THE STATEMENT OF FAITH

The Head of the Church

JESUS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH Because...
In the Bible we read, And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. Colossians 1:18

WE BELIEVE IN THE FIVE FOLD MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH Because...
In the Bible we read, And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; Ephesians 4:11

GOD GAVE THIS FIVE FOLD MINISTRIES Because...
In the Bible we read, For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: 14 that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; Ephesians 4: 12-14

GOD HEAD

WE BELIEVE THERE IS ONLY BUT ONE GOD because...
In the Bible we read, Hear, 0 Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: Deuteronomy 6:4

THE GOD OF MOSES, ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB AND ISAIAH IS THE GOD OF NEW TESTAMENT because..
In the Bible we read, And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, what is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. Exodus 3:13-14

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. John 8:24

28 Then said Jesus unto them, when ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am He, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. John 8:28

WE BELIEVE THAT GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH because....
In the Bible we read, And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. I Timothy 3:16

WE BELIEVE THAT THE NAME OF GOD IS ONE because...
In the Bible we read, And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. Zechariah 14:9

WE BELIEVE THAT THE NAME OF GOD IS JESUS because...
In the Bible we read, Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. Isaiah 52:6; And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. Luke 1:31; Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12

WE BELIEVE THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE GOD AND HIS NAME IS JESUS because...
In the Bible we read, And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. I John 5:20; Behold, His cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:7-8

ALL about Salvation

WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD Because...
In the Bible we read, That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9

WE BELIEVE IN REPENTANCE, BAPTISM IN JESUS NAME FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST Because...
In the Bible we read, Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38

WE BELIEVE IN THE BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY GHOST AND WITH FIRE Because...
In the Bible we read, John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Luke 3:16 WITH THE EVIDENCE OF SPEAKING IN OTHER TONGUES, And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:4, new tongues, And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; Mark 16:17, Unknown tongues, For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth
Him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. I Corinthians 14:2

WE BELIEVE IN LOSING SALVATION Because...
In the Bible we read, Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; .2 by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

I Corinthians 15:1-2

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Revelation 3:5

CAUGHT UP THE CHURCH

WE BELIEVE IN POST TRIBULATION Because...
In the Bible we read, Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my names sake. Matthew 24:9

WE BELIEVE AFTER GREAT TRIBULATION, CAUGHT UP OF THE CHURCH TAKE PLACE Because...
In the Bible we read, Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:29-31

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. I Thessalonians 4: 16-17


ALL about Worship

The Way We Worship--Biblical expressions of Worship
If you have never had the opportunity to be in a Spirit-filled service before, you will discover that biblical expressions of worship are still practiced today. Join in with us as we praise God together in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

WE PRAY TOGETHER ALOUD because...
In the Bible we read, They lifted up their voice to God with one accord.-Acts 4:24

WE LIFT OUR HANDS IN PRAISE because...
In the Bible we read, Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.-Psalm 134:2

WE SING WITH ALL HEARTS because...
In the Bible we read, Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and
rejoice, and sing praise.-Psalm 98:4

WE PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS because...
In the Bible we read, And all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of
instruments.-II Samuel 6:5

WE CLAP AND SHOUT UNTO GOD because...
In the Bible we read, 0 clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of
triumph.-Psalm 47:1

WE DANCE BEFORE THE LORD because...
In the bible we read, Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.-Psalm 150:4

WE TESTIFY PUBLICLY because...
In the bible we read, "I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee."-Psalm 22:22

WE ANOINT WITH OIL FOR DIVINE HEALING because...
In the Bible we read, "Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elder of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."-James 5:14

WE ALLOW THE OPERATION OF THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS because..
In the Bible we read, "When ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine,
hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation."-I Corinthians 14:26

GIVING

WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY BELIEVER SHOULD GIVE ACCORDING TO WHAT HIS HEART
PURPOSETH Because...

In the Bible we read, Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. II Corinthians 9:7

ALL ABOUT FELLOWSHIP

WE BELIEVE IN CONSTANT ASSEMBLY Because..
In the Bible we read,Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Hebrews 10:25

Praise the Lord in Jesus name for His faithfulness !