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Statement of Faith

Scripture

We believe and teach that the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments (i.e. the Protestant Canon) constitute the infallible, inspired and authoritative Word of God. The Bible is God’s truth in written form.

We believe and teach that the Bible is God’s special revelation of Himself to man and that the Bible alone is our perfect rule for faith and all practice. The Bible alone stands as our supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be judged.

God

We believe and teach that there is only one true, living, and infinite God, Who eternally exists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He alone is the Sovereign Maker and Ruler of heaven and earth.

We believe and teach that this triune God is holy in His nature and in every expression of His character (attributes), and that He alone is worthy of our worship and obedience.

Jesus Christ

We believe and teach that Jesus Christ is the incarnate and only begotten Son of God. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life in perfect fulfillment of God’s law, performed true miracles, willingly died on the cross in loving obedience to His Father and was buried in a tomb, was raised to life by the power of the Holy Spirit after being physically dead for three days, was seen alive again by many witnesses, has gone to be at the right hand of the Father in heaven, and will personally return to rule earth in power and in glory. He is the way, the truth, and the life and the only mediator between God and man.

Man

We believe and teach that every person is created by God in His image and likeness. Man was originally created innocent with a rational nature, intelligence, and moral responsibility to God. As God’s creature man was to glorify the Lord, be in fellowship with Him, live according to His will, and accomplish God’s purpose for mankind in the world.

Through Adam’s disobedience and rebellion to God and to His Word man fell from his original innocent state and became corrupt in his nature. Thus, all men incur the penalty of spiritual and physical death under the wrath of God.

We believe and teach that man is hopelessly and helplessly incapable of saving himself from the deserved wrath of God. As a corrupt sinner, having broken God’s laws for living in relationship to Him and to one another, man stands as dead in his trespasses and sins, an enemy of almighty God. Man needs to be forgiven by God.

Salvation

We believe and teach that man’s greatest need is to be forgiven by God for his sins against God and to be delivered from his corrupt nature. This forgiveness or salvation from the permanence and penalty of sin is wholly of God by His grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ and His shed blood on behalf of the sinner. Salvation is in no way or form a product of human achievement or merit.

We believe and teach that salvation comes from God alone, by grace alone, through faith alone and not by human works. God alone is sovereign in salvation. All those whom God saves, God will keep in faithfulness to Himself until they die. This entire work of salvation is exclusively wrought by God the Father, according to the merit of Jesus Christ the Son, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

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Gratitude journal

When was the last time someone said thank you to you? When was the last time you said thank you to someone else? So many people today struggle with a lack of thankfulness and ingratitude. This leads to struggles with complaining, criticizing, and comparing. Gratitude and thankfulness provide a powerful remedy for these problems. This gratitude journal helps us to identify what we should be grateful for and what we do as a result of seeing life as a gift.

God's grace prayer journal

Do you struggle with applying the truth that you learn during your study of God’s word? This God’s grace prayer journal will allow you to focus on gratitude and live in contentment in life. The journal pages encourage you to observe what you are learning from the Bible text, evaluate how you have failed to live according to the truths stated, seek forgiveness, and develop godly plans for change.

Giving hope

Do you struggle with the lack of hope? Do you find yourself struggling with doubt and insecurity during times of great challenge? During those times, you need to find your rest and assurance in pondering, personalizing, praying, and practicing what God’s Word says. In the short devotional, spend time meditating and studying each of these passages. Write down whatever comes to mind in the spaces below. And let God speak to you.

Discovering Godly patterns

One of the keys to growing in Christlikeness in our lives is to unearth and discover, and biblically evaluate our thinking patterns, speaking, and acting. This worksheet will help you be honest and specific about areas in your life that are not meeting biblical standards in thinking, speaking, and acting.

Counseling review journal

The God who began a good work in you will continue it through your lifetime and will finish it when we meet him face-to-face. God works for us, and God works in us. He enables us to become more like Christ every single day. This work is progressive and continual in this life. This worksheet helps us review and evaluate gains made during counseling and discipleship, show gratitude to God for what he has done, and develop plans for future growth and change.

Conflict review worksheet

There probably is not a day that goes by that we do not have some level of conflict with others. This worksheet helps us focus on the problem and not the person. It helps us evaluate how we have handled a dispute and how we should deal with it moving forward.

Bible study notes sheet

Do you ever struggle with doing a Bible study or journaling the key ideas from your reading? This Bible Study Note Sheet will encourage you to ponder and meditate on Scripture. Also, God’s Word is meant for you, so this worksheet will help you personalize what you are learning. It will also guide you in learning to pray God’s Word, and finally, it will encourage you to put into practice the principles and promises you find in reading the Word of God.

Anger journal

Anger is a significant issue for so many people. People often stuff or spew their anger, but very few learn to study their anger. This journal assignment will help you to do just that. It will help you understand, evaluate, and respond to your anger in better ways.

4 Steps to rethinking a problem

Do you ever find yourself getting overwhelmed with problems? Do you find yourself struggling with thinking clearly during a challenging situation? This four-step approach to rethinking a problem will help.

4P problem-solving approach worksheet

Problems can seem overwhelming. When we are in the midst of a significant crisis, many of us struggle with defining the problem and implementing helpful solutions. This worksheet helps us to identify three unbiblical and unproductive ways of handling problems. It also encourages us to destroy problems, not people, as we deal with issues in a biblical and God-honoring way.