Hello and welcome to Ottumwa Community Church!
Join us Sunday morning in the coffee house for coffee and goodies.
Our vision is life transformation from relationship with Christ and Christ like relationships with others.
KNOWING
GREAT COMMANDMENT #1
MARK 12:30
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart. all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.
We believe in the fundamental need and desire of the heart to know God.
• This is accomplished by first starting a relationship with Christ, by accepting the gift of salvation
• knowing God is a matter of investing time with Him every day, reading his word, and spending time in prayer.
• Knowing God leads us to see life’s experiences differently as we follow in His steps and seek His views.
GROWING
GREAT COMMANDMENT #1
EPHESIANS 1:17
Asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
We believe that after knowing Christ, there is a desire to Grow into a mature follower of Christ.
• This is accomplished by obedience to God’s word and seeking the input of other believers as we try to follow Him.
GOING
GREAT COMMANDMENT #2
MATTHEW 28:19-20
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
We believe there is a desire to share the wonderful news of the Savior with others.
• This is accomplished when the Going believer joins God’s Mission to share Jesus with others.
BY SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES
SILENCE, SOLITUDE, SUPPLICATION, STUDY, SELF DISCIPLINE AND SERVICE
WHO WE ARE
Knowing | Growing | Going
We are a body of believers that believe in the fundamental need and desire of the heart to know God. We believe that after knowing Christ, there is a desire to grow into a mature follower of Christ and finally we believe there is a desire to share the wonderful news of the Savior with others.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Father | Son | Holy Spirit
In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
