Our Core Beliefs:
Worshipping Jesus
Labish Vision 2024-December 2028
We discern and disciple lay-ministers for individual and corporate service, while being accountable in Christ.
God's Purpose for His Church:
Jesus' Church worships God, spreads the gospel, raises disciples, and facilitates reconciliation, while modeling Christ
God's Mission
God made man perfect in His image. We sin and break God's perfect creation.
God loves us so much He does
four things to fix what we broke.
He saves us, transforms us, reconciles us and grows us to spiritual maturity. We have to let Him do His work.
God
We believe God the Father is creator, holy, all knowing,
loving, merciful, faithful, relational, reconciler, redeemer.
Gen 1:1; Gen 1:26; John 3:16-17; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 1 Peter 1:1-3; 2 Cor 5:18; Deut 32:4
Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus is God the Son, the way, the truth, the
life, savior, interceder, prince of peace.
Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-4; 14:6; 8:12, 15-16, 23-24, 28, 41-42, 58; 11:25; Colossians 2:9; Philippians 2:6-8; Hebrews 4:14-16; 7:25
The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit lives within us, convicts, confronts, counsels and comforts, gives power to witness
and produces spiritual fruit.
John 16:8-11; John 14:15-17; Acts 1:8; Galatians 5:22-25; Ephesians 4:4; Joel 2:28
Man Created
God created man in His image, to do good works and rule His
creation.
Genesis 1:26; Genesis 2:18a; Genesis 9:6; Ephesians 2:10; Psalm 8:4-8
Man Fallen
Man chose to sin and broke relationship with God; he is deceived, disobedient, fearful and fallen.
Genesis 3:6-13; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:1; Psalm 51:5
Salvation
Salvation is offered through Jesus. If we confess our sins, repent, and believe
in Jesus Christ, we are restored to God.
John 3:16; Romans 10:9-11; Acts 4:11-12; Romans 1:16-17; Psalm 27:1; Isaiah 30:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Luke 13:5; Ezekiel 18:30; Mark 6:12; Acts 3:19; Luke 24:47; 2 Corinthians 7:10
Surrender/Transformation
When we surrender our will, we are sanctified and transformed by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 6:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:7; Ephesians 4:22-24; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Hebrews 10:29; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1
Peter 1:2; Philippians 3:21; John 3:3
Reconciliation
God reconciled us to Himself through the blood of Jesus and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
Matthew 18:15; Matthew 5:23-24; Romans 5:10; Ephesians 2:13-22; Romans 5:11; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20
Spiritual Maturity/Discipling
God commands and empowers us to grow in spiritual maturity and to disciple others.
Ephesians 4:11-13; Matthew 28:18-20; Matthew 4:19; John 14:23; 1 Corinthians 13:11; Hebrews 6:1
End Times
Jesus is coming soon in power and glory; all will see him, the living and dead will be judged.
Matthew 24:27-30, 36; Revelation 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; Titus 2:; Luke 21:35-36; 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; John 14:3; Revelation 20:14-15; Revelation 22:20
Bible
Scripture is the inspired word of God and it is eternal. It is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training. Jesus is the fulfillment
of scripture!
Acts 17:2-3; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Mark 13:31; 1 Corinthians 15:3-6; John 5:39-40; Matthew 4:4; John 1:1
Prayer
God hears, forgives, grows, heals those who pray faithfully, humbly in Jesus name.
Acts 1:14; Romans 12:12; Philippians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:8; James 5:15-16; Ephesians 6:18; Matthew 6:5; 2 Chronicles 7:14; John 16:24