Grace can be understood as the love and mercy of God offered to us freely. We can never earn it. God freely offers it. It works in our lives in many, many ways. We want people not only to experience the saving grace God offers us in Christ Jesus, but we further expect people to grow in that grace daily. Wesleyan Christians refer to this as "practical divinity." Letting Christ live in you as you live in Christ.

We believe this grace is at work in our lives at the very beginning of life. ("Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah 1:5) We believe God takes the initiative to reach out to us long before we are aware of it and we call this "Prevenient Grace". We believe it is the grace of God and only the grace of God that offers us forgiveness of our sins. ("But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us." Romans 5:8). When we accept this grace and our sins are forgiven, we enter into new life in Christ. We call this experience, "Justifying Grace".

We believe that from the moment we accept God's offer of grace, we should seek to grow in that grace day by day for the rest of our lives. We believe, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be changed outwardly and inwardly to reflect the Christ who saves us. ("May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." I Thessalonians 5:23) We call this "Sanctifying Grace."

We believe this is lived out in fellowship with our sisters and brothers, being part of a small group, and being in ministry to those in need around us. John Wesley also called this, "holiness of heart and life." ("But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do." 1 Peter 1:15)