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At Immanuel, we value:
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ntentional Spiritual Growth: through education, good
stewardship of time and
treasures, and the use of each
individual's spiritual gifts and
talents. |
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inistering to the Whole Individual: Spiritually, Relationally,
Physically, and Emotionally,
supporting the person to live
the full life in Christ. |
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y Faith in Jesus: this personal faith should be demonstrated
among our members through
practicing, living, and working
toward the Marks of
Discipleship. |
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nnouncing and Celebrating Jesus' love through Word and
Sacrament: Worship is central to
our identity and to the
individual lives of our members. |
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urturing the Family and the Child: God gives the child into a
family that shall provide care
and rearing. The family is the
nucleus of society. Here one is
molded and prepared for life in
community. |
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niqueness of the Individual: raises the necessity for respect
and trust for all individuals
(we are "Spirit-given and
Spirit-driven"), for the freedom
to innovate (the security to
take risks for the sake of
advancing the Gospel), for
healthy relationships (drawing
from our relationship with God
in Christ), and for diversity in
membership and in leadership
(recognizing the person's gifts
and limitations, and the love
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vangelical Heritage as Lutheran Christians: This means we
continue to look for ways to
seek and save the lost. We are a
church not run by an
ecclesiastical hierarchy but by
the people whom God has called
to be His own: "The people are
the Church." We recognize that
those who have gone before us
have left us a rich legacy of
truth and traditions which is
worth preserving. |
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ife:
In God's eyes each person has
purpose and meaning, is loved,
even while developing in the
womb. The aged and infirm too
have meaning and purpose, for us
to love as God loves them. |
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