Church in the Valley - Ontario Ranch Campus

The core message of Christianity is powerful. Our role in the adventrue is to know the message and share it whenever we have opportunity.

God advances His work throught the prayers of His people. To fulfill God's purpose we must ask Him for the help we need and rely on Him to do the things that we can't.

God's Spirit begins and leads the early church. He is a witness and provides motivation and leadership we must follow in order to join in the adventure. This message shows ho the Spirit leads and what we do to follow.

God has given us a key role in fulfilling His purpose and wants us to start right were we live (in our neighborhood and city).

God wants church members to work as a team to accomplish the mission He has assigned us. There are four characteristics that will help the church be the best team possible to accomplish legendary things for God's purpose and with God's help.

God has a growing family- His legendary teams accept one another and keep on growing by adding to their number.

A legendary team stays "sharp" in the way they approach things. Sharp: alert competence and clear understanding shown in a resourceful, enthusiastic way.

A legendary team and its members are proactive--they have a "can do" attitude and take initiative to do right and accomplish our purpose.

At CIV, we value a godly cohesion (cohesion: to stick together tightly). A legendary team chooses to be loyal and trust one another, which builds unity and brings results to glorify God

Your heart plays a major role in financial freedom. Learning to guard it and keep it in check keeps you inside the guardrails on the road to financial freedom.

God's perspective on work will help you find satisfaction in it and help you make the right kind of progress on the road to financial freedom.

Being a godly parent is a crucial role we can play to help our children fulfill God's purpose in their generation and experience true fulfillment. The heritage of godly parents is a priceless inheritance.

God commands His people to give for their own good--it brings God's protection and blessing (like obedience).

Debt is strongly discouraged in Scripture because it can put you in bondage so that you are not completely free to love others or obey God

Control is a core issue on the road to financial freedom. If we choose to let God control our lives and finances He sets our heart free to follow His guidelines that make freedom a reality in the way we manage our money.

We should set our heart to play the role in life that God gives us and use whatever power He gives us to bless others.

People and their needs are more important than religious rules and regulations.

Jesus does not condemn anyone because of their past, but aims to meet the deepest needs of those who trust in Him. A key to knowing Jesus' identity is a personal encounter with Him and the living water He gives.

Jesus shows that true love for God involves devotion and worship from a pure heart. He explains that you can verify His identity through the resurrection.

Forgiveness helps you to pursue the right goal of peace when relationships are broken.

Those who choose humility prepare the way for honor and make relationships enjoyable.

Seeing things through the eyes of the other (compassion) and helping them with their goals (kindness) builds a bridge that connects us to others.

The foundation for lasting relationships is a love that is gracious and kind. Agape love: a principle based love that is willing to act in the best interests of the other person regardless of how I feel.

To "get the most out of life: we need to connect to God and make the most of the opportunities He brings our way.

We are the light, and if we live in the light we experience its fruit. In this message, we will compare the fruit of light and darkness to help us avoid darkness and live our new identity of light.