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Methods are many, principles are few Methods often change, principles NEVER DO |
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1. GOD’S WORD IS TRUTH It is to be: Proclaimed through preaching and teaching, received and believed by all who hear, and applied to, and practiced in, each of our daily lives. |
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2. WORSHIP God has created every believer to be a worshipper—we are all to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth, both corporately when we gather together and individually in our private devotional times. |
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3. LEADERSHIP Since no one can be spiritually successful being their own leader—the church is to provide quality Christ-like leadership for, and develop Christ-like leadership qualities in, every believer. |
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4. EXCELLENCE In everything we are and in everything we do, we are to “do all to the glory of God,” exhibiting and demonstrating our best in every area. |
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5. FAITH Real faith is taking God at His Word. This is the faith that every believer is to live by—the faith that pleases God. |
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6. DISCIPLESHIP A primary mission of the church is the making of disciples—disciplined followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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7. UNITY God’s will is the absence of division and strife—a congregation in unity, harmony, in one accord, with one vision and oneness of purpose, all speaking the same thing. |
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8. PARTICIPATION God has created every member to be a part of the body—each with a place and a function within the Ministry of Helps. |
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9. FELLOWSHIP Every believer has a need to be in relationship with others of like precious faith, demonstrating the love of God—and all believers are to regularly assemble together for church services. |
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10. PRAYER Each and every believer is to come boldly before God to find mercy and grace to help, both for their own lives and for the needs of others. |
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11. STEWARDSHIP Every believer is a steward of God’s resources—and is to give generously of those resources to further the God given vision and mission of the church. |
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12. EVANGELISM A primary mission of every believer is to go into all the world, as an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ, proclaiming His Gospel to all. |