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In New Testament times, the church often met in homes:
Rom 16:3-5 "Greet Priscilla and Aquila... Greet also the church in their house."
Col 4:15 "Give my greetings to…Nympha and the church in her house."
Phil 1:1-2 "Paul to Philemon and to the church that meets in your home."
While we are able to do so, we are taking advantage of all the many benefits of meeting in a local home. In one sense we are a brand new Church as we serve Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. Yet in another sense, we stand in a long line of churches that affirm the trustworthiness of the Bible and its message of hope in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We are committed to holding together two things that are often viewed as separate: a commitment to sound, healthy teaching and a passionate pursuit of the presence of God. We would describe ourselves as Catholic, Evangelical, Reformed and Charismatic.
The first word Catholic needs some explanation. Used in its historic sense the word “catholic” simply means “universal” and means that we accept the creeds of the church that Christians throughout the centuries have embraced. These creeds are historic statements of faith which affirm the full humanity and Deity of Jesus Christ, the Holy Trinity, and the substitutionary atonement of Christ for sinners. (See the What We Teach page for further details).
Being Evangelical basically means two things: (1) we believe that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant word of God and is therefore our final authority in all matters of life and doctrine, and (2) we believe that all people are sinners and need to be saved from the wrath of God by responding to the gospel (the evangel) of Jesus Christ. With Scripture alone as our sure foundation, we affirm that justification is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone.
We are essentially Reformed in our theology. This means that we embrace and exult in the sovereignty of God over all things, and we therefore place the emphasis on the activity of God and the glory of God in the salvation of sinners.
SUNDAY SERVICE
10:30 A.M.
at
12325 N. 53rd Drive
Glendale, AZ 85304
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P. O. BOX 82518, PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85071-2518, U.S.A.
"There is no attribute of God more comforting to his children than the doctrine of Divine Sovereignty. Under the most adverse circumstances, in the most severe troubles, they believe that Sovereignty hath ordained their afflictions, that Sovereignty overrules them, and that Sovereignty will sanctify them all. There is nothing for which the children of God ought more earnestly to contend than the dominion of their Master over all creation - the kingship of God over all the works of His own hands - the throne of God, and His right to sit upon that throne. On the other hand, there is no doctrine more hated by world-lings, no truth of which they have made such a football, as the great, stupendous, but yet most certain doctrine of the Sovereignty of the infinite Jehovah. Men will allow God to be everywhere except on His throne."
The divine truth of the sufficiency of Scripture is based firmly upon the bedrock of the nature of Scripture and God's sovereign rulership over His creation. That is to say that scriptural sufficiency is not a doctrine unto itself that can be separated from the rest of revelation. It is the necessary result of sound beliefs concerning God and His purposes. To believe what the Bible teaches about God, the gospel, the church, and the Scriptures, is to believe in Scriptural sufficiency, the ability of the Bible to function as the sole infallible rule of faith for the church, its ability to equip the man of God for every good work God by His Spirit would call him to perform. Christ's Church hears in the words of Scripture the voice of her Master.
- Dr. James White - Scripture Alone, pp. 19-20
"He showed how long-suffering He is. He bore with us, and in pity He took our sins upon Himself and gave His own Son as a ransom for us – the Holy for the wicked, the Sinless for sinners, the Just for the unjust, the Incorrupt for the corrupt, the Immortal for the mortal. For was there, indeed, anything except His righteousness that could have availed to cover our sins? In whom could we, in our lawlessness and ungodliness, have been made holy, but in the Son of God alone? O sweet exchange! O unsearchable working! O benefits unhoped for! – that the wickedness of multitudes should thus be hidden in the One holy, and the holiness of One should sanctify the countless wicked!"
The quote is from The Epistle to Diognetus 9, translated by Maxwell Staniforth. This text dates from the mid to late 2nd century AD. It is an early indication that the doctrines of substitutionary atonement and double imputation were not first the product of the Protestant Reformation, but were held dear by the earliest generations of Christians. The author is unknown - he refers to himself simply as a mathetes “disciple”.
The local church is a community of regenerated believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord. In obedience to Scripture they organize under qualified leadership, gather regularly for preaching and worship, observe the biblical sacraments of baptism and communion, are unified by the Spirit, are disciplined for holiness, subject to church discipline, and scatter to fulfill the great commandment and the great commission as missionaries to the world for God's glory and their joy.
Poor as my faith in this Substitute may be, it places me at once in the position of one to whom "God imputes righteousness without works." God is willing to receive me on the footing of his perfection; if I am willing to be thus received, in the perfection of another with whom God is well pleased, the whole transaction is completed. I am justified by his blood. "As he is, so am I (even) in this world" even now, with all my imperfections and evils.
To be entitled to use another's name when my own name is worthless, to be allowed to wear another's raiment because my own is torn and filthy, to appear before God in another's person––the person of the Beloved Son––this is the summit of all blessing. The sin-bearer and I have exchanged names, robes, and persons! I am now represented by him, my own personality having disappeared. He now appears in the presence of God for me (Hebrews 9:24). All that makes him precious and dear to the Father has been transferred to me. His excellency and glory are seen as if they were mine. I receive the love and the fellowship and the glory as if I had earned them all. So entirely one am I with the sin bearer that God treats me not merely as if I had not done the evil that I have done, but as if I had done all the good which I have not done, but which my substitute has done. In one sense I am still the poor sinner, once under wrath; in another I am altogether righteous and shall be so forever because of the perfect one in whose perfection I appear before God. Nor is this a false pretense or a hollow fiction which carries no results or blessings with it. It is an exchange which has been provided by the Judge and sanctioned by law; an exchange of which any sinner upon earth may avail himself and be blest.
Excerpt from The Everlasting Righteousness by Horatius Bonar (1808 - 1889) who was a Scottish churchman and poet
A message of welcome from our mascot, George the Robot
"The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasting joy. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus”
Man was created to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
"Worthy are you, our Lord and our God to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things." (Rev 4:11) "Do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor 10:31).
Man has failed to glorify God and is under His just condemnation.
"For all have sinned..." (Rom 3:23). "The wages of sin is death..." (Rom 6:23). "These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction" (2 Thes 1:9).
Jesus fully bore the wrath and suffered the punishment sinners deserve. Not wishing that sinners perish forever, God determined to save a people for Himself in the Eternal Son who became a man and lived the life we should have lived and died the death we justly deserve. God loves sinners and sent His Son to be the wrath absorbing sacrifice for their sin. (1 John 4:10; John 6:37) He gave His life "as a ransom for many" (Mk 10:45) and "rose again" from the dead (2 Cor 5:15) on their behalf.
All who, by the grace of God, turn to Jesus in repentant submissive faith are forgiven and begin a life-changing, eternally satisfying relationship with God! "Repent and believe the gospel" (Mk 1:5). "in Your presence is fullness of joy" (Ps 16:11).
"Reformed and always being reformed by the word of God"
We are Continuationists or Charismatic (from the New Testament Greek word charismata meaning "grace gifts") believing that the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the New Testament are available to us today. We also teach that these gifts should always be informed, regulated and subservient to Scripture.
Please take your time to look through the information available on this web site. It would be our joy to see you at our service on a Sunday morning.
Whether you are new to the Phoenix area and wishing to connect with a Christian community or just looking for answers, help or hope, we would welcome the opportunity of meeting you and serving you.
If you need further information, please feel free to contact us either by phone at (623) 518-9607 or by e-mail. May God lead and guide you.
"You think that if you had a long hand you could reach the grace of God. No, but if you have a withered hand, that grace can reach you." - C.H. Spurgeon
"God's love for the world was seen in the giving of His unique Son so that all the believing ones in Him would never in any way perish but instead, have everlasting life for certain."
STUDY BIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS
Though there are a number of good study Bibles available today, the two we most recommend are:
(1) ESV Study Bible and (2) The Reformation Study Bible (ESV)
The English Standard Version of the Bible is a new, essentially literal translation that combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and readability.
Religion says, “You must impress God,” but the gospel says, “Jesus impressed God for you.” Religion says, “Perfect yourself and God will be happy.” The gospel says, "We are all imperfect people, but Christians cling to a perfect Christ who obtains the pleasure of God for them."
