LOVING PEOPLE UNCONDITIONALLY
SPIRITUAL GROWTH -come as you are but don’t stay that way
RELATIONSHIPS- Live Life well with others
TEAM- serve somewhere, somehow
GODLY CHARACTER- truth, love, mercy, grace
THE BIBLE
Gods word to all people. Written by people, under the supernatural guidance of God and Inspired by God. The Bible is truth without any mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives.
TRINITY: GOD THREE IN ONE
God as one substance in three persons: The Father (God), the Son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit (God with us). Each member of the Trinity serves different functions. They equal power and authority.
The Father: God is Great, he is all powerful, all knowing, ever present, unchanging, completely worthy of our trust and above all, Holy. He is our Father He is loving, compassionate, and faithful to His people and His promises.
The Son: God became flesh. Jesus Christ (son of God created by God) was completely human. He is the only plan for bringing people far from God back into a relationship with God. He lived a perfect and gave His life for our sins. He defeated death in His resurrection so that we could have eternal life with Him in Heaven.
The Holy Spirit: God always with us. His presence assures us of our relationship with Christ. He guides believers into all truth. Convicts people of their sin, comforts us and makes us more like Christ.
ETERNITY: SOMEWHERE FOREVER
Man was created to exist forever. He will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or together with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated form God is Hell. To be eternally with him is life in Heaven.
Heaven and Hell are both places of eternal existence.
MAN: THE IMAGE OF GOD
Man is made in the image of God. Man was created to have fellowship with God but became separated through sinful disobedience. Man cannot attain relationship with God through his own efforts. Every human is uniquely created and is worthy of respect and love.
SALVATION: GODS ONLY WAY
The blood of Jesus Christ was shed on the cross & provides the only way of Salvation through the forgiveness of sin. Salvation occurs when people believe with their whole heart that Christ died and was resurrected as payment for their sin. Salvation is a gift from God and cannot be earned through our own efforts. But only through the confession of our sins to God and the Acceptance and Invitation of Jesus Christ in their life as Lord and Savior.
THE CHURCH: GODS DESIGN FOR COMMUNITY
The church is a community of believers unified through faith in Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ, to obeying all of His commands and it seeks to bring the word of God (the bible) to the world. The church should work together in love and unity, intent on the purpose to glorify Christ.