Hope Church Values...in our desire to please God, we will:

1.  Promote the sufficiency and supremacy of God
God’s supremacy will be our loudest message.  The message of God’s supremacy confronts a self-centered world.  It is the glory of God that animates the universe and is the culmination of our life and eternity.  God is the answer to man’s deepest longings and need.  But, rather than wallow in our sin-prompted need, we choose to celebrate God’s all-sufficiency and splendor.  Psalm 145; Colossians 1:15-18; Ephesians 1:10, 20-23.

2.  Proclaim the truth of God’s Word
God’s Word will be the anchor to our ministry.  It will be the centerpiece of the classroom, boardroom, and pulpit.  It will govern our lives, message, and methods
of ministry.  2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Timothy 2:15; Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 119.

3.  Pray without ceasing
Prayer will not be an addendum to our ministry, but a central element to the life of Hope Church.  We will seek to be a “house of prayer for all the nations.” Mark 11:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

4.  Pursue righteousness
The call to godly living is for every follower of Christ.  It is normal for the Christian to grow in knowledge and godliness.  The call is for a life separated from sin and dedicated to God.  This is both an internal and external reality for the Christian – a pursuit of holiness in word, thought, and deed.  We seek to be people hungry and thirsty for righteousness and growing in the fruit of the Spirit.  1 Peter 1:13-16; Matthew 5:6; Romans 12:1-2; Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 5:3.

5.  Provide personal ministry care to individuals
Jesus Christ is the head of the Church and its members are His body.  Christians are intimately charged to care and support one another.  Hope Church will seek to actively fulfill the “one another’s” of the New Testament.  Acts 20:28; Galatians 5:13-14; 6:1-3; Romans 12:9-21.

6.  Prepare God’s people for works of service
A core mission of the church is to be a training center for Christian growth and ministry development.  As each Christian is gifted by the Holy Spirit, and utilizes that gift, the Body of Christ is built up.  Hope Church will equip people to effectively use their unique gifts to impact eternity.  Ephesians 4:11-13; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11; Romans 12:3-8.

7.  Permeate our community with the hope of Christ
Christ’s charge to His followers is to be “salt” and “light” witnesses to the world.  It
is the Christians, armed with the good news of Christ, who bear the hope for our
sin-sick world.  The mandate to “go into all the world,” which includes our community, will motivate Hope Church toward innovative means to saturate the world with the hope found only in Christ Jesus.  Matthew 5:13-16; Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:18-20.