Peninsula Evangelical Friends Church
Statement of Purpose and Philosophy

We believe God has called us to glorify Him. We seek to bring Him glory by:

• Exalting Christ first in all areas of our lives, both corporately and as individuals.
• Making disciples who are...
  • Knowledgeable in God's word
  • Able to apply God's word to their daily lives
  • Bound together in Agape (self-sacrificing) love
  • Actively concerned for the well-being of the saints
• Unleashing the saints to perform the ministry for which God has called and equipped them.

We seek to bring Him glory  by:

1) Exalting Christ first in all areas of our lives, both corporately and as individuals.
    Ephesians 3:10
    Ephesians 3:20-21
    Philippians 1:21
    Philippians 3:7-11
    Colossians 1:15-20

2) Making disciples who are...
    a) Knowledgeable in God's word
        Mark 12:24
        Acts 17:10-11
        Colossians 3:16
        2 Timothy 3:10-4:5
        2 Corinthians 10:4-5

    b) Able to apply God's word to their daily lives
        James 1:19-27
        Psalm 1
        Psalm 119
        1 Timothy 4:12-13
    c) Bound together in Agape (self-sacrificing) love
        Hebrews 10:19-25
        2 Corinthians 8:1-15
        2 Corinthians 8:24-9:15
        Galatians 5:13-14
    d) Actively concerned for the well-being of the saints
        James 1:27
        2 Corinthians 9:1-2
        Acts 4:32-37

3) Unleashing the saints to perform the ministry for which God has called and equipped them
    Ephesians 4:11-16
    Matthew 5:13-16
    Matthew 28:18-20