Core Values
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A Great Commission Lifestyle: Cultivate
In this message on cultivating disciples, Pastor Byron teaches from John 15 about the “beauty marks” of a mature disciple—bearing fruit, obeying God’s Word, maintaining a consistent prayer life, loving fellow believers, and experiencing joy. Drawing from Jesus’ four-fold discipleship process (come and see, come and follow, come and be with me, remain in me),
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A Great Commission Lifestyle: Communicate
In this message on the church’s third core value—communicating the gospel—Pastor Byron presents four approaches to evangelism: worship evangelism (where authentic worship draws unbelievers to Christ), corporate evangelism (church-wide outreach events), relational evangelism (personal witness through relationships), and the urgent call from Luke 14 to “go into the highways and hedges” to compel people to
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The Church: A Healing Community
In this message on the church as a healing community, Pastor Byron challenges the notion that church should only be for those who appear to have it all together, illustrating that the church should be like a hospital where broken, hurting people can find refuge and healing. Drawing from Jesus’ new commandment in John 13
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Great Commandment Hearts: Celebrate
In this inaugural message on core values, Pastor Byron introduces the church’s four foundational values that grow out of two great commandments—the Great Commandment (love God and neighbor) and the Great Commission (make disciples). Beginning with the first core value of being a worshiping people, he teaches from Deuteronomy 6 and Matthew 22 that prayer