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Jesus Christ is to be glorified in the Church
The church should exalt Christ alone. He is worthy of all praise and preeminence in every facet of every meeting. Men no matter how gifted and ministries regardless of their accomplishments, are not to be given the praise and glory due unto God alone.)
The Church is God's house - Not Man's
As such it should be God-centered and not man-centered. The church is to be an oasis for thirsty souls seeking the grace of God through Christ, not operated according to humanistic philosophies nor guided by cultural pressures.)
Evangelism should be Biblical not mechanical
Evangelism is to be driven by a desire to see God's glory declared throughout the whole earth, to see salvation come to those who believe the gospel and to leave unbelievers without excuse. Mechanical gospel presentations, appeals based solely on emotion and the repeating a prayer cannot be allowed to become alternatives to genuine Spirit led gospel evangelism.)
Grace governs the Christian's life
The same Spirit of God that brings true saving grace also brings true teaching grace, which instructs the believer to “deny ungodliness, worldly lusts, and live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.” (Titus 2:11-12) The absence of this grace being operational in a persons life indicates the absence of saving grace. True believers in Christ are to be directed to Christ rather than the commands and traditions of men.)
Salvation brings a radical change
The “new birth” is evidenced by a sense of sin, repentance toward God, sincere faith” toward Christ and a desire to live according to the Word of God. Christian fellowship is to be in Christian unity, servanthood, accountability and generosity. A Christian performs acts of mercy & kindness motivated by Christian love, as directed by the Spirit of God, done in a Scriptural manner and empowered by God-given abilities.)
Preaching is vital to the life of the church
The survival and growth of a church is directly linked to confident and joyful exposition of the Scriptures. Since preaching is God's appointed method for proclaiming the infinitely valuable realities of the Scripture it is to remain central in the church and is not to be replaced by other forms of communicating the gospel. The use of self-improvement, self-esteem or self-fulfillment cannot become alternatives to the gospel or its teachings.)
The Bible Sets The Pattern For The Church
Since the church belongs to God, the church is to conduct it's meetings and worship in the manner which God prescribes in His Word. Worship is to be God-focused, Scriptural, personal, joyful and authentic. Worship cannot be replaced by unbiblical man-centered emotional religious entertainment.What To Expect
About Our Services
“The Equipping Hour” at 10 am is a time of specialized study in which we teach the Word of God on various subjects revolving around church life, doctrine and personal walk with God.
We gather together on Sunday’s 11am & 6pm and we believe that you will find that our services exhibit a respectful joyfulness and bold humility, reflecting a confidence in the authority of the Scriptures as we declare the Gospel of God’s omnipotent and free grace.
As our services begin as we sing several songs, offer prayers of praise and confession to God, give of our financial gifts and offerings.
The music we sing is a blend of old and new.
We love the doctrinally rich hymns of the earlier centuries and recently written songs that are in accordance with the teachings of the Scriptures. We have a strong preference toward congregational singing, which emphasizes the gathered body singing praise to God with one voice.
The public reading of the Scriptures.
We believe that we reverence God by reverencing His Word. Therefore we give a place of prominence in our worship services to the Scriptures.
The preaching and teaching of the Scriptures is expositional in nature,
meaning that it seeks to declare the point of a particular Biblical passage. Sermons usually last between 35-45 minutes in length and are gospel-driven.
At the close of the service we often sing a hymn that encapsulates the theme of the sermon. Our entire service is usually about one hour and fifteen minutes in length.
On Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm we meet for prayer.
We open with a hymn that encourages us to call on God, a very brief exhortation and then commit the rest of the service to prayer.
