What kind of people can you expect to find?

Pretty much the entire spectrum, as in any group.

You will find traditionalists... and you'll find those who prefer anything new over everything old.

You will find those of us who mistake our tradition for absolute truth, and get pretty bent out of shape when they are tampered with. And you'll find those of us who are a bit smug at having been liberated from tradition.

You will find legalists and liberals...and a lot of people in between.

You will find happy people... and grouchy people. Friendly people... and unfriendly people. Loving people... and cantankerous people. People who are learning... and people who already know everything.

You'll find us to be like the little West Texas community that has a billboard at the edge of town, which says, "The Home of 3,000 Friendly People - And A Few Old Soreheads."

You get the picture. We're a diverse group, coming from varied backgrounds, and at different stages of knowledge and spiritual growth.

We don't know everything. We don't do everything right. We don't always treat each other as we should. We haven't arrived - we're just on the journey.

But, you see, we were not brought together by any illusion of our perfection or righteousness. We were brought together by our recognition that we are sinners in need of the cleansing blood of Jesus. (Mark 2:17; Romans 5:6-9; Ephesians 1:7; I John 1:7).

That’s the reason we can worship together, stick together, and, with God's help, accomplish some things that make a difference.

You won't have to look very far to find our failures.

But, the bottom line, you will find people who love God and love the Bible.