Our Beliefs

We believe in the one eternal triune God who reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; each is fully God, and there is one God.
Isaiah 45:14-25; Deuteronomy 6:4; John 1; John 16:13-15;  Psalm 45:6-7; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Matthew 3:16-17

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who came to earth in the form of a man, lived a sinless life and willingly died for our sins, was buried and rose from the dead.  
John 1:1-14; John 3:16; Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 27-28; 1 Corinthians 15

We believe in the power of God’s presence that allows man the opportunity to know the perfect will of God.
Job 42:1-6; Ecclesiastes 3:14; 1 Chronicles 29:11; Philippians 4:19; Romans 9:18-20; 1 John 3:18-22;  John 9:1-5; Matthew 11:27

We believe the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and works to clearly show the active presence of God in the world, and especially in the followers of Jesus Christ.
Genesis 1:2; John 14:15-26; Romans 8:23; 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5

We believe God has an eternal purpose for our life.  
Proverbs 16:9; 20:24; Jeremiah 10:23; Ephesians 1:11-12;  Colossians 1:16; Exodus 3:1-11; Acts 22:8-10; Jonah 4:1-3; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

We believe a person comes into a right eternal relationship with God by His grace, through a repentant faith in Jesus Christ alone.
Ephesians 2:1–9; Romans 3:23-24: Romans 5:1-2, 20-21;  Romans 10:9-10; Psalm 51

We believe the Bible is the infallible Word of God and has the right to command our beliefs and actions.  
2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1-3;1 Corinthians 15:3-8

We believe in the sin nature of all people and our need for Jesus Christ as Savior.
Romans 3:23; James 1:14-15; James 2:10; Acts 17:30-31; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Romans 3:10-18; Genesis 3:1-13; Isaiah 66:3-4

We believe there is a heaven and a hell and that Jesus Christ is returning to judge the earth and establish His eternal kingdom.  
John 14:1–3; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; Luke 16:19-31; Revelation 20:11-15, 5:1-14, 4:1-6; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Matthew 22:1-13

We invest in a Biblical community to accomplish God’s purposes in our life, other’s lives, and in the world.
Romans 14:11-12; Luke 19:13-27; Luke 17:3; Galatians 5:14-15; Proverbs 9:8-9; Hebrews 10:24-25; Psalm 26:8

We believe God calls every follower of Jesus Christ to make the glory of God the primary pursuit of their life.
Genesis 6:9; Isaiah 26:8, Matthew 5:16; 2 Timothy 4:6-7; Psalm 126:5; James 4:4-5; Isaiah 42:8; Psalm 86: 11-12; Ephesians 5:15-17

We believe the home is the primary place of spiritual education.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Deuteronomy 4:9-10; James 4:15, 17; Joshua 24:15; Ephesians 5:22-6:4

We believe that God’s plan for the covenant of marriage is to be expressed through the exclusive marriage of one man and one woman, and the marriage relationship is to be above all other earthly relationships.
Genesis 2:23-25; Ephesians 5:22-33; Matthew 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

We believe God calls all Christians to show compassion to those in need.
Matthew 25:31-46; Luke 10:25-37; Deuteronomy. 15:7-11

We believe that everything we are or own belongs to God and that He has called us to joyfully offer a portion of it back to Him.
Mark 12:38-44; 2 Corinthians 9:7; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Peter 4:10-11; Malachi 3:10; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Acts 20:25

We worship God for who He is and what He has done.
Psalm 63:1-5; Psalm 95:1-6; John 4:24; Colossians 3:14-17; Isaiah 12:5; Hebrews 13:15; Luke 4:8; Psalm 132:7; Revelation 14:7; Isaiah 56:7

We pray to know God, to lay our request before Him, and to find direction for our daily life.
Philippians 4:6-7; Romans 8:26; Matthew 6:6-13; Matthew 26:41; James 5:16; 1 Timothy 2:8; Jeremiah 33:3; Matthew 7:7; Psalm 145:18-19

We meditate on the Bible to know God, His truth, and to find direction for our daily life.
John 14:15; 2 Kings 23: 1-3; Deuteronomy 6:6-7; 1 Peter 3:15; Revelation 1:3; Psalm 119; 2 Timothy 4:2; Psalm 1:2

We declare our faith through the ordinance of Confessional Baptism by immersion.
Romans 6:3-4; Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21; Mark 16:16; Matthew 3:13-17; Acts 8:36-38

We declare our faith through the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper.
1 Corinthians 11:26-34; Matthew 26:26-30; John 6:53-58

We know and use our spiritual gifts to accomplish God’s purposes.
Romans 12:4–8; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:7-16; 1 Peter 4:10-11

We believe that God calls all followers of Jesus Christ to observe a Sabbath rest.
Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 31:13; Hebrews 4:9; Isaiah 58:13; Mark 2:28

We invest in a Biblical community to accomplish God’s purposes in our life, other’s lives, and in the world.
Romans 14:11-12; Luke 19:13-27; Luke 17:3; Galatians 5:14-15; Proverbs 9:8-9; Hebrews 10:24-25; Psalm 26:8

We will share our faith to fulfill God’s purposes.
Ephesians 6:19–20; Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Matthew 9:37-38; Isaiah 6:8; Romans 1:16; Romans 10:10-17; 2 Timothy 4:5; Luke 19:10

We continually surrender our life to fulfill God’s purposes.
Romans 12:1-2; James 4:7; Colossians 3:17; Matthew 6:33; Mark 14:35-36; Philippians 2:5-11; Genesis 22:2-14; Luke 9:23-24; Galatians 2:20-21

We will serve God through participation in His work.
Colossians 3:23-24; 1 Peter 4:10-11; Acts 20:35; Matthew 20:28; Galatians 5:13-14; Mark 10:44-45; Philippians 2:1-11; Mark 9:35; Proverbs 11:25; Matthew 25:35-40; Luke 6:38; Ephesians 2:10