We Believe in God

First of all, we believe in God, whom we refer to as the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
Let’s break that down:

God (The Father) not only created the whole universe but also continues to keep it going.

His goal is to find and adopt people who will form a community that reflects His heart (in this life and the next).
God’s love for all of us is powerful, appropriate and all encompassing. In recognition of his attitude toward us, we are asked, in response, to pursue a life-long journey of love toward him with our whole being.

God came to this earth as the human being known as Jesus Christ. He came to…

…Repair the relationship with God that we tend to mess up with our human tendency toward pride, selfishness and lack of faith.
…Teach and model the kind of life that God has designed for all of us from the very beginning.
…Deal with the shame and consequences of all humanity’s wrong choices by taking them on himself when he allowed himself to be executed on a cross. He does this to allow guilt-free, intimate access to God.
… Demonstrate, with his resurrection, both the new life that God offers to all of us and the freedom we can have from the fear of death and all the destructive patterns we may have experienced.

The Spirit of God (or Holy Spirit) continues to reach out to all of us – not only directly, but often through our feelings, experiences, and “coincidence” – and especially to those who are searching. The Spirit helps us by…

…Showing us where we are walking away from God’s plan for our lives.
…Encouraging us to embrace a relationship with Jesus
…Teaching us what’s true and how to use that truth in our own journey
…Guiding our prayers
…Strengthening, comforting, and inspiring us in our daily experiences.