What We Believe

We rejoice in the fact that “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16; Acts 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Peter 3:18).
 
We believe this salvation is a gift of God’s grace, appropriated through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ.  This faith is a gift of divine grace, and is not simply knowledge of Jesus Christ, but is an act of personal trust accompanied by the miracles of regeneration and justification, leading to sanctification and glorification.
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Sunday Morning Sermon:

Message: Understanding the Cross
Part 2
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25
Posted: 9/12/21

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Sunday Night Theology Class:

The Drying Up of the Red Sea
Exodus 14: 1-22
Posted: 9/12/21

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Wednesday Special:

The Lord Stood With Me
2 Timothy 4: 9-18
Posted: 2/15/21

Weekly Pastor's Pen:

IDOLATRY
1 John 5:21

When we think of idolatry our minds immediately go to the Old Testament and the Nation of Israel.  Now some feel that idolatry was not a problem in the New Testament; nor is it a problem within the church today.  But I disagree with those who hold to that position. 
 
When John closed his first letter he said, “Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
 
What John is doing here is warning his readers to avoid idolatry, he was not writing about graven images.  He was writing about anything that substitutes for God.  Idolatry goes deeper than images made by hands; it also pertains to those erected by the heart.  When God spoke through Ezekiel to “certain of the elders of Israel,” He said, “these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face:  should I be inquired of at all by them?” (Ezekiel 14:1-4).
 
Furthermore, God said in Ezekiel 14:5, “That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.”
 
For those who desire to be used by God, understand this:  idolatry has to do with mind and heart.  God knows that these two things do not mix:  deeply loving Him and devoting the heart to idols. 
 
The true and living God tolerates no rivals.  That is why He said to the Nation of Israel, “I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.  Thou shalt have none other gods before me.  Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:  Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them:  for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments” (Deuteronomy 5:6-10).
 
Also it is important to understand that God regards it important that we get our ideas about Him from His lips rather than ours.  Therefore, it is imperative that we read and study the Bible.
Scripture teaches that God is incomprehensible.  He has secret things that are not revealed and belong to Him alone (Deuteronomy 29:29).  His ways and thoughts are immeasurably higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-11).  His judgments are unsearchable and His ways past finding out (Romans 11:33-36).  And now, we come to one that simply makes me stand back in great wonder.  He dwells in unapproachable light (1 Timothy 6:16).
 
I cannot explain in words what preparing for church means to me!  I feel very much honored that God would even allow me in His presence.  But yet, I understand that this is God’s desire to commune with me through His Son Jesus Christ.  It is my conviction that we all who call ourselves Christians should see our worship as an honor and not a duty.  Imagine, God desires to meet with us.
 
Therefore, let us put aside these idols of the heart and put God and His service first in our lives.  I can assure you that much will improve in your life.  I remember one seminary professor who put it something like this, “God doesn’t play games, and He sure doesn’t play your game.  He knows your mind and your heart.”
 
Jerry W. Arnold
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Posted: 9/12/21

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Weekly Bible Study Sermon:
St. John Chapter 14

Lesson: Concern for His Disciples Part 1
​Scripture: John 14: 1-6
Posted: 9/12/21

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BIBLE STORIES:
"Faith to Speak for God "

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"Why Do We Go to Church?"

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God's Simple Plan of Salvation
(A Message from Lifegate)

My Friend: I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?

God says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.”

In the Bible God gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?

First, my friend, you must realize you are a sinner. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. “For the wages [payment] of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.

“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

But God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. “ . . . He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Jesus had to shed His blood and die. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” (Lev. 17:11). “ . . . without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]” (Hebrews 9:22).

“ . . . God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie.

My friend, “God . . . commandeth all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross.

In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: “ . . . ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved . . . .’ ”

Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior.

“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12).

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.
Surely, you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer.

In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Just pray: “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”

Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!

God’s simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.

You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.

If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and over, without laying it down, until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the world.

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you this very moment.

God’s power will save you, keep you saved, and enable you to live a victorious Christian life. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).

Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises. They never change. After you are saved, there are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth:

• Pray -- you talk to God.
• Read your Bible -- God talks to you.
• Witness -- you talk for God.
  

You should be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a Bible-believing church without delay. “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord . . . .” (2 Timothy 1:8)

“Whosoever therefore shall confess [testify of] Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32).

Copyright: Robert Ford Porter, 1991

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Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.  All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.  I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.  The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.  I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.                                                                                                          John 10:7-11

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