The Lordship of Christ:We are committed to operating under the headship of Jesus Christ as Lord of the Church, and to discovering and doing the will of the Head of the Church: our Lord, Jesus.

The Bible: God's Word: We believe the Word of God is without error. It works with the Spirit to equip and empower Christians for every good work.

Radical Dependence on the Empowering Presence of the Holy Spirit: Rejoice! is a church which the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit are celebrated, not simply tolerated. We are committed to fostering a radical dependence upon the Holy Spirit in the lives of leaders and other congregations.

The Empowering Grace of God: God's empowering grace enables Christians to live responsibly, victoriously, and in real and authentic relationship with one another.

The Importance of Developing a Kingdom Mindset and a Missional Culture: We intentionally seek spiritual renewal so God's people may be transformed, equipped, and released to go wherever God sends them in the world to as His missional people on special assignment from Him.

A Safe Place for Dangerous People: We will be a safe place where people can live authentically as they are encountered and transformed by the outrageous love, empowering grace, and truth of God. We are committed to equipping and coaching dangerous people who are willing to be dangerous in what they ask of God and risk-taking in what they attempt for Him.

To live on the radical edge with God, kicking at the darkness until it bleeds daylight so that the least, the last, and the lost are touched by the love of God and the people of God live unto their destiny as world-changers! REJOICE and be glad!

PoWeR SuRGe!

2 Corinthians 12:9a
God says: "...my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

As Healthy Christians we will strive to:

PRAY every day
W ORSHIP weekly!
READ the Word!
SERVE in the name of Jesus inside and outside the church!
Be in RELATIONSHIP with God's people!
GIVE of our time, talents, treasures as God first gives to us!

•  God is One, revealed in the Scriptures as three persons, the Father, the source and creator of all, the Son, our Savior and Lord, and the Holy Spirit, who calls us to faith and empowers us for effective service.
• Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, through His virgin birth, sinless life, sacrificial death at the cross on our behalf, and resurrection from the dead, offers eternal life to all who believe. That we are made right with God by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and that the same grace that saves us, also empowers us for victorious living.
• The whole human race has fallen and cannot be rescued form bondage to sin and to Satan without Christ.
• The Word of God, the Bible, is true, and that we can therefore trust in it without reservation. We accept all the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as a whole and in all their parts as the divinely inspired and revealed Word of God and joyfully submit to it as the only infallible authority in all matters of life and faith.
• The Church is composed of all those who have been born of the Spirit by believing in the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Church is the Body of Christ, with Jesus Christ as the Head. We purpose to submit to Christ's headship in all things.
• Baptism unites us with Christ's death and resurrection and the Lord's Supper gives us fellowship with the living Christ in His true body and blood.
• The local congregation consists of true believers, submitted to Christ, and carrying out His ministry and mandates in the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit, and that pastors help biblically equip the partners/members to do the ministry.
• The Holy Spirit gives gifts to all partners/members of the Church to do the supernatural ministry of Christ until He returns. That Christ will return for His Bride, the Church, and that true believers will live forever with Christ, while unbelievers will be sent to eternal punishment.
• The ecumenical creeds (The Apostles' Creed, Nicene and Athanasian) are true declarations of the faith we affirm.
• How we live affirms or denies what we profess. We do not want to deny the Gospel by wrong living. We adorn our creed with our conduct.
• Right relationships are necessary as right theology. We will not invalidate sound doctrine by unsound attitudes and actions towards others. SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:00 am at the Northfield High School Auditorium
  

  For more information contact,
  Dan Clites, Pastor @ Rejoice!
  dan.clites@rejoice-lc.org
  507-664-9007