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<p><strong style="font-size: 140%;">CenterPoint Church exists to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ.<br /></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 140%;"><strong>G </strong></span>reat God</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 140%;"><strong>R</strong></span> eal Truth</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 140%;"><strong>A</strong></span> pplied Discipleship</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 140%;"><strong>C</strong></span> ompassionate Outreach</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 140%;"><strong>E</strong></span> mpowered Leaders</span></p>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Biblical Core Convictions</span>:</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Great God</span> / The Preeminece of God</strong><strong>. </strong>The overriding characteristic of this core conviction is its emphasis on the glory and sovereignty of God.&nbsp; All things are being worked out, not for man's honor, but God's glory.&nbsp; We desire to grow in honoring God in everything we do.&nbsp; We recognize that God is the Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer of the world.&nbsp; God draws us into a closer relationship with Him when we read His Word, pray to Him, obey, and worship Him. (Romans 11:36; Psalm 135:6).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Real Truth</span> / The Importance of Truth</strong><strong>.</strong>&nbsp; In a world which has lost it's confidence that truth exists and can be known, we believe that God's Word is truth.&nbsp; We seek to teach and preach it in a straight-forward, understandable, and practical way so that those seeking Christ may find Him, and believers may mature in Him.&nbsp; John 17:17 says, "Sanctify them through thy truth:&nbsp; thy Word is truth".</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Applied Discipleship</span> / Growing to maturity</strong>.&nbsp; We ask everyone to commit to and fully participate in biblically functioning small groups where they may reach the lost, exercise their gifts, be shepherded, and thus grow in Christ-likeness.&nbsp; (Colossions 1:28; Ephesians 4:11-16; Matthew 28:19,20).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Compassionate Outreach</span> / Outreach</strong><strong>.&nbsp; </strong>We recognize that we can share the love of Jesus in various ways:&nbsp; through hospitality, serving others, and meeting other's physical needs.&nbsp; Through personal outreach and missionary partnership, we share the Good News of Christ's love for everyone.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Empowered Leaders</span> / Empowered Leadership</strong>.&nbsp; Those gifted, called, and qualified to lead will be empowered to lead.&nbsp; (Ephesians 4:11,12; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Acts 20:28; Titus 1:5-7; 1 Timothy 3:1ff; Acts 6:1-6).</span></p>
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