What We Believe
- The Scriptures Inspired: The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are inspired by God and are the revelation of God to man, The Bible is the only infallible and authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:14-17)
- The One True God: There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The one true God has revealed himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-11)
- The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ: The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. We believe in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His substitutionary work on the cross, in His bodily resurrection from the dead, and his His ascension to the right hand of the Father.
- The Fall of Man: Man was created good and upright; however, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death.
- The Salvation of Man: Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed of blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Salvation is received through repentance towards God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. Understanding that we are justified by grace through faith. (John 3)
- The Ordinances of the Church: Water Baptism: The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded in the Scripture. All who repent and believe on Christ as Savior and Lord are to be baptized. (Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:16, Acts 10:47-48; Romans 6:4)
- Holy Communion: The Lord's Supper, is a symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ; a memorial of His suffering and death. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
- The Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who as for it. With it comes the power of life and service, the gifts of the Spirit and their uses in the work of the ministry. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Corinthians 12)
- Sanctification: Sanctification is an act of separation from what is evil, and the dedication to God, (Romans 12:1-2)
- Divine Healing: The redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human body in answer to prayer. (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:16-17
- The Blessed Hope: The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ, together with those who are alive and remain will be caught up with Christ. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
- The Millennial Reign of Christ: The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years. (Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:27, 30; Revelation 1:7; 19:11-14; 20:1-6)
- The New Heavens and the New Earth: 2 Peter 3:13 - We, according to His promise, look for new heaves and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. (Revelation) 21, 22
Core Five Purposes & Core Values
Core Five Purposes:
Worship - To elevate God through our services and whatever we do. This is about God!
Community - Reach our surrounding influence. Start here and then stretch...serve.
Relationships - Connect people to develop relationships to help do life together.
Growth - Develop Leaders and disciples for Christ.
Education - Share the gospel through Christian Education.
Core Values:
Jesus Centered - Jesus will be at the center of everything we do.
Love - We will do everything out of love for others because of the love that Christ has for us.
Passion - We are passionate about the things of God and will do what we do with passion.
Crazy Faith - We will dream big and take risks to further the Kingdom of God. We will always lean towards faith and the mystery of God rather than the logic of man.
Focused Excellence - We will always bring our best. If it is worth doing, then it needs to be done with excellence.
Gratitude - We are grateful for all we have, and the opportunities given to us. We will not take this for granted.
Honor - We will honor God, His church and others.
Sacrificial Generosity - We will be generous with our resources. We will invest not spend what God has given to us.
Integrity - We will honor God in all we do with integrity. We will always strive to do what is right and to make things right.
Learners - We are constantly learning and developing in our knowledge and leadership. Looking to God for wisdom in all that we do.
Worship - To elevate God through our services and whatever we do. This is about God!
Community - Reach our surrounding influence. Start here and then stretch...serve.
Relationships - Connect people to develop relationships to help do life together.
Growth - Develop Leaders and disciples for Christ.
Education - Share the gospel through Christian Education.
Core Values:
Jesus Centered - Jesus will be at the center of everything we do.
Love - We will do everything out of love for others because of the love that Christ has for us.
Passion - We are passionate about the things of God and will do what we do with passion.
Crazy Faith - We will dream big and take risks to further the Kingdom of God. We will always lean towards faith and the mystery of God rather than the logic of man.
Focused Excellence - We will always bring our best. If it is worth doing, then it needs to be done with excellence.
Gratitude - We are grateful for all we have, and the opportunities given to us. We will not take this for granted.
Honor - We will honor God, His church and others.
Sacrificial Generosity - We will be generous with our resources. We will invest not spend what God has given to us.
Integrity - We will honor God in all we do with integrity. We will always strive to do what is right and to make things right.
Learners - We are constantly learning and developing in our knowledge and leadership. Looking to God for wisdom in all that we do.