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Our Core Values
Gospel As God's creations, we were built to be in a relationship with Him. Instead, we have turned our backs on our Creator and have chosen to live apart from Him. This is what the Bible calls "sin." As part of our alienation from God, we often try to put ourselves in God's favor by being nice, doing good deeds, going to church, or being religious. None of that draws us close to God. The problem is in our hearts where we are by nature opposed to God. As a result, there is an infinite chasm between us and God that only God could bridge. By becoming a man in the person of Jesus and taking the penalty of our actions upon himself on the cross. God opened the door for us to become not only his creations, but his children. With that changed identity is a unique power to live a new kind of life as we experience a relationship with him. The Gospel is this good news -- that through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we can be rescued from the power and penalty of sin to know God and enjoy Him forever.
Kingdom of God The gospel is at the heart of a new kind of kingdom, the Kingdom of God. The power of God's kingdom has entered history through Jesus Christ to renew the whole world. As a church, we are both model and agent of the Kingdom of God and a witness to its unique priorities - loving and serving one another, ministering to the poor, upholding social justice, being generous with our resources, being a light in the darkness, serving God with our heart, soul, mind and strength. As witnesses to God's kingdom, we experience this kingdom reality transforming everything under His reign.
Prayer The reality of the gospel radically changes how we pray. Prayer is no longer a duty but is an intimate communication with our heavenly Father. We desire to be a commmunity that prays regularly, corporately and as individuals. As the beauty of the gospel becomes more real to us, it fuels our desire to connect to God through prayer. It is in the center of prayer that we praise God for who He is, confess our shortcomings, thank Him for forgiveness and present to Him the needs of ourselves, our church, our community, city and world. Knowing the loving heart of our heavenly Father, we pray in anticipation for how God will listen and respond to each of our prayers. He does not always answer them in the way we expect but we trust that He is answering them in the ways that we need.
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Save the date ladies! Wednesday, September 8th at 7PM will be the first women’s prayer meeting.
For our first Fellowship Luncheon on September 12th, please bring a main dish AND a side dish (salad, fruit, vegetable, bread or dessert) to share. Drinks will be provided by DPC. Theme: Anything goes!
Youth Group resumes Wednesday, September 15th at 7PM.
Made with Love Stitching Ministry will meet Friday, September 17th at 10AM at DPC.
The next work day is September 18th from 8 to 11AM. The emphasis will be on inside and outside cleaning in preparation for the Wayne Grudem conference. Please contact Rob Hood for more information at 480-239-6282.
Please come join us for our second card workshop of 2010 on September 22nd at 7PM! We will be creating a variety of cards to send to Operation Write Home, a non-profit group that sends blank homemade cards overseas to our troops to select and send to their loved ones. These soldiers select the card that fits the occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.), adds their personal greeting and this organization mails them out free of charge. The fact that these cards are all “made with love” adds that special element for the wonderful men and women serving our country! No creativity required, the workshop will offer simple instructions and a good night of fellowship as we create ~160 cards to send to this worthwhile cause. Come join us!
COMING IN SEPTEMBER!
DPC will be hosting a conference on September 25th - "A Biblical Approach to Politics Today" with internationally renowned theologian and author Dr. Wayne Grudem. Dr. Grudem is Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary and has just authored a book "Politics According to the Bible" which will be for sale at the conference. The proceeds from this conference will support the Boling Family, Missionaries to Bogota, Colombia.
Click here to register online!
The new church office hours are 9AM to 2PM Tuesday through Friday. The office will be closed on Mondays.
Sunday School will begin again at 9:00AM on September 12th.
Men's Bible Study will begin meeting at 6AM on Thursday, September 16th at DPC.
The Tuesday Women's Bible Study "The Great Teachings of the Church: The Covenant" will begin meeting on September 21st from 10:30 a.m. to noon at DPC.
