Community Church of West Garden Grove: Vision

"Love God, Love others." Matt. 22.37,38; Lk. 10.27; Jn. 13.34,35

Loving God through Worship and Prayer

Worship – the core of our being is directed towards or reoriented to Jesus. We become like that which we worship. We worship through: singing, giving, teaching, fellowship, reading of scripture, Eucharist - worship is far more than the songs that give us the warm fuzzies.

Prayer – staying in a deep intimate relationship with the Father as Jesus did. We pray via: songs, thanksgiving, listening, and meditation.

Loving Others through Service and Community

A vital way we display our love for God, is the way we love other people: kindness, respect, listening, generosity, patience. 1 John 4.19-21

Service – 5th Sundays are a time to get out there and live it out…Getting our hands dirty, sharing a conversation, loving the folks at Brookdale, cleaning up a beach. We serve because Jesus told us that is the pathway to his kingdom

Community – picnics, baptisms, 2ndSunday Gatherings, 4th of July, going out to lunch, camping – The presence of God can be experienced as much between people as in them – John Taylor,

What we teach

Discipleship - Matthew 28.16--20

For CCWGG Christian is an outcome not an identifier. It is the outcome of a life surrendered to Christ in daily discipleship. In the New Testament Disciple is used over 250 times while Christian is used only three. We desire to primarily focus our energy on living as apprentices of Jesus, learning to live, speak and orient our lives around following him. But we don't stop there; our goal is to live out the Great Commission of making disciples as well as living as disciples.

Kingdom - Matthew 4.17

Discipleship - Matthew 28.16--20

Every thought, saying, action and bit of energy Jesus focused on teaching and demonstrating the availability of the Kingdom of God—to all! He proclaimed an abundant life found inside the rule and reign of His Lordship over the entire cosmos. We believe and proclaim that reality. That life—true, good, and beautiful—is found inside the Kingdom of God

We receive and discover his Kingdom announcement in the Bible and regard it all as inspired, authoritative, perfect and true.

Gospel - Mark 1.1

Discipleship - Matthew 28.16--20

Resurrection - Colossians 1.19,20

Jesus is Lord and Caesar is not! The early disciples of Jesus took this phrase from the Romans – a popular political slogan to declare Roman victory and subverted it for their own purposes. When one preaches the Gospel – we are making the bold and daring proposition that Jesus is Lord—ruler, has authority, is in charge –and Caesar—the economy, death, political parties, or any other power structure— is not in charge anymore. Jesus’ Kingdom of generosity, goodness, truth, beauty and love are actually running the universe—even though we might not always experience or observe it—and we put our confidence in that.

Resurrection - Colossians 1.19,20

The most important weekend in human history is the weekend where Jesus died and was resurrected. His death and resurrection accomplished forgiveness of sins, the triumph of God over death, and signals the ultimate defeat of Satan and the powers of evil (though we have yet to experience that). Jesus’ Ascension signifies our waiting hope for the return of Christ, New Jerusalem and the restoration of this world, this cosmos, our bodies and the return of shalom to the universe.

Love - Matthew 22.37,38

Resurrection - Colossians 1.19,20

Love - Matthew 22.37,38

Our greatest goal and aim in life is to love like Jesus did. His capacity to love the marginalized, his enemies, those outside the Jewish circle was what drew people to him. We are still drawn by that love and seek to live and model our lives in that love.

We see this love all throughout the scriptures and founded in the Trinitarian relationship—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—which is at the center of all things in heaven or on earth.