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Acts 4:33Romans 15:20:21

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You are good, you are goodWhen there’s nothing good in meYou are love, You are loveOn display for all to seeYou are light, You are lightWhen the darkness closes inYou are hope, You are hopeYou have covered all my sin

You are peace, You are peaceWhen my fear is cripplingYou are true, You are trueEven in my wanderingYou are joy, You are joyYou’re the reason that I singYou are life, You are lifeIn you death has lost its sting

Oh, I’m running to Your arms,I’m running to Your armsThe riches of Your loveWill always be enoughNothing compares to Your embraceLight of the world, forever reign

You are more, you are moreThan my words will ever sayYou are Lord, You are LordAll creation will proclaimYou are here, You are hereIn your presence I’m made wholeYou are God, You are GodOf all else I’m letting go

My heart will sing,No other nameJesus, Jesus

Acts 4:3333 And with great power the apostles were giving

their testimony to the resurrection of the

Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

Photo from 2011 on mission in Montrious, Haiti

Romans 15:20-21 20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel,

not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, 21 but as it is written,

“Those who have never been told of him will see,

and those who have never heard will understand.”

Proclaiming the Gospel with clarity, simplicity, and

great urgency.

Vision

MissionTo live for the Glory of God in

His manifest presence; where He is changing lives,

impacting communities, and we live out the Gospel of

Jesus Christ.

I. Worship - Lifting high the name of Jesus through worshipJohn 4:24"God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

OUR FOUNDATION CORE VALUES

II. Prayer - Believing firmly in the power of prayerEphesians 6:18 "Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints."

III. Teaching - proclaiming the inerrant and pure Word of God without apology2 Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching."

OUR FOUNDATION CORE VALUES

IV. Equipping - training believers to act upon their calling and gifting through Christ JesusEphesians 4:11-13 “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,”

V. Evangelism - sharing the good news of Jesus with boldnessEphesians 6:19-20 "And also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak."

OUR FOUNDATION CORE VALUES

VI. Ministry – loving within the Body of Christ because we have been loved muchJohn 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

VII. Community/Fellowship – embracing the Body of Christ in unity and love1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”Acts 2:44“A nd all who believed were together and had all things in common.”

OUR FOUNDATION CORE VALUES

The Model

JesusPastor

ElderElder

Elder Elder

Elder

Life Group (Deacon)

Life Group (Deacon)

Life Group (Deacon)

Life Group (Deacon)

Life Group (Deacon)

The Church Life Cycle

Gospel of Jesus

Teach Mobilize

Equip

Reach

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Acts 4:33Romans 15:20:21

NORTH CAROLINA