Our Core Values

The following represents the core values of Potomac Baptist Church. They define and drive our desire as a people of God, under the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, to have a “Passion for God and Compassion for People”.

Teaching the Bible
Believing the Bible is the revelation of God’s will and absolute, life-changing truth – our passion is to communicate it with integrity, doctrinal purity and authority in every sphere of ministry.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Prayer - to God and for One Another
Believing that Jesus Christ is our advocate with the Father and that God answers prayer – our passion is to be a praying church, faithfully upholding each other, family and friends, our pastors and leaders, our missionaries, and those whom God has established in authority, and to pray consistently for the lost in our community, local area, and the world.
Matt. 21:13 And He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,’”

Following Jesus Christ
Believing that Jesus Christ desires committed followers and not just adherents – our passion is to encourage and aid each other in making progressively greater commitments to Christ through a purpose-driven environment.
Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

Sharing Jesus Christ
Believing all people are lost and must be delivered from sin – our passion is to use any Christ-honoring means to pursue, convince, and win those in our local community, Northern Virginia, and the world to Christ.
John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.

Meeting Others’ Needs
Believing that Jesus Christ has given us an example of compassion for the needs of others – our passion is to minister to the physical needs of others as a tangible means of relating Jesus Christ to them.
James 2:15-16 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

Holding Each Other Accountable
Believing that in the Body of Christ we are called to mutual care and accountability – our passion is to operate biblically, to communicate openly, and to edify one another.
Eph. 5:21 Submitting to one another in the fear of God.

Fellowship With One Another
Believing that everyone yearns to belong and that belonging is vital to unity and effective ministry – our passion is to embrace and practically encourage each person the Lord leads to us, and to practice the “one anothers” of Scripture, preserving the unity of the Body in the bond of the Spirit.
John 13:34 Love one another, as I have loved you.

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