San Jose Christian Reformed Church God's love to us, God's love through us...

The San Jose Christian Reformed Church invites our South Bay friends and neighbors
  to share the hope and happiness we find as we live in God’s grace.  

...letting the Bible shape our faith
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness...”  2 Timothy 3:16 -17  
We want the Scriptures to be our foundation for living and working together,
so that Christ is more fully formed in us.  We want our beliefs and behaviors
to have a ring of truth, integrity and Biblical balance.

...talking freely with our Heavenly Father
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”   Philippians 4:6 
We want to regard God as our Father and our Friend; we intend to approach Him,
unafraid and unselfish, to give Him thanks and present our needs.

...gathering together to worship and celebrate
“Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker...”  Psalm 95:6-7
We want to joyfully celebrate God’s grace, proclaim our love for the Lord,
and help people connect with Him in a more personal way.

...welcoming all who would join with us
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you,
in order to bring praise to God.”    Romans 15:7   
We want to receive people graciously as God brings them to us, and grow along with them
from there in a spirit of patience and acceptance.

...sharing Jesus’ love with one another
"A new command I give you: love one another... by this all men will know that you
are my disciples, if you love one another."  John 13:34-35
We want love to be a defining characteristic in our relationships.  We want to care about
one another’s concerns and forgive their offenses.

...meeting in small groups for support and growth
“Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread
in their homes & ate together with glad & sincere hearts.”  Acts 2:46
We want to find the encouragement, direction and accountability necessary to keep
going and growing.  We understand that we were never meant to “go it alone.”

...developing our people’s potential
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others,
faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.”  1 Peter 4:10
We want to pattern our lives after Jesus’ servant-model of ministry, and to humbly use
the gifts He has given us to serve Him.

...honoring God’s commitment to our children
“I will establish my covenant between me and you
and your descendants after you....”   Genesis 17:7
We want to pass on our Christian faith to future generations.  We want our children
present and prepared when their time comes to serve and lead.

...accepting the Master’s management strategies
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well.”  Matthew 6:33
We want to put God first in our stewardship of time and money, work and leisure.  
We want to have an integrated, Christian world-and-life view.

...taking our ministry into His world
“...He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
We are therefore Christ's ambassadors...”  2 Corinthians 5:20
We want our witness to be one of both word and deed, bringing hope and help to
the people who live and work around us.