Spirit-Filled in Experience; Baptistic in Foundation
We describe our church as “Spirit-filled in experience; Baptistic in foundation,” which basically means we are a Spirit-filled Baptist church. We adhere to the fundamentals of faith found in the Baptistic doctrine while also understanding that the work and gifts of the Holy Spirit are still available to the believer today.
Spirit-Filled In Experience
The present day ministry of the Holy Spirit is to comfort and guide the believer, with the final purpose of glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ in the earth.
During this age, He indwells, guides, instructs, and empowers the believer for godly living and service.
Every believer should desire to be baptized in the Holy Spirit, (with speaking in tongues as the initial physical evidence) to have the boldness of sharing the gospel with everyone; that is its main purpose (Acts 1:8).
Baptistic in Foundation
The Bible and The Authority of Scripture
The Old and New Testaments are the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God.
The Bible is the final authority for the Christian life and in it we also find the revelation of God's eternal and unchanging will for mankind.
Baptism and Communion
Water baptism and communion are ordinances to be observed by the church during the present age.
They are not, however, to be confused with or regarded as a means of salvation.
Church Authority
The church is autonomous, with no bishop or hierarchical body dictating the business of the local church.
All people are equal in God's eyes and Jesus’ sacrifice is available to all.
Salvation By Faith (Evangelical)
Man was created in the image of God, but fell into sin, which resulted in his spiritual death and separation from God.
Jesus gave His life as the only perfect sacrifice that could redeem Man to God.
As a person accepts Jesus’ sacrifice for his sins and confesses with his mouth the lordship of Jesus in his life, a miracle of regeneration by the Holy Spirit takes place.
Evangelism
The Good News is so vital that telling it is like sharing a cure for cancer. One could not keep it to himself.
Heaven and hell are literal places. Those who receive Jesus as their Savior will spend eternity in Heaven, in the presence of God and other believers.
People who reject Jesus’ sacrifice for their sins are sentenced to eternity in hell, along with the devil and his angels.
The Priesthood of Believers
All Christians have equal access to God's revelation of Truth through study of the Bible. All Christians have the authority to speak directly to God, without the need of a priest.
Regeneration
When one receives Jesus Christ as Lord, the Holy Spirit does an internal work within the person to redirect his life, making him to be born again - or to use another biblical term, "regeneration."
This is not merely choosing to "turn over a new leaf," but is a matter of God beginning a life-long process of changing our desires and affections.
The Rapture and The Second Coming
The premillenial second coming of Jesus Christ is two-part in nature. He will come in the air to resurrect the righteous dead and catch away the living saints.
He will then come to the earth to establish His physical kingdom, and begin His thousand-year reign.
The Trinity
There is one God, the Creator of all things, who is infinitely perfect and eternally existents in three persons – the Father (Jehovah God), the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.
The True Church
The universal church is composed of all those who are born again. Through the new birth we are united together in the body of Christ.
Jesus is the Lord and head of the church, and has provided leadership for the local church through the ministry gifts.
Every local church has the right, under Christ, to decide and govern its own affairs.
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Worship Time
Sunday Morning
Worship/Praise Team Sound Check - 8:30
Sunday School for all ages - 9:15
E-Community Breakfast - 10:00
Worship Service - 10:30Wednesday Evening
Pastors Meeting - 5:30PM
20/20 Prayer - 6:10PM
Bible Study - 6:30PM
Worship/Praise Team Rehearsal - 7:30PM