Meadowbrook Community Church

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons:  God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. These three share one essence and are co-equal and triune. (Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-13, 45:5-7; Matthew 3:16-17, (28:19); John 14; Acts 5:3-4; 1 Peter 1:2)

We believe that God is:

Holy (absolutely separate from and exalted above all His creatures, and He is equally separate from all moral evil and sin.  Leviticus 11:44; Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:15)

Righteous (Isaiah 45:21; Daniel 9:14; 2 Timothy 4:8)

Sovereign (The Father created the universe and continues to order and dispose all things according to His own purpose and grace. (Genesis 1; Daniel 4:25-35; Romans 9:10-24; Ephesians 1:3-12)

Love (1 John 4:8-16)

We believe that Jesus, as God, became a man, without ceasing to be God. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus redeems sinful man through His death, yet was Himself without sin. [Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-18, 5:17-26, 10:25-38, (14:1-11); Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:15-19; 2:9; Titus 2:11-13, Hebrews 1:2-14]

We believe in the bodily resurrection our Lord Jesus Christ. He ascended into heaven, and is now present at the right hand of God the Father. He is High Priest and Advocate for all believers.  (John 11:25-27, 20:13-17; Acts 1:9-11; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15; Hebrews 4:15-16, 7:25, 9:24; 1 John 2:1-2)

We believe in the second coming of Christ according to Scripture. [Matthew 24; (John 14:1-6); (Acts 1:11); 1 Thessalonians 4:13 –18; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12;   (Titus 2:13); Revelation 1:7]

We believe the Holy Spirit was sent by God to man after the resurrection of Jesus. The Holy Spirit convicts the world, indwells believers, and intercedes for the saints. Believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit and He bestows gifts upon them. His presence in the believer is a guarantee of the believer’s future dwelling. The Holy Spirit seals and sanctifies believers. [John (14:16-17, 14:26), 16:5-14; Romans 8:9, 22-27; 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 12:4-24; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, 5:1-5; Ephesians 1:13-14, 2:19-22, 4:30; 2 Thessalonians 2:13]

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, so that he would glorify Him. In Adam’s sin, the human race fell from this sinless position, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. All human beings are born with a sinful nature and are totally depraved, and in need of a savior from sin. We believe in the literal resurrection of the body, both of the just and the unjust, and that all people will be judged.  [(Genesis 1:26-27), 3:1-24; Isaiah 59:2; Jeremiah 17:9-10; Romans 3:10, (5:12); Ephesians 2:1-9; Acts 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10; Revelation 20:11-15]

We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins as a substitutionary sacrifice, so that by His grace all who repent and place their faith in the Lord are justified through His blood. We cannot in any way earn salvation by works; it is a gift.  [Luke 5:32, 13:3-5; Romans 3:21-28, 5:1-11; Galatians 2:15-16; (Ephesians 2:1-9); Titus 3:3-7; (1 John 2:2, 4:10)]

Having believed, we are born again by the Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our salvation, setting His seal of ownership on us, thereby we become children of God. [John 3:3, (14:16-23); (2 Corinthians 1:21-22, 5:5); (Ephesians 1:13-14); 1 Peter 3:3-5]

We believe in the body of Christ, the Church, of which the Lord Jesus Christ is the head. (Ephesians 1:20-23; Colossians 1:13-24)  The body of Christ is made up of those who, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, are born again. (John 3:3; 1 Peter 1:23), and are now indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13, 4:30).

We believe the primary commission of the church is to “make disciples” as revealed by Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20.

We believe that Christ, the Chief Shepherd, has authorized in Scripture that men, called overseers (also pastors or elders), are to serve under Him and over the local church to shepherd the flock (Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Peter 5:1-4). Qualifications for these men are given in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.

We believe that Scripture has set a secondary group of men, called deacons, to serve alongside the shepherds to help meet the physical needs of the congregation (Acts 6:1-6). Qualifications for deacons are listed in 1 Timothy 3:8-13.

We believe in the ordinance of baptism, as commanded by Christ for all believers as a mark of their discipleship (Matthew 28:18-20). Baptism is an initiatory washing of water, symbolic of our identification with the Lord Jesus Christ in His death, burial and resurrection (Romans 6:3-4).

We believe the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper is to be observed by the local assembly on a regular basis (Luke 22:14-20; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34). The Lord’s Supper is a remembrance and proclamation of Christ’s sacrificial death.

We believe in the daily need for believers to meet together for worship, for instruction in the Word of God, for fellowship and prayer (Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:24-25).

We believe that each member of the body of Christ has been given a specific function or purpose, which is for the benefit of the whole body (1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4:7-12). We believe that in the proper exercise of these gifts, the church will be brought to maturity and equipped for service.