What We Believe
Jesus is good news.
The whole Christian faith stands or falls on one event: Jesus, the Son of God, lived the life we couldn't live, died the death we deserved, and rose again to make us new.
That's the gospel. Not a list of rules. Not a self-improvement plan. A rescue.
We believe every person — including you — was made by God, separated from God by our own sin, and loved by God so deeply that He sent His Son to bring us home. When we trust Jesus, we're forgiven, made new, and welcomed into God's family forever.
This is the message that started our church. It's the message we preach every Sunday. It's the only reason we exist.
What flows from the Gospel
Three convictions hold our community together. They come straight from the heart of who Jesus is and what He's doing in the world.
Rooted in Jesus
We anchor our lives in who God is and what He has spoken.
Before we are anything else, we are people who belong to Jesus. That changes how we think about God, ourselves, and everything in between.
One God in Three Persons
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father sent the Son. The Son willingly laid down His life and rose again. The Spirit fills and empowers everyone who trusts Jesus. Three Persons, one God, perfect in love.
The Bible is God's Word
We believe the Bible is fully inspired by God, without error in its original writings, and the final authority for our faith and our lives. We don't add to it, edit it, or set it aside when it's uncomfortable. We read it, trust it, and let it shape us.
Made in God's Image, in Need of Rescue
We believe every person is made in God's image, which means every life carries inherent dignity and worth. We also believe every person has rebelled against God and needs to be rescued. The good news is that Jesus came to do exactly that.
To be rooted in Jesus means we don't drift. When the culture shifts, when life falls apart, when our feelings tell us otherwise — we hold onto Him. He is the vine. We are the branches. Apart from Him, we can do nothing.
Cultivated in Community
We grow as followers of Jesus together, not alone.
The Christian life was never meant to be lived solo. From Genesis to Revelation, God forms a people — a family marked by His love, His Spirit, and His mission.
Salvation Is a Free Gift
We believe salvation is not earned through good behavior, religious effort, or family heritage — it's received by grace through faith in Jesus. The moment you trust Him, you're forgiven, made righteous in God's sight, and given new life that lasts forever.
The Church Is God's Family on Earth
We believe the Church is a community of forgiven sinners learning to follow Jesus together. We're led by qualified elders and committed to the truth that every believer has direct access to God and a role to play in His mission.
Two Ordinances Given by Jesus
Jesus gave His church two ordinances we practice together:
- Baptism — When someone trusts Jesus, we baptize them by immersion as a public picture of dying with Christ and rising to new life.
- The Lord's Supper — Every Sunday, we take the bread and the cup together. It isn't a symbol we tolerate; it's the table where Christ Himself meets us by His Spirit, reminds us of His death, and feeds us for the week ahead.
To be cultivated in community means we don't grow on our own. We need each other. We're better together. And we believe the local church — your local church — is the most important community you'll ever belong to.
Reaching the World
We exist for the people who aren't here yet.
A church that exists only for itself isn't really a church — it's a club. Jesus didn't die so we could gather privately and feel good. He died so the world could be made new, and He's invited us into that work.
The Great Commission
We believe Jesus has commissioned His church to make disciples — across the street and across the globe. That means sharing the good news with our neighbors, our coworkers, our families. It means living lives that reflect Jesus, not just at church but everywhere.
The Flourishing of Our City
We believe we're called to seek the good of Spokane — caring for the poor, loving mercy, and showing the love of Christ in tangible ways. The gospel is words. It's also actions. It's both.
Jesus Is Coming Back
We believe Jesus will return — and when He does, He'll judge the living and the dead, raise His people to eternal life, and renew all of creation. There will be no more death. No more grief. No more pain. God Himself will dwell with His people forever.
This hope isn't escapism. It's fuel. Because we know how the story ends, we can give ourselves fully to the work in front of us — knowing every prayer prayed, every neighbor loved, every gospel conversation, every act of service matters.
To reach the world means we don't keep this to ourselves. We can't. The good news is too good.
Want to go deeper?
What you've just read is the foundation — the beliefs we share with the historic, global Church. Within that foundation, every church has its own convictions about how to do ministry. If you want to know what makes Lilac City Lilac City, read more here.
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