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About Us
Are you looking for your next step
with God?
Maybe you just know it’s time to do something, but you’re not sure what, and you just need something simple — one step at a time.
Our Pastor is Steve Rymer.
Steve believes that we should all expect to grow in our faith. We teach through the Bible verse-by-verse because it is the best way to know the Bible and the Bible is the best way to know Jesus.
Getting To Know Us
We hope that the brief information about us so far will encourage you to check us out.
We promise a judgment free worship experience. We know that everyone of us could use some grace from time to time. We hope to see you next Sunday!
Core Values:
Grace and Truth
We encourage people to be their best and love them even when they are not.
Some churches are all about truth. They focus on rules and regulations — how to behave and what to do. Their faith is often rigid and lacking joy. They know God saved them in grace; yet, they live life burdened by self-imposed righteousness that’s entirely based on their idea of right and wrong, not God’s Word.
Some churches are all about grace. They believe their only job is to love people, and they’ll let God sort out everything else. They live without boundaries, and ultimately without purpose or direction.
The Bible teaches us that truth and grace are not opposites. We are to live a life full of both truth and grace. Jesus Himself was the embodiment of a life full of both grace and truth: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
To live in grace without truth, or in truth without grace, is to have a warped view of both Jesus and the Christian life. Our lives will be crippled on one side or the other. To follow Jesus correctly, we must have an informed view — one that follows the teachings of the Bible that overflows with the love and grace we’ve been given by God through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Living in grace without truth, our faith is without substance. We have no direction or chance knowing how to become like Jesus, who is literal truth. Without truth, we have no hope of escaping our life of sin and death. We have now power to change our circumstances. “Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth.” 1 Corinthians 13:6
A Life lived without grace and a rigid view of truth, will cause us to fall into legalism. We become harsh with others because we are harsh with ourselves, and we do not understand the purpose of our Biblical teaching: love. “The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” 1 Timothy 1:5
Only if we live in both grace and truth are we engaged with the person of Jesus. We are dependent on a relationship with Him — we must know Him in order to live out truth with love, and we must know Him in order to feel His grace.
Through grace and truth, we learn to walk with Jesus. We can know His highest good while experiencing his highest grace. Does this mean we are perfect? Of course not. We do not have to be perfect. Thankfully, we are loved and we are not alone. At Shenandoah, we seek to live a life marked by a grace-centered truth.
Ministry Opportunity
THREE POINTS ELEMENTARY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
Starting September 12, 2019
Shenandoah is reaching out to the Three Points Elementary Community with an exciting After School program on Thursdays for our 3rd through 5th graders. Here is what one Principal had to say about Kids Beach Club in her school:
"Kids Beach Club® has helped our students in a number of ways. It's important to teach our kids about academics, but it's equally important to teach the whole child. We can't teach the Bible as a school, but Beach Club can do that. I have seen students' self-esteem and self-worth grow in a positive manner. I have seen students who sometimes have a bad attitude with adults and peers be able to turn things around and start making friends. you see the kids coming together as a family. I love everything about Beach Club! It's a wonderful program and I think it's awesome for our kids to be able to participate.
"We’re seeing such a difference. Our discipline is drastically down, that’s huge. It’s fun to see the change in the kids. One of those who was a repeat offender - a frequent flyer to our office - came in yesterday and said, 'I just need to calm myself down before I get into trouble.' Last year he would have just thrown a punch. When I asked him what he was thinking, he told me about a story that he learned in Beach Club. It’s fun to see the change in the kids. It’s making a difference not just in school but also in their whole lives."
Tonya Mamantov, Ed.D., Principal
Floyd Elementary School, Balch Spring, Texas
To Learn More About Kids Beach Clubs at Three Point Elementary go to our Beach Club Webpage by clicking on the "Find Out More Button Below.