Our purpose statement, our DNA, is based on the great commission (Mt. 28:19), and the great commandment (Mt. 22:36-39).  The five B's are our attempt to draw, to explain, in broad strokes, our purpose statement. These are essential "marks of someone devoted to Christ and His Church." If we have participating members living out these characteristics, we are moving toward a biblically functioning community.

Matthew 28:19 (NLT) "Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."

Matthew 22: 36-39 (NLT) "Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?  Jesus replied, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

Believe

Believe in the Lord Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Without a doubt the first and most important responsibility of the church is to help everyone fall in love with Jesus. God loved you so much that He sent His very own Son just for you.  Jesus makes a way for you to come into God's presence. When you believe by faith that you can become an adopted child of God your journey to a life of peace, happiness and blessing begins.
John 3:16 (KJV) "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Belong

Belong to a group. In the early days of the church they met in small groups. These groups had several key elements. They prayed, fellowshipped, shared, and grew together. We believe that our small groups help us to believe deeper, become stronger and make eternal friends. A small group is a place where people truly care for each other.
Acts 2:46-47 (NLT) "They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity... all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved."

Bestow

Bestow your gifts. Every person in unique. God's real plan for spiritual gifts in the church is really simple. He gives us the analogy that the church is a body. A great voice can do nothing without great feet to carry it somewhere. Great feet need direction from a great mind, and a great mind needs a tender heart to give the body direction. All of us have those unique gifts to love our neighbor as ourselves. A church where 100% of it's body is using their gifts is a fully functioning, living, exciting, community changing, happening place.
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (NLT) "The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up only one body. So it is with the body of Christ... Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. If the foot says, "I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand," that
does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear says, "I am not part of the body because I am only and ear and not an eye," would that make it any less a part of the body? Suppose the whole body were an eye--then how would you hear? Or if your whole body were just one big ear, how could you smell anything? But God made our bodies with many parts, and he has put each part just where he wants it... Now all of you together are Christ's body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it."

Bring

We all have the honor and the privilege to help build the kingdom. We bring our tithes and gifts to the storehouse so the work of the kingdom can be accomplished. A church is a family where everyone has a unique responsibility as a family member. We all together contribute out of the generosity of God's blessing. Throughout the Bible we see where God's people brought their gifts and the work of building the kingdom was accomplished. To understand giving, you must understand that everything you have, 100 percent, is a gift from God.  God simply wants you to trust him by recognizing the principle of the tithe (10 percent of one's earnings is given to the church which is the local storehouse.) The bible is very clear that abundant blessings are directly linked to the financial obedience to God.
Malachi 3:10 (NLT) "Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do," says the Lord Almighty, "I will pour out a blessing so great you won't have enough room to take it in! Try it!  Let me prove it to you!"

Become

Become a disciple. Most people think that it is almost impossible to become a disciple, to become a Peter, James, or John-no way. Yet when you read the Bible, you see that the early disciples in the church where just like us: men and women who made mistakes, even sinned, yet they had one common trait. They accepted the challenge to grow closer to Christ, to become a more devoted Christ follower. Once you set your goal to become a disciple you are on your way.
2 Peter 3:18 (NLT) "But grow in the special favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ."

-The Guiding Principles

-The Five B's