To
guide each individual to put his
full faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and to love Him with all his
heart, soul, mind, and strength (Deut. 6:4-6).
To build Christ's
character in individuals in marriage and in families so as to glorify God
through the lives of our people (Ephesians 1:6, 12, 14). We will endeavor to
do this by:
- Teaching the husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the
church, and to be the Spiritual leader in the home. (Ephesians 5:25;
I Peter 3:7)
- Teaching the wives to be submissive to their husbands. (Ephesians
5:22-24; I Peter 3:1-6)
- Turning the hearts of the fathers to the children and hearts of the
children to the father. (Malachi 4:6)
- Maintaining scriptural standards for those who we permit to be
married in our church and by our pastor. (II Cor. 6:14-18)
To demonstrate our love to
the Lord and our faithfulness to each other by giving only a good report of
each other unless we follow Matthew 18:15-18 in the spirit of restoring
rather than exposing. (Galatians 6:1) *Church discipline will be practiced
for this purpose (I Corinthians 5)
To explain and apply God's
principles of finances in the church and in each family so that God can
provide specific direction and illustrate His supernatural power. (Malachi
3:10, 11; Luke 16:10-12; I Corinthians 16:1,2)
To train each Christian to
edify one another and to do the work of the ministry by: (Ephesians 4:12)
- Giving him basic Bible knowledge;
- Teaching him principles of the spiritual warfare;
- Helping him learn his spiritual gifts;
- Giving him practical training in areas of Christian services.