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Our Mission and Beliefs
Our Mission
What we are doing…
Our mission is to connect people to Jesus and each other through Worship, Disciplemaking, and Service.
Our Vision
Where is God taking us…
Reaching Northeast Knoxville and beyond by multiplying disciples to follow Jesus.
Our Values
Why are we doing it…
We live like:
- Jesus is our Key: John 14:6
- People are our Point: Acts 1:8
- Worship is our Passion: John 4:24
- Disciplemaking is our Pathway: Hebrews 10:24-25
- Faith us our Response: Hebrews 11:6
- Generosity is our Norm: 1 Peter 4:10
- Serving is our Privilege: Mark 10:45
Our Strategy
How are we doing it…
Love, Grow, and Serve
- The Worship (Love) Initiatuve will… Connect people to Jesus and each other by providing a time of authentic worship with clear opportunities for salvation, fellowship and spiritual growth.
- The Disciplemaking (Grow) Initiative will… Connect people to Jesus and each other by focusing the believer toward Christ-centered transformation that will develop us spiritually, emotionally and relationally.
- The Serving (Serve) Initiative will… Connect people to Jesus and each other by advancing the Kingdom by praying, sending, partnering, and planting.
- One God: There is one God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; who subsist in unity, and also as three separate distinct Persons (John 14:7–16; Genesis 1:1; 1:26–27; 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Isaiah 40:28–29; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
- Jesus Christ, God’s Son: Jesus Christ is God’s Son. He was born of a virgin as both God and man, lived a sinless life, died to atone for the sins of human beings, was buried, arose from the grave, ascended into heaven, and will literally return to earth (Matthew 1:22–23; Isaiah 9:6; 53:5–6; John 1:1–5; 14:10–30; Hebrews 4:14–15; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Romans 1:3–4; Acts 1:9–11; 1 Timothy 6:14–15; Titus 2:13).
- The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is the divine helper, assistant, counselor and instructor and His work is to reveal Christ, convict of sin, lead to repentance, guide believers, comfort, strengthen, and sanctify the soul (2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7–13; 14:16–17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16; Ephesians 1:13; 5:25; Galatians 5:25).
- The Bible: The Bible is God’s Holy Word, without error, and is the sole authority for life (Psalm 119:105; Romans 15:4; 2 Peter 1:20–21; 2 Timothy 3:16).
- Created Man’s Need for God: Human beings are the special creations of God, made in His image. They fell through the sin of the first man, Adam, and all human beings are sinners in need of salvation (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3–6; Isaiah 53:6; 59:1–2; Romans 3:23).
- Salvation: Salvation is a gift through repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ. Every person who truly is saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ and will spend eternity in heaven, while those who die in their sins will spend eternity in hell (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8–9; John 14:6; 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1).
- Baptism: Baptism is by immersion after salvation and is done in obedience to Jesus Christ’s command (Matthew 3:15–17; Acts 2:38).
- Believer’s Access to God: Each believer has direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:14–16; 7:19; Ephesians 3:12).
- The Church: The Church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head (Matthew 16:18; Acts 20:27–29; 1 Corinthians 12:27–29; Ephesians 1:21–23; 3:20–22; 4:1–3; 5:21–27; Colossians 1:17–19).
ReadThe Baptist Faith and Message for our full statement of faith.
