The local church is where God’s people understand their time is limited so they must rise above worldly concerns and live for His kingdom.

“To obtain salvation is to be desired above all things in the world. This concern is so great that it very much shuts out other concerns" ~ Jonathan Edwards, 1703-1758, an American Congregational minister, author, and theologian. Edwards is widely regarded as one of America's most important and influential protestant leaders. His sermon Sinners in the Hans of an Angry God played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening and oversaw some of the first revivals in 1733–35 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts. His work gave rise to a doctrine known as New England theology.