What's your agenda?
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t Cape Charles Baptist Church, we don't have a "hidden agenda". We love to spend time
with each other, accomplish good works together, and get to know new people. But
our central focus is on a relationship with Jesus Christ.
We believe that life is richer
and more full of meaning, hope and love when we strive to understand and obey His Word.
Experience bears this out. When a person accepts Christ as his personal savior and is
empowered by the Holy Spirit, you can see the light in their eyes and the spring in their
step. It is an incredible transformation.
Our grandest desire would be to see everyone experience that joy. But we don't use pressure tactics to try and make that happen. God Himself has decreed that if we are to have salvation, we must make that choice to accept His Grace. And if God is leaving it up to each individual to decide, we respect that choice. We simply want everyone to see the joy and true happiness that life with Jesus offers.
As a Christ-centered church, we strive to fulfill the five Biblical purposes* of the church:
- Fellowship - Fellowship is more than just a feeling of goodwill in a congregation. It is a result of the intimate spiritual relationship that Christians share with God and other believers through their relationship with Jesus Christ. Fellowship doesn't evolve naturally in a community of believers but comes only by the power of God working through and among them.
- Evangelism - Evangelism is the process of sharing the gospel with the lost and winning them to Christ, thereby enabling them to enter the kingdom of God. It is asking them to repent of their sins, put their faith in Christ for the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life, and to follow Him forever as Lord. Evangelism is the good news spoken by believers and lived out in their lives.
- Discipleship - Discipleship is a lifelong journey of obedience to Christ that transforms a person's values and behavior and results in ministry in one's home, church and world. Discipling is the process of teaching the new citizens in the kingdom of God to love, trust and obey Him, and to teach them how to win and train others to do the same.
- Ministry - Ministry is meeting another person's needs in the name of Jesus, expressed as service to people inside the church family and expressed as missions to those outside the church with the resources God provides. This ministry grows out of a transformed and serving life. It is probably the best understood and most faithfully practiced function.
- Worship - Worship is any activity in which believers experience God in a meaningful, spiritually transforming way. It leads worshipers to a deeper appreciation for God, a better understanding of His ways, and a deeper commitment to Him. Worship brings us face-to-face with our Creator and draws us closer to His image.
If you're a committed Christian already, we invite you to come and join us in worship and in fellowship and in study. If you are a spiritual seeker, we invite you to come and bring your questions. While we may not know all the answers, we will share what we know and help you explore the rest. If you're just curious, come on in, we do love to meet new people! If you still have questions, you can reach us in person, by telephone, email, pigeon, or smoke signal.
* From "The Kingdom Focused Church", Gene Mims, 2003. Used by permission.
