OUR VALUES
JESUS
Jesus is our hope, He is with us, and, therefore,
the foundation of our faith.
RECOVERY
We do recover from addictions, hang-ups and hurts and grow to help others.
God’s purpose is for Jesus to live in us and through us.
Thru Jesus we have the freedom to live an abundant sober life.
BIBLE
The Bible is the inspired word of God and reveals the divine standards for all we believe, teach, and do.
UNITY
All are welcome. There is unity in our diversity, and we are united in our shared solutions.
We are united with the church and 12-Step fellowships. We are for the church. We are for recovery.
We encourage the No More Chainz family to be active in both.
SERVICE
We joyfully serve and carry the message of faith and recovery because “faith without works is dead.” James 2:17
COMMUNITY
We value and are a part of the greater community, and therefore, work with people, organizations,
and churches to help serve others in and out of recovery.
STEPS
We work and believe in the12-Steps because they embody many of the Bible’s core teaching and will lead a person closer to God.
PRAYER
We believe in prayer because prayer is powerful and connects us with God.
REAL
No More Chainz RC is unrefined, relaxed and authentic,
allowing us to take faith-filled risks in the simplest ways, leading to life change.
DISCIPLESHIP/SPONSORSHIP
The more we give faith and recovery away, the more we receive, recover and grow. We cannot do this alone because we recover together. We see sponsorship and discipleship as important to our lives.
LOVE
Finally, we will be known for our love.
Jesus is our hope, He is with us, and, therefore,
the foundation of our faith.
RECOVERY
We do recover from addictions, hang-ups and hurts and grow to help others.
God’s purpose is for Jesus to live in us and through us.
Thru Jesus we have the freedom to live an abundant sober life.
BIBLE
The Bible is the inspired word of God and reveals the divine standards for all we believe, teach, and do.
UNITY
All are welcome. There is unity in our diversity, and we are united in our shared solutions.
We are united with the church and 12-Step fellowships. We are for the church. We are for recovery.
We encourage the No More Chainz family to be active in both.
SERVICE
We joyfully serve and carry the message of faith and recovery because “faith without works is dead.” James 2:17
COMMUNITY
We value and are a part of the greater community, and therefore, work with people, organizations,
and churches to help serve others in and out of recovery.
STEPS
We work and believe in the12-Steps because they embody many of the Bible’s core teaching and will lead a person closer to God.
PRAYER
We believe in prayer because prayer is powerful and connects us with God.
REAL
No More Chainz RC is unrefined, relaxed and authentic,
allowing us to take faith-filled risks in the simplest ways, leading to life change.
DISCIPLESHIP/SPONSORSHIP
The more we give faith and recovery away, the more we receive, recover and grow. We cannot do this alone because we recover together. We see sponsorship and discipleship as important to our lives.
LOVE
Finally, we will be known for our love.
OUR BELIEFS
THE TRINITY (GODHEAD)
There is one God, co-existent, co-equal, and co-eternal in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4). Christianity teaches that God is Triune (Trinity), which means, God is one and in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This view of God is different than any other view of God in the world. No other religion teaches that their god is one and exists in three persons.
THE FATHER
The first person of the Trinity orders and directs all things according to His purpose and pleasure. He authored, created, and sustains all things in the universe without any means other than His pure nature and power. By His grace, He involves Himself in the affairs of men, hears and answers prayer, and saves from sin and death that all may come to Him through Jesus Christ. Mt. 6:9, Eph. 1:3, John. 5:19.
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
He exists eternally as the second person of the Trinity. By His virgin birth, He came to Earth as fully God and fully man, living a sinless life. He authored, created, and sustains all things in the universe. His death on the cross, paid the penalty for man’s sin, evidenced by His bodily resurrection from the dead. He physically ascended to the right hand of God the Father, and He will return in power and glory. John. 1:14, Col. 2:9, Act. 2:33, Col. 1:16.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
He exists eternally as the third person of the Trinity. He convicts men of sin, regenerates, baptizes, indwells, instructs, and sets apart believers unto a holy life. We encourage all believers to seek a life of obedience to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God. Tit. 3:5, Act. 1:8, 1 Cor. 3:16.
THE BIBLE
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the complete, divinely inspired, trustworthy Word of God. The Bible is the authority and guide for our Christian faith and living.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.
It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16
THE NATURE OF MANKIND
Mankind was directly created in God’s image. He voluntarily fell into sin by personal disobedience to the will of God; as a result, all people are spiritually dead apart from Jesus Christ. The effect of the fall spread to all men, each of whom is born with a sinful nature and needs salvation. (Eph. 2:1, Rom. 3:10, Rom. 3:23-24).
NECESSITY OF SALVATION
Salvation is by grace, a gift of God apart from works. Salvation includes repentance, a turning from one’s own way to God’s way. All who receive Jesus Christ are born-again, made new by the Holy Spirit, and become the children of God. Our relationship with Christ is secure not by our actions but by the sustaining power and love of God. A changed life follows the work of God in a person’s salvation. (Tit. 2:11, 1 John. 1:9, 1 Pet. 2:2).
THE CHURCH
The church is the body of believers consisting of all born-again persons without respect to race, culture, age, or background. Directed by Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, the church is taking the Good News to the whole world. Our fellowship is wide-ranging rather than limited and stresses love for God and one another, the unity of all believers, and obedience to the Holy Spirit. (Eph. 2:19-21, Eph. 3:10).
ABOUT ETERNITY
People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. (John. 3:16; 14:17; Rom. 6:23; 8:17-18; Rev. 20:15; 1 Cor. 2:7-9).
There is one God, co-existent, co-equal, and co-eternal in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4). Christianity teaches that God is Triune (Trinity), which means, God is one and in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This view of God is different than any other view of God in the world. No other religion teaches that their god is one and exists in three persons.
THE FATHER
The first person of the Trinity orders and directs all things according to His purpose and pleasure. He authored, created, and sustains all things in the universe without any means other than His pure nature and power. By His grace, He involves Himself in the affairs of men, hears and answers prayer, and saves from sin and death that all may come to Him through Jesus Christ. Mt. 6:9, Eph. 1:3, John. 5:19.
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
He exists eternally as the second person of the Trinity. By His virgin birth, He came to Earth as fully God and fully man, living a sinless life. He authored, created, and sustains all things in the universe. His death on the cross, paid the penalty for man’s sin, evidenced by His bodily resurrection from the dead. He physically ascended to the right hand of God the Father, and He will return in power and glory. John. 1:14, Col. 2:9, Act. 2:33, Col. 1:16.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
He exists eternally as the third person of the Trinity. He convicts men of sin, regenerates, baptizes, indwells, instructs, and sets apart believers unto a holy life. We encourage all believers to seek a life of obedience to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God. Tit. 3:5, Act. 1:8, 1 Cor. 3:16.
THE BIBLE
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the complete, divinely inspired, trustworthy Word of God. The Bible is the authority and guide for our Christian faith and living.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.
It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16
THE NATURE OF MANKIND
Mankind was directly created in God’s image. He voluntarily fell into sin by personal disobedience to the will of God; as a result, all people are spiritually dead apart from Jesus Christ. The effect of the fall spread to all men, each of whom is born with a sinful nature and needs salvation. (Eph. 2:1, Rom. 3:10, Rom. 3:23-24).
NECESSITY OF SALVATION
Salvation is by grace, a gift of God apart from works. Salvation includes repentance, a turning from one’s own way to God’s way. All who receive Jesus Christ are born-again, made new by the Holy Spirit, and become the children of God. Our relationship with Christ is secure not by our actions but by the sustaining power and love of God. A changed life follows the work of God in a person’s salvation. (Tit. 2:11, 1 John. 1:9, 1 Pet. 2:2).
THE CHURCH
The church is the body of believers consisting of all born-again persons without respect to race, culture, age, or background. Directed by Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, the church is taking the Good News to the whole world. Our fellowship is wide-ranging rather than limited and stresses love for God and one another, the unity of all believers, and obedience to the Holy Spirit. (Eph. 2:19-21, Eph. 3:10).
ABOUT ETERNITY
People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. (John. 3:16; 14:17; Rom. 6:23; 8:17-18; Rev. 20:15; 1 Cor. 2:7-9).