Bible Verses

Our Belief

What This Means to Us

Acts 1:4-5

We believe in the Triune God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

There are no other gods but The God, often referred to as "The Trinity" or one God who exists eternally as three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Psalms 1:1-2

The entire Bible is God-breathed, eternal and infallible.

We humble ourselves before God’s Word, which is the primary way the Holy Spirit convicts, enlightens and empowers followers of Jesus today.

John 3:16-17

Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

He is truly God and truly man. The Bible is clear: God sent His Son into the world to save the world, not condemn it. The Holy Spirit is working to bring people into a saving relationship with the Father through the Son.

James 4:10

God alone is worthy of all our praise.

We ask God to forgive us our arrogance and pride as we seek to honor God in all we think, say and do.

1 John 3:16-18

We were created to love and serve God.

Our first responsibility is to have a personal, loving relationship with the Heavenly Father. Through this relationship God’s Spirit empowers us to love others as ourselves.

Jonah 2:9

We are saved by God’s grace alone, acknowledging that all are sinners.

We cannot save ourselves. We are by nature sinful and unclean. We receive God's free gift of salvation through faith alone in Jesus, not by what we have done, but by His amazing grace. We praise God that He gave Jesus to pay the ultimate price for our sins so that we might live, forgiven and set free!

James 2:14-17

We believe that faith without works is dead.

Our faith is visible in our daily lives, and we seek to serve Him using the unique gifts God has given to each of us.

Matthew 5:16

Whoever wants to be great must be a servant to all.

Jesus tells us that as we serve the hurting, often forgotten, people in this world, we are actually serving and glorifying God. We seek to serve as Jesus came to serve.

Romans 12:1-2

We are in the world but not of the world.

As our relationship with God grows, through the power of the Holy Spirit we are changed to be less like the world and more like Jesus.

1 Peter 2:4-5

The Church is the Lord’s

The Church is made up of living stones, that is, followers of Jesus in every time and place. LOC is a very small part of God’s Church. We ask the Holy Spirit’s wisdom to discern the work God has for us.