Values In Action

A detailed understanding of the values found in our Faith Family’s foundation.

Know God

This month’s Value of focus is to “Know God”; this is the first of four values from Step One of Growth Track and is undoubtedly one of our greatest responsibilities as a Faith Family - to reach people who do not know God personally. We consider our services to be an excellent point of outreach for this purpose, as they are a place for people at all stages in their spiritual journey, but are primarily designed for those who do not yet have a genuine relationship with God.

Within each service, there is the opportunity for a person to receive salvation or to reclaim it through an altar call, an opportunity to follow through on the practical components of this verse in Romans:

“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9 [New Living Translation]

Another aspect of the development of a personal relationship in knowing God is baptism - both in water and in the Spirit. Water baptism is a step of obedience that shows others we have personally trusted Jesus for our salvation. It is a public declaration of three important things: You are a follower of Jesus Christ, you are beginning a changed life in Christ and you are part of a new family. Opportunities to get baptised are readily available upon enquiry - email care@faithfamily.com.au if you are interested in getting baptised soon, or simply want to learn more about water baptism.

Baptism in the Spirit is less about the tangible and more aligned with the infusion of a new sense of the glory of God via the Holy Spirit. Oftentimes, this baptism stirs a new desire and power to obey, a change that inevitably occurs as the object of your heart’s worship also changes. This comes from the first chapter of Acts:

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8 [New Living Translation]

Imbued with the power of the Holy Spirit, we look to primarily reach our cities - our Jerusalem - through fellowship. We look to reach our nation - our Judea and Samaria - by planting new churches and strengthening existing churches through our denomination, the International Network of Churches (INC). We look to reach our world through strategic missions and partnership with INC’s missions branches, Red Frogs and Global Care.

As well as the personal development of a relationship with God through salvation, water baptism and baptism in the Spirit, our weekend services are designed with core values that we believe strengthen and benefit a person’s relationship with God. These values are Celebration (church should be enjoyable), Inspiration (church should be a place where people experience God’s presence), Preparation (church should be a place where people learn how the Bible applied to their daily lives) and Salvation (church should be a place where people can accept Jesus).

We are all called to witness by sharing Jesus Christ with others - in our personal development of our relationship with God, there are three main ways we can contribute to this Great Commission:

  1. Pray for one another, that we might reach people in each of these areas with the Good News of Jesus - we have an email group, our Prayer Chain, filled with people who pray frequently and continually for the needs of our community and our world. Email prayer@faithfamily.com.au if you would like to join them!

  2. Give of your time, your talents and your treasure to reach people who do not know Christ - if you are interested in looking to give your time and talents in any capacity as a member of our amazing Serve Team, head to our website (faithfamily.com.au) and enter your information in our Contact tab; alternatively, if you are looking for information on how to give, either to a specific location’s ministries or to Faith Family Church as a whole, navigate to the Giving page on our website instead!

  3. Go to our cities, our nation and our world to serve others and show people the love of God - we are always looking to receive interest from people who may wish to join in on our next Missions Trip or who may be interested in learning more about church planting. If you’d like to enquire about getting involved in Missions or about church planting, email legacy@faithfamily.com.au and add “Missions” or “Church Planting” in the subject line!

Knowing God is the first step in our spiritual journey and is a critical value to the life of the Church.
We hope that at Faith Family Church, you feel supported and encouraged to grow in your relationship with God!