First Presbyterian Church Papakura

First Presbyterian Church Papakura

Papakura
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Statement of Faith

1. Biblical

We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God.

We want our beliefs, our structures, our priorities, our methods, etc, to be Biblical. And we want our members to be striving to live in obedience to the Bible. This is something we are not going to compromise. This is foundational for us.

2. Worshippers

By worship, we mean more than just music; our whole lives should be an act of worship to God.  God is the focus of our worship, not us.

3. Prayerful

Prayer is seen to be a fundamental and core value of who we see ourselves as.    We believe prayer is foundational to the health and advancement of the Kingdom of God through our church. 

 4. A family and a team

Four of our core values are covered under this heading.  They are;

  • fellowship – enjoying and helping one another
  • family – the foundation for our church and the nation
  • a caring church – actively caring for each other
  • people – everyone is important and matters to God and us

We want to develop a whole atmosphere of encouragement, warmth, and nurture.

5. Supernaturally empowered through use of spiritual gifts

A church is not just a club.    We believe that church provides for us to be effective through His Holy Spirit.

Acts 1:8         “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

 

6. A Church on a Mission - Purposeful

For us, a sense of purpose and direction is a core value. What is our purpose? Where are we going?

We have a purpose statement as church;

“To follow Jesus”

Every church must have a focus based on biblical principles.  The two scriptures upon which we choose to build our church are;

  • the Great Commandment  (Matthew 22:37-39)
  • the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20)

And the mission of First Church also includes ministry overseas.  First Church has always had a core value of sending people into the mission field.  This has been to do with our immediate environment, as well as those who serve the Lord in foreign countries.  For a long time, our slogan was ‘teach, train, equip and send out’.  We are an apostolic church by practice if not by denomination.  This means that we believe every believer needs to understand that they are ‘sent out’ to fulfil God’s purposes.  For most this will mean within our local community, but for others it will mean more far ranging fields.