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Sunday Sermon 3.13.2011 "Out with the Old, In with the New" (click on speaker)
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What We Believe
Doctrinal Statement a. WE BELIEVE that there is only one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory; that this triune God created all things, upholds all things and governs all things.
b. WE BELIEVE that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired without error in the original manuscripts and the infallible rule of faith and practice.
c. WE BELIEVE in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom power, and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
d. WE BELIEVE in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and personal, visible return to earth.
e. WE BELIEVE in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment and to regenerate sanctify and empower for ministry all who believe in Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding Helper, Teacher, Guide. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all the Biblical gifts of the Spirit practiced decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:40).
f. WE BELIEVE all men are sinners by nature and choice and are therefore under condemnation, that God regenerates by the Holy Spirit, those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus as Lord and Savior; that Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit to empower for service.
g. WE BELIEVE in the universal Church, the living body, of which Christ is the Head and all born-again regenerated persons are members.
h. WE BELIEVE in the laying on of hands for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, for ordination of pastors, elders, and deacons, and for praying for healing.
i. WE BELIEVE in the personal visible return of Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His Kingdom; and the resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal blessing of the righteous and eternal suffering of the wicked.
j. The church observes regularly the two New Testament ordinances of Water Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. These two ordinances are observed in obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ, as acts of love and devotion, and are not considered to be necessary for salvation.
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