Extended Hand Church Jamisontown (Penrith South)
07 September 2010
Restoration and Healing

We Believe


 

We believe that the Bible is God's Word. It is accurate, authoritative and applicable to our every day lives. It is the final authority in matters of faith and practice. It not only contains the Word of God it is the word of God.

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.

We believe that sin separated man from God and His purpose for our lives. Man was created in the image and likeness of God but fell by voluntary transgression.

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, died on the cross in our place, and rose again to prove His victory and empower us for life.

We believe that in order to receive salvation, 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 in Water Baptism by single immersion and is enjoined to all who have believed and received Jesus as Saviour.

We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit evidenced by speaking in a heavenly language known as tongues. This is separate and distinct act.  The Holy Spirit enables us to use spiritual gifts.

We believe that the evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit will be shown through the evidence of the Fruit of the Spirit as seen in Galatians 5:22-23

We believe that God has individually equipped us so that we can successfully achieve His purpose for our lives which is to worship God, fulfil our role in the Church and serve the community in which we live.

We believe in Divine healing in accordance with Scriptures. That God wants to heal, restore and transform us and that He enables Divine healing this includes physical, emotional and complete wholeness. The Bible declares "we were healed by Jesus' stripes" - 1 Peter 2:24

We believe that our eternal destination of either Heaven or hell is determined by our response to the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe The church is the Body of Christ with divine appointments for the fulfillment of the great commission. Each believer is a member of that body.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised.

We believe in the present day operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

We believe in sign and wonders and miracles following believers.

We believe in the Lord's Supper, (communion), consisting of the elements of bread and fruit of the vine as memorial to the finished work of our Lord Jesus as He requested.

We Believe that Holiness is God's standard of living for His people

 

The battle is already won