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-- We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and that it is the only infallaible rule of faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Hebrews 1:1-2; John 10:35; Ephesians 6:17; Isaiah 8:20; Psalm 119:105)
-- We believe that God is Triune; that there are three eternal, co-equal, divine persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one God. (Luke 3:21-22; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Deuteronomy 6:4)
-- We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; that He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. (John 1:1,14; 1 Timothy 3:16; Luke 1:35; Colossians 2:9)
-- We believe that the only way to be saved is by faith in the blood sacrifice, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. We believe in the eternal security of the saints. (John 3:16; 14:6; Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts 4:12; 16:31; Romans 3:25-26; John 10:28; Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 5:13)
-- We beieve that our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father; that He is the only mediator between God and man. (Mark 16:19 Hebrews 9:24; 1 John 2:1; 1 Timothy 2:5)
-- We believe that the church, which is the body of Christ, began with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; that each one who accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior becomes a member of the body of Christ and is indwelled by the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:1-4, 33, 47; John 7:39; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 8:9-15; 1 John 2:27, 4:13)
-- We believe that Christ may return at any moment to rapture the saints, and that the Tribulation of seven years will follow, after which He will come to the earth with the saints and rule for a thousand years. After this the wicked dead will be judged and cast into the lake of fire. (John 14:3; Acts 1:7-11; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 4:14-18; Titus 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:7; Daniel 9:27; Jude 14; Revelation 20:4-6, 15)
-- We believe that Satan is a person; the author of the fall, and that he will be eternally punished. (Genesis 3:15, Job 1:6-7 Revelation 20:2-10)
-- We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust; in the eternal conscious punishment of the lost and the eternal joy of the saved. (1 Corinthians 15:22-24; John 5:28-29; Matthew 25:46; Isaiah 33:14; Revelation 21:4)
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Our CORE VALUES
The Teaching of Holy Scripture
We value God's Word, accurately understood and personally applied, as both necessary and sufficient for faith and practice.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage - with great patience and careful instruction.
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The Discipline of Individual and Corporate Prayer
We value effective, fervent prayer as essential to carrying out our mission both as a church and as members of the Body of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Ephesians 6:18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
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The Evangelization of the World
We value missions, starting with the individual and moving outward to our neighborhood, communities, state, country and the rest of the world.
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Matthew 28:19,20
Therefore go and 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 I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Mark 16:15
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."
Acts 20:24
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
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The Worship of the Living God
We value the contemplation and celebration of God's person and work thorough prayer, music, giving, the ordinances, and the ministry of His Word.
John 4:23,24
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and truth.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 5:19
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:24-26
...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." 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." For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion.
2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage - with great patience and careful instruction.
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The Fellowship of the Local Church
We value the local church as God's family where believers of all ages and backgrounds encourage and care for one another.
Hebrews 10:24,25
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Titus 2:3-5
Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be the subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
James 2:1
My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism.
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The Stewardship of Personal and Church Resources
We value sacrificial giving for the work of the ministry including the maintenance and improvement of our church property.
2 Corinthians 9:6,7
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
1 Corinthians 16:1,2
Now about the collection for God's people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.
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The Equipping of the Saints
We value disciple making and the equipping of the church family to serve and lead, in the home, in the church, and in the community.
Ephesians 4:11-13
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 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.
Matthew 28:19,20
Therefore go and 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 I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Romans 12:6
We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.
Proverbs 22:6
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
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The Leading of the Holy Spirit
We value sensitivity to Spirit-led direction and the priority of people in evaluating and executing our ministries and policies.
Galatians 5:25
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Mark 2:22,27
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins. Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." |
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