Reaching Up
Reaching Out
Reaching In
Through the Love of Jesus
R.E.A.L L.I.F.E CHURCH
Reaching. Embracing. Accepting. Loving...Living. Intentionally. For. Eternity
REACHING UP
At the core of our faith should be our personal relationship with the Lord. Our direct connection to the Father through Jesus' sacrifice is an invaluable blessing to our lives. As we draw closer to the Lord, His Holy Spirit will minister most effectively through us. Any work that we desire to see completed in our community must first be based in our dependency on the Lord. (And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. Mark 12:30 NLT)
REACHING OUT
The greatest commandment ever given to mankind was to share the life changing news of Jesus to every person around the world. At CTI Real Life our focus is the lost. From the least of these to business executives, our heart beats to see our community come to know Jesus in a real way. (And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Mark 16:15 NLT)
REACHING IN
If we are not working on ourselves and the development of others we cannot expect the Lord to do new and exciting things in and through us. The Bible will always be our basis for our inward transformation. (All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NLT)
THROUGH THE LOVE
We believe that people are changed by love. Just as we have been changed by the love that others have shown us, we believe that our best tool in outreach, is love. There is no greater love than the love that Jesus has shown us.
(Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. 1 John 3:18)
OF JESUS
Jesus. Probably one of the most well known historical figures of all time. But to us Jesus is more than a historical figure. He is our wonderful, counselor, prince of peace, and friend. He laid down his life to be our perfect atonement for the sin that entered the world in Eden. There is no greater joy in life than to have a personal relationship with the man and Lord that saved us from an eternity of darkness.(For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45)