What We Believe

God the Father is the One true God; self-existent, sovereign, almighty, infinite, all-knowing, ever-present, the creator and source of Life.
-“In the beginning God…” Genesis 1:1
- “I Am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8
- “…All things were created by Him and for Him.” Colossians 1:16b
- “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power for You created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” Revelation 4:11
- “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” Psalm 19:1
- “…for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live…” 1 Corinthians 8:6
- “But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King…” Jeremiah 10:10

Jesus the Son of God is One with the Father and the Savior of the World who died to pay the price for our sins.
- “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life
was the light of men.” John 1:1-4
- “Jesus answered…Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father…” John 14:9
- “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being…” Hebrews 1:3
- “…what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:20-21
- “Jesus answered, “I Am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6
- “…It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead… Salvation is found in no one else for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:10-12
- “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men…” 1 Timothy 2:5
- “And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life: he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:11
- “…Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs…This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you,…put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. But God
raised Him from the dead….God has raised this Jesus to life… Exalted to the right hand of God…” Acts 2:22-33
- “…that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,…” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
- “…Christ Jesus who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the right hand of God interceding for us.” Romans 8:34
- “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:2-3
- “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. After that, we who are still alive and left will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever…” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

Holy Spirit of God is One with the Father who is our guide and counselor and empowers us with the authority and attributes of God.
- “In the beginning…the Spirit of God was over the waters.” Genesis 1:1-2
- “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name will
teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” John 14:26
- “When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who goes out from the Father, He will testify about me.” John 15:26
- “But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth.” John 16:13
- “For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 1:5
- “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16
- “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
- “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them…Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good…All these
are the work of one and the same Spirit, and He distributes them to each one, just as He determines.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
- “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17

God’s Word, the Bible, is infallible, authoritative, ever-lasting and true.
- “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.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17
- “For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double -edged sword,
it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12
- “For the Word of the Lord is right and true.” Psalm 33:4
- “Your Word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105
- “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man,
but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:20-21

Mankind is the pinnacle of God’s creation, made in the image of God, distorted by our own sinful desires, yet loved beyond measure by our merciful God.
- “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, ….So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Genesis 1:26-27
- “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!...” 1 John 3:1
- “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9
- “The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17
- “…Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be His treasured possession.” Deuteronomy 14:2
- “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14
- “You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God.” Isaiah 62:3

Salvation is the ultimate gift of love, grace, mercy and sacrifice by God the Father and the incarnate Jesus His Son who, although committed no sin, died on the cross in our place to pay the price for all of our sins. This Gift is freely available to anyone who, by faith, repents and confesses Jesus as Lord and Savior of their life and is baptized into His Life.

- “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His Grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in His blood…” Romans 3:23-25
- “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
- “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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.”
John 3:16-17
- “When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What must we do?” Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:37-38
- “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you
belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:26-29
- “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9
- “For it is by Grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

The Body of Christ, His Church, on this earth, is His Bride for the fellowship of believers, for teaching, for giving back to Him of our time, talents and treasures, for worship of Him, and for making and growing disciples and spreading His Love.
- “…Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which He is the Savior.” Ephesians 5:23
- “I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1
- “They devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer…All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need…praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:42-47
- 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.” Hebrews 10:25
- “For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them.” Matthew 18:20
- “Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; Praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre,
praise Him with tambourine and dancing, praise Him with the strings and flute, praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” Psalm 150

The Lord’s Supper was instituted by Jesus to be a reminder to us of His sacrifice that has given us new life in Him and to remind us to look forward with anticipation to His return.
- “…The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, 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.” 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
- “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my
blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins; I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Fathers kingdom.” Matthew 26: 27-29

Our Commission by Jesus is to love others, to make disciples and to do the will of the Father so as to bring glory to Him.
- “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35
- “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them
to obey everything I have command you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20
- “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” James 1:27
- “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10
- “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world….In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise
your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:13-16
- “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8

Eternity is our forever home with God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit living in His perfection.
- “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There
will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”” Revelation 21:3-4
- “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This
inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Peter 1:3-5
- “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25