Our Purpose

We exist to see, savor and share our satisfaction in God through Jesus Christ with all people. We believe that our hearts are satisfied with God in Christ when we see him individually through the Gospel, savor him corporately and share him missionally with all peoples. 

Our Vision

We aspire to glorify God in our W-O-R-D-S

• Worship
• Outreach
• Relationships
• Doctrine
• Stewardship

Our Values

In our Worship:

• God-Centered Praise
  Our primary reason for existing as a church is to draw attention to God in all his greatness. This is our ultimate passion. We long to see God's supremacy recognized and demonstrated in our lives and in the lives of all people. 
  
  
• Christ-Centered Preaching
  We believe that Jesus is the crux of human history. He brought History to its climax and is bringing this age to its end. Therefore, Jesus is at the center of every sermon and every story told in the Bible. We long to see him in every encounter with our open Bibles. 
  
  
• Spirit-Centered Prayer
  The Holy Spirit is sent by God to empower and change His people at the level of our core values. We believe this is most evident by the way we pray. Our hearts cry out to God from a deep and abiding affection and a radical sense of dependence.

In our Outreach:

• Community-Centered Gospel
  We believe that we go out into our communities as a community for the sake of incarnating the love of Christ to a darkened world. Evangelism is most effective when the body acts corporately. We desire to serve our communities as Jesus' hands and feet. We are committed to be merciful and gracious people. 
  
  
• Missional Focus
  We operate with an understanding that we are carrying out the very same mission that Christ came to accomplish. Christ's earthly mission is not yet complete. He has left a body on earth empowered with His same Spirit and equipped with his gifts. We believe that we must be "on mission" wherever we are; at home, at work, at commerce, or in a foreign country.

In our Relationships:

• Gospel-Centered
  We believe that the Lord has placed his people into the body of Christ, the church expressed in a local assembly for the sake of savoring the gospel more deeply. We come to see along with all the saints what is the length, breadth, height and depth of the love of God. 
  
  
• Truth-Based
  We are committed to speaking the truth in love in our relationships. We believe this is the single most important act for building up the church of Christ. We understand our participation in the church primarily as purposeful involvement in each other's lives. 
  
  
• Grace-Driven
  We are firmly committed to serving and caring for one another. We realize that this is not always easy, but in obedience to God we're determined to work at developing honest and deepening relationships as we follow Christ together. The highest quality of biblical fellowship can be enjoyed only in the context of these committed relationships. We will strive to operate in the same sphere of grace that we know Christ holds us.

In our Doctrine:

• God-Centered Theology
  We believe that God, in the full-orb of His divine majesty, is the starting point of any biblical theology. We are driven to be God-centered as opposed to man-centered. We attribute to God absolute sovereignty over all things including the will of man and acts of nature. 
  
  
• Bible-Saturated Study
  We treasure the Bible as God's inspired Word and gladly submit to its authority. We not only believe that the Bible is the completely true and trustworthy Word of God, we also believe God gave it to us for the express purpose of shaping our thinking and our behavior. In addition, we are convinced it is completely sufficient to guide us in all areas related to our faith and the life of the church. 
  
  
• Heart-Centered Application
  The Bible is given to conform us into the image of Christ. We believe that the truth claims of the Bible enter our hearts through the gate of the mind, shaping our affections, changing our desires and ultimately producing within us acts of the will that are consistent with that of Jesus. In all our preaching, teaching and discussing of the Word, we aim to be radical in its application.

In our Stewardship:

• Eternity-Centered Treasures
  As stewards of God's good gifts we know that all we have must be used not only in a wise fashion but for His kingdom's agenda. We will aim to come under the rule of Christ in our use of material things. We are devoted to laying up our treasures in heaven. We will strive to put down every urge to store up creaturely comforts here and now. 
  
  
• Time-Redeeming Disciplines
  We are devoted to managing our resources well so as to maximize our effectiveness in service. We know how easily we come under the bondage of debt, whether it be over-spending with money or over-extending in meaningless commitments for our time. We will seek to budget time and money and to exercise spiritual and physical disciplines that will free us up for service.

Our Confession of Faith

Bibliology – The Doctrine of the Word of God

• We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as verbally-plenary inspired of God, and inerrant in the original writing, and that they alone are of supreme and final authority in matters of faith and practice, the true center of Christian union.  2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:19-20

Theology Proper – The Doctrine of God

• We believe that God is a sovereign, living, intelligent, rational Being.  All of the actions of God in the universe are aimed at the declaration of His glory alone.  He has the will, power and authority to carry that plan to completion.  Gen. 18:25; Eph. 2:10; Rom. 8:28-29. 
• We believe in one God, eternally existing in three co-equal persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence and redemption. Gen. 1:1, 26; Deut. 6:4-5; Matt. 28:19; 29:19; John 1:1, 3; 4:24; Rom. 1:19, 20; I Cor. 8:6; Eph. 4:5, 6; I John 5:7.

Angelology – The Doctrine of Angels

• We believe in the personality of Satan, that he is the unholy god of this age, and the author of all the powers of darkness.  He is destined to the judgment of eternal justice in the Lake of Fire.  Eph. 2:1-3; 2 Cor. 4:1-3; Matt. 4:1-3; 2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 20:10.

Anthropology – The Doctrine of Man

• We believe that Adam is a man who existed in historical space and time and serves as the representative head for all mankind.
• We believe that Adam and thus all mankind was created in the image of God, and that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but spiritual death, which is separation from God; and that all human beings since the fall are born with a sinful nature and are guilty of sin in thought, word, and deed.  Gen.1:26-27; Rom. 5:12; Rom. 3:23.

Christology – The Doctrine of Christ

• We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of Mary, a virgin, and is true God and true man.  Matt. 1:18-20; Luke 1:2-38; John 1:1-2,14,18; 14:7-11; 20:28; Gal. 4:4-5.
• We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood and His resurrection alone.  I Cor. 15: 1-4; Heb.10:9-12; Rom. 3:23-26; 4:25.
• We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into heaven, and in His present life there as High Priest and Advocate.  I Cor. 14:1-20; John 20:24-29; Heb 1:3; Acts 1:10-11; Heb. 4:14-16; 7:25; I Tim. 2:5.

Soteriology – The Doctrine of Salvation

• We believe that all those who receive by grace alone through faith alone the Lord Jesus Christ have been born from above by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit and have thereby become the children of God.  Jn. 1:12; 3:5; Eph. 2:8-9; Gal. 3:26; Titus 3:5.
• We believe that all true conversion involves a change of mastery as believers cease serving themselves and come under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Rom. 6:17-18; 1 John 2:4

Pneumatology – The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

• We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment and to regenerate, sanctify and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. John 16:7-11; Tit. 3:5; Eph. 1:19-20                                                                                
• We believe that God has fixed his presence on earth within his spiritual body and spiritual temple, which are the church.  The Holy Spirit indwells each individual believer in Christ, as He is an abiding helper, teacher and guide and He indwells the church more powerfully as they gather together corporately. John 14:16, 17, 26; John 16:9-14; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19; Gal. 5:22-26; Eph. 2:20-22; 5:18-21.

Ecclesiology – The Doctrine of the Church

• We believe that God has placed in the heart of each of his children a love for the community of faith, which is the church, and that He has obligated them to mutual ministry within it. Heb. 10:24-25; 1 Pet. 1:18-22; 1 John 4:19-5:1

Eschatology – The Doctrine of End Times

• We believe in "That blessed hope" - the personal, visible, and bodily return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Tit. 2:13; Acts 1:10-11; I Thess. 4:13-19; I Cor. 15:51-58.
• We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the lost.  Jn. 5:21-30; Rev. 20:4-6, 11-15;  21:8;  2 Thess. 1:7-10;  Jn. 14:1-6.

Weekly Scripture Memory & Bible Reading

Scripture Memory

Rom 5:9-11 (ESV)

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Bible Reading

Mon: Ps 22; Gen 21:22-34; 1 Chron 26; Luke 14

Tues: Ps 23; Gen 22; 1 Chron 27; Luke 15

Wed: Ps 24; Gen 23; 1 Chron 28; Luke 16:1-17:10

Thurs: Ps 25; Gen 24; 1 Chron 29:1-22a; Luke 17:11-37

Fri: Ps 26; Gen 25:1-18; 1 Chron 29:22b-30; Luke 18:1-30

Sat: Ps 27; Gen 25:19-34; 2 Chron 1; Luke 18:31-19:27

Sun: Ps 28; Gen 26; 2 Chron 2; Luke 19:28-46

Ladies Seminar

 "The Gospel in Focus" seminar will be Saturday morning, January 28th, from 8:30-11:00 a.m. here at the church.

This event is full.

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