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We Believe...
The Bible to be the only inspired, infallible, and
authoritative Word of God.
(John 16:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 Thessalonians 2:13)
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There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matthew 28:18; Luke 3:22; John 14:16)
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In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ,
(John 1:1; John 1:14; John 20:28-29; Philippians 2:6-11; Isaiah 9:6; Colossians 2:9)
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His virgin birth,
(Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:34-35; Isaiah 7:14)
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His sinless life,
(2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26-27; 1 John 3:5; 1 Peter 2:22)
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His miracles,
(Matthew 4:23; Luke 6:17-19; John 3:2)
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His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood,
(Colossians 1:14; Colossians 1:20; Romans 5:8-9; Ephesians 1:7)
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His bodily resurrection,
(1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Luke 24:4-7; Luke 24:36-48; Revelation 1:17-18)
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His ascension to the right hand of the Father,
(Acts 2:23; Acts 5:30-31; 1 Peter 3:22)
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His personal return in power and in glory,
(Acts 1:11; Philippians 2:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; John 14:1-3)
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That justification by faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ and regeneration by the Holy Spirit are absolutely essential for the salvation of lost and sinful man.
(Romans 3:24-25; John 3:3-7; 1 John 5:11-13; Ephesians 2:1-16; Revelation 5:9; Acts 4:23; 1 Corinthians 6:11)
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That the prime agency for the work of God's Kingdom is the local church functioning under the sovereignty of our Lord Jesus Christ. To the church have been entrusted the ordinances of Believer's Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
(Acts 2:41-47; Acts 16:4-5; Matthew 16:18; Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 1:22-23; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
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In the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, which includes: His indwelling whereby the Christian is enabled to live a godly life; His supernatural gifting and empowering of the church for its work, life and worship.
(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 2:1-4; Acts 10:44-46; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 14; Romans 8:13)
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In the return of Jesus Christ, to consummate His Kingdom in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved unto the resurrection of life, and those who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
(John 5:28-29; Mark 14:62; 2 Thessalonians 1:2-10; Revelation 1:5-7; Revelation 20:4-5; Revelation 20:11-12)
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In the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
(John 17:11; John 17:21-23; Romans 12:4-5; Ephesians 4:11-16)
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We Value...
— That He is here with
us. He is present. He is personal. He is active in our lives
and He is in charge of our church. We firmly believe that His
Word (the Bible) is real and relevant to our lives. We believe
that Jesus is as present with us as He was with His disciples
throughout the pages of the New Testament; thus, we believe He
still heals, He still delivers, and He still speaks!
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— We define worship as a
"passionate, free, affectionate love response to God's
passionate, free, affectionate love towards us." Our style of
worship embodies all of this.
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Luke
19:10 tells us that Jesus came to seek and to save that
which is lost. We need to be out there among the lost,
actively seeking to bring them the message of Jesus. We long
for His presence (His nowness) to be among us. This, we feel,
will have a dramatic influence on the lost. He said, "When I
am lifted up, I will draw all men unto Me."
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— The local church is to
function as a family (see
Acts 2:42-47). We should be constantly looking out for one
another, and seeking to meet each others' needs in any way we
can. We see true Christian community as loving our neighbor as
ourselves. The word neighbor is all inclusive—from our family
and friends to those trapped in lifestyles of addictions. We
long to see the transforming power of Jesus reach out to ALL
HUMANITY (see
Luke 5:30).
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— In
Matthew
28:18-20, Jesus told us what the goal of all this was: "to
make disciples." It is our hope that those who are more mature
in the Lord will reach out to those who are new-borns and
seekers. If we all pour ourselves into a few people, we could
one day, "turn the world upside down." (Acts
17:6) This is how Jesus did it!
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This is a very brief and general overview
of who we are and what we believe. We feel that we are in
desperate need of both the teaching of the Scripture and the
power of God if we are really going to make a difference in
Madison. We also see no substitute for unconditional love and
acceptance for all who enter the doors of Mad City Church.
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