Baptist
Traditional
100 or less Members
Church Profile
Service Times
Sunday Schedule:
9:30 am- Children's Sunday School & Adult Bible Study.
10:45 am- Sunday Service
12:00 pm- Fellowship
1:00 pm-2:30 pm- Kids 4 Truth Bible Club
Wednesday Schedule:
7:00 pm- Night Service
(907) 232-5477
Deacon Travis Bower
Our Mission
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Concerning the Scriptures
We believe the Holy Bible is a supernatural book, that it has God as its Author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter; that it reveals the principle by which God will judge us; and therefore is and shall remain to the end of the world, the only complete and final revelation of the will of God to man.
1. By the “Holy Bible” we mean that collection of sixty-six books from Genesis to the Revelation, and that the King James Version is the preserved Word of God in the English language. We reject the modern paraphrased versions, the modern common version and others which delete the pure meaning of redemption and do injustice to the Deity of Jesus Christ. We believe and teach that the Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
2. By “inspiration” we mean that all books of the Bible were written down by holy men of God as they were supernaturally moved by the Holy Spirit, in a definite yet inexplicable way so as to record the very words and sense of God though conveyed within their own literary styles; that such writings are free from all error and from all omission as no other writings have been or will be; that the Bible does not merely contain the Word of God, but is the very Word of God. 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Acts 1:16; 3:21; 2 Samuel 23:2; Acts 28:25; Psalm 118:89,130,160; 1 Corinthians 2:12,13; Luke 24:25-27,44,45; Psalm 12:6,7; Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter1;23-25; John 10:35; Matthew 5:18; 24:35; Luke 16:17, 29-31; 21:33; John 17:17; Proverbs 30:5,6: Romans 3:4; 15:4; Revelation 22:18,19; John 12:48; Isaiah 8:20; Ephesians 6:17, Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 19:7-11; John 5 39, 45-47; Romans 10:17.
Concerning the True God
We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, the maker and supreme ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness and worthy of all possible honor confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the three persons of the Trinity subsist in the same divine nature, essence and being. They are co-existent and co-equal and each one has a distinct office in the work of Redemption.
Ephesians 4:6; 1 Timothy 1:17; Exodus 20:2-3; Romans 11:33; John 4:24; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 1 John 5:7; 2 Corinthians 13:14.
God the Father
We believe the Scriptures teach that God the Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the events of human history according to the purposes of His grace; that He is unchangeable in holiness, love and truth; that He is Father in truth to those who are the children of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and fatherly in His attitude toward all men, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance and receive His gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.
God the Son
We believe that Scriptures teach that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity co-equal, co-essential, and co-eternal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit; that He was born into this world of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or can ever be born of woman, and that He is both perfect God and perfect man; that He lived a sinless life, honoring the divine Law by His personal obedience, yet identifying Himself completely with mankind; that He died a substitutionary death on the cross securing redemption through His shed blood for sinners; that He supernaturally rose again the third day with a glorified body, was seen of many, and ascended into the heavens to be exalted and seated at the right hand of the Father where He is the Head over His churches, the Mediator and Advocate with God the Father for all believers; and that He is supernaturally coming again to this world to reign personally and visibly over the earth. Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:35; Mark 1:11; John 1:1-3,14; Psalm 2:7; Hebrews1:8; Galatians 4:4; 1 John 5:20; 1 Corinthians 15:47 Isaiah 9:6,7; John 8:58; 10:30; 17:5; Philippians 2:5-11; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:15; 7:26; Romans 9:5; Colossians 1:15-18; Hebrews 13:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 9:24-28; Revelation 1:8; Hebrews 10:12; 1 John 2:1; Isaiah 53:6; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; John 14:3; Acts 1:11; Colossians 1:18.
God the Holy Spirit
We believe the Scriptures teach that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person, the third Person of the Trinity; co-equal, co-essential, and co-eternal, and co-active with God the Father and God the Son; that He was active in the creation of the universe; that He moved holy men of God to write the Bible; that he is the present representative of the Godhead on this earth, and in His relationship to the unbelieving world restrains evil, convincing men of sin, of righteousness, and judgment; that He bears witness to the Truth of the Gospel in preaching and testimony, and is the Agent of the new birth, regenerating those who by faith believe on the Lord Jesus Christ; that He seals, fills, guides, teaches, sanctifies, and comforts all believers, cultivating in them Christian character and bestowing upon them spiritual gifts by which they serve God in the church.
John 14:16,17,26; 15:26,27; 16:8-11,13; Acts 5:3,4,30-32; 11:16; 1 Corinthians 2:10,11; 12:4-6; Hebrews 9:14; Luke 1:35; 3:16; 24:49; Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; John 1:33; 3:5,6; Ephesians 1:13,14; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-13; Romans 8:14,16,26,27; 1 Peter 1:2.
Concerning the Unseen World
Angels
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is a vast celestial kingdom of spirit beings, in ages past created holy, glorious, and higher than man; a vast company of various ranks worshipping God, ministering to His glorious Person and to His children. Psalm 148:2,5; Colossians 1:16; Nehemiah 9:6; Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 103:20; 104:4; Daniel 9:21,22; Luke 9:26; Mark 8:38; Daniel 10:13; 12:1; Jude 9; Revelation 12:7; Psalm 80:1; 99:1; Revelation 4:6-8; Ezekiel 1:4-28; Isaiah 6:1-3; 2 Thessalonians 1:7,8; Psalms 34:7; Acts 12:7-11; 2 Kings 6:17.
The Devil
We believe the Scriptures teach that Satan, as the mighty angel Lucifer, was once holy, enjoying heavenly honors; but through pride and ambition to be at the Almighty, fell and drew after him a host of angels; that he is now the malignant “prince of the power of the air”, the unholy god of this world, that he is man’s great tempter, the enemy of the Lord Jesus Christ, the accuser of the saints, the author of all false religions, the chief power behind the present apostasy; the lord of the antichrist, and the author of all the powers of darkness; destined however to final defeat at the hands of God’s own Son, and the judgment of an eternal justice in the lake of fire, a place prepared for him and his angels. Isaiah 14: 12-15; Ezekiel 28:14-17; Revelation 12:9; Jude 6; Ephesians 2:2; 2 Peter 2:4; John 14:30; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; Matthew 4:1-3; 1 Peter 5:8; 1 John 3:8; Matthew 13:25, 37-38; Luke 22:3,4; Revelation 12:10,11; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; Mark 13:21,22; 1 John 4:3; 2 John 7; 1 John 2:22; Revelation 13:13,14; 12:7-9,20; 20:1-3,10; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-11; Matthew 25:41.
Concerning Mankind
The Creation of Man
We believe the Genesis account of creation is to be accepted literally, not allegorically or figuratively. We believe that God created the Heavens and the earth in direct act, that He brought forth all original matter out of nothing. We believe the Scriptures teach that God created man in his own image and after His own likeness; that man is notably distinct from all other forms of life, being tripartite in nature and having an everlasting soul; that man’s creation was not a matter of evolution or evolutionary change of species, or development through interminable periods of time from lower to higher forms of life. We believe that all animal and vegetable life was made directly and specially, and God’s established law is that they should bring forth only “after their own kind”. Genesis 1:1; Exodus 20:11; Acts 4:24; Colossians 1:16,17; Hebrews 11:3; John 1:3; Revelation 10:6; Romans 1:20; Acts 17: 23-26; Jeremiah 10:12; Nehemiah 9:6 Genesis 1:26,27; 2:21-23; 1:11, 24.
The Fall of Man
We believe that the Scriptures teach that man, originally created in holiness and actually associated with God in innocence under His law, did, by voluntary transgression of the Lord’s command, fall from the high and happy state in which he was created, and , as a consequence, became a sinner alienated from God and brought upon himself and all mankind just condemnation; and that he is now, by virtue of his fallen nature, utterly void of holiness, positively inclined to evil, and actually condemned to eternal ruin, with defense or excuse.
Genesis 1:1,11,25-27,31; 2:21-23; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Genesis 3:1-6,23,24; Romans 1:18,20,28,32; 3:10-19; 5:12,19; Ezekiel 18:19,20; Galatians 3:10,22; Psalm 51:6; Ephesians 2:3; Rev.21:8
Marriage and the Family
We believe the Scriptures teach that God, in His wisdom and providence, established marriage as a covenant relationship between one man and one woman, a sacred and lifelong promise; When God created the family, He formed the man out of the dust of the ground, and from a rib in Adam’s side, God created the woman to be a fitting help for him. The man and the woman were united in marriage (they became “one flesh”) for life, and from this union, the family was formed. (Genesis chapters 1 and 2) Mark 10: 6-9
Every subsequent family is based on the original model. “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) God has consistently shown that His plan for the family, was that it was to be constructed of one man (husband) – who is to be leader and provider of the home, one woman (wife) – the nurturer and keeper of the home, and possibly children. (The wife is equal to the husband, but is to submit to him in his leadership: he is to submit to the Lord, and the children to the parents.) (Ephesians chapters 5&6)
The Family was created to serve God as a team and for the purpose of reproducing (Gen. 1:28; 9:1) and training children for future service.
Therefore, a marriage consists of only one man and one woman who with mutual consent, commit to each other for life, in a ceremony before witnesses and an authorized agent of the state. This marriage “that God hath joined together”, and which forms the family is not to be dissolved until the death of the husband or the wife. Matthew 19:3-11; Romans 7
Scripture shows divorce and polygamy to be inconsistent with God’s plan for the family and is detrimental to the family. We believe that God hates divorce and intends marriage to last until one of the spouses dies. Divorce and remarriage is regarded as adultery. Although divorced and remarried person’s may hold positions of service in the church and be greatly used of God for Christian service, they may not be considered for the offices of pastor or deacon. Mal.2:14-17; Matt.19:3-12; 1 Tim.3:2,12; Titus1:6.
Marriage between relatives closer than 1st cousin is considered to be incest according to Leviticus 18.
Meadow Lakes Baptist Church does not consider a “marriage” between two members of the same gender to be a marriage, a family, or a union, nor do we recognize “Common Law Marriage” as being a biblical form of marriage.
Human Sexuality
We believe the Scriptures teach that God has clearly commanded that no sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between one man and one woman. We believe that any form of pedophile, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, cross dressing and pornography are sinful perversions of God’s Holy Word. (Any member that engages in any of these activities and refuses to repent of such actions will result in automatic dismissal from the membership of Meadow Lakes Baptist Church.) Genesis 2:24; 19:5-7,13; 26:8-11; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:26-29; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 6:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4.
Abortion
We believe the Scriptures teach that human life begins at conception and that an unborn child is a living being. Abortion constitutes the unjustified, unexcused taking of the unborn human life. Abortion is murder. Job 3:16; Psalm 51:5; 139:14-16; Isaiah 44:24; 49:1,5; Jeremiah 1:5; Luke 1:44; Exodus 21:22-25.
Civil Government
We believe that God has ordained and created all authority consisting of three basic institutions; 1) the Home; 2) the Church; 3) the State. Every person is subject to these authorities, but all (including the authorities themselves) are answerable to God and governed by His Word. God has given each institution specific Biblical responsibilities and balanced those responsibilities with the understanding that no institution has the right to infringe upon the other. The home, the Church, and the State are equal and sovereign in their respective Biblically assigned spheres of responsibility under God. Rom. 13:1-7; Eph. 5:22-24; Heb: 13:17; 1 Peter 2:13,14; Acts 5:29,
We further believe the Scriptures teach that civil government is a divine appointment, for the interest and good of human society; that all those in authority are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed, except only in the things opposed to the revealed will of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who is the only Lord of the conscience, and the coming Prince of the rulers of the earth; that civil rulers have no rights or control over, or interference with, religious matters; that no ecclesiastical group or religious denomination or organization should be preferred above another by the State; that the State should not impose taxes for the support of any form of religion, and that churches and religious organizations should receive no help from the State, except protection and full freedom in the pursuit of spiritual ends; and that the requiring of an implicit faith and absolute blind obedience destroys liberty of conscience and reason. Romans 13:1-7; 1Peter 2:13,14,17; Matthew 22:21; Titus 3:1; 1Timothy 2:1-8; Acts 5:29; Matthew 10:28; Daniel 3:15-18; 6:7,10; Acts 4:18-20; Matthew 23:10; Romans 14:4; Psalm 72:11; 2Samuel 23:3; Exodus 18:21,22; Acts 23:5; Philippians 2:10,11.
Concerning Salvation
Concerning Sin
As has been stated under “Concerning Mankind” mankind exists in a sinful, fallen, condemned state. We believe the Scriptures teach that sin is any transgression of or want of conformity to, the revealed will of God; that it has permeated the entire universe, including every realm and affecting every race and species amongst creation; that every man is born with a sin nature, and inherent inclination toward evil which results in acts of wrong-doing; that the wages of sin is death, being separated from God in this life and throughout eternity. 1John 3:4; Numbers 32:23; Matthew 7:23; 23:28; Romans 6:19; Judges 20:16; Romans 3:23; 1Samuel 15:23; Luke 19:10-14; Isaiah 53:6; Jeremiah 17:9; Genesis 3:14,18; Romans 8:22; 1:18-32; Psalm 51:5; 58:3; John 3:19; James 4:17; Romans 6:23; Hebrews 9:27; Romans 5:12,14; Ephesians 3:21; 4:8; Matthew 10:23; Revelation 20:15.
The Law and the Gospel
We believe the Scriptures teach that the Law of God is the eternal and unchangeable rule of His moral government; that it is holy, just, and good; and that the inability which the Scriptures ascribe to fallen men to fulfill its precepts arises entirely from their sinful nature; to deliver them from which, and to restore them through a Mediator of unfeigned obedience to the holy Law is the one great end of the Gospel; that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day bodily according to the Scriptures. Romans 3:20,31; Matthew 5:17; Luke 16:17; Romans 4:15; 7:7,12,14,22; Galatians 3:21; Romans 8:2,4.,7,8; 10:4; 1Timothy 1:5; Hebrews 8:10.
Atonement for Sin
We believe the Scriptures teach that the Son of God, by agreement with the Father, freely took upon Him our nature, yet without sin; that by His death on the cross made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins; that His atonement consisted not in setting us as an example by his death as a martyr, but was the voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinners’ place, the Just dying for the unjust; that having risen from the dead He is now enthroned in Heaven and, uniting in His wonderful Person the most tender sympathies with divine perfections, He is in every way qualified to be a suitable, compassionate, and all-sufficient Saviour. Ephesians 2:8; Acts 15:11; Romans 3:24,25; John 3:16; Matthew 18:11; Philippians 2:7,8; Hebrews 2:14; Isaiah 53:4-7; 1John 4:10; 1Corinthians 15:3,20; 2Corinthians 5:21; John 10:18; Galatians 1:4; 1Peter 2:24; 3:18; Isaiah 53:11,12; Hebrews 7:25; 9:12-15; 12:2; 1John 2:2.
The Grace of Salvation
We believe and teach that salvation is by God’s grace and that salvation is free to all through the Gospel of Jesus Christ; that it is the duty of all to accept, by faith, that salvation and those who voluntarily reject salvation will face eternal separation from God in a literal place of punishment called Hell in the Scriptures. When a sinner repents and receives Jesus Christ as his personal Savior he receives eternal life immediately. The eternal purpose of God in Salvation is first of all to preserve the believer forever in Christ; the believer is saved eternally. It is also the eternal purpose of God that the believer will conform to the image of His Son. This salvation wrought by grace then assures us that we are preserved in Christ by the power of God and no man can pluck the saved from the Father’s hand. Salvation is everlasting. John 3:15,16; 1Peter 1:5; John 1:1,2; John 10:27-30; Romans10:1-13; John 5:24.
The Freeness of Salvation
We believe the Scriptures teach that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the Gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent, and obedient faith; and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth except his own inherent depravity and voluntary refusal to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, which refusal will subject him to an aggravated condemnation. 1Peter 1:2; Titus 1:1; Matthew 11:28; Isaiah 55:1,6,7; Revelation 22:17; Romans 10:13; John 6:37; Acts 2:38; John 3:15,16; 1Timothy 1:15; 1Corinthians 15:10; Ephesians 2:4,5; John 3:18,36.
Regeneration
We believe the Scriptures teach that regeneration, or the “new birth”, is that change wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, by which a new nature and a spiritual life, not before possessed, are imparted, and the person becomes a new creature in Christ Jesus; that a holy disposition is given to the mind, the will subdued, the dominion of sin broken, and the affections changed from a love of sin and self, to a love of holiness and God; that the change is instantaneous and not a process, effected not by culture or character, nor by the will of man, but solely through the power of God through the Word of God, in a manner incomprehensible to reason. John 3:3,6; 1Peter1:23; James 1:18; 2Corinthians 5:17; 1John 2:29; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 1:13; 2:13; Romans 6:13; John 1;12,13; 1Corinthians 6:11; Titus 3:5-7.
Repentance and Faith
We believe that repentance and faith are solemn and inseparable prerequisites for salvation; that they are inseparable graces wrought in the heart by the quickening power of the Holy Spirit, and as the sinner is deeply convicted of his guilt and helplessness he turns in repentance to the Lord Jesus Christ, surrendering himself wholeheartedly and receiving Him as personal Savior and Lord, he is immediately born again. Acts 3:19; 2Corinthians 7:9,10; Mark 1:15; Acts 2:37,38; 20:21; Matthew 3:1,2.
Justification
We believe the Scriptures teach that the great Gospel blessing which Christ secures to such as believe on Him is Justification; that justification includes the pardon of sin, and the gift of eternal life on the principles of righteousness; that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done, but solely through faith in the Redeemer’s blood; by virtue of which faith His perfect righteousness is imputed to us of God; that it brings us into a state of most blessed peace and favor with God, and secures every other blessing needed for time and eternity. John 1:16; Ephesians 3:8; Acts 13:39; Isaiah 3:11,12; Romans 5:1-3,9,11; 8:1; Zechariah 13:1; Matthew 9:6; Acts 10:43; Matthew 6:33; 1Corinthians 1:30,31; 1Timothy 4:8; Isaiah 53:11.
Adoption
We believe the Scriptures teach that adoption is the gracious and final work of God in regards to our salvation; that it concerns the redemption of our body; which is, the changing of our vile bodies of earthly flesh to heavenly bodies prepared and suitable for heaven and in the presence of God; that this will happen when Christ comes back in the clouds to call His saints to ever be with Him. This promise was given us at salvation and is secured by the sealing of the Holy Spirit in our hearts, but the saints both alive and in the graves are waiting for that day when the trump sounds and we will be changed and ever be with the Lord. Romans 8:23; 1Corintians 15:51,52: Romans 8:15,17; 1John 3:2; 1Thessalonians 4:17.
Sanctification
We believe the Scriptures teach that sanctification is that work by which, according to the will of God and the work of His Son Jesus Christ, we are set apart through faith unto God and made partakers of His holiness; that it is both a declared fact and a progressive work; that was secured in regeneration; and that is carried out in the hearts of believers by the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit, the Sealer, and Comforter, with the continual use of the Word of God, self-examination, self-denial, watchfulness, prayer, and in the practice of all godly exercises and duties. 1Thessalonians 4:3; 5:23; 2Corinthians 7:1; 13:9; Ephesians 1:4; 4:11,12; Proverbs 4:18; 2Corinthians 3:18; Hebrews 6:11; 2Peter 1:5-8; Philemon12-16; Philippians 2:12,13; 1Peter 2:2; 2Peter 3:18; 2Corinthians 13:5; 1Timothy 4:7.
The Preservation of the Saints
We believe that the Scriptures teach that such as are truly regenerated, being born again of the Spirit of God, cannot utterly fall away and finally perish, but will endure to the end; that their persevering attachment to Christ is the grand mark which distinguishes them from superficial professors; that a special providence watches over their welfare; and that they are kept by the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation. John 6:39, 66-69; 8:31,31; 13:8; 5:18; Matthew 13:19-21; Romans 8:28, 35-39; Matthew 6:20,30-33; John 4:14; Philippians 1:6; 2:12,13; Jude 24,25; Hebrews 1:14; 13:5; John 10:28,29; 16:8; Colossian1:21-23; 1Peter 1:5.
The Righteous and The Wicked
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked; that only such as through faith are justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and sanctified by the Spirit of God, are truly righteous in God’s esteem; while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are, in his sight, wicked and under the curse; and that this distinction holds among men in this life and after death, in the everlasting felicity of the saved, and the everlasting conscious suffering in the lake of fire of the lost.
We believe in a literal heaven the eternal reward of all saved persons. The teaching of the Bible is that those who repent of their sins, believing upon Christ’s sacrifice for their sins are immediately sealed for eternity (Ephesians 1:13,4:30). The Bible teaches when a saved person dies his soul goes immediately to be with the Lord. (2 Corinthians 5:8)
We believe in a literal, eternal, burning hell. This is the fate of those who reject the truth and Christ’s sacrifice for sin on the cross. The Bible teaches that following death the lost will be immediately cast into hell where they will remain until the Great White Throne Judgement where they will be condemned to the Lake of Fire forever and ever. Malachi 3:18; Proverbs 12:26; Isaiah 5:20; Genesis 18:23; Jeremiah 15:19; Acts 10:34,35; Romans 1:17; 6:16,18,22,23; 7:6; 1John 2:7,29; 3:7; 5:19; 1Corinthians 11:32; 15:22; Galatians 3:10; John 3:36; Isaiah 55:6,7; 57:21; Psalm 10:4; Proverbs 14:32; Luke 16:25; John 8:21-24; 12:25,26; Luke 9:26; 12:4,5; 11:23-26; Matthew 7:13,14; 25:34; Proverbs 11:31; 1Peter 1:18; Hebrews 9:27.
Concerning the New Testament Church
We believe the Scriptures teach that a New Testament Church, according to divine purpose and plan, is a visible, local, organized body; that it is composed of baptized believers associated together by a covenant of faith and fellowship in the Gospel; that New Testament validity flows from strict obedience to essential principles of New Testament Law; that it is sovereign, independent, democratic, and militant body; that its ministry is gloriously blessed with the presence and leadership of the Holy Spirit and the light and revelation of the Written Word; that its work should ever be from within to without and never from without to within; that it is a self-governing body and is the sole judge, under the limitations of the Scriptures, of the measure and method of co-operation; that it is the only ecclesiastical tribunal the Lord has on earth; that its judgment concerning membership, missions, benevolence, co-operative alignments, and support is final; that it was personally founded by Christ Jesus during His ministry on earth; that it is subject to His laws and is the custodian of His ordinances; that the perpetuity of our faith, our doctrine and practices, ordinances and ordinations, has been effected through the Holy Spirit personally planting and preserving local Baptist churches of like faith and order down through the centuries from Christ and the apostles even until now. Matthew 28:19-20; 1Corinthians 1:1-3; Acts 2:41-42; 2Corinthians 8:5; Matthew 16:19; 18:15-17; John 14:16,17,26; Acts1:8; 13:1-4; Matthew 18:17,18; 16:18,19; 26:26-29; 28:19-20; 1 Tim. 3:15; Mark 3:13,14; Luke 6:12.13;
Ordinances
We believe Scriptures teach that Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances personally set in the Church of the living God by the Lord Jesus Christ; We believe that Baptism is the burial of the believer in water by the authority and instruction of the local Baptist Church; that it symbolizes the death and the burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ; that it also typifies the believer’s death to sin, the burial of his old nature, and his resurrection unto a new life; that it is administered in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; and that it is a pre-requisite to the privileges of church membership.
We believe the Scriptures teach that the Lord’s Supper is a memorial spread and administered by the authority and instruction of the local Baptist Church; that it symbolizes the broken body and the shed blood of the Son of God; that its observance points back to the crucified Lord on Calvary and forward to the returning Lord in glory. We believe that only unleavened bread and the fruit of the vine are to be used in His Supper; that only members of the local church whose spiritual lives are in a right relationship with God are qualified participants in the Lord’s Supper service. We believe that these are ordinances not sacraments, but are sacred symbols, pointing to the world’s only Savior, and bidding the sons of men unto everlasting fellowship with the King of kings and Lord of lords when He shall return to take over the reins of all government. Matthew 26:26-29; 28:19; Romans 6:3-5; Matthew 16:19; Acts 10:47; 1Corinthians 10:16; 11: 17-24; 1Corinthians 11:24,25,26.
Missions
We believe that all ministry endeavors must be carried out under the authority of the local church; that mission boards and mission hierarchies tend to corrupt and usurp the authority of the local church. The Great Commission was given to the local New Testament Church, therefore, the authority to preach, baptize and teach rests solely with the local church, and not with any school, board, denomination or other religious organization. It is therefore our responsibility to train those who go forth to spread the Gospel, and to supervise the labors under the direction of the Holy Spirit. We believe that it is the privilege and right of local churches to cooperate with each other in carrying out the great commission. This cooperation should be carried out in such a manner as to preserve the sovereignty and autonomy of each local body. Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; 13:1-4; Philippians 4:15-19; Luke 24:47; Acts 26:16-18.
The Lord’s Day
We believe the Scriptures teach that the first day of the week, Sunday, is the Lord’s Day, a joyful commemoration of His resurrection. We believe it should be kept sacred to religious purposes by the devout observance of the day and each member should endeavor to not forsake the assembling of ourselves together. We further believe that each member of the church ought to assemble throughout the year on the appointed days set by the church as we are providentially able. Revelation 1:10; Mark 16:9; John 20:1,19; Hebrews 10:25.
Giving
We believe that every Christian, as a steward of that portion of God’s wealth entrusted to him, is obligated to support his local church financially. We believe that God has established the tithe as a basis for giving but that every Christian should also give other offerings sacrificially and cheerfully to the support of Church, the relief of those in need, and the spread of the Gospel. We believe that a Christian relinquishes all rights to direct the use of the tithe once it has been given. Genesis 14:20; Proverbs 3:9,10; Malachi 3:10; Acts 4:34-37; 1Corinthians 16:2; 2Corinthians 9:1-15; Galatians 6:6-10; Ephesians 4:28; 1Timothy 5:17,18; 1John 3:17.
Lawsuits between believers
We believe that church members of a local New Testament Church are prohibited from bringing civil lawsuits against other members or the Church to resolve disputes. We believe the Church possesses all the resources necessary to resolve personal disputes between members. 1Corinthians. 6:1-8; Ephesians 4:31-32;
Concerning the Resurrection and Last Things
We believe the Scriptures teach that Jesus Christ rose literally and bodily from the dead on the third day (the first day of the week); that having also ascended into glory, He alone is our merciful and faithful High priest in things pertaining to God. We believe and teach that Jesus Christ shall catch away all believers before the great Tribulation Period; that the Rapture of the Saints is an imminent truth. At the close of the great Tribulation the Saints will return with Christ to the earth and shall live and reign with Him 1000 years in the glorious kingdom of peace and righteousness. At the end of the millennial reign and the final day of judgment all Christ-rejecting sinners will be raised, judged, and cast into the lake of fire for everlasting damnation; and that the saved (Children of God) will live with Him for eternity according to the sure promises of God.
Last Things
The Rapture:
Matt.24:1-51;2Thess.2:1-12;Luke21:25-31;Mark13:27-31;Luke21:18-19; 1Thess.4:13-16
The Tribulation Period:
Dan.12:1; Matt.24:21; Luke 21:25,26; 2Thess.2:1-12; Rev.6:16-17; Rev.14:10-16;
Rev. 16:11-21
The Conversion of the Jews:
Zech. 12:10-14; Matt. 24:38; Zech. 13:6-9; Rom. 11:1-26
Christ’s Return:
John 14:3; Acts 1:11; 1Thess. 4:16-17; 1Cor. 15:51-55; James 5:8; Phil. 3:20-21; Titus 2:13
The Battle of Armageddon:
Rev.16:12-16; Ezek.38:1-28; Rev.19:11-21; Zech.12:1-4
The Millennium:
Rev.20:1-6; Rev.11:15-17; Isa.11:9; Jer.23:5; Isa.32:1; Isa.2:1-5
The Great White Throne Judgment:
Rev. 20:11-15
Living in the Last Days
Whereas “the last days” are set forth in Scripture as perilous times, and recognizing that these days are upon us, and seeing the departure from the word of God, we teach that it is necessary maintain a separation from all forms of heresy and ecclesiastical apostasy. 2Peter 3:11-14 tells us that our life’s manner as Christians needs to be in all things holy, godly, and diligent, that we may be found of Jesus our Lord in peace, without spot, and blameless. 1Tim. 4:1-2.
This Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We do believe that the foregoing Statement of Faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible, and therefore, is binding upon all members.
LATEST REVIEWS
5/5
Elizabeth
H.
Sunday School had an experienced teacher for the adults. Many smiles and greetings when entering. Music was traditional Baptist songs using Baptist hymnal with piano. I was glad it was not a rock band with guitars. The preacher did a good job bringing God’s word.
About Meadow Lakes Baptist Church
We are an Independent, Fundamental, King James Only Baptist Church. We love God our Church family and our children. We believe in raising up or children in the ways of the Lord. We worship and fellowship every Sunday and Wednesday. Every Sunday afternoon we have a children's ministry called Kids 4 Truth, that teaches our children the Word of God in a fun and exiting way. We also have a Vacation Bible School every year for all the children in our community. We believe that we are all sinners (Romans 3:23) and yet we are saved by Grace through faith, not of ourselves or works. (Ephesians 2:8-9). Come as you are and join us in Worshipping the one true God! Church is not a country club for saints, but a hospital for sinners.
Denomination / Affiliation:
Baptist- Independent
Service and Sermon Style:
Topical Sermons
Dress Style:
casual
Average Age of Attendees:
20-30
Community Projects:
0-12
Primary Language:
English
MINISTRIES AND GROUPS
Church Ministries
Kids
Groups and Public Services
Vacation Bible School
BELIEFS
1.. We believe in the infallible, verbal plenary inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17).
2. We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine perfection (Matt. 28:19).
3. We believe in the Genesis account of Creation (Gen. 1; 2).
4. We believe that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire (Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10).
5. We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22).
6. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19).
7. We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in His churches (Luke 24:49; John 14:16, 17; Acts 1:4, 5, 8; Acts 2:1-4).
8. We believe that miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were done away when the Bible was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. chapters 12-14).
9. We believe that Man was created in the image of God and lived in innocence until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being that all mankind are sinners (Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12, 19).
10. We believe that the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was substitutionary for all mankind and is efficacious only to those who believe (Isa. 53:6; Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2).
11. We believe in the bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ and the bodily resurrection of His saints (Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:42-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18).
12. We believe that the depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8, 9), and that the Holy Spirit convicts sinners, regenerates, seals, secures, and indwells every believer (John 3:6; John 16:8, 9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Eph. 4:30; Titus 3:5).
13. We believe that repentance and faith are solemn and inseparable prerequisites for salvation; that they are inseparable graces wrought in the heart by the quickening power of the Holy Spirit, and as the sinner is deeply convicted of his guilt and helplessness he turns in repentance to the Lord Jesus Christ, surrendering himself wholeheartedly and receiving Him as personal Savior and Lord, he is immediately born again. Acts 3:19; 2Corinthians 7:9,10; Mark 1:15; Acts 2:37,38; 20:21; Matthew 3:1,2.
14. We believe that all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure in Him and shall not perish (John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5).
15.We believe that God deals with believers as His children, that He chastises the disobedient, and that He rewards the obedient (Matt. 16:27; Matt. 25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12).
16. We believe that Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ, and each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no other ecclesiastical body may exercise authority over it. We believe that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission to the New Testament churches only, not the individual believer and that He promised the perpetuity of His churches (Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19, 20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51; Eph. 3:21).
17. We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Scriptural baptism is the immersion of penitent believers in water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is a memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the local church observing the ordinance (Closed communion) (Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 8:12, 38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1, 2, 17-20, 26).
Primary Bible Version Used:
King James Version
Baptism:
Older Children/adults
Eternal Security:
No, Can't Lose
Healing and Charismatic Gifts:
Ceased
Regularly Practice:
Altar Call or Invitation
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Meadow Lakes Baptist Church is a Baptist Church located in Zip Code 99623.
Church Profile Manager: William Crume