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EVANGELISM: The Gospel taken outside the four walls is the absolute foundation of our church, in obedience to Mark 16:15 And He said to them, โGo into the and preach the gospel to every creatureโโฆ We emphasize personal evangelism, and a large variety of outreaches to share the Gospel. The Gospel has the power to save and transform lives. 1 Peter 1:23 having been born again, not of corr
uptible seed but incorruptible, though the word of God which lives and abides foreverโฆ The bulk of our congregation consist of people converted here by the Power of God. THE LOCAL CHURCH: God has place everything necessary to accomplish His will in the setting of the local church. Which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. God will is accomplished in us and through us as connect and commit ourselves to a local church. DISCIPLESHIP: God intends for calling to Him, and for Him, to be accomplished through being trained and equipped within the setting of a local church. Therefore, the highest calling of a Pastor and congregation is to obey Godโs command in Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.โ Amen. CHURCH PLANTING: The result of disciples being raised up is that they be released into the harvest field. Matthew 9:37-38 Then He said to His disciples, โThe harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest send out laborers into His harvest.โ We send couples to plant brand new congregations, with the aim of reproducing our vision in a new area. WORLD EVANGELISM: From the earliest Bible record, Godโs vision is worldwide testimony and impact. The Gospel message and the vision God has revealed to us in not simply American, but God-inspired; so therefore it works, and is relevant in every nation and culture of the world. Mark 16:15 all the world/every personโฆ Matthew 28:19 all the nationsโฆ Our job as believers, and as the local church is to pray, train, invest, send and support workers to go to into all the world!
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โช๏ธ There is only one God and that He is eternally existent in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
โช๏ธ God the Father is the Creator of the universe. He created man in His own image for fellowship, and called man back to Himself through Christ after the rebellion and fall of man.
โช๏ธ Jesus Christ is eternally God. He was together with the Father and the Holy Spirit from the beginning, and through Him all things were made. He left Heaven and became incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary; henceforth, He is forever one Christ with two natures -- God and man -- in one Person.
โช๏ธ The Holy Spirit is God, the Lord, and giver of life who was active in the Old Testament, and given to the Church in fullness at Pentecost. He empowers the saints for the service and witness, cleanses man from the old nature, and conforms us to image of Christ.
โช๏ธ The baptism in the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues, subsequent to conversion, releases the fullness of the Spirit, and is evidenced by the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
โช๏ธ In the Bible containing the Old Testament is alone the only infallible, inspired the Word of God, and that its authority is ultimate, final, and eternal. It cannot be added to, subtracted from, or superseded in any regard. The Bible is the source of all doctrine, instruction, correction, and reproof. It contains all that is needed for guidance in godliness and practical Christian conduct.
โช๏ธ Christโs vicarious death on the cross paid the penalty for the sins of the whole world. Its benefits of healing (body, soul,, and spirit) are provided for in the atonement as well.
โช๏ธ That salvation is a free gift of God, based on the merits of the death of His Son, and is appropriated by faith. Salvation is affected by person repentance, belief in the Lord Jesus (justification), and personal acceptance of Him into oneโs life as Lord and Savior (regeneration).
โช๏ธ The Christian life is to be one of consecration, devotion, and holiness. The shortcomings of the individual are because of the still progressing sanctification of the saints. The Christian life is filled with trials, tests, and warfare against a spiritual enemy. For those abiding in Christ until their deaths or His return, the promise of eternal blessing in the presence of God are assured.
โช๏ธ The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God among the saints through the Spirit. Every believer born of the Spirit has a place in the church designated by God. A place where Christ is working in the lives of the called out ones and calling ministers to the great commission to go into the whole world and make disciples of every nation.
โช๏ธ In the ordinances of Baptism and the Lordโs Supper. Baptism is the outward sign of what God has already done in the individualโs life and is a public testimony that the person now belongs to Christ. It is identifying with the death and resurrection of Jesus and is done in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Lordโs Supper is a commemoration of the death of the Lord and is done in remembrance of Him until He comes again; it is a sign our participation in Him.
โช๏ธ In the bodily, personal, second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the saints, the millennium, and the final judgement. The final judgement will determine the eternal status of both the saints and the unbelievers, determined by their relationship to Jesus Christ.
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โช๏ธ โIn the verbal inspiration of the original scriptures;
โช๏ธ In the absolute trinity of the eternal Godhead;
โช๏ธ In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ;
โโช๏ธ In the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit;
โโช๏ธ In the reality and personality of Satan (the devil);
โโช๏ธ In the natural depravity of the human race;
โโช๏ธ In the substitutionary atonement through Jesus Christ;
โโช๏ธ In the propitiation for sin, only through the Blood of Christ;
โโช๏ธ In full salvation by grace, through faith, and not of works;
โช๏ธ โIn divine healing through the atonement by the laying on of hands and prayer;
โโช๏ธ In the personal baptism of the Holy Spirit;
โโช๏ธ In the necessity of the new birth (born again);
โโช๏ธ In water baptism by immersion at an age of accountability;
โโช๏ธ In the true church composed of blood-washed believers;
โช๏ธ In the evangelism of the heathen and the nations of the world;
โโช๏ธ In obedience to civil Government;
โช๏ธ In Church Government, loyalty and obedience to those in authority over us in the Lord;
โช๏ธ In tithing as God's financial plan;
โช๏ธ In the restitution for past wrongs whenever possible;
โช๏ธ In God's laws and principles outlined in the Bible as the final authority in Christian conduct;
โช๏ธ In the open table at the Lord's Supper;
โช๏ธ In the maintenance of good works and holy living;
โช๏ธ In Christian modesty in the matter of dress and apparel;
โช๏ธ โIn a literal heaven and life everlasting for all true believers;
โช๏ธ โIn everlasting punishment for the impenitent;
โช๏ธ โโโIn the personal, literal, bodily, premillennial coming of Jesus Christ;
What we believe ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐:
The Holy Bible was written by men, divinely inspired, and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. The Bible is God's message to man, revealing the "mind of the Lord", beyond what can be "clearly understood from the creation", and "things able to make one wise unto salvation through faith". The Bible, neither simple history nor textbook, is a supernatural revelation of the creator to his creation. What we believe ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐:
God is the creator, sustainer, and ruler of the universe. He is eternally known in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Genesis 1:1, 2:7; Psalm 19:1-3; Jeremiah 10:10; Mark 1:9-11
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Jesus is the eternal Son of God. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life among mankind. He offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice on the cross for our sins. He rose to life again on the third day and has ascended into heaven. One day, He will return unexpectedly in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. Isaiah 52; John 1:1-18, 29; Acts 1: 9-11; 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-9; Titus 2:13
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The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. He inspired holy men of old to write the Bible. Through illumination, He enables mankind to understand the truth. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which we serve God through His church. He proceeds from the Father and the Son and is involved in the creation, the new creation, and raising Jesus from the dead. John 3:5, 14:16-17; Acts 1:8, 2:1-4 ,38; Romans 1:4, 8:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 5:18-19; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; Revelation 22:17
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Mankind is the crowning work of God's creation, made in His own image. By man's own free choice he sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship again.
โGenesis 1:26-30, Genesis 3; Psalms 8:3-6; 32:1-5; Romans 1:19-32; 3:10; 7:14-25; Ephesians 2: 1-22
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ: Man, the creation of God, who is good, intelligent, possessing conscience, self-will, dominion, and responsibility is degenerate (fallen) and estranged (separated) from God. The story of man's sin, guilt, shame, and God's redeeming grace is the sum and substance of the Bible. Sin made man universally vulnerable to sickness, sorrow, and death.
โMatthew 27:22-28; John 3:3-21, 36: Acts 4:12; Romans 10:9-10, 13
What we believe ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐:
The church is a local expression of the Body of Christ. It is an indigenous congregation of believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The purpose of the church is the fulfillment of the Great Commandment and the Great Commission to 'Go into all the world and...make disciples of all nations.
โMatthew 16:1-19; 22: 34-40; 28: 19-20; Acts 2: 41-42, 47: Ephesians 3: 8-11, 21; Colossians 1:18; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Revelation 21: 2-3
