Hope Church Membership Requirements
1. Follower of Jesus
2. Biblically Baptized
3. Active member of a small group
4. Affirm the core beliefs of Hope Church
2. Biblically Baptized
3. Active member of a small group
4. Affirm the core beliefs of Hope Church
Membership Values
Hope Church members will...
1. Make Disciples
2. Be Devoted to Scripture
3. Fellowship
4. Break Bread
5. Pray
6. Participate in the Lord's Supper
7. Be devoted to One Another
Through:
8. Submit to spiritual leadership
9. Exercise spiritual Gifts
1. Make Disciples
- Matthew 28:19-20, 1 Thessalonians 1:8
2. Be Devoted to Scripture
- Acts 2:42, Ephesians 2:20, 1 Timothy 4:13
3. Fellowship
- Acts 2:42, Acts 2:44-45, Acts 4:32-35
4. Break Bread
- Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46
5. Pray
- Acts 2:42
- Regularly fasting Acts 13:1-3
- Interceding for others James 5:16
6. Participate in the Lord's Supper
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-32, Jude 12
7. Be devoted to One Another
Through:
- Holding one another accountable James 5:19-20
- Being devoted to the gathering of the church Hebrews 10:24
- Stimulating one another to good deeds Hebrews 10:24
- Teaching and Admonishing one another with God's word Philippians3:16
- Judging amongst themselves 1 Corinthians 5, 6:1-6; Galatians 6:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14-15;
- Being devoted to one another in all things Romans 12:10-15; Galatians 6:2; Hebrews 12:15; 1 Peter 4:8-9; Jude 23
- Sharing spiritual and material things Acts 4:32-35; Romans 15:25-27; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4
- Confessing sin to one another and praying for one another James 5:16
8. Submit to spiritual leadership
- 1 Corinthian 16:15-18, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, Hebrews 13:17
9. Exercise spiritual Gifts
- Romans 12:3-8, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, 28, 1 Peter 4:10-11, Ephesians 4:11-12