Scripture alone has ultimate authority and sufficiency; therefore, our
doctrine comes from Scripture (Matthew 5:17-18, Isaiah 40:8).
We are called to fulfill the Great Commission and we must therefore
declare God’s glory and the Gospel both near and far (Matthew 28:19-20).
Because of Scripture texts like Romans 10:17, we are committed to the
expositional preaching and teaching of God’s Word.
Worship of God should be both thoroughly biblical as well as deeply
joyful; it must be God-centered, not man-centered.
We long to be a praying church, deeply aware of God’s call upon His people to pray and His promise to answer prayer offered in faith and in accord to His will (John 14:13, 16:24).
We uphold a regenerate church membership in which care and accountability can thrive.
We seek, by God’s grace, to equip and educate God’s people for the work of service (Ephesians 4:11-13).
We are committed to strengthen marriages and the family. We uphold covenant marriage (Ephesians 5) and the primacy of family in the discipleship of the home (Psalm 78; Deuteronomy 6:4-9).
We are committed to not only welcoming, but embracing children in our Sunday worship gatherings, starting at kindergarten. We do not host children- or student-specific services, purposefully choosing for families to worship together instead. By God’s grace and through this practice, we pray that essential habits will develop within our congregation’s youngest to guide them into adulthood, equipped to faithfully follow Jesus.
We are committed to a godly and biblical leadership, composed of elders and deacons, with lay ministry teams carrying out many aspects of the work of ministry (1 Tim 3, Titus 1).
We are a neighborhood church in the Niceville community. We seek to know and care for the needs of people in this particular community.
We are committed to provide a place of worship and spiritual instruction that is safe, attractive, and honoring to God as a light to the community (Matt 5:14-16).
We seek, by God’s grace, to be a model church and a sending church.
Since we are committed to follow Christ we must, therefore, be committed to change and be willing to innovate so that we do not place barriers to growth in our way to becoming the body of believers Christ wants us to be.
We believe in the importance of regular personal spiritual disciplines and strive to nurture and develop them in our lives, to include Bible Study, Prayer, Scripture Memory, and Personal Evangelism.
We are committed to support the ministries of RBBC by the regular giving of tithes and offerings.
our relational values
An environment of grace and forgiveness: Convinced of the absolute
sovereignty of a holy God, we understand that nothing good happens in our
ministry apart from His grace, His unmerited favor towards us. Consequently,
our ministry together must be characterized by the same grace in our response
to one another.
The significance of humble servanthood: Our ministry is built upon the
assumption that there is no task, no responsibility, beneath any of our members
(nor elders). So, we undertake every ministry with a humble heart, grateful for
the privilege of serving Christ and His body.
An emphasis of faithfulness: We are called to be faithful in our
service to God, allowing the Lord to determine the level of fruitfulness we are
to enjoy.
Considering others as more important than ourselves: We will view as
significant the opinions and contributions of others (Philippians 2:3).
Assuming godly intentions: We will be slow to anger and slow to take
offense by assuming the best intentions of every Rocky member (James 1:19).
Hospitality: We value being gracious and accommodating to each other
(1 Peter 4:9).
Moldable hearts: We will attend with teachable and moldable hearts
unto Scripture.
Vulnerability: We will work to be transparent with each other for our
good and the good of others.
Unity and peace: We will strive and pray for the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3).
Living carefully in the world: We are committed to being a faithful
ambassador for Christ (Ephesians 6:20) in the world and to be careful not to
cause our brother to stumble (Romans 14:21).
