MISSION/PURPOSE/ CORE VALUES

MISSION

To GO, COMPEL, and DEVELOP people to become fully committed Disciples of Jesus Christ.

OUR PURPOSE

We exist for the purpose of being a loving (Love God, Love People, Make Disciples), comfortable (dress code, relaxing atmosphere), Non-judgmental (all are welcome) church where non-believers and believers can come together, worship, and look to a REAL GOD (Holy) for answers.
We exist for the purpose that children and youth can come and experience a REAL GOD in a fun and engaging way.
We exist for the purpose of teaching the Bible in a simplistic way, creating (hunger, desire, thirst) for the Word of a REAL GOD.
We exist for the purpose of making disciples and having those disciples make disciples, adding to the kingdom of a REAL GOD.

OUTREACH PURPOSE

Our outreach mission is as given in Matthew 25:31-36: to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick, care for the needy, widows, and orphans, and to provide ministry and care unto even the least of these.

We exist to provide support to single mothers or dads in educational needs, clothes, and or food opportunities.
We exist to uplift our teachers through support during Teaching Appreciation Week, holidays, and other days.
We exist to provide support to Dads through the All Pro Dad Program where we teach dads to love and lead their families well.

WE AGREE

To accomplish More with Less. (Matthew 25:23)
To accomplish more Together than alone. (Acts 4:34)
That we will make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and the community. (Matthew 5:13-16)

CORE VALUES

BIBLICAL

Learning God’s Word AND putting it into practice is what following Jesus is all about. (Matthew 7:24-29, 1 Corinthians 8:1-3)

REAL

We want to remove the obstacles that keep people far from God and help bring people back to Him. We believe that the church should meet people where they are in life and use contemporary language and popular culture as a means to share the timeless truth of God's word. (Matthew 9:9-13, Acts 10:9-48, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23)

MISSIONAL

We feel the best way to change the world and deal with life issues is to change ourselves and the community. We believe that each one of us and our church should make a positive impact in the community and our Life Groups should have a positive impact on our life and the neighborhood. Church operates best in the context of the local community. (Acts 2,4)

GENEROUS

We want to be known as a church that is generous — giving of our money, our talents, our time, whatever God would ask of us. (2 Corinthians 9:11)

MULTIPLYING

We want everyone to come to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ, so we set out to multiply our own faith in others by being relational, transparent, and knowledgeable of the Bible and being the example of Christ to others.

AFFILIATION

Recognizing the benefits of cooperation with other churches in world missions, the Real Life Church SFL voluntarily affiliates with the Florida Baptist Convention in its state and local expressions. This means we cooperate and collaborate with other Florida Baptist churches to bring healing to those who are hurting through education, disaster relief, humanitarian aid, missionary immersion and so much more.