We center everything we do around the 2 commands that Jesus
said are the most important:
1. Loving God
2. Loving People
You must love the Lord your God with all your
heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest
commandment. A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as
yourself. Matthew 22:37-39
Our goal at The Bay is to help people establish a
growing relationship with God, and then equip them to become Difference Makers
in the world. This isn’t just a slogan for us, it’s a mandate. Jesus gave
us our marching orders when He told the church to:
"Go and make disciples
of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit. And teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have
given you." (Matthew 28:19-20)
Jesus believed that people in relationship with Him (that’s what a
disciple is) will see a marked difference in their own lives and can make a
radical difference in the world at large. Our goal as a church is to introduce
people to Jesus and then to help facilitate a growing relationship with Him.
A key principle for Church at the Bay is: "we will focus on the
things that unite us, not the things that divide us". There are,
however, some essentials that we will agree on: See Our Beliefs