BELIEFS
What
We Believe:
The Lord Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ as the only begotten Son of
God. We believe in His substitutionary death for all men, His
resurrection, and His eventual return to judge the world.
Salvation
We believe all men are born with a sinful nature and that the work of
the Cross was to redeem man from the power of sin. We believe
that this salvation is available to all who will receive it.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the existence of the Holy Spirit as the third person of
the Trinity and in His interaction with man. We believe in
the
baptism of the Holy Spirit as manifested by the fruit and the gifts of
the Spirit.
The Sacred Scripture
We believe in the scripture as the inspired Word of God and that it is
the complete revelation of God's will of mankind. We believe
in
the absolute authority of the scripture to govern the affairs of men.
Stewardship
We believe that every man is the steward of his life and resources
which ultimately belong to God. We believe that tithing is a
measure of obedience to the scriptural principles of stewardship.
The Church
We believe in the Church as the eternal and universal Body of Christ
consisting of all those who have accepted the work of the
atonement. We believe in the need for a local assembly of
believers for the purpose of evangelism and edification.
Prayer and Praise
We believe in the worship of the Lord through singing, clapping, and
the lifting of hands. We believe in the authority of the
believer
to ask freely of the Lord for his needs.
Body Ministry
We believe in the ministry of the holy Spirit to the Church body
through the anointing of oil and the laying on of hands by the elders
of the church.
Evangelism
We believe that evangelism is the obligation of every follower of Jesus
Christ. The Lord commands us to go out and make disciples of
all
the earth. We believe that each person is first responsible
to
evangelism in their own family as the Holy Spirit leads them and gives
them the ability.
Water Baptism
We believe in the ordinance of water baptism by immersion in obedience
to the Word of God. All those who have accepted Jesus Christ
as
their personal savior should be baptized in water as a public
profession of their faith in Christ and to experience what the Bible
calls the "circumcision of the Spirit."
Our Commitment to Israel
We believe in the promise of Genesis 12:3 regarding the Jewish people
and the nation of Israel. We believe that this is an eternal
covenant between God and the seed of Abraham to which God is faithful.
The Priesthood of the
Believer
We believe that every believer has a unique relationship to the
Lord. As His children, every Christian has immediate access
to
the throne of Grace and the ability to manifest the power of the Lord
Jesus Christ in ministry.