| We are a cell based church, called to
impact the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. We will
do this as we build a house of people, joined in healthy
relationship and purpose, thus providing a dwelling in which
God can be pleased to dwell by his Spirit.
“Consequently, you are
no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with
God’s people and members of
God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles
and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
In him the whole building is joined together and rises to
become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are
being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives
by his Spirit.” - Ephesians 2:19-22
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- The Bible is the only inspired, infallible, and
authoritative Word of God (John 16:13 ; 2 Timothy 3:15 –17;
2 Peter 1:21 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ).
- There
is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
(Deuteronomy
6:4; Isaiah 43:10–11;
Matthew 28:18; Luke 3:22 ; John 14:16 ).
- In the
deity of our Lord Jesus Christ
(John
1:1, 14; 20:28-29; Philippians 2:6–11; Isaiah
9:6; Colossians 2:9).
- In His virgin birth (Matthew
1:18 ; Luke 1:34 –35; Isaiah 7:14 ).
- In
His sinless life (2
Corinthians 5:21 ; Hebrews 4:15 , 7:26 –27;
1 John 3:5; 1 Peter 2:22 ).
- In
His miracles (Matthew
4:23 ; Luke 6:17 –19; John 3:2).
- In
His vicarious and atoning death through His shed
blood (Colossians
1:14 , 20; Romans 5:8–9; Ephesians 1:7).
- In
His bodily resurrection (1
Corinthians 15:3–4; Luke 24:4–7; 36–48;
Revelation 1:17 –18).
- In
His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Acts
2:23 ; 5:30 –31;
1 Peter 3:22 ).
- In His
personal return in power and in glory (Acts
1:11 ; Philippians 2:9–11; 1 Thessalonians 1:10 ; 4:13 –18;
John 14:1-3) .
- That justification by faith
in the atonement of Jesus Christ and regeneration by
the Holy Spirit are absolutely essential for the salvation
of lost and sinful man
(Romans 3:24–25;
John 3:3–7;
1 John 5:11–13; Ephesians 2:1–16; Revelation
5:9; Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 6:11).
- The
prime agency for the work of God's Kingdom is the
Christian local church functioning under the sovereignty
of our Lord Jesus Christ. To the church have been entrusted
the ordinances of believer's baptism and the Lord's
Supper (Acts 2:41 –47,
16:4–5; Matthew 16:18 ; 28:18–20;
Ephesians 1:22–23; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians
11:23–26).
- In the present ministry
of the Holy Spirit which includes: the Baptism in
the Holy Spirit as an experience distinct from regeneration;
His indwelling, by which the Christian is enabled
to live a godly life; His supernatural gifting and empowering
of the church for its work, life and worship (Luke
24:49; Acts 1:4–8,
2:1–4, 10:44–46; 1 Corinthians 12, 14).
- In
a lifestyle and practice of ethical conduct and integrity
consistent with the character of Jesus Christ and
biblical standards (Romans
12:1–2;
1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Galatians 5:19–21;
Ephesians 4:13–32; 1 Timothy 3:1–13; Titus
1:5–11; 2:11–13; 3:9–11; 1 Peter
1:13–16).
- In the return of Jesus
Christ, to consummate His Kingdom, in the resurrection
of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved
unto the resurrection of life, and those who are
lost unto the resurrection of damnation; (John
5:28–29; Mark 14:62;
2 Thessalonians 1:2–10; Revelation 1:5–7;
Revelation 20:4–5, 11–12)
- In
the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus
Christ. (John
17:11, 21–23;
Romans 12:4–5; Ephesians 4:11–16).
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