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"We see Family Harvest Church as...
a dynamic, Spirit-led, multi-cultural, multi-generational community of believers
impacting our community and our world through prayer, small group
discipleship, community involvement, missions giving, relationship building,
leadership development and church planting." |
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1. TO WORSHIP GOD:
-We worship with extravagant joy & gratitude.
-Our personal relationship with God is our number one priority.
2. TO SAVE THE LOST:
-Salvation frees us from the power of the devil: sin, lies, sickness & torment.
3. TO INCORPORATE AND EQUIP THE BELIEVER:
-Every believer is designed by God to be a supernatural minister of the
gospel of whom signs & wonders should follow.
-We incorporate the believer into the body and equip them so that they may
go and carry on the works of Jesus.
4. TO HAVE INFLUENTIAL INVOLVEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY:
-We demonstrate God's grace, His unconditional love and transforming
power to everyone.
-We impact every race, generation & culture desiring that mercy and justice
would reign because we pastor a city, not just a church.
5. TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN REVIVAL:
-Christ is returning for a "glorious" overcoming bride, His Church.
-So we expect to successfully fulfill the Great Commision by passing on
revival from one generation to the next; even if the world grows darker in the
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1. THE SCRIPTURES
The Word supersedes all else in our walk with God.
2. THE FAMILY
We value strong family relationships. Within each of our families, God is
calling us to joyful relationships with our spouses, children, and extended
families.
3. WORSHIP
Worship that pleases the Father involves both “spirit” and “truth.” It is an act of
devotion and surrender that far surpasses simply singing songs, lifting the
hands, or even dancing. It is an expression of value that stems from the
deepest part of a person, and it overflows in praise and adoration to a God
who is worthy of all honor and glory.
4. PEOPLE
A church that values people is a church that honors Jesus. A church that
honors Jesus fulfills the will of the Father to bring all people to salvation. We
exist as a church for the express purpose of reaching out to all people,
regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic standing, or any other artificial
standard of “value.” Every person is valuable in the eyes of God, and thus
every person is valuable and worthy of respect and dignity in our eyes.
5. CARE AND CONNECTION
After a person gets saved, the lifelong process of functioning as a part of
God’s family begins. Christianity is not a solitary pursuit, but a life meant to be
lived in relationship with others. That is one of the primary values of our
church: to care for each new believer and connect him to the local church as a
thriving, productive, healthy member.
6. CHARACTER FORMATION
Coming to Christ is the beginning of an entirely new life. It does not mark the
point of having “arrived,” but rather marks the point where we start the lifelong
process of being transformed into the image of Christ. This process of
sanctification—of becoming more Christlike—is the defining characteristic of a
true disciple. At Family Harvest we are not just interested in getting people
saved, but in seeing them mature in their faith and grow “to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ” (Eph. 4:13 NKJV).
7. MULTIPLICATION AND SPIRITUAL REPRODUCTION
In the spiritual realm, as in the natural, reproduction is the mark of a mature
adult. It is reserved for those who have moved past the elementary
foundations of faith and proceeded to the more mature aspects (Heb. 6:1–3).
When we are growing in Christ, we eventually move past a self-centered
“what’s in it for me?” mentality to a focus on others and “what can I do for
them?” mentality. Disciples make disciples and reproduce themselves in
others. Through this process, the kingdom of God multiplies and its reach is
extended.
8. SERVING
There was nothing too menial for Jesus to do for those He loved, and He
proved this when He humbled Himself to wash His disciples’ feet at the Last
Supper. In doing this, He showed us how to overcome the three main areas
that hinder our willingness and ability to serve.
9. PRAYER
Our relationship with God, our spiritual walk, our Christian experience will
never rise higher than our prayer life. Prayer is our line of communication with
our "Commander-in-chief" (God). God knows our situation (better than we do)
and He knows the enemy's position too; but God moves only in response to
prayer. If the enemy can deter us or distract us from praying, then he has us
where he wants us. We quickly become isolated, helpless and alone with
only our own resources. And God does not intend for us to fight with our own
resources. 2 Cor 10:4 says, "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but they are mighty THROUGH GOD to the pulling down of strongholds." If we
are not vitally and intimately in touch with God, then we are powerless.
10. SACRIFICE
The previous nine values are all contained within the tenth value of sacrifice.
Sacrifice is the essence of real love and manifests itself in our willingness to
give to others. Jesus’ entire life was wrapped around this idea of sacrifice.
He sacrificed His position in heaven to come to the earth. He sacrificed time,
comfort, and earthly pleasures for the sake of proclaiming the message His
Father had given Him. He offered the supreme sacrifice when He died on the
cross for our sins as well as for our physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
Like the Christ whose name we bear, we Christians are called to live
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