MISSION STATEMENT

In obedience to God, as a Christ-centered body of believers, we commit to disciple, enable and encourage one another to love, worship and serve God. Led by the Holy Spirit we will fulfill God’s commandments and reach lost souls for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.


(Mark 12:29-31; Matthew 28:18-20)

PURPOSE STATEMENT

The members of Sardis Baptist Church exist to:


Love the LORD our God with all our hearts, with all our souls, with all our minds and with all our strength (Mark 12:30) by:

  • Gathering together in the Name of Jesus to worship and praise God our Father
  • Lifting up our voices in prayer, thanksgiving and song
  • Bringing our tithes and offerings into His storehouse
  • Hearing the reading and teaching of His Holy Scriptures
  • Celebrating the source of our salvation through baptism and the LORD’s Supper (1 Chronicles 16:29; Psalms 95:1-2; Isaiah 56:7; Malachi 3:10; Joshua 8:34-35; Acts 8:12; Matthew 26:26-27)

Love our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:31) by:

  • Ministering to widows, orphans, and the needy in our church, our community, and throughout the world
  • Practicing fellowship with one another in Christian love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control
  • (Acts 4:32, 34-35; James 1:27; John 13:15; John 13:35; Galatians 5:22-23)

Go into all the world making disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything Jesus commanded us (Matthew 28:18-20) by:

  • Reaching out to the lost through personal witness
  • Supporting missionaries through prayer and financial resources
  • Cooperating with individuals and associations whose specific purpose is in support of mission work
  • (1 Peter 3:15; Matthew 4:18-19; Matthew 9:37-38; Matthew 10:27, 32-33; Mark 16:15; John 20:21; Acts 1:8; Acts 13:1-3; Acts 20:24; Romans 10:14-15; Colossians 4:2-3; Ephesians 6:19; 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2)