IES Family Values

Pt. Dave Kenney

IES Family Values:

1. We don't care where you've been, we only care where you are going.
2. People over programs.
3. Everyone a minister.
4. God's Word changes lives.
5. Serious about our faith, serious about our fun, serious about our food.

1. We don't care where you've been, we only care where you are going - whatever past you have, it's a past.

Acceptance
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accept you, in order to bring praise to God. Romans 15:7

A place for people whose aren't accepted by others.

For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:26-28 (NLT)

Grace
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that on one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
We are saved by Grace through Faith, NOT saved by Faith. We are receiving Grace WITH Faith.

Grace means "Unmerited gift"

Growth
...so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:13
The sign of maturity is becoming more and more like Jesus.

IES is a river (that flows), not a lake.

Relational - cos we care where you're going.
Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. Ephesians 4:15-16

Growth comes in relationship.
The reason why we want them to have a relationship is because Jesus loves us.

Intentional
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

2. People Over Programs

People
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Programs

We always take care of people, don't care about the program, or people divided by program

3. Everyone a Minister
It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Eph 4:11-13
You're not going to grow if you don't get involve in the ministry.

4. God's Word changes lives.
Romans 1:16-17 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
v.9-10 - kind of things, that's unacceptable.

5. Serious about our Faith, Serious about our Fun, Serious about our Food.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again : Rejoice! Philippians 4:4

I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord." Psalm 122:1

God accept us to be joyful people.