VALUES
-God is supreme.
-Preaching is the means by which God chose to present His message of salvation to the world.
-Worship is all about God and not about us.
-Prayer is the activity by which forgiven man communicates with God who is righteous for the purpose of knowing His will.
-The Bible is God's authoritative Word for our lives.
-Missions is living and supporting the gospel within our realm
of influence.
-The Christian Life is lived out within a community of like believers and encouragers. WHAT WE BELIEVE
What we believe about the Bible:
The Bible is the Word of God. What we believe about God:
-God is the creator of this world and the universe (Genesis 1:1 - 2:25; John 1:1-4).
-God exists as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; John 14:16-26).
-God sent Jesus Christ into the world to save sinners. (Isaiah 53:1-6; John 3:16; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 1:3-6). What We believe About Jesus Christ:
-Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man.
-He lived a sinless life.
-He revealed the mind of God.
-He was crucified, died as the penalty for our sins and was raised from the dead.
-He is head of the church and stands as our advocate.
-He is coming again. (Philippians 2:5-8; Luke 1:26-35; Hebrews 4:14-15; 1 Peter 2:21-24; 1 Corinthians 15:3-5; Acts 1:9-11; Ephesians 1:18-23; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-16; John 14:1-6)
What we believe about salvation:
-Man's relationship with God has been broken by sin.
-We can be restored to a relationship with God only through the blood of Jesus Christ.
-This restored relationship is based on God's grace, not our efforts.
-God invites us to accept His gift of grace through faith in and an obedience to Jesus Christ.
-Visible response of our faith in Jesus Christ are a repentant life and Biblical baptism. (John 3:1-21; Acts 2:37-39, 8:26-39, 10:1-48, 16:11-34, 22:2-16; Romans 3:21-31, 5:6-11, 6:1-23; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, 15:1-58; Galatians 3:13-14; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:11-14, 10:10-13; 1 Peter 3:18; 1 John 1:8-10)
What we believe about life filled by the Holy Spirit:
-The Holy Spirit lives in the life of the Christian (John 16:8-11, 13-15; Acts 2:38, 5:3-4; Romans 8 and 9).
-The Christian is enabled to grow in spiritual maturity (Ephesians 4:11-16; Colossians 1:9-12, 3:12-17).
-At death, the Christian's spirit departs to be with Jesus Christ and live forever in the presence of God (Luke 16:19-31; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:1-58). See Less
