First Baptist Church of Rio Grande City

 

Purpose: To be the presence of Christ

 

Mission: To be the presence of Christ in our community and the world through Worship,

    Ministry, Evangelism, Fellowship and Discipleship.

 

Focal Scriptures:

 

  1. “Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.  A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.            All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments."  (NLT) Matthew 22:37-40
    1. Worship – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your souls and all your mind.
    2. Ministry – Love your neighbor as yourself
  2. “Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.  Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (NLT) Matthew 28:18-20
    1. Evangelism – Go and make disciples
    2. Fellowship – Baptizing them in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
    3. Discipleship – Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you
  3. “There are three things that will endure-- faith, hope, and love-- and the greatest of these is love.”  (NLT) 1 Corinthians 13:13
    1. Focus on things that have eternal value
  4. “Each time he said, "My gracious favor is all you need. My power works best in your weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may work through me.”  (NLT)   2 Corinthians 12:9
    1. Grace – We will be a Grace-Based church understanding that Grace is the power to perform God’s purposes
    2. Faith - We will trust in God for all things.  When we are weak, He is strong.
    3. Power - Know that our power comes from God.
  5. “Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land. I will listen to every prayer made in this place”  (NLT) 2 Chronicles 7:14-15
    1. Restoration – we can start over with a clean slate with God.  We can be healed of all our problems.  That which is broken can be restored
    2. Repentance  - Restoration begins with repentance
    3. Relationship – God desires to have a full relationship with us.
  6. “For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.  In those days when you pray, I will listen.        If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me.”  (NLT) Jeremiah 29:11-13
    1. Purpose – God has a plan and purpose for our life that is Good
    2. Not Disaster – Disaster is not God’s plan for our life.
    3. Hope – There is hope and a future for our life, it is found in a real and vital relationship with God who loves us
  7.  “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.  God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.”   (NLT)   John 3:16-17
    1. Salvation is ours because God loves us.
    2. Salvation is ours because God provides it and Jesus paid for it
    3. Salvation is ours when we believe in Jesus Christ
  8. “Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”  (NLT) John 14:6
    1. Jesus is the way to the Father
    2. Jesus is the Truth of the Father
    3. Jesus is the life of the Father
    4. Jesus is the only pathway to the Father