Family Values of Home Teams

The whole nature of the Home Team changes when Christ is the sole focal point. With Christ at the steering wheel, He begins to direct the Home Team to value what He values and live as He lives.

If we are going to operate as the Family of Christ in Home Teams, we must identify those values that characterize the heart of God and His desire for His church.

The question we must ask is, “What does God value most?” The answer to this question is not a secret. It is found throughout the pages of the Bible. But nowhere is it more clearly stated than in Jesus’ response to a similarly worded question.

"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
(Matthew 22:36-40)

This is what God tells us that He values for His church above all else. From this, we have derived three essential values that are central to all we do as both the whole church and the home church.

1. We are to love God with total devotion.
2. We are to love others the same way Jesus loves us.
3. We are to love those that do not know Jesus.

This is what our church is to be about! This needs to characterize everything we do in Home Teams!