"We're not a perfect church [or group of listeners now!], but we are committed to certain Biblical principles that we pray will secure for those who worship with us the following: [and please consider these here, or wherever you regularly worship]
OUR HUNGER FOR THE WORD WILL NEVER VIOLATE THE TRUTH
Our gatherings are designed with a great emphasis on upon the teaching of God's Word. A congregations doctrinal stance is judged not so much by what it teaches, but by what it doesn't teach. It's easy to preach what's popular or convenient and leave something out, the exploitation of one truth at the expense of another. Paul said, 'I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.' It's our desire to learn and live the whole truth and nothing but the truth. (John 8:32).
OUR LIBERTY IN WORSHIP WILL NEVER GIVE PLACE TO FANATICISM
We are serious ahout our worship, and are learning the difference between the sound of praise and the noise of people. We're learning to sing as a congregation in chorus, not as churches in competition. We resist the possibilities that in time we would become formal, fanatical, or foolish. We seek divine direction in our worship and look to scripture for our patterns of praise (John 4:24).
OUR BELIEF IN FELLOWSHIP WILL NEVER DETERIORATE INTO MERE SOCIALS
True fellowship is impossible without the help of the Holy Spirit. We believe those who move in fellowship and love must understand a basic to all healthy relationships... that being that God's love is unconditional, doesn't scheme, and never manipulates. It's a love that covers mistakes and sin with forgiveness and acceptance (Proverbs 17:9). True fellowship is much more than pies, picnics and socials, although I'm all for that. It's caring, concern, and commitment.
OUR CALL TO EVANGELISM WILL NEVER ALLOW FOR PASSIVITY
We don't want to become stagnant and call it stability. It's our Lord's desire to make us a movement with a mission (Acts 1:8). E.M. Bounds wrote, 'Men are looking for better methods. God is looking for better men.' Against God's will, man lost control of creation. By God's will, man is the instrument God will use to recover it. We are committed to the Great Commision in reaching out to a lost world that's searching for answers. We unapologetically raise our hands in praise to our Lord and seek to extend those hands to deliver the message of forgiveness and grace.
Ron Mehl"