Core Values

Every so often we load up in the car and head to Bartlesville for the Kiddie Park.  If you have never been it is sort of like a carnival for little kids and most rides only cost a quarter!  We can go and ride rides for 3 hours on less than $5!  A fun night out with my wife and children, throw in dinner and it all cost less than $20, that is value!  But, there is more to value than a monetary amount.

We all have values.  Whether we realize it or not we all place value on certain things in life.  It is said that you can discern what a person values by simply watching where they spend their time and money.  It is necessary then that we as individuals determine what is valuable to us as that will guide who we are and what we do.  At Launch Point Church, we have a set of core values.  Now, it is important to distinguish the difference between core values and a statement of faith.  Statements of faith are  belief systems based on one's interpretation of scripture and subsequent understanding of who God is.  Core values are often similar because they are ideas that come from scripture, but rather than trying to be comprehensive, core values are more narrow and will be different for different people at different times.  In other words, you can tell from our trip to Bartlesville that I value time with my family and saving money.  These are two things that I can find in scripture, but they would be important to me even if they were not in scripture.

Over the next few days I will be posting and discussing the core values of Launch Point Church.  They are as follows: Love, Serve, Give, Grow, Truth, Family, and Excellence.


Love
God's love is the central theme of the Bible.  We were created to be in a love relationship with God.  It is His love that causes Him to pursue us even though we rebel.  Jesus commands us to love God and love people.  It is His love that fuels us to love Him and love each other.  His love will give us the desire to uphold every other core value.  Love is foundational.  Love is essential.  God is Love!(Matt. 22:37-39)(John 13:34-35)(1John 4:7-21)


It is our prayer at Launch Point is that we would be satruated with God's love!