Beliefs

The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent, self-revealed “I AM,” and has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association, by simultaneously existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. While the trinity can be difficult to fully comprehend, it is best to maintain a framework of understanding that the trinity is: not simply three “sides” or “personalities” of a single entity (as scripture does show a distinction), while at the same time not three separate entities.

Scripture References:

• Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
• Mark 12:29 The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
• Isaiah 43:10 You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.

Within the Triune God, God the Father serves as the source of all creation and the point at which all glory, honor, and praise are directed.

Scripture Reference:

• 2nd Corinthians 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Salvation

We believe in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who through His shed blood on the cross, provides the only way of salvation for humanity by offering forgiveness of sin. Salvation occurs when individuals place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sins. This salvation is a gift from God, unattainable through personal efforts. We affirm that humanity was created to exist eternally in union with God through forgiveness and salvation in Heaven.

Scripture References:

• John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
• Romans 10:8-10 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,”[a] that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Sanctification

We believe that we were created to be disciples of Jesus. We believe in spiritual growth through the work of the Holy Spirit and the intentional pursuing of our faith as we seek to live and become more like Jesus. That our lives might become greater parables to Christ himself. The “fruit” or evidence of the Holy Spirit’s sanctification should become evident within one’s life.

Scripture References:

• Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
• Galatians 5:22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things, there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

We believe that the Bible is God’s Word to all people. We believe that the scriptures were written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture Reference:

• 2nd Timothy 3:14-17 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

We believe that sin is destructive to the life that Jesus called to live to its fullest. Sin is anything that we participate in that is contrary to honoring God. The fruit of sin is pretty clear in how it impacts our lives but God has called us to be a people that crucify the desires of the flesh by drawing from His strength to bring those desires into obedience to Him. The impact of denying sin and pursuing Godly living is profound in our lives and becomes an example for those who struggle in those sins.

Scripture References:

• James 4:17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
• James 1:13-16 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

We believe that prayer has transformative power and that by communicating with God through prayer, we enter into a personal relationship with him. Prayer is a means of thanking, petitioning, asking, communicating.

Scripture Reference:

• 1st John 5:14-15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

We believe that we were created to bring glory to God and to further His Kingdom by sharing the gospel with others.

Scripture Reference:

• 2nd Corinthians 5:18-21 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are, therefore, Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We

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We believe as a church we are called to train up, disciple, and release people into their unique area of giftedness to bring glory to God. That they would see themselves as ministers with their own personal ministry.

Scripture Reference:

• Ephesians 4:11-12 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

We believe that we are called to generous living in all areas of our life. Scripture continually calls us to think generously with our time, talent, and treasure to advance the kingdom of heaven. Generous living grounds us in gratitude, stewardship, and dependence on God’s provision for our lives.

Scripture Reference:

• 2nd Corinthians 9:10-11 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us, your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation, together with those who are alive and remain unto the Lord, is imminent and is the blessed hope of the church.

Scripture References:

• 1 Thess. 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
• Ro. 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Titus 2:13 While we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
• 1 Cor. 15:51,52 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

We, as promised in the Scriptures, look for a new heavens and a new earth wherein righteousness dwells as all things are brought under God’s will.

Scripture References:

• 2 Pet. 3:13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
• Rev. 21:1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

The ordinance of Believers Baptism (Matt. 28:19) shall be administered by all established places of worship to all those who have repented of their sins and who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ for the saving of their souls.

Scripture References:

• Ro. 6:3-5 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
• 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.
• Col.2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

The ordinance of the Lord’s Supper shall be observed regularly by all established places of worship, as instructed in the Scriptures.

Scripture References:

• Luke 22:19, 20 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
• 1Cor. 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.