Our Beliefs

 

• We believe that God is REAL and RELEVANT and deeply loves each one of us.

 

•  We believe HE is desiring a deep and personal relationship with all of us. 

 

• We believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  We believe God created the universe and that we are created in His image and made to be in union with Him and to show his love and compassion in all the earth. 

 

• We believe in God as a Father who loves like no earthly Father.  He cares for us as his own dear children and has a destiny and plan for each one of us as we awaken to our true identity in Him.  

 

• We believe in Jesus who is the Son of God.  Jesus said that He and Father are one.  God loved us so much that He sent His son Jesus as a sacrifice for all our sin.  

 

• We believe Jesus came willingly to this earth as the Son of God  and took on the form of a man.   Jesus paid the penalty of death when he died on the cross, thus making us free from that penalty because He " is willing that none should perish."  By his death and resurrection we also have eternal life. We can receive forgiveness of sins freely. He did this because of His great love and mercy for us.  We come to Him through repentance (to turn from where we are heading and to return to Him who created us) and awakening to His love. His suffering and death also provided for our healing, physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.  The scripture (the Bible) declares that he took all these things on the cross. 

 

• We believe that Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into heaven and sent the Holy Spirit who is God with us and in us.  He has come to dwell in believers to give them the power to love with God's love. Holy Spirit also speaks to us and provides us with power for living and sharing.  We are in union with the Holy Spirit. 

 

• We believe in the Bible.  The Bible is the written living Word of God.  It is a blueprint for living, for comfort, and for instruction.  Through the Holy Spirit we can understand what is written in its pages.   There have been many interpretations of the Bible that have been translated by men.  These translations endeavor to help us understand the concepts written therein. Though many denominations and religions have interpreted the Bible in different ways (which has been a source of conflict throughout the ages,) we believe that God will reveal to us His ways and will for us through the Holy Spirit when we read His word.  We believe our understanding of the scriptures can also be enhanced by searching out the original language that the scriptures were written in and the culture of the times.

 

• We also believe in that God is still speaking through His Holy Spirit today. Through prayer and meditation, we can know his voice and respond.

 

• We do not believe that we have all the answers or that we could possibly be right about everything. We believe that God has a multifaceted body of believers who each play a different role in the grand scheme of things, but that we are all part of the same family and need to endeavor to work together in the spirit of unity to reach out to the hurting, the needy, and to fulfill His purposes on the earth.