Christ Presbyterian Church

The word of God, the Gospel, which was given to us as a gift and implanted in our souls must be carefully studied and diligently acted upon to live a true religious life.

When we are in over our head, we should be silent and wait before God. We should wait on God to help us.

Following Jesus means living as a citizen of heaven, and to do this we follow tried and true spiritual values and practices, to keep us rooted and grounded in Christ.

Disciples of Jesus need a good community to follow Jesus and make new followers of Jesus. The soil they need is God’s presence in the church through the Holy Spirit, which produces four rhythms: learning to obey God’s word, worshipping God together, living life together, and living dependent upon God.

A disciple is part of a community of multiplication that invites others to follow Jesus so they can love God, their neighbor, and multiply themselves as they make disciples.

Because of Jesus’ universal authority and continued presence, we can have confidence and assurance in our bearing the fruit of making disciples

Because of Jesus’ completed work, universal authority and continued presence, we are to bear fruit of loving God, loving others, and making disciples.

We are enabled to live lives of worship as we embrace the unique gifts and calling that God has put on our hearts as we have been called to be disciples of Jesus Christ, following him.

Jesus and the resurrection

The resurrection of Christ brings us hope

Though we can see Jesus we might miss him if we aren’t careful because he isn’t what we are expecting. Because of this, we must see the real Jesus by allowing him to frame our reality.

The heart of God is the heart of a servant and we as God’s children should have this same heart…the heart of a servant.

The Bible compares a healthy disciple (follower) of Jesus to a tree. The root system of that tree, which keeps us standing during the storms of life, is our identity. If our identity is rooted in who we are in Christ, our tree will be able to stand. If our identity is rooted in anything else, we will fall.

A healthy disciple is like a tree that delights in Christ and is deeply rooted in their union with him so they are unmoved by the storms of life. It is a life of wisdom where someone listens to Christ, lives Christ's teaching and helps others do the same.

Jesus has freed us and given us a new heart that seeks to put to death our old manner of life.

We should be overwhelmed by God's plan for us and that we are objects of his divine love

God's presence is everywhere, and because we are united to him through Christ, we should live in 

God knows us so intimately, so thoroughly, that nothing that we think, speak, or do is hidden from God, this is terrifying. Yet, because of the person and work of Christ, we are surrounded on every side: he is with us and for us, this is delightful. 

We are to pray for and work in the church with the same desire and goal of Jesus, to see his bride, the church, be without spot or wrinkle.