ABOUT FAITH ASSEMBLY
ABOUT
Our mission is to introduce people to Jesus and disciple them to love God and love others who will then introduce others to Jesus and disciple them to love God and love others, thereby expanding the impact of the Gospel.
At Faith Assembly, we come together as a community to worship Jesus. Pastor Owen Childers will provide a Biblical teaching with practical application. “Godly wisdom for daily living.” We’re imperfect people who aspire to become more like Christ and live out His mission, not just on Sundays, but in the way we live our lives every day.
It won’t take you long to discover that we’re more than just a Sunday church!
What to Expect
Enjoy FREE drip coffee in the coffee niche in the foyer before the service and take some time to visit with old friends and make new ones. We look forward to meeting you!
This time is set aside for communicating with God from our hearts. We have live upbeat praise songs, as well as slower songs of worship. Everyone worships in their own unique way – for many, that means singing, clapping, or raising their hands. For others it means quietly reflecting on the words. At Faith Assembly, you’re welcome to do whatever comes from your heart in praise to the Lord.
Each week there is a time to worship God through the giving of tithes and offerings. As a guest, please do not feel any pressure to give. This is an act of worship for our regular attendees, allowing them to thank God for all He is doing in their lives. It also gives Faith Assembly the means to reach more people for Christ in the future.
Each week there is a time in every service you will hear a relevant, straightforward message that is based on Scripture and is designed to be helpful in your everyday life. “Godly wisdom for daily living.” These messages will help you develop a growing, vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ and provide a strong biblical foundation for your life.
We celebrate communion together on the 1st Sunday of each month throughout the year. We practice open communion, meaning that anyone who has made the decision to follow Jesus Christ can participate. The juice and bread we share represent the life Jesus gave up so that our sins could be forgiven.
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OUR BELIEFS
We believe that the Holy Bible, and only the Bible, is 100% the Word of God. It is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. The Bible, in its original writing, is both inspired and inerrant (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Proverbs 30:5; Romans 16:25-26).
We believe that there is one God, who is a Trinity, or Tri-Unity, of three distinct persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They are all co-equal and co-eternal (1 John 5:7; Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6).
We believe that Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. Jesus Christ is 100% man and 100% God. He is the only man ever to have lived a sinless life (John 1:1-14; 1 Timothy 3:16; Isaiah 9:6; Philippians 2:5-6; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 4:15).
Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of the Father, conceived by the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mary. Therefore, Jesus is the Son of God (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18, 20, 23; Luke 1:26-27, 31-32).
We are saved by grace (which is undeserved and unearned) through faith in Jesus Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts (Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 2:16; Titus 3:5; Romans 5:12-21, 10:9-10; Acts 16:31).
Because Jesus Christ lived a sinless life, His blood shed on the cross of Calvary is 100% sufficient to cleanse us of all sins when appropriated individually through repentance and faith. Jesus allowed Himself to be punished for the sins we have committed, enabling all who believe to be freed from the penalty of sin (which is death) (1 John 1:7 & 9; Revelation 1:5; Colossians 1:20; Romans 5:9; John 1:29, Hebrews 10:12 & 14).
Repentance is a commitment to turn away from sin in every area of our lives and to follow Christ. Through repentance we receive forgiveness of our sins (Acts 2:38, 3:19; 1 John 1:9).
A Christian is a person who has invited the Lord Jesus Christ to come and live inside him by the Holy Spirit (Romans 10:9-10). He is putting his trust in what Christ accomplished for him when He died, was buried, and rose again from the dead (John 14:17, 23; 1 Corinthians 6:17; Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Revelation 3:20).
After believing in the Lord Jesus Christ the new convert is instructed by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
The church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of Christ’s great commission. Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the church as a member of the Body of Christ (Acts 20:28; Ephesians 2:19-22 5:23 & 25; Colossians 1:13-18).
The Lord’s Supper is a memorial (remembrance) of Christ’s suffering and death on the cross. In eating and drinking the symbols of Christ’s suffering and death, the individual expresses their awareness that through salvation they (1) have been made right with God, and (2) shares the divine nature of everlasting life through our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4), The ordinance also looks forward to Christ’s second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26) for it is a reminder to proclaim the Lord’s death “until He comes”! (1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Matthew 26:26-29).
Initiated at Pentecost, Holy Spirit baptism is the promise of the Father, given by Jesus after His ascension, to empower the Church to be witnesses of Christ throughout the whole earth.
The Baptism in (of) the Holy Spirit is a gift of God, given to them who obey Him; (Acts 2:38). The person who receives the Baptism in (of) the Holy Spirit may expect the manifestation of speaking in a Tongue they have not learned (Acts 2:1-4, 17, 38-39, 44-47, 19:1-6; Mark 16:17; Joel 2:28-29; Matthew 3:11).
The purposes of speaking in tongues is (1) to enhance the Believer’s prayer life (Romans 8:26-27) (2) building up the Believer in their faith (Jude 1:20) (3) The Believer is giving “thanks” well (1 Corinthians 14:14-17) (4) Edifies (lifts up) the Believer (1 Corinthians 14:4) (5) Give the Believer power to be a witness of Christ (Acts 1:8)
Sanctification is the ongoing process of being set apart for God, characterized by our yielding to God to complete the development of Christ’s character in us. The lifestyle of developing righteousness and holiness is the evidence to all men that Christ’s Spirit lives within us (1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Corinthians 3:18, 6:14-18; Romans 12:1-2; Hebrews 2:11).
We believe that, as a part of Christ’s work of salvation, it is the Father’s will for believers to become whole, healthy and successful in all areas of life: 1) Spiritual (John 3:3; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Romans 10:9-10). 2) Mental and Emotional (2 Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:2; Isaiah 26:3). 3) Physical (Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24). 4) Financial (Joshua 1:8; 3 John 1:2; Malachi 3:10-11; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Deuteronomy 28:1-4; Psalm 34:10, 84:11; Philippians 4:19).
Healing of the sick is illustrated in the life and ministry of Jesus and is included in the commission of Jesus to His disciples. Healing is a provision of Christ’s atonement on the cross and is given as a sign which is to follow believers (Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:14-16; 3 John 2; Psalm 103:2-3; Isaiah 53:5; Mark 16:17-18).
The Believers (Romans 10:9-10) who have died and those who remain alive on the earth, shall at some future date be reunited together, in the air, in glorified bodies to be with the Lord forever to remain with Him. (2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17)
Jesus Christ will physically and visibly return to earth for the second time to establish His Kingdom. This will occur at a time undisclosed by the Scriptures (Revelation 1:7; Matthew 24:30, 26:63-64).
We believe that Jesus Christ was physically resurrected from the dead in a glorified body three (3) days after His death on the cross. (Luke 24:36-39; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Corinthians 15:42, 44; John 2:19-21, 20:26-28).
Heaven is the eternal dwelling place for all who believe in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:1; 1 Peter 1:4; Hebrews 11:16; Matthew 5:12).
We define marriage as a union between one born a man and one born a woman. We affirm chastity for single men and women, fidelity for married men and women, and the sacredness of marriage. and that romantic and sexual contact between the same sex is sinful (Exodus 20:14, Leviticus 20:13, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10).