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Published: June 8, 2015, 5:14 p.m.

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The local church is the HOPE of the world!

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Jesus came and told his disciples,\\xa0\\u201cI have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.\\xa0 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.\\xa0 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.\\u201d Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT)

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We lead PEOPLE into a new life of FREEDOM in JESUS.

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\\u2026I am the\\xa0Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.\\xa0 I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem\\xa0you with an outstretched arm\\xa0and with mighty acts of judgment.\\xa0 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God.Then you will know\\xa0that I am the\\xa0Lord\\xa0your God, who brought you out... Exodus 6:6-7 (NIV)

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Value # 1 \\u2013 We Keep Jesus the Main Thing

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\\u2026Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 (KJV)

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For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

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1 Corinthians 2:2 (NIV)

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1. \\xa0WE WORSHIP

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Jesus replied: \\u201c\\u2018Love\\xa0the\\xa0Lord\\xa0your\\xa0God\\xa0with all\\xa0your\\xa0heart and with all your\\xa0soul and with all\\xa0your\\xa0mind.\\u2019Matthew 22:37\\xa0(NIV)

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And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.\\u201d John 12:32 (NLT)

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2. \\xa0WE HANG ON HIS EVERY WORD

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All Scripture is God-breathedand is useful for teaching,rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness\\u2026 2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV)

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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 (NLT)

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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. Matthew 24:35 (NIV)

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Before Jesus can be the MAIN THING in our church\\u2026 He has to be the MAIN THING IN OUR LIVES.

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3. \\xa0WE MARRY THE MESSAGE; NOT THE METHOD

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\\u2026These people honor me with their lips,\\xa0but their hearts are far from me.\\xa0 They worship me in vain;\\xa0their teachings are merely human rules.\\u201d You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.\\u201d And he continued,\\xa0\\u201cYou have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observeyour own traditions!Mark 7:6-9 (NIV)

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You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!\\xa0 Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life. John 5:39-40 (NLT)

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We will sacrifice PREFERENCE and TRANDITION\\u2026 in the name of EFFECTIVENESS.

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4. \\xa0WE ARE ATTRACTIVE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE FAR FROM GOD

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On hearing this, Jesus said to them,\\xa0\\u201cIt is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.\\u201d Mark 2:17 (NIV)

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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 (NIV)

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