Our Beliefs
We believe:
That the church exists to prepare a worshipping people for Jesus Christ, to invite the world into a transformational relationship with the Father through His Son, and to make disciples of all nations, equipping them for works of ministry, to build up the Body of Christ, and to serve His Glory. 2 Corinthians 11:2; Revelation 4:8; Ephesians 4; Matthew 16:18
In the inspiration of all Scripture, each and every word; that the Old and New Testaments are the infallible word of God, inerrant in the original writings, and are the supreme authority for faith and life. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20, 21
In the inspiration of all Scripture, each and every word; that the Old and New Testaments are the infallible word of God, inerrant in the original writings, and are the supreme authority for faith and life. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20, 21
That there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. John 10:30; John 14:26; Philippians 2:5-7
That Jesus Christ is the Son of God. We believe in: His virgin birth; His sinless life; His miracles; His atoning death for us; His bodily resurrection; His ascension to the right hand of God the Father, and in His personal return to this earth in power and glory.
That all have sinned and that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through the blood of Christ.
It is by faith we are saved, not by works, and that the Holy Spirit is at work within us towards sactification. John 3:16; John 5:24; Titus 3:3-7; Galatians 2:15-21
Christ provides healing for the whole person: body, soul, and spirit, through the redemptive work of Christ. Luke 9:11; Matthew 9:35; Acts 10:38; Matthew 10:1
In the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling presence the believer is enabled to live a godly life manifested in the fruit of the Spirit. John 14:15-26; John 16:5-16; Ephesians 1:13-14
That ALL the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as listed in 1 Corinthians 12-14, are for the edification of the church today. 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 1 Peter 4:10
In water baptism by immersion in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4; Matthew 3:13-17
In the remembrance of the Lord’s death in the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper. His blood purchased salvation for us. His broken body purchased healing for us. Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:19,20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29
In the reality and personality of our enemy, Satan, and that as believers in Jesus we have authority over him. Colossians 1:12-13; Mark 16:17; Ephesians 4:8
In the ministries of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, elders, and deacons for the equipping and edification of the church today. Ephesians 4:12-13
In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the saved to eternal life and the lost to eternal judgment. Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18