Just became members of a local church.......

We just became members of a local church today. We attended a membership class this morning (4 hour class). The church is Northwest Presbyterian Church, located in Dublin, OH (northwest of Columbus) which is about a 10-15 min drive from our house. This church is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). My wife and I are very happy with our decision and looking forward to get involved in the Church's ministries. There are few factors why we are joined this church and they are: 1. This church understands and seen that people are not just looking for a friendly church, but a place where they can make real friendship and meaningful fellowship. 2. This church believe that their convictions about Christ and His exciting will for Christians should inform and guide every aspect of their life together. 3. They focus 5 areas of ministries and they are: Evangelism, Education, Service, Fellowship, and Worship. 4. The worship of God is the supreme and overarching goal for everything that they do at this church. Creation begins with worship (Genesis 2:3) and culminates with worship (Revelation 22:17). Between these two dates, our Lord Jesus is calling Christians into a vital relationship with himself because He is always seeking worshipers for His Father (John 4:23). The Supremacy of God in All Things. As the initial work of the Holy Spirit in our lives is to apply the work of Christ toward our justification by faith, so the ongoing work of the Spirit is to "work in [us] to will, and to do, of His good pleasure" (WCF, Chap. XVI.3) . Therefore, we strive to bring every thought captive to Christ (2 Cor. 10:5). This is accomplished when "being united to one another in love, [we] have communion in each other's gifts and graces, and are obliged to the performance of such duties, public and private, as do conduce to their mutual good, both in the inward and outward man" (WCF, Chap. XXVI.1) . In our relations with the world we seek to bring the truth of Christ to bear upon every issue facing our culture (Mt. 5:13-16). In our relations with one another, we seek to build friendships that make a difference (John 13:34). And in our relations at home, at work, and in the community, we strive to do all that we do for the glory of God and benefit of others (1 Cor. 10:31). 5. Church's mission statement: "Knowing and enjoying God that others may know and enjoy Him." In the Christian life, thinking is crucial, emotions are crucial and service is crucial. God is not honored by an unfeeling, joyless, loveless intellectualism, by unthinking, uncritical emotionalism, or by well-intentioned but fruitless claims to love. All three are needed-minds that are gripped by the truth of God acquired through the serious and rigorous study of Scripture, hearts that are on fire with intense emotions of love for God and his glory, and real commitments to make a difference for the Kingdom through our life and ministry. The way God longs to reach our hearts to equip us for service is through our minds. It is through the truth of Scripture that we become transformed people through the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2; cf. Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF), Chap. I.1) . This truth comes through practicing the discipline of careful reading of the text seeking to find the author's intended meaning (Ephesians 3:4) and its implications for the issues we are facing. The role of the Holy Spirit is not to add anything to the text but to make the heart of the reader humble so that he or she will welcome and embrace the truth and act upon it (1 Corinthians 2:14). 6. They believe that worship must be God-centered, Gospel-driven and doxologically evangelistic. This means that every other thing Christians do in ministry has an inward and outward component. Jesus touches our lives (inward) and enables us to touch others (outward). And since the Gospel so transforms us with the power of the Word, we can demonstrate this power with the reality of our deeds. Delighting in the Glory of God The First Question of the Westminster Confession's Larger Catechism asks, "What is the chief and highest end of man?" The stated answer is, "Man's chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy Him forever." They believe that this means that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. Since God's mercy to His people is the apex of His glory, to enjoy the benefits of that mercy in faith honors and glorifies God. All people instinctively long to be happy and filled with joy. The Christian is the one who by the grace of God has discovered that God is the only source of satisfying and enduring joy. Thus God is honored as the only one Who can fully meet our needs. 7. Church's Vision Statement: "Spreading Our Passion for Christ" 8. This Church's Core Values are: a. Embracing a Biblical Vision of God b. Growing in Daily Devotion to God c. Owning the Great Commandment and the Great Commission d. Developing Effective Structures to Facilitate Ministry e. Employing Our Gifts to Serve Others