ABBC's Guiding Principles
Our greatest desire is to help everyone see that:
"Walking with Jesus Changes Everything!"
Below are the key principles that guide our community:
The Centrality of Jesus Christ
John 14:6; Acts 4:10; 1 Corinthians 2:2; Ephesians 1:20-23; Hebrews 12:2
- Receive Jesus alone as Savior
- Worship and exalt Jesus as Lord
- Show your love through obedience
- Share the gospel with others
The Authority of the Bible
John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-4:4; 2 Peter 1:19-21
- Read and meditate on Scripture daily
- Memorize it
- Obey what it says
- Emphasize the study and application of Scripture in church ministries
The Priority of Prayer
Romans 12:12; Ephesians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
- Be constant in prayer
- Worship God in prayer
- Pray in accordance with God's will
- Pray boldly
- Pray in confession
- Pray
To Live Holy Lives as a Unified Church Family
1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 6:16-17:1; Galatians 6:1-10; Ephesians 4:1-6, 5:25-30; Hebrews 10: 24-25; 1 Peter 2:1-12
-Join regularly with the church family
- Invest time and resources in the church family
- Spend time with one another outside of Sunday morning
- Be authentic and accountable in your spiritual life
- Meet the needs of one another
- Bear one another's burdens
- Be committed to holiness and testimony of the body
- Resolve conflicts and offenses according to God's Word
To Actively Make Disciples
Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8, 2:38-39; Ephesians 4:11-13; 2 Timothy 2:2
- Share the Good News of Jesus with others
- Invest in the spiritual development of others
- Be open to spiritual counsel and guidance from others
- Correct and be corrected in love
- Show love and mercy to those in need
- Partner with those taking the gospel to the unreached.