And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. "You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow-citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In the Bible, 1 Peter 2 describes God's people as "living stones" who "are being built into a spiritual house", with Jesus as the cornerstone upon whom the building is built: "the living Stone - rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him". We want to challenge that: the church is a building! However, it's not a physical building, but a spiritual one. You may have heard it said that 'the church isn't the building, but the people inside it'. Lordship of Jesus Christ over the Whole of Life Outward focus - Blessed to be a Blessingĩ. To read more about our values and their biblical basis, click on the links below:Ĥ. the idea that the people of God collectively are God’s means of carrying out His mission to the world dictates our financial priorities. All money given to the church will be stewarded in a way that reflects the priority of mission.
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