Our first priority is to love the Lord, to richly enjoy Him. Flowing out of that joy, we glorify Him through cheerful obedience, as our community¹s greatest need is to see God¹s holiness in us. To do that we must love His Word, so our goal is the careful study and application of the Scripture, championing its inerrancy and sufficiency, and through expository teaching and preaching to be full of grace and truth. Our community needs truth, so we must be people of truth with the skill to apply it in wisdom to the needs of man.
Secondly, we must love the brethren. When the community sees committed relationships across cultural lines, they see Jesus at work, so our goal is to tangibly love each other through work parties, picnics, birthday celebrations, moving days, etc. When neighbors see us bringing meals, visiting the sick, mowing lawns, and cleaning houses, they see the testimony of Christ¹s saving power.
Finally, we must love the lost. When we understand the gospel, we are motivated to pray for and share truth with those without Christ. We aim to do this through ongoing evangelism training, monthly outreaches, prayer meetings, and personal witnessing.
