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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.
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Inclusive of all age
groups, Newborn to Great Great Grandparent
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Each age group has
their individual needs and we seek to minister to these
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We hangout, with
purpose and just for the fun of it!!
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We look out for one
another, speak well of one another, keep short accounts,
address in Love
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Embracing of any
marital status
We are one
family unit therefore:
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We seek to hang out
with each other as a functional family, embracing, enjoying
and celebrating the diversity amongst us
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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:
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We seek to hang out
with people from other Churches, embracing, enjoying and
celebrating the diversity amongst the greater body.
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We have strong
ministry connections who also speak into LCC
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We make the
most of conferences and resources from outside LCC
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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.
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Relevant to our time
and culture
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Pioneering,
Innovative, Risk takers, Sacred Cow shooters
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Real
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Open to trying new
things, new ways
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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.
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
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Regional area
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National - NZ
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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
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We take the Kingdom
with us into our homes, schools, colleges, workplaces,
sports groups, relational networks.
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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
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hospitable
youthful
strategic
creative
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innovative
equipping
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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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