Life In the Spirit

What We Believe Part Nine: The Church

The church is described throughout the New Testament as a body. Like a body the church has a purpose.  One purpose of the church is to be a witness, to be the hands and feet of Jesus going to the lost and sharing a message of hope and salvation. We believe the primary purpose of the church is the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

What We Believe Part Eight: Sanctification

Sanctification is the process of being made holy, set apart for God's purposes, and transformed into the likeness of Christ. It begins at conversion, when a person first places their faith in Jesus Christ and is born again. This ongoing process involves spiritual growth and moral development, aligning daily life with God's will and growing in virtues like love, patience, humility, and purity.

What We Believe: The Baptism in the Holy Spirit Part Two

We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is available to all born-again believers. The primary purpose of receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit is to empower believers to be effective witnesses of the Gospel. While speaking in tongues is a sign that a believer has received this baptism, it is not the main purpose. Nonetheless, tongues do have an important role both in the life of the Spirit-filled believer and in the body of Christ.

What We Believe Part Six: The Baptism in the Holy Spirit

The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a promised experience that is subsequent and distinct from new birth. The purpose for receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Spirit empowered witness.

What We Believe Part Four: The Lord's Supper

We believe the Lord's Supper is one of the two ordnances of the church. We believe the Lord's Supper consisting of the elements --bread and the fruit of the vine are symbols expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ, a memorial of his suffering and death, and a prophecy of His second coming.

What We Believe Part Three: Salvation

What we believe and how we live by faith should be determined by scripture. In this message we focus on what the Bible says about salvation? Sin is the problem, salvation is the solution.

What We Believe Part Two: Jesus

We believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Jesus was fully God and fully man. Because of His divine nature He fulfills the righteous requirements of atonement for sin. Because of His human nature, Jesus can sympathize with us in our suffering, pain and temptation. 

What We Believe: The Scriptures

What we believe is important because what we believe influences our actions. What we believe about the Scriptures are of extreme importance. If we believe the scriptures are inspired and authoritative, then we ought to live accordingly by faith with the help of the Holy Spirit.

The Ten Commandments Part Eleven

The spiritual principle behind the tenth commandment is contentment. 

The Ten Commandments Part Ten

The spiritual principle of the ninth commandment to be lived out under grace, and with the help of the Holy Spirit is honesty.