Essential Teaching
Examine the essential teachings that connect our Shared Beliefs to Scripture and establish a foundation for sound doctrine and faithful living.
- Responding to the Gospel: repentance, salvation, and entering the Kingdom of God.
- Baptism and New Birth: baptism in Jesus Christ and identification with His death and resurrection.
- Kingdom and Holiness: the call to be chosen, set apart, and formed as a holy people.
- Life in the Holy Ghost: His promise, filling, empowerment, guidance, and purpose.
Responding to the Gospel
Repentance, salvation, and entering the Kingdom of God: What shall we do?
What Shall We Do?
Follow the conclusion of Christ’s ministry and the beginning of the Church in Acts as the first hearers respond to the message of repentance.
Scripture: John 3:16; Luke 24:44–49; Acts 2
Listen to teachingThe Kingdom!
Explore what it means to be born of the Spirit, born of God, and born again.
Scripture: Romans 8:1–11; James 1:17–18
Listen to teachingBaptism and New Birth
Baptism in Jesus Christ, identification with His death and resurrection, and the necessity of being born again.
Baptism
Consider the importance of baptism to the believer and its connection to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Scripture: Romans 6:3–7; Matthew 3:1–6; Matthew 28:18–20; Acts 2:37–38
Listen to teachingDefining Our Baptism
Trace the command and practice of baptism through the Gospels and Acts, including baptism in the name of Jesus Christ.
Scripture: Matthew 28:18–20; Acts 2; Acts 10:45–48; Acts 19:1–5; Acts 22:14–16
Listen to teachingKingdom and Holiness
The Kingdom of God calls us to be born again and formed as a holy people who reflect His glory.
Holy God Calling a Holy People
Holiness flows from who we are in God: chosen, redeemed, set apart, and called to reflect His glory.
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:7–10; Leviticus 11:44–45; Exodus 19:5–8
Listen to teachingI Am Chosen, I Am Adopted
Consider the believer’s identity as one chosen by God, adopted into His family, and called to live as His own.
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:7–10; Leviticus 11:44–45; Exodus 19:5–8
Listen to teachingLife in the Holy Ghost
The promise, filling, empowerment, guidance, and purpose of the Holy Ghost in the believer and the Church.
The Holy Spirit
Trace the presence and work of the Spirit throughout Scripture and His reality for the believer today.
Scripture: Genesis 1:1–2; Joel 2:28–29; Ezekiel 36:25–27; John 7:38
Listen to teachingFilled with the Spirit
The Lord desires to pour out His Spirit; the believer is called to receive His promise through faith.
Scripture: Acts 1:1–5; Acts 2:1–4; Isaiah 44:3; Joel 2:28; Titus 3:5
Listen to teachingEmpowering Spirit
The Holy Ghost empowers believers to confess Christ, receive the love of God, and live as His sons and daughters.
Scripture: John 14:15–21; Galatians 4:4–7; Romans 8:14–17
Listen to teachingPurpose in the Spirit
The Holy Ghost teaches, testifies of Christ, guides believers into truth, and gives purpose for witness and ministry.
Scripture: John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:13–14; Luke 4; Mark 5
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