The Ground We Stand On
The faith that guide us.
Articles of Faith
1. Holy Scripture
What We Confess: The Holy Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative, and everlasting Word of God.
How This Is Lived: We submit our lives to all of Scripture, allowing God’s Word to form our teaching, formation rhythms, decision-making, and daily obedience around the Word of God, allowing it to govern both private life and public witness.
Scriptural Foundation: 2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21; Hebrews 4:12; Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 24:35; John 17:17; Psalm 119:89, 105; Joshua 1:8; James 1:22–25; Colossians 3:16; Acts 2:42; Romans 12:1–2; 1 Peter 3:15
2. Jesus Christ
What We Confess: Jesus Christ is God—the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man—who lived a sinless life, died for our redemption, rose bodily from the grave, ascended to the Father, now intercedes for us, and will return in power and glory.
How This Is Lived: We follow Jesus Christ as Lord, conforming our lives, leadership, and mission to His humility, obedience, sacrificial love, and authority.
Scriptural Foundation: Hebrews 1:1-4; 1 Timothy 3:16; Romans 3:25–26
3. The Triune God
What We Confess: There is one God who eternally exists in three equal Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
How This Is Lived: We cultivate a life of worship, prayer, and relational unity that reflects the nature of the Triune God, forming households and communities rooted in order, love, and shared life.
Scriptural Foundation: Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; John 14:6-21; Galatians 4:6; 2 Corinthians 13:14
4. The Holy Spirit
What We Confess: The Holy Spirit convicts of sin, regenerates believers, produces spiritual fruit, and empowers the Church with gifts for godly living.
How This Is Lived: We rely on the Holy Spirit to lead our gatherings, form our disciples, convict our hearts, and empower our obedience—welcoming His guidance in homes, workplaces, and public life.
Scriptural Foundation: John 3:5–8; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9; Galatians 5:16–25
5. Salvation & Eternity
What We Confess: Salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone through repentance and faith. By the grace of God, we are regenerated by the Holy Spirit, being saved and formed as we follow Christ in obedience, and brought into eternal life with Him.
How This Is Lived: We live with gratitude and responsibility, forming disciples who walk in repentance and readiness to give a reason for the hope they carry.
Scriptural Foundation: John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23-26; Revelation 20:15; Titus 3:4–7
6. Sin & The Enemy
What We Confess: Humanity fell through sin, bringing spiritual and physical death into the world. Satan is the adversary of God and His people, opposing God’s purposes through deception and rebellion.
How This Is Lived: We teach confession of sin, repentance, forgiveness, and spiritual discernment, equipping believers to engage in spiritual warfare, resist the enemy, walk in freedom, and remain anchored in truth and righteousness.
Scriptural Foundation: Genesis 3; Isaiah 14:12–15; Ezekiel 28:12–19
7. Sanctification & Holiness
What We Confess: Sanctification and holiness, through faith in Jesus Christ and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit, are central to God’s redemptive plan—reconciling us to Himself and preparing the Church as the Bride of Christ.
How This Is Lived: We pursue sanctification through intentional formation, accountability within trusted relationships, and daily obedience that produces lasting spiritual maturity.
Scriptural Foundation: Ephesians 5:25–27; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–7; Hebrews 12:14; Colossians 1:21–22; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–7; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Romans 8:13–14; Galatians 5:16, 22–25; Revelation 19:7–8; John 17:17; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Peter 2:24
8. Water Baptism
What We Confess: Water baptism by full immersion is for believers, symbolizing identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection, and our new life in Him.
How This Is Lived: We baptize believers by full immersion as a public declaration of faith and new life in Christ, marking entry into a formed life within a spiritual family and participation in a shared mission.
Scriptural Foundation: Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4; Acts 2:38–41; Acts 8:36–39; Colossians 2:12
9. Communion
What We Confess: Holy Communion memorializes Christ’s sacrifice and anticipates His return.
How This Is Lived: We practice communion as a sacred rhythm within gathered households, remembering Christ’s sacrifice and strengthening unity around His table.
Scriptural Foundation: Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26
10. Baptism of the Holy Spirit
What We Confess: The baptism in the Holy Spirit, often accompanied by the fire of God’s presence, empowers believers for witness, service, and endurance. This empowerment includes the gift of tongues and the ongoing operation of spiritual gifts, as the Spirit wills.
How This Is Lived: We encourage believers to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, cultivating a prayer-filled life and walking in spiritual gifts that strengthen the Church, advance the gospel, and sustain faithful obedience.
Scriptural Foundation: Acts 2:4; Acts 10:46; Acts 19:6; 1 Corinthians 12
11. Healing & Deliverance
What We Confess: Through Jesus Christ, healing and deliverance are available by the power of the cross.
How This Is Lived: We actively pray for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing, confront spiritual strongholds, and we believe in removing demonic oppression through the authority of Jesus Christ, walking people into freedom and restoration through repentance, renunciation, and prayer.
Scriptural Foundation: Isaiah 53:4–5; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 8:16–17; Acts 10:38; James 5:14–16; Mark 16:17–18; Luke 10:19; Colossians 1:13; John 8:36; 2 Corinthians 10:3–5
12. The Church & Five-Fold Ministry
What We Confess: Christ appoints apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip the saints and build His Church.
How This Is Lived: We actively pray for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing, confront spiritual strongholds, and we believe in removing demonic oppression through the authority of Jesus Christ, walking people into freedom and restoration through repentance, renunciation, and prayer.
Scriptural Foundation: Ephesians 4:11–15; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Romans 12:4–8; Acts 13:1–3; Colossians 1:28–29; 2 Timothy 2:2; Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 2:42; 1 Peter 5:1–4
13. Prophecy
What We Confess: The Holy Spirit speaks through prophecy to edify, exhort, and comfort the Church, bearing witness to Jesus Christ and building up the body.
How This Is Lived: We listen for God’s voice with humility and reverence, steward prophetic ministry within accountable relationships, and allow the Holy Spirit to bring encouragement, correction, and direction—testing all things against Scripture.
Scriptural Foundation: 1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Corinthians 14:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:19–21; Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 19:10; Deuteronomy 18:21–22; 1 Corinthians 13:9–12
14. Women in Ministry
What We Confess: Men and women are equally created, called, and empowered by God to serve in His Kingdom. Through the Holy Spirit, God appoints and equips both women and men to lead, teach, and minister according to His purpose.
How This Is Lived: We affirm, train, and release women as leaders, teachers, and ministers, stewarding their gifts alongside men in shared Kingdom responsibility, mutual honor, and obedience to Christ.
Scriptural Foundation: Acts 2:17–18; Joel 2:28–29; Galatians 3:28; Romans 16:1–7; Acts 18:26; Judges 4:4; Luke 8:1–3; Proverbs 31:26; 1 Corinthians 12:4–7
15. Marriage & Sexuality
What We Confess: Marriage is a covenant between one genetic male and one genetic female, reflecting Christ and His Church.
How This Is Lived: We strengthen marriages and families through discipleship, accountability, and teaching that upholds God’s design for covenant, purity, and generational faithfulness.
Scriptural Foundation: Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; Hebrews 13:4; Romans 1:26–27
16. Evangelism & Discipleship
What We Confess: All believers are called and sent to bear witness to Jesus Christ and to make disciples, proclaiming the gospel in word and demonstrating it through a transformed life.
How This Is Lived: We practice everyday evangelism through hospitality, shared life, and intentional discipleship, forming believers who obey Christ’s commands and embody the gospel in life, work, and society.
Scriptural Foundation: Matthew 28:18–20; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:42–47; Luke 10:1–9; Romans 10:9–15; 2 Timothy 2:2; Colossians 1:28
17. The Mark of the Beast
What We Confess: The mark of the beast represents allegiance to a system opposed to God and submission to authority that rejects Christ. We reject all such allegiance, confessing loyalty to Jesus Christ alone as Lord.
How This Is Lived: We cultivate discernment, faithfulness, and courage, forming believers who remain steadfast and uncompromised in their allegiance to Christ amid cultural, economic, and spiritual pressures.
Scriptural Foundation: Revelation 13:16–18; Revelation 14:9–11; Revelation 15:2; Revelation 20:4; Matthew 6:24; 1 Corinthians 10:21; James 4:4
Deep Convictions, Quietly Lived