God loves you and so do we!
Salvation is God's to give through grace (undeserved favor).
The mission of Christian Church of Mountain Home is to restore lives through Jesus. Our vision is for people to see Jesus, meet Jesus, and then be Jesus in their everyday life. Our core values (listed below) reflect the character of God in the Bible and we regard the Bible alone as the divinely inspired and ultimately authoritative revelation of divine truth.
1) Grace - We are Jesus people.
2) Truth - We are Bible people.
3) Service - We are helping people.
4) Community - We are people people!
We are associated with a heritage of churches (traditionally known as the restoration movement) who emphasize union in biblical truth and seek to restore the spirit of the apostolic church as modeled and taught in the New Testament.
Because we see value in articulating a summary of what we believe Scripture teaches, as a local congregation under Christ's headship and in partnership with the Holy Spirit and all churches who faithfully worship in the name of Jesus, the leadership of CCMH set forth the following statement of core beliefs which forms the unchanging basis for our life together as a community of believers seeking completeness in Christ Jesus.
Because we see value in articulating a summary of what we believe Scripture teaches, as a local congregation under Christ's headship and in partnership with the Holy Spirit and all churches who faithfully worship in the name of Jesus, the leadership of CCMH set forth the following statement of core beliefs which forms the unchanging basis for our life together as a community of believers seeking completeness in Christ Jesus.
The Bible:
We believe God has revealed His nature, character, and will in the Bible, which is in its entirety the uniquely inspired written Word of God, infallible and without error in all that it affirms, and which is, therefore, the final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:20-21; Jn 10:35; Acts 2:42; Eph 3:2-6; 1 Thess 2:13; Deut 17:18-20; Josh 1:8-9; Neh 8; Ps 19:7-11; 119
2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:20-21; Jn 10:35; Acts 2:42; Eph 3:2-6; 1 Thess 2:13; Deut 17:18-20; Josh 1:8-9; Neh 8; Ps 19:7-11; 119
God:
We believe in the one true Almighty God, holy, eternal, immortal, unchanging, and self-sufficient, Who eternally exists in three co-equal persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is perfect in goodness, wisdom, power, and love, knowing all things past, present, and future. God created all things visible and invisible; His sovereign plan of redemption was set in place before the foundation of the world, and He will bring it to completion.
Deut 6:4; Isaiah 40, 44; Gen 1:1-2; Exod 3:14; 34:6-7; Jas 1:17; Matt 28:19-20; 2 Cor 13:14; 1 Tim 6:16-17; Eph. 1:3-14
Deut 6:4; Isaiah 40, 44; Gen 1:1-2; Exod 3:14; 34:6-7; Jas 1:17; Matt 28:19-20; 2 Cor 13:14; 1 Tim 6:16-17; Eph. 1:3-14
Humanity:
We believe God creates all human beings in His image, male and female, and therefore all people have intrinsic value and purpose (from womb to tomb). Adam and Eve together disobeyed God and so incurred divine judgment unto death. All likewise sin and fall short of God's glory, and are thereby alienated from God, in bondage to sin, and under the condemnation of God's righteous wrath.
Gen 1-3; 9:6; Ps 8; 139; Jn 8:34; Rom 1:18-32; 3:9-20, 23; 5:12; 7:14-24; Eph 2:1-3; Col 1:21; Titus 3:3
Gen 1-3; 9:6; Ps 8; 139; Jn 8:34; Rom 1:18-32; 3:9-20, 23; 5:12; 7:14-24; Eph 2:1-3; Col 1:21; Titus 3:3
Jesus:
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son and living Word, our Savior and Lord, in Whom the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form. He was born of a virgin, becoming fully human in all ways yet was without sin, and established God's kingdom on earth. He died in our place as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins, bearing divine judgment and so reconciling to God all who trust in Him. He was bodily resurrected in victory over Satan and death, and He ascended to the Father's right hand where He currently reigns and intercedes for His people.
Matt 1:18-25; 4:23; Mk 1:14-15; Lk 2:1-21; Jn 1:1-18; Rom 3:21-26; 5:1-11; 8:1-4, 31-39; 2 Cor 5:18-21; Phil 2:1-11; Col 1:15-20; 2:9-15; Titus 3:4-7; Heb 1:1-4; 2:14-15; 9:11-28; 1 Pet 2:21-25; 3:18-22; 1 Jn 1:9-2:2; 3:8; 4:9-10; Rev 5:1-14; 12:1-12
Matt 1:18-25; 4:23; Mk 1:14-15; Lk 2:1-21; Jn 1:1-18; Rom 3:21-26; 5:1-11; 8:1-4, 31-39; 2 Cor 5:18-21; Phil 2:1-11; Col 1:15-20; 2:9-15; Titus 3:4-7; Heb 1:1-4; 2:14-15; 9:11-28; 1 Pet 2:21-25; 3:18-22; 1 Jn 1:9-2:2; 3:8; 4:9-10; Rev 5:1-14; 12:1-12
Salvation:
We believe salvation can be found only in Christ and is offered to all by grace through faith—a living faith that is demonstrated through repentance, confession, baptism, and a life of loyal obedience to Jesus as King. We believe Christ will visibly return to restore creation and judge the living and the dead, welcoming believers into God's eternal blessing and shutting out from God's presence once and for all those who have rejected the gospel.
Jn 14:6; Acts 4:12; 2:38; Eph 2:8-10; Rom 10:9; Lk 9:23-26; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor 4:5; 1 Thess 4:13-18; 2 Thess 1:5-12; Rev 20
Jn 14:6; Acts 4:12; 2:38; Eph 2:8-10; Rom 10:9; Lk 9:23-26; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor 4:5; 1 Thess 4:13-18; 2 Thess 1:5-12; Rev 20
The Holy Spirit:
We believe in the Holy Spirit, Who is fully divine and personally present in the church and in the world perfecting the work of Father and Son. The Holy Spirit draws unbelievers to Christ through conviction of sin and illuminating the power of the gospel. The Holy Spirit indwells believers to seal, assure, transform, guide, gift, and empower them for discipleship and service in God's kingdom.
Mt 28:19; Acts 5:3-4; 1 Cor 2:11-12; Heb 9:14; Gal 4:4-6; 5:16-25; Jn 16:8-11; 2 Cor 3:12-18; Eph 1:13; 1 Cor 12; Rom 8
Mt 28:19; Acts 5:3-4; 1 Cor 2:11-12; Heb 9:14; Gal 4:4-6; 5:16-25; Jn 16:8-11; 2 Cor 3:12-18; Eph 1:13; 1 Cor 12; Rom 8
The Church:
We believe the church is a community of Christ's disciples comprised of all those across time and beyond denominational distinction who have joined God's covenant family through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. The one, holy, apostolic, global church is the bride and body of Christ over which He rules as head, the temple of the Holy Spirit, and the visible manifestation of God's invisible kingdom. The church gathers in love to worship God through preaching, song, giving, baptism, and the Lord's Supper, and goes into all the world to embody and proclaim the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ.
Mt 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 2:38-47; Rev 7:9-17; Eph 5:22-33; Rom 12:3-8; 1 Cor 3:16; 11:17-34; Eph 3:9-11; Col 3:11-17; 4:2-6
Mt 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 2:38-47; Rev 7:9-17; Eph 5:22-33; Rom 12:3-8; 1 Cor 3:16; 11:17-34; Eph 3:9-11; Col 3:11-17; 4:2-6
MORE ON OUR MISSION:
"Restoring Identities"
What does that mean? It means everyone was created by God in order to worship God. We broke that identity with our sin. Through Jesus' sinless sacrifice on the cross, we can be restored to a right standing with God by grace...not by our own works. When you identify as a follower of Jesus, it replaces and surpasses all other ways in which we identify ourselves.
MORE ON OUR VISION:
"To see, meet, and be Jesus."
See - We want all people regardless of background to see Jesus as God's chosen gift to bring the world back to Him in love.
Meet - We strive to bring Jesus to others. We do this in our families, in our church body, community, and the world at large in order to fulfill the great commission. We don't just want to bring people to Church, we want to bring the Church to people.
Be - We are to think, speak, and live like Jesus. If it matters to Him, it matters to us. We are to love like Jesus. When we do this, it will start the whole process over again of helping people "See Jesus."
We will accomplish this by fulfilling the greatest commands of loving God and loving others as we do ourselves (Matthew 22:36-40).
MORE ON OUR VALUES:
1) Grace - We are Jesus people. We lead with generosity. Grace is underserved favor. Grace is an unearned gift. Jesus is the ultimate gift sent to the world to show God's love.
2) Truth - We are Bible people. The Bible tells the "Good News" of God through Jesus. Truth is foundational to loving others well.
3) Service - We are helping people. Actions speak louder than words so we live the love of God. Faith in God is dead without action to those around us.
4) Community - We are people people! Introverts and extroverts alike are called to be united in this Kingdom which is above all other realms of power. We are ambassadors of this Kingdom and we are better together.