OUR BELIEFS
The Bible was written by human authors who were supernaturally inspired and guided by God through the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the truth that we live our daily lives by and because it was inspired by God for all people, it is relevant today and without error.
2 Timothy 3:16
2 Peter 1: 20-21
Proverbs 30:5
Romans 16:25-26
There is one God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, all equal in power and glory.
1 John 5:7 / Genesis 1:26 Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19
Luke 1:35 / Isaiah 9:6
Hebrews 3:7-11
God is an ever present, unchanging Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. He always has been and forever will be. He is our loving and compassionate heavenly Father and He is faithful to His people and His promises. We believe that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through His Son, Jesus.
Exodus 3:14 / Numbers 23:19 Leviticus 11:44-45, 19:2
Psalm 11:4-6 / Malachi 3:6
John 3:16 / John 4:24 / John 14:1 Acts 17:28 / Romans 3:3-4
Jesus is God’s only Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, in His perfect, sinless life and, His death on the cross and resurrection to life three days later. We believe that He is God’s only plan to bridge the gap created by sin that eternally separates us from a relationship with God. In His resurrection he defeated death so that we can have eternal life.
Isaiah 7:14 / Isaiah 7:53
Matthew 1:18-23 / Matthew 3:17
Matthew 8:29 / Matthew 14:33
Matthew 16:16 / Matthew 28:5-6
Luke 22:70 / Luke 24:46-47
John 1:1 / John 1:14 / John 10:30
John 11:25-27 / John 17:1-5
Acts 1:9 / Acts 2:22-24
Acts 7:55-56 / Romans 1:3-4 Romans 3:23-26 / Romans 8:1-3 Romans 10:4 / 1 Corinthians 8:6 2 Corinthians 5:19-21
Galatians 4:4-5
Philippians 2:5-11
Colossians 1:15, 2:9
1 Timothy 2:5-6 / 1 Timothy 3:16
The Holy Spirit guides believers into all truth and convicts people of sin, God’s righteousness, and judgment. He is our teacher and comforter and He and regenerates, sanctifies, and empowers believers for ministry. It’s His work in us as believers that makes us more like Christ.
Genesis 1:2 / Psalm 51:11
Psalm 139:7 / Isaiah 61:1-3
Joel 2:28-32 / Mark 1:10
Luke 1:35 / Luke 4:1 / Luke 11:13
Luke 12:12 / John 15:26
John 16:7-14 / Acts 1:8
Acts 2:1-4 / Acts 13:2
Romans 8:9-11/ Romans 14-16 Romans 26-27
1 Corinthians 3:16
Ephesians 1:13-14
2 Peter 1:2 / Revelation 22:17
The Holy Spirit is manifested through a variety of spiritual gifts to build and sanctify the church, demonstrate the validity of the resurrection, and confirm the power of the Gospel. The Bible’s lists of these gifts are not necessarily exhaustive, and the gifts may occur in various combinations. All believers are commanded to earnestly desire the manifestation of the gifts in their lives. These gifts always operate in harmony with the Scriptures and should never be used in violation of Biblical parameters.
Hebrews 2:4 / Romans 1:11 / Romans 12 :4-8 / Ephesians 4:16 / I Timothy 4:14 / II Timothy 1:6-7 / I Corinthians 12:1-31 / I Corinthians 14:1-40 / I Peter 4:10
Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new convert is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Matthew 28:19 / Acts 2:38 / Mark 16:16 / Acts 8:12, 36-38 / Acts 10:47-48
A unique time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice (the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ) are taken in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross
Matthew 26:26-29 / I Corinthians 10:16, 11:23-25
We believe marriage is defined in the Bible as a covenant, a sacred bond between one man and one woman, instituted by and publicly entered into before God.
Matthew 19:4-6
Man was created in God’s image; male and female He created them as the masterpiece of all His creation. We were created to have intimate relationship with God but became separated from Him through sinful disobedience. We are all born with the same tendency to sin, which is also called our “sin nature”. No matter how good we try to be, we can’t regain our relationship with God in our own strength and effort. Regardless of a person’s current spiritual condition, every person has value and is worthy of love and respect.
Genesis 1:26-30 / Genesis 2:7 / Genesis 18-22 / Psalms 8:3-6 / Isaiah 6:5 / Jeremiah 17:5 / Acts 17:26-31 / Romans 1:19-32 / Romans 3:10-18,23 / Romans 5:6 / Romans 6:6 /
Romans 7:14-25 / 1 Corinthians 1:21-31 / 1 Corinthians 15:19, 21-22
/ Colossians 1:21-22 / Colossians 3:9-11
We were, by God’s original design, created to live forever. Our forever will either be spent eternally separated from God by sin or eternally in relationship with God when we choose to accept the gift of salvation given to us through His Son, Jesus. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in relationship with Him is Heaven. Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence.
John 3:16, 36 / Romans 6:23 / 1 John 2:25, 5:11-13 / Revelation 20:15
Salvation is God’s gift to us that bridges the sin gap that separates us from God. We receive the gift of salvation when we choose to accept Jesus as our personal Savior and acknowledge the sacrifice that He made on the cross as full payment for our sin. Salvation is a free gift from God by His grace, and it can’t be earned through our own efforts.
Isaiah 1:18, 53:5-6, 55:7 / Matthew 1:21, 27:22-66, 28:1-6 / Luke 1:68-69, 2:28-32 / John 1:12, 3:16, 5:24 / Acts 2:21, 4:12, 16:30-31/ Romans 1:16-18, 3:23-25, 5:8-10 / 1 Corinthians 1:18 /
2 Corinthians 5:17-20 / Galatians 2:20, 3:13 / Ephesians 2:8-10 / Philippians 2:12-13
/ Hebrews 9:24-28 / Revelation 3:20
The Church is a community of diverse people from different races, cultures, and backgrounds all unified through a common faith in Jesus Christ. The Church is committed to the teachings of Jesus, and it exists to share the message of God’s hope to the world so that everyone can know Him in a personal way. Jesus is the hope of the world, and the Church is how His people share that hope.
Matthew 16:18-19 / Matthew 18:15-20 / Acts 2:41-47 / Acts 5:11-1 / Acts13:1-3 / Acts 14:23/ Acts 16:5 / Acts 20:28 / 1 Corinthians 7:17,9:13-14 / Ephesians 1:22-23 / Ephesians 2:19-22 / Ephesians 3:10-12 / Ephesians 5:22-32 / Colossians 1:18, 3:15 / 1 Timothy 4:14/ 1 Peter 5:1-4 / Revelation 21:2-3