Beliefs

God is one.

He is revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  The mystery surrounding the nature of God is this:   The mighty, awesome God of all the universe literally, fully became a human being.  Apostle Paul said this was a great mystery, even to him (1 Timothy 3:16).

God’s Plan of Salvation is Jesus.

Jesus’ birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension and intercession comprise His Finished Work.  This is the Gospel or Good News through which God has phenomenally provided for our every need (2 Peter 1:3, 4).

There is an initial, appropriate response to the Gospel.

Humankind should respond to the Gospel by turning from whatever we have trusted in and turning to Jesus, hence dying to our old way of life.  We should bury that old way of life in water baptism and be filled with His Life, the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38;Hebrews 6:1, 2).

LifePoint is passionate about being a Vintage church.

Instead of a Traditional or Contemporary church, LifePoint is passionate about being a Vintage church.  To do so, we must mirror the church Jesus established in the first century.  Being two-thousand-years removed from that first church, who today really understands the Word?  It is difficult to know.  However, we do know that right after Jesus’ resurrection, the eleven remaining Apostles were helped to understand the Word, especially regarding the death and resurrection of Jesus (Luke 24:45).  Because of this, LifePoint is committed to synchronizing what we teach with what the Apostles taught, including how they practically applied the deep truths revealed to them, as recorded in the historical Book of Acts.  In so doing, we will reflect that church.  In so doing, we will be a part of that church.

LifePoint is passionate about being a Relevant church.

As passionate as we are about being Vintage, we are equally as passionate about being Relevant.  We are bridge builders to many cultures.  We seek to relate to all people, everywhere so that we may clearly, in an understandable way, communicate the amazing message of Jesus!  As a missionary to a far away land tries to understand the culture of the people he or she serves, so we are students of the ever-changing culture of the people we serve.  We seek to relate to the Unchurched and Dechurched.  In so doing, we sometimes are misunderstood by others.  

God’s plan is holistic, to heal the whole person.

Through the Finished Work of Jesus, God has provided for our healing – spirit, soul and body (Isaiah 53:4, 5; 1 Peter 2:24).  He has even provided for our material, financial well-being, too (Mark 10:29, 30; 2 Corinthians 8:9).

A lifestyle of humility and obedience to God’s Word is vital.

To access all God has provided, to be in His will and available at His bidding, we must walk in humility and obedience to His Word.  While we trust in His Finished Work as the source of our salvation, we should be learning more and more how to please our gracious God in our everyday lives.  As Eugene Peterson put it, we believe in “a long obedience in the same direction.”  As we do this, our lives are transformed.

OnRamp

We offer an orientation to LifePoint called  OnRamp, in which we cover our beliefs and our philosophy of ministry in depth. Contact us for the next date, time and location of OnRamp so you too can get on the LifePoint freeway!