Our Strategy
We want our church to be more
like a river than a lake. If
you jump in a lake, you would
typically exit the same place
you went in. If you jump in a
river, you will likely exit
further down the river than
where you went in. If you jump
in and become a part of Venture,
it is our desire and intention
that you would be moved along to
a new place of spiritual growth
and maturity.
How do we see that
happening? We want to see each
person ENCOUNTER, EXPERIENCE, and
ENGAGE God’s love. If a person
accomplishes these things, we
believe they will have moved
“down river”. Our strategy for
seeing these things take place
in your life is to have you
commit to the following things:
Sunday Morning Services
– This is the primary time that
we ENCOUNTER what God’s wants for
us and what God’s Word has to
say to us. We want you to
commit to being here whenever
possible on Sunday mornings to
ENCOUNTER Him with us.
LifeGroups – This is
where we EXPERIENCE God’s love
in a practical way as we connect
and grow together. This best
happens in a small group setting
so there is accountability,
encouragement, and connectedness
with other people who are headed
in the same direction.
Ministry Team – This
is where we best ENGAGE God’s
love by reaching out to and
serving others. God has given
each of us a testimony and a
spiritual gift to share with
others and it is our desire to
see everyone contribute in some
way.
We believe that if you will
commit to these three things,
you will ENCOUNTER, EXPERIENCE,
and ENGAGE God’s love. As a
result, you will grow
spiritually and see God do some
amazing things in your life. So
jump in and let’s move “down
river” together!
Faith
Statements
What we
believe
about:
GOD:
-
One
eternal
God
in
three
co-existent
persons
-
Father, Son
and
Holy
Spirit
-
Creator
of
man
and
all
things
-
Really
exists
and
loves
and
cares
about
people
(Matthew
3:16-17;
Genesis
1:1-27;
Acts
17:24-28;
John
1:1-4;
3:16)
JESUS
CHRIST:
-
God's
only
Son
and
Savior
of
the
world
-
Born
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
both
fully
human
and
fully
divine,
conceived
of
the
Holy
Spirit
and
of
the
virgin
Mary
-
Died
and
was
buried,
and
physically
rose
again
from
the
dead
on
the
third
day
-
Will
return
from
heaven
to
earth
to
judge
the
living
and
the
dead
( John
3:16,
20:24-31;
Matthew
1:18,
21:11;
Colossians
2:9;
Luke
23:44-24:8;
1Corinthians
15:3-8;
John
14:1-3;
Acts
10:39-42)
THE
HOLY
SPIRIT:
-
Active
in
the
world
eternally
and
co-equal
with
the
Father
and
the
Son
of
God
-
Present
in
the
world
to
make
men
aware
of
the
need
for
Jesus
Christ
and
to
provide
Christ
followers
with
the
power
to
live
the
way
He
wants
us
to
-
Dwells
in
every
believer
and
gifts
each
of
us
for
service
(John
16:7-15;
Acts
1:7-8;
Romans
8:26-27;
1
Corinthians
3:16,
12:1-11)
THE
BIBLE:
-
Is
God's
Word
to
us
-
Was
written
by
men
guided
by
the
Holy
Spirit
-
Is
the
ultimate
source
of
truth
and
authority
-
Is
our
guidebook
for
living
-
Is
without
error
( Acts
1:16;
Isaiah
40:8;
Romans
15:4;
Hebrews
4:12;
2Timothy
3:16-17) SALVATION:
-
Is a
gift
from
God
-
Cannot
be
earned
-
Comes
by
the
grace
of
God
through
faith
in
Jesus
Christ
( Romans
6:23;
Romans
5:8-11;
Ephesians
2:8-9;
1John
1:7)
BAPTISM:
-
Was
modeled
by
Jesus
-
Was
commanded
by
Jesus
-
Was
integral
part
of
conversion
process
of
the
first
church
in
Acts
-
Is
the
outward
expression
of
faith
in
Christ
and
something
that
everyone
who
accepts
his
Lordship
should
want
to
do
-
Immersion
is
the
Biblical
pattern/mode
(Matthew
3:16-17;
Matthew
28:18-20;
Acts
2:38;
2:41;
Colossians
2:12;
Romans
6:3-5)
BECOMING
A
FOLLOWER
OF
CHRIST:
The
Bible
teaches
this
pattern
to
follow
to
become a
Christ
follower:
-
Place
one's
faith
in
Christ
as
Savior
of
the
World
-
Repent
of
personal
sin
-
Confess
Jesus
Christ
as
Lord
-
Be
immersed
in
baptism
( Luke
24:45-47;
Acts
2:38;
Romans
6:1-7;
2Peter
3:9)
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