Living
Word Community Church
Living Word Community Church was established by Pastor Stan McGehee
Sr. Through the years, Bible-based preaching and teaching has
been the foundation of the church. Today, Living Word Community
Church adheres to the historic doctrines of the "Protestant
Reformation.” The Word of God is central in our worship
through song, the sacraments, scripture reading, and the proclamation
of the Gospel.
Our Purpose is to glorify and enjoy our Sovereign
God by:
• worshipping Him in spirit and truth.proclaiming the saving
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• equipping the saints for maturity and genuine discipleship
through the faithful teaching of His Word
• ministering to His church and the world He created
• seeking
to honor Him with our whole being in all that we do and say.
• depending solely on His grace and empowerment to fulfill
His calling in every sphere of life.
• encouraging and strengthening one another in the body
of Christ.
• bringing our children up in the training and instruction
of the Lord.
A
Brief Statement of Faith
We Believe ...
• that the holy Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments,
are divinely inspired and without error in the original autographs.
The Bible is the supreme standard and final authority in all matters
of faith and life.
• that the one, living, eternal, sovereign and true God,
is infinite in being, glory, and perfection; all sufficient, unchangeable,
incomprehensible, every where present, knowing all things, most
wise, most holy, most just, most merciful, and gracious, long-suffering,
and abundant in goodness and truth. God eternally exists in three
persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• that human beings are made in the image of God to reflect
back to Him glory and praise. However, because of the fall, that
glorious image has been defaced. All people are conceived in sin
and brought forth in iniquity. Therefore, humanity is justly deserving
of the wrath of God and ultimate condemnation. Excluding divine
intervention, man neither desires nor seeks to be rescued.
• that salvation was accomplished for the elect only through
the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ in His death, burial,
and bodily resurrection. It is impossible for human beings to
atone for their own sins; either through self-improvement or good
works. Salvation is bestowed by grace alone, through faith alone,
in Christ alone. Consequently, the elect are preserved and cannot
be lost.
• that the appropriate response to the proclamation of this
salvation in the Gospel is for human beings to repent of their
sins, renounce self-sufficiency, and rely solely upon the Lord
Jesus Christ for salvation.
• that the recipients of this salvation are called to a
life of grateful obedience in which they should always seek to
glorify God and enjoy Him forever through the power of the indwelling
presence of the Holy Spirit.
• that our Lord Jesus Christ will return to establish the
new heaven and new earth, execute the final judgment of the wicked,
and accomplish the final glorification of His saints.
While many Christians believe the Holy Spirit has
only worked in the church of our day and age, we affirm the ecumenical
creeds and the historic confessions of the Reformation such as
the West Minster Confession, the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg
Catechism, and the Canons of Dort. Generally
speaking, such documents provide a more complete declaration of
our faith.
Links to the Confessions
Heidelberg Catechism:
http://www.reformed.org/documents/heidelberg.html
Westminster Confession of Faith:
http://www.gty.org/~phil/creeds/wcf.htm
Belgic Confession:
http://www.reformed.org/documents/BelgicConfession.html
Canons of Dort:
http://www.gty.org/~phil/creeds/dort.htm
