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LCC Core Values - Revised  June 2009

Grace

That we can reign in life not through our own efforts but through God’s provision of grace & the gift of right standing with Him through Jesus Christ. (Rom 5.17)

Truth

 Truth sets us free from captivity!  It allows freedom and liberty to be a part of our everyday life. (John 8.32)

Fire

The Power of His presence and glory that changes, ignites and empowers His people.  The Holy Spirit within people to see Heaven brought to earth.  We treasure the Holy Spirit, His presence and leading in life.

family

A healthy functioning family, made up of families & individuals.

  • Inclusive of all age groups, Newborn to Great Great Grandparent

  • Each age group has their individual needs and we seek to minister to these

  • We hangout, with purpose and just for the fun of it!!

  • We look out for one another, speak well of one another, keep short accounts, address in Love

  • Embracing of any marital status

We are one family unit therefore:

  • We seek to hang out with each other as a functional family, embracing, enjoying and celebrating the diversity amongst us

  • Our attitude when anyone comes in is “Yay you are here!”.  God desires that every person on the face of this planet be a part of His body, meeting with other family members and doing life together as He demonstrated.

We are one family unit that is a part of One Body that transcends the Globe and all of time. Therefore:

  • We seek to hang out with people from other Churches, embracing, enjoying and celebrating the diversity amongst the greater body.

  • We have strong ministry connections who also speak into LCC

  • We make the  most of conferences and resources from outside LCC

  • We honour those who have gone before and seek to build upon what they have laid.

relevant & innovative

Living on the Edge of what God is up to. Seeking & finding creative ideas & efficient solutions in order to be societal leaders.

  • Relevant to our time and culture

  • Pioneering, Innovative, Risk takers, Sacred Cow shooters

  • Real

  • Open to trying new things, new ways

  • Open to making mistakes & getting back on the horse!

five star

Doing life as people with a royal call, in a way that honours the King and inspires others.

  • Where everybody is treated as a 5 star person

purposeful

Being a part of His family should be so amazing that we have just got to let everyone else know that they too can be a part.  We are to have impact in three distinct zones

  • Regional area

  • National - NZ

  • Global

Seeking for Kingdom reign to infiltrate every part of our community, the nation and the Globe!

all supernatural ministers

Every believer is a supernatural minister of the gospel of power whom signs & wonders can follow

  • We take the Kingdom with us into our homes, schools, colleges, workplaces, sports groups, relational networks.

  • Each person has a part to play in ministering to others as the Family of LCC

Growth

Our attitude when anyone comes in is “Yay you are here!”  God desires that every person on the face of this planet be a part of His body, meeting with other family members and doing life together as He demonstrated.

Every person is on a journey to become more like Jesus, to grasp and to live in truth and freedom.

ATTITUDES

Caring   -   compassion

passionate    -    zealous

fun    -   joy

welcoming    -    hospitable

youthful

strategic

creative   -   innovative

equipping    -   journeying    -   training   -    teaching

holistic

honour

challenging

generous

mission

A lost world reconciled to God, Living the Kingdom here on earth…

1. Our first ministry is to God

Therefore we worship with extravagance, joy & gratitude.

Our personal relationship with Him is our number one priority.

2. Salvation frees us from the power of the devil - sin, lies, sickness & torment

This is available to everyone

3. Every believer is a supernatural minister of the gospel of power whom signs & wonders should follow

All ministry flows from the prayer, "Thy kingdom come... on earth as it is in heaven."

We equip and send the church to carry on the works of Jesus.

4. We demonstrate God's grace, His unconditional love & transforming power, to everyone.

We impact every socio-economic group & cultural realm that mercy & justice would reign because we pastor a region, not just a church.

5. Christ is returning for a glorious overcoming bride - His Church

We are more than "sinners saved by grace",  we are saints - sons & daughters of the King.

So we expect to successfully fulfill the Great Commission - passing on revival from one generation to the next - even if the world grows darker in the last days.
We embrace the biblical government of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.

We believe

There is only one true God who is the eternal King, Creator and Redeemer of all that is. He is perfectly holy, just, loving and truthful. He has revealed Himself to be eternally self- existent - one being in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

The Bible to be the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God.

Humankind was created in the image of God to know and enjoy Him yet we willfully rejected the Lordship and glory of God for which we were intended. Because of this, sickness, death and judgment entered the world and now creation experiences the effects and consequences of sin.

The Lord Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is God's Anointed One, empowered by the Holy Spirit to inaugurate God's Kingdom on earth. He was crucified for our sins, died, was buried, resurrected and ascended into heaven, and is now alive today, in the presence of God the Father and in His people. He is "true God" and "true man."

We are saved by God's grace, through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Anyone can be restored to fellowship with God through repenting, believing and receiving Jesus as their Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit, convicts, regenerates, justifies, and adopts us as we enter the Kingdom of God as His sons and daughters.

In the power of the Holy Spirit, who resides within,  the Christian is enabled to live holy and minister super-naturally.  In the baptism of the Holy Spirit according to Acts 1:4-8 and 2:4 is poured out on believers that they might have power to be witnesses.

The victorious redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides freedom from the power of the enemy * sin, lies, sickness and torment.

The Church consists of all who put their faith in Jesus Christ. He gave His church the ordinances of Baptism and Communion. The Church exists to carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ and further advance His kingdom by undoing the works of the enemy, preaching and living the good news of God's love, discipling the nations, baptising and teaching them to love and obey God.

In the ever increasing government of God and in the Blessed Hope, which is the glorious visible return of our Lord Jesus Christ  for His overcoming bride * His church. Heaven and hell are real places. There will be a resurrection of the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting death.


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