Hope – We are people of hope. Hope is the confident assurance that there is a way through difficulty and discouragement. As born again believers, we have this hope—hope of eternity with Jesus Christ. This hope is not merely “pie in the sky,” for it buoys us up and guides us along through the rocks and snags of life. Because we have this hope, we seek to lovingly and aggressively share the possibility of this hope with others. If you have hope, come help us share it with others. If you need hope, this is a place where you can become intimately acquainted with the Lord Jesus Christ through the Word of God. 

1 Peter 1:3—Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...

International – We are people who asking God to remind us that He is not the God of one race, region, or economic class. Realizing that we serve a global God, we are inviting the Lord to build a little slice of heaven this side of eternity. We are praying and working to allow the Lord to bring us a variety of races, and ethnic groups from all parts of the world and all economic conditions. We want to be a “trophy case of grace,” as others look at this body and say to themselves, “Now, God is truly doing something beautiful among those people.” We are asking the Lord to take us to the world and to bring the peoples of the world to us.

Zephaniah 3:9—"For then I will give to the peoples purified lips, That all of them may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

Fellowship – We are a church, “a called-out assembly.” Sadly, most people in our culture think of a church as a building. Certainly there are some extremely impressive structures that were erected to bring glory to God, yet the Bible clearly asserts that the church IS NOT the building; the church is the people. The Greek word for fellowship (koinonia) suggests partnership in life and cause. We share in the life of Christ together, and we seek to take that life to others through discipleship (the building up of believers) and evangelism (the sharing of the good news of salvation).

Philemon 1:6—...and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake.

We are far from perfect people, which is great because God saves the unworthy not the religiously accomplished. Spend time with us, and you will know that. We're people on a glorious journey into the arms of Christ. Sometimes we are not even as consistent as we should be. But we think you will find us to be genuine strugglers in what can be a very challenging world. We have touched the face of God, and we are grateful. We won't quit, we won't shrink back. We will get up over and over as the Bible says we will. We will make things right with those we've hurt, and we seek to share the forgiving grace of Jesus Christ with others.

ALL Scriptures are from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE unless noted.

Hope
Psalm 38:15  For I hope in You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

Psalm 42:5,11; 43:5  Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence.

Psalm 71:4  But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.

Psalm 130:5  I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope.

Proverbs 10:28  The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

Jeremiah 29:11  `For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, `plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.

Matthew 12:21  "AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE."

Acts 24:15  having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

Romans 4:18  In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE."

Romans 5:5  and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 8:24  For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?

Romans 8:25  But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Romans 15:4  For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

1 Corinthians 13:13  But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

2 Corinthians 1:7  and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort.

Galatians 5:5  For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Ephesians 1:18  I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

Colossians 1:23  if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

1 Timothy 4:10  For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.

Titus 1:2  in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,

Hebrews 6:19  This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

Hebrews 10:23  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;

1 Peter 3:15  but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

International
Genesis 17:6  "I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

Genesis 18:18  since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

Leviticus 26:45  `But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.' "

Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2  "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

Joshua 4:24  that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, so that you may fear the LORD your God forever."

2 Samuel 22:50  "Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name.

1 Kings 4:24  Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

1 Chronicles 16:28  Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

2 Chronicles 6:33  then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name, and fear You as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by Your name.

Psalm 45:17  I will cause Your name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the peoples will give You thanks forever and ever.

Psalm 49:1  Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,

Psalm 57:9  I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations.

Psalm 96:7  Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Psalm 117:1  Praise the LORD, all nations; Laud Him, all peoples!

Isaiah 2:2  Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.

Isaiah 34:1  Draw near, O nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples! Let the earth and all it contains hear, and the world and all that springs from it.

Isaiah 49:22  Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations And set up My standard to the peoples; And they will bring your sons in their bosom, And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.

Jeremiah 3:17  "At that time they will call Jerusalem `The Throne of the LORD,' and all the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the name of the LORD; nor will they walk anymore after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

Matthew 28:19  "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

Mark 11:17  And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, `MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS'? But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."

Romans 15:11,12  And again, "PRAISE THE LORD ALL YOU GENTILES, AND LET ALL THE PEOPLES PRAISE HIM." ... "THERE SHALL COME THE ROOT OF JESSE, AND HE WHO ARISES TO RULE OVER THE GENTILES, IN HIM SHALL THE GENTILES HOPE."

Galatians 3:8  The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU." Revelation 7:9  After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;

Revelation 15:4  "Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy; For ALL THE NATIONS WILL COME AND WORSHIP BEFORE YOU, FOR YOUR RIGHTEOUS ACTS HAVE BEEN REVEALED."

Revelation 22:2  in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

FELLOWSHIP
Psalm 55:14  We who had sweet fellowship together Walked in the house of God in the throng.

Luke 5:10  and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners (koinonon) with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men ."

Acts 2:42  They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

1 Corinthians 10:16 (KJV) The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion (koinonia) of the   blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

2 Corinthians 1:7  and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers (koinonon)  of our sufferings, so also you are sharers (koinonon) of our comfort.

2 Corinthians8:4  begging us with much urging for the favor of participation (koinonia) in the support of the saints,

2 Corinthians 8:23  As for Titus, he is my partner (koinonon) and fellow worker among you; as for our brethren, they are messengers of the churches, a glory to Christ.

2 Corinthians 9:13  Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your contribution (koinonia) to them and to all,

2 Corinthians 13:14  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
Philippians 1:5  in view of your participation (koinonia) in the gospel from the first day until now.

Philippians 2:1-2  Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

Philemon 1:17  If then you regard me a partner (koinonon), accept him as you would me.

Hebrews 10:33  partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers (koinonon) with those who were so treated.
Hebrews 13:16  And do not neglect doing good and sharing (koinonia), for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

1 Peter 5:1  Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker (koinonon) also of the glory that is to be revealed,

2 Peter 1:4  For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers (koinonon) of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.

1 John 1:3,6-7  what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ... If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.