Purpose
Our purpose is to establish and maintain a place for the worship of our Heavenly Father; to provide for the fellowship of those who have been reconciled to God through a personal faith in and reliance upon Jesus, the Anointed One, as Savior and Lord; to provide a place where Holy Spirit may be recognized and welcomed to manifest Himself by and through whatever gifts, and signs, and wonders He chooses; to provide for the discipline of each person toward maturity in Christ; and to assume our share of the responsibility and the privilege of propagating the Gospel of the Kingdom of God into all the world. We who are the present Body of Believers joined to the leadership and vision of this house, having demonstrated the same by our personal and individual testimony of faith in Jesus, by having been baptized in His name for the remission of sins, by our faithfulness to attend its meetings, participate in its ministries, and support it faithfully with our tithes and offerings do hereby proclaim and affirm that this is our purpose.
Beliefs
This church shall accept the Word of God, the Holy Bible, as His revealed will, the rule of faith and practice; such acceptance does not preclude nor negate the on-going Word of Holy Spirit, so long as such revelations are consistent with Scripture and are set forth as apostolic doctrine. The following statements of faith are set forth to make clear our understanding in these basic areas of belief and are not intended as an all-inclusive statement of doctrine.
The Scripture Inspired
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct. (2 Timothy. 3:15 17; 1 Thessalonians. 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21)
The One True God
The one true God has revealed Himself as, Yahweh, the eternally self-existent “I AM”, the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10 11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22)
Baptism in Water
The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded in the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Jesus as Savior and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life. (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47 48; Romans 6:4)
Sanctification
Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto the Lord (Romans 12:1 2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12). The Scriptures teach a life of “…holiness without which no man shall see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14). By the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command; “Be holy, for I am holy.” (I Peter 1:15 16).
Sanctification is realized in the Believer by recognizing his identification with Jesus, in His death and resurrection, and by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans 6:1 11, 13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12 13; 1 Peter 1:5).
The Final Judgement
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43 48; Revelation 19 20; 20:11 15; 21:8).
The Deity of Jesus
• His Virgin Birth
(Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35)
• His Sinless Life
(Hebrews. 7:26; I Peter 2:22)
• His Miracles
(Acts 2:22; 10:38)
• His Substitutionary Work On the Cross
(1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21)
• His Bodily Resurrection From the Dead
(Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4)
• His Exaltation To the Right Hand of God
(Acts 1:9, 11; 2:33; Philippians 2:9 11; Hebrews 1:3)
The Ordinances of the Church
Holy Communion
Holy Communion is the symbol expressing our participation in the divine nature of Jesus. (2 Peter 1:4); a memorial of his suffering and death. (1 Corinthians 11:26); and a prophecy of His second coming. (1 Corinthians 11:26); and is enjoined on all Believers “till He comes.” It is the celebration of the New Covenant as established by Jesus Himself. Holy Communion is the daily partaking of Jesus by yielding to Holy Spirit’s guidance.
The Church
The church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of its great commission. Each Believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven (Ephesians 1:22 23, 2:22; Hebrews 12:23). One does not join the church; each person who truly believes in Jesus is baptized into the Body of Christ–the Church–by Holy Spirit.
The Blessed Hope
The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the blessed hope of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:16 17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:51 52).
Divine Healing
Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement and is the privilege of all Believers (Isaiah 53:4 5; Matthew 8:16 17; James 5:14 16).
The Fall of Man
Man was created good and upright; for God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5:12 19)
The Salvation of Man
Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus, the Son of God.
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
All Believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of God. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment of gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Corinthians 12:1 31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 8:12 17; 10:44 46; 11:14 16; 15:7 9). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit comes such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28), an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Jesus, for His Word and for the lost (Mark 16:20).
The Ministry
A divinely called and Scripturally ordained fivefold ministry of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers (Ephesians 4:11-16) has been provided by our Lord for the threefold purpose of leading the Church in: (1) Evangelization of the world (Mark 16:15 20), (2) Worship of God (John 4:23 24), (3) Building a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians 4:11 16).
The New Heaven and New Earth
“We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.” (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:22).