Godly Character

The essence of the message we preach as HPC is the importance of all its members to live a life that resembles Godly character – love, joy peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.

Gal 5:22 – 23

Family
Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers.

1 Pet 2:17a

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.

1 John 3:1a

Integrity
May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.

Ps 25:21

Commitment and Participation
From Him [Jesus] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does it’s work.

Eph 4:16

Equality
With a Spirit of Unity and togetherness (team). You are all sons [& daughters] of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Gal 3:26 – 28

Outward and forward focused / Look forward, step forward
Each of you should look not only to your own interest, but also to the interests of others (Phil 2:4). Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.

Ps 71:18

Hospitality

Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

1 Pet 4:9

- Hospitality

Generosity

Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.

2 Cor 8:2

You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

2 Cor 9:11

- 1 Peter 3:15