Beholding
At Calvary Baptist Church, we seek to orient our worship gatherings, our relationships, and our personal desires and conduct around the gospel of Jesus Christ.
What is the gospel? The gospel is the announcement that while every human being, without exception, has sinned and fallen short of God’s glory, out of love for us, God sent His only son, Jesus, to experience the broken world, in the weakness of full humanity to be tempted like we are, to live a perfectly obedient life and die a sacrificial death on the cross. He did this in order to forgive our sins and make us right with God. Jesus then rose from the dead to conquer the death our sin deserves and secure for us eternal life reconciled to the Father through Him. This is good news because now, thanks to Jesus, we can be forgiven and free and assured of our own resurrection to come when Christ comes a second time to completely establish His kingdom on earth.
The Apostle Paul summarizes the gospel and its importance this way: “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3-4).
And because the good news is true news, if you claim God’s forgiveness by repenting of your sin, confessing that Jesus is Lord, and believing that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
What is the gospel? The gospel is the announcement that while every human being, without exception, has sinned and fallen short of God’s glory, out of love for us, God sent His only son, Jesus, to experience the broken world, in the weakness of full humanity to be tempted like we are, to live a perfectly obedient life and die a sacrificial death on the cross. He did this in order to forgive our sins and make us right with God. Jesus then rose from the dead to conquer the death our sin deserves and secure for us eternal life reconciled to the Father through Him. This is good news because now, thanks to Jesus, we can be forgiven and free and assured of our own resurrection to come when Christ comes a second time to completely establish His kingdom on earth.
The Apostle Paul summarizes the gospel and its importance this way: “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3-4).
And because the good news is true news, if you claim God’s forgiveness by repenting of your sin, confessing that Jesus is Lord, and believing that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Becoming
Because the gospel is true and the Spirit of God is dwells in the believers that make up the Church, real and lasting change is possible! We are becoming more like Jesus moment by moment and season by season until He takes us home.
Until that day, we are motivated by the vision God has given us in the Scriptures for all followers of Jesus:
Until that day, we are motivated by the vision God has given us in the Scriptures for all followers of Jesus:
- Servant Of The King – Uncompromising and total submission to the Lord’s word and mission.
- Student Of The Master – Hungry to imitate Jesus’ example, in all of life, and helping others do likewise.
- Neighbor To The Hurting – Eyes open to brokenness with active love and compassion for others.
- Messenger To The Hopeful – Gives compelling witness to God’s work in his or her life and is connecting the hopeful with the hope of Christ.