Core Values
1. Know God and His ways.
(Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true.-----Acts 17:11)
2. Obey God and His ways.
(We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.-----1 John 2:3)
3. Become Self-Nourishers in our Relationship with God.
(They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”-----John 4:42)
4. Use the Gifts and Talents God gives us for His Kingdom.
(It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.-----Ephesians 4:11-13)
5. Worship the Lord throughout our lives.
(David and the whole house of Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.------2 Samuel 6:5)
6. Join together in Prayer.
(They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.-----Acts 1:14)
7. Devoted to Meeting with Other Believers.
(Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.-----Hebrews 10:25)
8. Taking Care of Needs.
(Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.-----Acts 2:45)
9. Eating Together.
(Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.-----Acts 2:46-47)
10. Seeking to Share the Gospel of Jesus.
(To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.-----1 Corinthians 9:22-23)
1. Know God and His ways.
(Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true.-----Acts 17:11)
2. Obey God and His ways.
(We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.-----1 John 2:3)
3. Become Self-Nourishers in our Relationship with God.
(They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”-----John 4:42)
4. Use the Gifts and Talents God gives us for His Kingdom.
(It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.-----Ephesians 4:11-13)
5. Worship the Lord throughout our lives.
(David and the whole house of Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.------2 Samuel 6:5)
6. Join together in Prayer.
(They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.-----Acts 1:14)
7. Devoted to Meeting with Other Believers.
(Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.-----Hebrews 10:25)
8. Taking Care of Needs.
(Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.-----Acts 2:45)
9. Eating Together.
(Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.-----Acts 2:46-47)
10. Seeking to Share the Gospel of Jesus.
(To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.-----1 Corinthians 9:22-23)
