Vision

The EpicLife Church Mission

Connecting with the story of God, guiding into personal mission, and living in intentional relationships.

The Bible tells us the Story of God: his plan to rescue humanity and make everything new.

• It’s all about Jesus – The Story of God is centered on Jesus. Everything in the Old Testament points to him and everything in the New Testament testifies to the awesome work he did. At EpicLife we look to Jesus to understand God’s story and to find our place in it.
• Life in God’s Family – From the beginning of time God has been focused on establishing a people for himself. From the time of Abraham, through Moses, the prophets and the Church, God has cared for and sustained that people. Our congregation is a part of God’s family and is a way for you to also be part of the people of God.
• The Story Continues – God’s Story isn’t over yet! Through worship and service, we’re called to be a part of it. At EpicLife, we seek to join God in the work he’s continuing to do as we take our place in his epic story.

God, by nature, is relational and he created us as relational people. At EpicLife, we seek to reflect that.

• Life Together - We value relationships with each other at EpicLife. By fostering intentional relationships with one another we seek to speak into each other’s lives and help each other find meaningful, lasting transformation.
• Intentional Partnership – Our congregation is only one small part of the Body of Christ. We seek to form solid relationships with other churches and ministries so together we can make a powerful difference in our world.
• Relational Ministry - Whether we’re worshiping together or serving our community, we want relationships to be at the center of every ministry at EpicLife.

God calls the Church to be his instruments for change in the world. At EpicLife we take that calling seriously as we seek to join God in transforming and renewing our world.

• A Broad Vision For Outreach – Scripture tells us that God is seeking to make everything new. Because of that, we want to guard ourselves against having too narrow a vision for outreach. Evangelism, justice, art, discipleship and service are just a few of the ways we seek to join God in bringing his Kingdom to our world.
• Meaningful Impact – At EpicLife we want the service and outreach we do to make a real difference on our world, our community and the lives of everyone who comes in contact with our ministries.
• Children of God – Through the Holy Spirit we are adopted into God’s family as his children. One of our main goals as a church is to make this truth known to our world and invite others to claim their inheritance as God’s children.

 

Statement of Faith

• We believe that the Bible is the verbally and totally inspired Word of God, inerrant in its original manuscripts. The Bible is our supreme and final authority in faith and life. (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20, 21)
• We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1, 26; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1,3; 4:24; Acts 5:3,4; Romans 1:20; Ephesians 4:5,6; II Corinthians 13:14)
• We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man. (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38; Romans 9:5; Titus 2:13)
• We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and become guilty sinners in thought, word, and deed. (Genesis 1:26, 27; 3:1-24; Romans 3:25; 5:12-18; I John 1:8)
• We believe that the Lord Jesus died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, that He rose victorious from the grave on the third day, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. (Isaiah 53; Matthew 20:18; John 3:16; Romans 3:24-26; 5:1; I Corinthians 15:3, II Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:7; I John 2:2; Matthew 28:6; Romans 10:9 and I Corinthians 15:14)
• We believe in the personal and visible return of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:16, 17)
• We believe that all who come by grace through faith to accept the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God. (John 3:3, 5; 1:12, 13; James 1:18; I Peter 1:23; Ephesians 2:8, 9)
• We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting joy of the saved and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost. (John 5:28-29; I Corinthians 15; II Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 20:4-6; 11-15)
• We believe that all Christians are indwelt and baptized by the Holy Spirit when they receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. We believe that water baptism by immersion is the biblical testimony of the professed believer in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:28-41, 47; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 8:36-40; 10:47; 18:8; Romans 6:3, 4; I Corinthians 12:13)
• We believe that those who partake of the Lord’s Supper should be regenerate believers, walking in fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:42-46; I Corinthians 11:23-29)
• We believe that all Christians have direct relations with God through Jesus Christ, are responsible to God.
• We believe in the universal church, composed of all regenerated believers of any race or nation. We believe in the local church, consisting of a group of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work and fellowship. (Matthew 28:17-20; Acts 2:41-42; I Corinthians 12:12-31)