our beliefS

Our approach to beliefs centers around one main belief, the person Jesus Christ. Through that Person, His statements, and His actions we interpret and conclude all other beliefs.

Israel

God’s promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are everlasting and rooted in His faithfulness, not human merit. Though Israel was exiled for disobedience, God will restore them to their land for the sake of His name, fulfilling His covenant and revealing His sovereignty.

The Church does not replace Israel but joins in God’s redemptive plan through Christ, uniting believing Jews and Gentiles under one salvation and one coming King.

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The Trinity

We believe and affirm the testimony of scripture that God exists and has always existed in the form of three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each member of the trinity serves different functions, but they all possess equal power and authority.

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The Bible

The Bible is the inerrant, authoritative word of God. It was written by men under the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit. It was given to us as a narrative of God’s creation, His love for man, and His redemptive plan for the world. It alone holds final authority in determining all doctrinal truths.

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Child Dedication

Child dedication is an opportunity for parents to make a public declaration to raise our children up in a biblical environment, modeling the love and character of Christ in a manner that fosters and inspires a faith in and love for Him. We are not only asking for God’s grace and wisdom as we carry out our duties as parents, but are also acknowledging that a child is a gift from God that we as parents have the awesome responsibility of caring for. This commitment is made in the presence of our church family so that this community can not only hold us accountable to our commitment, but so that they may also support and encourage us along the way.

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Eternity

Man was created by God to live forever in communion with Him. However, because of sin, that fellowship has been broken. It is now our decision whether we accept the gift of salvation and spend eternity with Him or reject that gift and be eternally separated from God. Eternal union with God will take place in Heaven. Eternal separation from Him will be an eternity in Hell. We believe that Heaven and Hell are literal, physical, and eternal places.

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Creation

In the beginning, God created all things. He spoke the entirety of the universe into existence by the authority of His word. In Him, for Him, and by Him all things were created. We believe the purpose of creation is twofold; to bring God glory & so that we can fellowship and live in communion with Him.

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The Father

God the Father is the creator and sustainer of all things. He created man in His image for fellowship and for His glory. After sin entered the world through man’s disobedience, He sent His son, Jesus, as a sacrifice to atone for that sin so that the relationship between the Father and his creation could be reconciled. God the Father is ever present, all powerful, all knowing, and unchanging. He is Holy. He loves us and wants to provide for us as His children.

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Gifts of the Spirit

The gifts of the Holy Spirit, as demonstrated in Scripture, still exist for the believer today. The Holy Spirit manifests Himself through these gifts to build and empower the Church, as well as to demonstrate the power of Jesus’ resurrection. All believers are to desire and practice these gifts as prescribed in Scripture. They should always be used to glorify God and to edify the believer, and never in a way that violates the parameters set forth in the Bible.

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Salvation

Salvation is a free gift from God that can only be accepted by placing our faith in the redemptive work of Jesus’ death and resurrection. When we place our faith in Christ, we are immediately saved by grace through faith. Salvation can not be earned by our own efforts.

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The Son

The Son, Jesus Christ, is eternally God. He has been with the Father and the Holy Spirit for all of time. Because of man’s sin, which resulted in our separation from God, Jesus came to the earth in the incarnation, meaning that He chose to become a man and live a perfect, sinless life so that He could die on the cross and atone for our sins by the shedding of His blood. The Bible says that while on Earth, He was fully God and fully man. Three days after dying on the cross, He resurrected from the dead, ascended to the right hand of the Father to reign alongside Him forever. Faith in Jesus as the Son of God and in His death and resurrection is the only way to spend eternity in Heaven. It is through Him alone that we gain access to the Father.

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Second Coming

Jesus Christ will definitively and triumphantly return to Earth at a time that the Bible does not specify and which no man knows. The purpose of the second coming will be to establish His kingdom for the millennial reign on Earth. This return will be physical and visible and will take place after the rapture of the Church and the seven year tribulation.

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The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the giver of life. It is He who immediately comes in and brings our dead spirit to life when we believe and accept the gospel in our hearts. The Holy Spirit empowers the believer for service and to be a witness. He convicts the unbeliever of his sins and reminds all of us of Jesus’ love for us and our righteousness in Him. He is the counselor, comforter, and advocate that is promised in scripture to all believers. The more that we yield ourselves and our will to him, the more He will manifest himself in and through us via His fruits and gifts.

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Baptism

Following salvation, the new believer is commanded by the Word to be baptized in water as a public confession of their new faith in Christ. Water baptism does not save us but is an outward declaration of the inward reality that the believer is a new creation in Christ, washed clean by His blood.

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