OUR MISSION
Telling and showing the story of Jesus.
The last command Jesus left us with is to “go and make disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey everything [He] commanded.” Because of this, Fox Valley leads with mission in everything we do. “We are at our best when we are telling and showing the story of Jesus.”
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TELLING
This can be done any number of ways but it will always involve a spiritual conversation centered around the gospel: sin, forgiveness, and salvation.
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SHOWING
We are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus, and in doing so we will always be “showing the story of Jesus.” Jesus responded to the question Who is my neighbor? with essentially whoever has a need.
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We do this through 3D Living. What is 3D Living? Develop a relationship with someone, discover their story, and discern their next step. Ultimately it's about intentional living as disciples to tell and show the story of Jesus to our neighbors. It is all too easy to become comfortable or simply distracted by the busyness and messiness of life and forget our calling to make disciples by sharing the love of God with our world (Matt. 13:23).
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OUR VALUES
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PREEMINENCE OF GOD'S WORD
We start with God’s Word because without truth, a clear word from God, this world is awash in ideas and opinions. God has spoken and He has something to say about Himself, the world and life. This value is lived out in our worship services by lifting high the focus of the Word of God through a message on Sunday morning, Life Groups and Equip U (our Sunday education hour).
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PRIMACY OF WORSHIP AND PRAYER
As God reveals Himself in the Bible we find that there is no one like Him. He is truly unique and worthy of all our worship.Everyone in this world worships something or someone (if it is not the true God, it is idolatry) or said differently. Therefore worship and prayer has the place of first importance of all that we do. The Holy Spirit leads and empowers our worship.
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PRIORITY OF MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS
God never intended for us to live alone. From the earliest moments in the Garden of Eden when He said “It is not good for man to be alone,” we know that we were meant for relationships. Fox Valley recognizes this and seeks to help build bridges so that we can all move into meaningful relationships. It is through grace-based relationships that we are disciples who make disciples.
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PASSION FOR LOCAL AND WORLD OUTREACH
This value helps us live out Jesus’ command “love your neighbor.” The message of Christ shouts “people matter to God.” Since people matter to God, they matter to us. God desires for us to be radically other-centered. Matthew 28:19 tells us to make disciples of all nations. We seek to live out this command by focusing on both, local and world areas.
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