The Bible

We believe that the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is supernaturally inspired, so that it is inerrant in the original manuscripts and preserved by God in is verbal and plenary inspiration, so that it is a divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life.
(Matthew 5:18; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21)

God

We believe in one God that eternally exists and reveals Himself in three persons-Father, Son, Holy Spirit-having each the same nature, attributes and perfections, worthy of the same worship and confidence.
(Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; John 1:1-2,14,10:30,14:15-17; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 8:6;2 Corinthians 13:14)

We believe in God as absolute and sole Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and that creation was by divine command, from nothing and no through an evolutionary process
(John 1:3,10; Acts 17:24-25; Genesis 1:1)

We believe that God, by His sovereign choice and out of love for men, sent Christ into the world to save sinners.
(John 3:16; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 John 4;14)

Salvation

We believe that salvation is a gift of God and is received by man through personal faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for sin.  We believe that man is justified by grace through faith apart from works and that all true believers, once saved, are kept secure in Christ forever.
(Acts 13:38-39; Romans 4:5, 6:23, 8:1, 38-39; )

The Second Coming

We believe in the personal, premillennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, of the believer to everlasting glory and the unbeliever to judgment and
everlasting conscious punishment.
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; Titus 2:11-13; John 14:1-6; Matthew 25:46; Revelation 20:11-15; 2 Peter 3:10)

Why are you here? 

It is not about you.  To discover your purpose in life you must turn to God’s word, not the world’s wisdom.  You must build your life on eternal truths, not pop psychology, success-motivation, or inspirational stories.  The Bible says, “It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for.  Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.  Ephesians 1:11(Msg)

You are not an accident.  Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it.  You are alive because God wanted to create you!  I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born. Isaiah 44:2 (cev)

This life is not all there is.  Life on earth is just the dress rehearsal before the real production. You will spend far more time on the other side of death—in eternity— than you will here. At most, you will live a hundred years on earth, but you will spend forever in eternity. You were made to last forever. While life on earth offers many choices, eternity offers only two: heaven or hell. Your relationship to God on earth will determine your relationship to him in eternity. If you learn to love and trust God’s Son, Jesus, you will be invited to spend the rest of eternity with him. On the other hand, if you reject his love, forgiveness, and salvation, you will spend eternity apart from God forever.

It’s all for him.  The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God.  It is the reason for everything that exists, including you. God made it all for his glory. Without God’s glory, there would be nothing. We can bring glory to God by worshiping him, by loving others, by becoming like Christ, by serving others ,and by telling others about him. Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else. Will you live  for your own goals, comfort and pleasure or will you live the rest of your life for God’s glory, knowing that he has promised eternal rewards?

           * taken from the book, The purpose driven life

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Emmanuel Baptist Church
829 E. North Street
Piggott AR 72454
870-598-5128

Pastor: Kevin Murray
kevin@eblovesyou.com