What We Believe
What We Believe at Desert Springs Church
Our statement of what we believe guides our community of believers at Desert Springs Church. Learn about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and our purpose as Christians.
- ... the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, complete, authoritative Word of God.
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Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32 | Joshua 1:8 | Psalm 12:6-7, 119:89 | Proverbs 30:5,6 | Matthew 4:4, 24:35 | John 16:13-14 | 2 Timothy 3:15-17 | 2 Peter 1:19-21 | Revelation 22:18-19
- ... there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son and the Holy Spirit.
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Genesis 1:26, 3:22 | Exodus 3:14 | Deuteronomy 6:4 | Psalm 110:1 | Proverbs 8:22-31 | Isaiah 6:8, 45:21-22, 46:9, 48:16 | Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19 | Luke 3:21-22 | John 1:21-24, 20:28-31 | Romans 3:30 | 2 Corinthians 13:14 | 1 Peter 1:2 | Revelation 1:8
- ... in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
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John 1:1-15, 3:16-17, 14:3 | Colossians 1:13-19, 2:9 | 1 Timothy 2:5 | Hebrews 1:1-3 | Acts 1:11, 2:33 | Revelation 12:5
- ... for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
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John 3:3-10, 10:1 | Acts 2:38-39, 4:12 | Romans 3:23, 5:6-8, 8:9, 10:8-10 | Titus 3:5 | 1 Peter 1:23
- ... salvation is by God's grace alone, found only through faith in Jesus Christ.
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John 14:6 | Acts 4:12 | Romans 3:21-24, 5:1-2 | Galatians 2:16-21 | Ephesians 1:7, 2:4-9 | 1 Timothy 2:5-6 | Titus 2:11, 3:4-7
- ... in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
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Acts 2:17, 19:2-6 | Romans 8:2-6 | Galatians 5:16 | Ephesians 5:18
- ... in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
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Matthew 7:13-14 | Hebrews 9:27 | 2 Peter 2:9 | Revelation 20:11-15
- ... in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Psalm 133:1-3 | 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 | Ephesians 4:2-3
- ... in the God-given practices of the Church including the regular observing of Communion, water baptism as an outward sign of an inward life-commitment, and Biblical marriage between one man and one woman.
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Communion: Matthew 26:27-28 | Luke 22:19-20 | 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 11:23-26
Baptism: Acts 2:41, 8:12, 19:2-6 | Romans 6:3-5
Marriage: Genesis 2:24 | Matthew 19:5-6 | Mark 12:25 | Ephesians 5:31-33
Purpose & Values
We’re together to Know, Grow & Go with Jesus!
- 1) The thumbprint of our church is to be love.
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"We love, because He first loved us." 1 John 4:19
- 2) The forefinger is for outreach, pointing to Jesus.
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"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
- 3) The middle, tall finger is for excellence.
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"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." Colossians 3:23
- 4) The ring finger of relationship is for being real.
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"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17
- 5) The pinky finger is for having a little fun.
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"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10
