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OUR
BELIEFS
We believe that God loves us;
that God loves and lives in passionate pursuit
of the whole world, including you. God is the
ruler of our lives, and that binds us together
in powerful relationships with each other, with
Christ Jesus, and with you!
We
believe
that God calls us to be disciples. Jesus told
those who walked with him after his death and
resurrection, to go make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching
them to obey everything that I have commanded
you. You will find us to be a people who place
a high value on teaching and baptizing. Our goal
is to be all that God has in mind for his people.
We
believe that we encounter God in our
worship. God is enthroned
upon the praise of his People (Psalm 22:3). We
gather to encourage each other, to love one another,
and to glorify God who reigns.
We
believe
there is One God, eternally existing as Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit.
We
believe that the Bible is God’s inspired
Word and is therefore our guide in faith, in practice
of life and worship.
We
believe that the gospel is epitomized
in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus
the Messiah. Jesus died for sins, once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us
to God ( 1 Peter 3:18). We are saved by our faith
in the work of Jesus on the cross. This is God’s
plan of salvation.
We
believe that the church is made up of
those people who choose by faith to
give their whole lives to God, allowing God to
rule their lives. We believe that this covenant
commitment is declared by repentance, by confession,
and in baptism (which is immersion).
We
believe that the church is the temple
of the Holy Spirit of God and that each baptized
Christian is a vessel of that Holy Spirit of God.
We
believe that God is enthroned in heaven,
ruling the cosmos. When Judgment Day comes, Christ
will come and draw all things to a close. Everyone
will be required to stand before the judgment
seat of Christ and given an account of the deeds
done in the body. Those who walk in faith and
faithfulness will be received into the happiness
of the Lord.
We
are not a part of any denominational structure.
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