Does What We Believe Really Matter?

Absolutely! What we believe about the Bible, Jesus and what we teach has to be the same thing Jesus taught the Apostles. The Church is Jesus' body - He died for her - and so it's extremely important that we live, teach, and share life the way Jesus showed us.


Basic Beliefs

God exists. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and the undisputed King of the Universe. He is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He created everything you know and everyone you'll ever meet. To God, every person matters profoundly. Everyone has sinned, therefore, everyone needs Jesus, who died for our sins, rose again from the dead on the third day, and is coming back. 

By grace, God offers, as a free gift, eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. Those who believe the Bible and choose to submit their lives to follow Jesus as Lord, will confess their need for forgiveness as sinners and their belief in God and Jesus, His Son. They will repent, changing their lives to live according to the Word of God. They will obey the commands of Christ and the apostles, and the example of Christ, by being baptized, immersed in water, a response to God from a good conscience. And they will strive to live faithfully as long as they shall live. (Romans 6:3-14).

Heaven and hell are real. Angels and demons, including Satan are real. The Holy Spirit lives in every baptized believer and gifts each with talents to live and serve the Church. The Bible, which is God’s Word, is both true and powerful. Communion is a memorial celebration to Jesus’ death that we observe every Sunday. Jesus started the church before His death, protects it through every age, and commissioned the church to tell the world about Him.