It is our purpose as a local church to unite around the three-fold theme of:
Worship, Evangelism, Discipleship.

A healthy church will reach up, reach out and reach within.

Worship

"Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." Matthew 4:11
We were made to commune with God and enjoy His presence. By reaching up in worship, we are obeying the command to love God with all our hearts realizing God seeks true worship and true worshippers; by reaching out to others, we are obeying the command of God to love our neighbors as ourselves and honoring the Great Commission to go out from the local assembly to touch the lost world; and by reaching within we are obeying the command to make disciples through teaching the Word of God.

At Faith Bible Chapel South, we believe worship is V.I.P.
Verbal (yielding our voices to God)
Inclusive (everyone participating)
Physical (expressing worship bodily, raising hands, standing, kneeling, etc.)

Worship is not a matter of personal choice or style. All we know regarding worship is from Scriptural mandate and Scriptural practice. We were made to worship God.

Evangelism

We exist to communicate God's word.

"His intent was that (through the church), the manifold wisdom
of God should be made known..." Ephesians 3:10

Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But who can ask Him to save them unless they
believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how
can they hear about Him unless someone tells him?
Romans 10:13-14

Why Faith Bible Chapel South must grow and never stop growing:

•Because God loves people!
"The Lord...is patient, not wanting anyone to perish, but wants everyone to come to repentance."
2 Peter 3:9

•Because God commands us to reach out!
"Go out into the country... and urge anyone you find to come in, so that My house will be full."
Luke 14:23

•Because growth is God's will!
" Under Christ's control, the whole Body is nourished... and grows as God wants it to grow."
Colossians 2:19

Jesus said, "I will build My church." Matthew 16:18
Unbiblical Excuses for not growing:
•"God isn't interested in numbers"
•"Our church wants quality not quantity"
•"Large churches are impersonal"

We count people because people count!
We can grow larger and smaller at the same time.
Large assemblies / small groups

Discipleship

We exist to educate God's people through preaching and teaching God's Word.
"Let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ" and (go on unto maturity...)
Hebrews 6:1

"Grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Peter 3:18

"(God has given)...some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of the ministry, so that the Body of Christ may be built up until we all...become mature...like Christ."
Ephesians 4:11-13

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