Love God
WE LOVE GOD AS WE REFLECT ON HIS INCREDIBLE LOVE TOWARDS US, DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS ON THE CROSS. HIS DEATH WAS THE SATISFYING OFFERING FOR OUR SINS, AND BY THE SHEDDING OF HIS BLOOD WE ARE FORGIVEN (ROMANS 5:8). BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US (1 JOHN 4:19), WE LIVE TO HONOR AND PLEASE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. OUR LOVE FOR GOD IS EXPRESSED THROUGH STUDYING HIS WORD, WORSHIPING HIM AND WALKING IN A DAILY RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
love people
BECAUSE GOD IS LOVE (1 JOHN 4:8), WE ARE CALLED TO LOVE OTHERS. WE DO THIS BY SHARING THE MESSAGE OF OUR LOVING SAVIOR, MEETING THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THOSE AROUND US, AND POINTING THEM TO THE HOPE FOUND IN CHRIST. LOVING PEOPLE MEANS ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER, BEING THERE FOR EACH OTHER, AND LIVING AS THE FAMILY OF GOD (JOHN13:34-35; GALATIANS 6:2; HEBREWS 10:24-25.)
Love the City
WE BELIEVE WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE AN IMPACT FOR GOD'S KINGDOM IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. WE ARE NOT JUST IN THE CITY-WE ARE FOR THE CITY. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF WILMINGTON IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE FEEL WELCOMED, LOVED, AND TAUGHT THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD. OUR MISSION IS SHARE THE NAME AND HEART OF JESUS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. (JEREMIAH 29:7; MATTHEW 5:14-16; MARK 16:15)
