Being Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered and Bible-based

 Chalybeate Springs Baptist Church will

 Glorify God, Grow Disciples,

and Graciously Love People


1) We will Glorify God by:

 ·        Celebrating the lordship of Christ through joyful worship, fervent prayer and praise.         Psalm 86.  Psalm 150.  Eph. 5:19-20.  

·        Cultivating a love of God and desiring His presence.  

                         Exodus 33:13-16; Psalm 42; Psalm 63; Matt 22:37-40.       

 ·        Leading Christ-like lives through the power of the Holy Spirit and by committing every area of life to God. 

                        John 15:8; Romans 8:11;12:1-2; 1 Cor. 10:31.

 

2) We will Grow Disciples by:  

·        Using every opportunity and way to multiply the spread of the Gospel in our community and throughout the world.       

                            Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Cor. 9:19-23.

 ·        Teaching and encouraging a growing understanding and application of the infallible Word of God to daily living.

                            Psalm 1:1-3; 2 Tim. 2:2;3:16-17.  

 ·        Equipping believers to use their Spiritual gifts and abilities to build up the body and glorify God.    

                            Rom. 12:4-8;1 Cor. 12; Eph. 4:11-12.   

 

3) We will Graciously Love People by: 

·        Providing unselfish ministry to those in need in the church, community and the world.               

                           Matt. 5: 16, 10:42. 22:39-40 

·        Creating opportunities for meaningful fellowship and the building of relationships.                

                            Acts 2: 42-47.   

·        Applying the “one another” principle  (loving, honoring, building up, admonishing, being kind to, forgiving, encouraging, serving, etc.)  

                           John 13:35. Rom. 12:10, 14:19, 15:14; Eph. 4:32, 5:21;

                           1 Pet. 4: 8-10 

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Every area of this vision depends upon being:  

Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered and Bible-based       

Romans 15:18-19; Eph. 1; Col. 3: 1-4;  2 Pet. 1:19-21.