Faith Baptist Church - Raymore

To glorify our Lord and Father – Eph. 3:21; 2 Thes. 1:12
To love God and one another – Mat. 22:37-40; Rev. 2:4; 1 John 4:12, 19-21; John 13:34-35; 1 Pet. 3:8; Gal. 5:13
To preserve and protect the truth – 1 Tim. 3:15
To evangelize the lost both through personal evangelism and missionary endeavor – Mat. 28:19; Mk. 16:15; Lk. 24:46-48; John 20:21; Acts 1:8; Rev. 22:17
To edify the body through the teaching and preaching of God’s Word – Mat. 28:20; Eph. 4:11-16
To provide fellowship – Acts 2:42; Heb. 3:13; 10:24-25; Gal. 6:1-2
To corporately worship our God and Lord through: 1) the ministering of God’s Word (“Worship is man’s response to God’s revelation of Himself.”); 2) the singing of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs (Each having a biblically based message without a worldly style); 3) the lifting up of prayers, intercessions, supplications and thanksgivings; 4) the giving of our tithes and sacrificial offerings and 5) the practicing of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s supper – Col. 3:16; 4:16; 1 Tim. 4:13; Eph. 5:19; Acts 2:42; 4:31; 1 Tim. 2:8; 1 Cor. 16:2; Phil. 4:18; Acts 2:41; 1 Cor. 11:23-34.
To care for (when possible) the material needs of those within – 1 Tim. 6:17-18; 1 John 3:17-18; James 2:15-17; Gal. 6:10
To care for (when possible) the material needs of those without – Gal. 6:10; Lk. 10:25-37
To provide accountability to the body through church discipline – Mt. 18:15-17; Rom. 16:17; 1 Cor. 5:1-13