine follower of Christ.
Romans 12:5; Ephesians 2:19
Branches—Disciple-making
- We must adapt our lives to make disciples of every tribe and generation
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 - We will prosper as we meditate on God’s word, the Bible
Psalm 1:1-3; John 10:10 - The senior pastor is the keeper of vision and basic values–his responsibility is to turn vision into reality by equipping others to equip still others
2 Timothy 2:2 - Our leaders exist to bring maturity by equipping every member for ministry
Ephesians 4:11-13
Fruit On The Tree—Ministry
- We can accomplish great things through the power of the Holy Spirit
Zechariah 4:6; Matthew 7:7-11 - Even the newest member should be a player, not a spectator
Mark 5:18-20; Romans 12:3-11 - Promotion into leadership is based upon previous faithful and fruitful service Matthew 25:14-21; 1 Corinthians 4:2
- Our tithes and offerings are important to ministry in God’s Kingdom as well as to our own material benefit
Malachi 3:10; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
New Trees—Multiplication
- Jesus came to rescue broken people through the power of the Holy Spirit
Matthew 9:10-13; Acts 1:5-8; 2:1-4; 41 - Every person has worth through God and is worthy of respect
Luke 18:9-14; Matthew 18:3-7; James 2:1-5 - Evangelism, disciple-making and church planting must go hand in hand to be effective Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 11:19-26
