Our Beliefs & Values
The mission of Gospel Community Church is to glorify God by making disciples who love God, grow in community, and reach out with the love of Christ. We deeply desire to connect people to Christ, to one another, and to the mission of God. We believe in life transformation through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Statement of Beliefs
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, written by men who were moved by the Holy Spirit.
(John 14:26, John 16:12-15; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Acts 1:16)
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We believe that the Bible is inerrant in the original manuscripts and is the final authority for all matters of faith and conduct.
(Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18, Matthew 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12; Proverbs 30:5)
We believe in one God, who exists as a Trinity in three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (all three are equal in essence but distinct in person and function).
(Matthew 3:16,17; John 1:1, John 1:14, John 4:24; John 10:30, John 14:9, John 14:16-20, John 20:28; Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Peter 1:2)
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We believe in God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, Creator of all things, visible and invisible.
(Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3)
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We believe in the Son, the second person of the Trinity, the eternal Logos.
(John 1:1, John 8:58; Colossians 1:15-20)
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We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, equal with the Father and Son.
(Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Peter 1:2; John 14:15-30)
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We believe Jesus was conceived uniquely and miraculously by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary.
(John 1:14; Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-38; Isaiah 7:14)
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We believe that in the Incarnation, the Son took on a human nature in addition to his divine nature without confusion, without change, without division, without separation.
(John 1:14, John 20:28; Colossians 1:15, Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 2:14, Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 13:8; Philippians 2:6-8)
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We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells and empowers every Christian; the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, brings comfort, provides guidance, gives spiritual gifts, and enables people to understand God’s Word.
(John 14:16-17, John 15:26, John 16:4-15; 1 Corinthians 1:2, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 1 Corinthians 12:11; 2 Timothy 1:14; Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26-27; Ephesians 6:17-18)
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We believe that mankind was meant to have fellowship with God but, through Adam and Eve’s disobedience, mankind rebelled against God and is now separated from him as a result of sin.
(Isaiah 59:2; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12)
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We believe that hell is a place that was made for Satan and his demons. However, people who reject Christ will be thrown into the Lake of Fire without another chance for repentance.
(Matthew 25:41; Luke 12:4-5; Hebrews 6:1-2, Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 19:20)
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We believe in the Gospel; the good news that Jesus was crucified to pay for the sins of others, He was buried, and on the third day He resurrected in bodily form.
(1 John 3:8; Galatians 3:13; Colossians 2:14-15; Luke 23:44-24:8; John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8)
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We believe that salvation and forgiveness of sins is only received by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
(Romans 5:17, Romans 8:11; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7-9, 1 John 5:12-13; 2 Corinthians 5:17; John 3:3-5, John 3:16; Romans 10:9-10)
We believe that water baptism is an outward expression of the inward work of salvation.
(Romans 6:4-5; Matthew 28:19; Colossians 2:12)
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We believe that Jesus was glorified, ascended into Heaven, and now sits at the right hand of the Father until the day He returns to earth to judge both the living and the dead.
(Luke 22:69; Acts 10:39-42; Colossians 3:1; Matthew 24:36-42; John 14:1-3; 1 Peter 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
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We believe that the Church is a community of Christ-followers who are united by Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and led by godly Spiritual leaders; the individuals who make up the church love each other, learn together, serve together, worship together, and live on mission together.
(Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:42-47; John 13:34-35; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 2:19-22)
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We believe that the primary purpose of the church is to love God, love others, and carry out the Great Commission until Christ returns.
(Matthew 22:36-40, Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:14-18; Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:4-8; John 20:19-23)
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We believe in a new heaven and new earth where believers will be free from sin, will live in renewed (resurrected) bodies, and enjoy God forever.
(Revelation 21:1-4; Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 65:22; 2 Peter 3:10-13)
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Our Values
We seek to order our days with a way of life that brings beneath-the-surface transformation and forms us into people who know how to abide in Jesus. We slow down our pace of life to be with Jesus, ourselves, and others.
We embrace ancient, Biblical practices of prayer, Scripture, silence, solitude, and sabbath in order for the Holy Spirit to recover our humanity in the image of Jesus and heal our souls in our hurried and exhausted world.
Scripture: John 15, Psalm 37:7, Psalm 131, Mark 6:31-32, Luke 10:38-42, Matthew 4:1-11, Acts 4:13, Romans 12:1-2, Colossians 3:1-17
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Being Before Doing
Joyful Orthodoxy
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We follow Jesus wherever he leads, no matter the cost. By “ joyfully orthodox” we mean that we value claiming and reclaiming the beauty of the historic Christian gospel, teaching the Scriptures, and taking them seriously by our wholehearted obedience in our context.
We will seek to understand our culture in order to show and share the truth and beauty of Jesus. This is especially true in areas like sexuality, Scripture, money, power, and justice.
Scripture: Nehemiah 7:73-8:18, Daniel 3, 2 Timothy 3:10-4:8, 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, Acts 4:1-20, Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 2, 2 Corinthians 2:12-17, 1 Peter 1, Jude 1:3, 1 Timothy 4
Knowing & Being Known
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We are committed to category-defying relationships that bridge racial, social, religious, political, and gender barriers in the name of Jesus. We will practice radical & intentional hospitality as we love strangers like they are our own family, thus becoming the new kind of family that Jesus promised to create. Being and making disciples of Jesus cross-culturally is at the heart of how we envision and practice community.
Scripture: Ephesians 2, Ephesians 4:1-4, John 17, Acts 2:41-46, Acts 4:32-37, 1 Timothy 3:15, John 13:33-35, 1 John 2:1-11, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 4:7-21
Sacrifical Generosity
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Moved by the heart of God, we are present to the needs of others and determined to become generous in all things. With our time, talent, and treasure we will meet the needs of others, resist consumerism, and remain committed to giving all we have for the glory of God and the good of others. We are those who have found our lives by laying them down for the sake of others.
Scripture: Proverbs 11:24-26, Matthew 6, Matthew 23:23, Luke 12:13-21, Galatians 2:10, 1 Timothy 6:3-10, Hebrews 13:1-6, Philippians 4:10-20, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, James 1:17
Dependence on the Holy Spirit
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In full dependence on the Holy Spirit and unrelenting in prayer, we embrace the gifts, power, and presence of the Spirit for everyday life, mission, and relationships. Because we believe that prayer moves the hand and heart of God, we are committed to passionate, Holy Spirit-filled prayer and worship being the fuel that ignites the engine of all we do.
Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1-41, Acts 4:21-31, Romans 8:11 (1-39), Galatians 5, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Romans 12:3-8, 1 Corinthians 12-14, Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 3:14-21
Locally Rooted & Globally Engaged
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We are a sacrificial and risk-taking community fiercely committed to the Great Commission of Jesus to go and make disciples of all nations in our homes, communities, and world. Sharing the good news about Jesus starts with our neighbors and extends to the nations, and drives our impulse to multiply disciples, leaders, and churches.
Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 28:18-20, John 20:21, Acts 1:8, Ephesians 2:10, Revelation 7:9-10
