Pastor Mickey

We believe that the Bible is God’s Word. It is accurate, authoritative, and applicable to our everyday lives. ( II Timothy 3:15-17) We believe in one eternal God who is the Creator of all things. He exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is totally loving and completely holy. (I John 5:7; John 1:14; Luke 1:26-38) We believe that sin has separated each of us from God and his purpose for our lives. (Romans 5:12-21) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, as both God and man, is the only one who can reconcile us to God. He lived a sinless and exemplary life. He died on the cross in our place and rose again; to prove His Victory and empower us for life. (Ephesians 2:8; Romans 10:8-10; Psalm 103:1-3) We believe that in order to receive forgiveness and the “new birth” we must: repent of our sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and submit to His will for our lives. We believe God intends for us to live holy and fruitful lives; therefore we need to ...

To the Christian, the cross is a symbol of great victory and freedom! What a paradox, that we would find joy in an instrument of death. What could be fascinating about electric chairs, guillotines or a hangman’s noose? But in dealing with mankind, our God specializes in using the weak things of this world to confound the strong- 1 Corinthians 1:26 “Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise ; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 So that no one may boast before Him.” Other examples of paradoxical thinking in the scripture are as follows: `The first shall be last‘ - `To be great, you must be a servant‘ - `Bless those who persecute you‘ - ...