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FellowshipIt is a proven fact that we all have a desire to fit in and be accepted by those around us. But where did this come from? Why is there such a thing as peer pressure? Why do we try to look like those we associate with?We were designed with a built in desire for fellowship. The desire to be a part of a close knit community. Many people carry scars of rejection and have felt the most pain emotionally when someone has not accepted them for who they are. We are all created with our own uniqueness and a desire to fit into a larger group. The reason we have these desires is because God created us that way. He is a family man. He is first and foremost a Father. The way we fit together is a mystery that only God can show us. The way He does this is through the body of Christ. The physical expression of Jesus on the earth. A Family of believers and a local fellowship that meets together regularly for a variety of reasons. Below are some of the decisions that we have made in regards to this gathering. It is not our desire to reinvent the wheel. The statements below are used with permission from the Mission Vacaville, CA. We agree with every one of them and believe that they were indeed birthed by the Holy Spirit Himself to give direction to the New Move of God that is beginning on the earth.
Therefore: 1. We honor the past - we don't live in it. 2. We live in the present with our eyes on the future. 3. We see past events - successes and failures - as stepping-stones not stop signs. 4. We pursue learning in order to be transformed, not learning in order to know. 5. We are people of engagement not observation. 6. We focus on what could be, not on what is or has been. 7. We are not limited to the four walls of this building. Our influence is not restricted by location - Not even the nations are out of bounds. 8. We are more concerned about how many we send out into the world than how many we convince to come into the building. This building is meant to be filled and it will be - but it will not be the measure of who we are or the measure of our effectiveness. 9. We raise up world changers - not tour guides. We train commandos, not committees. 10. We are a people of our destiny, not of our history.
These decisions are not destinations - but rather journeys - journeys along an ancient path - we have not found some new way - but rather rediscovered the path as old as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The same path followed by Moses, Joshua and Caleb - Paul, John, Peter. The path followed by the first century church - a church that revolutionized the culture of the first century and beyond. It is a path that will impact the world we live in today. It is a path of Bold Faith - believing that what God says is really true and acting on it; Outrageous Generosity - giving our life away in order to demonstrate His Kingdom; Radical Love - loving God with everything in us and our neighbor as ourselves.
It is
a path of liberty, freedom, and healing.
This
is a path less traveled - however It is for people of every nation, tribe and tongue -for those in any occupation or vocation. No matter where you are in your life journey - there is room on this path for you
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