We are a non-denominational fellowship of believers dedicated to serving Prescott, Prescott Valley and the surrounding communities.
WE ARE A CHURCH THAT BELIEVES:
Truth Matters
Jesus said in John 8:32 you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. 1 Timothy 3:15 states that the Church of the Living God is the Pillar and support of the Truth Jesus Prayed for His Church in John 17:17 to be Sanctified in the Truth, that God's Word is Truth.
In-Depth Bible Teaching
We Believe that Faithful Bible Teaching and Application is the Catalyst for Transformation in our lives. All Scripture is Inspired by God and is Profitable to Shape us and Equip us for all God Desires of us. (2 Timothy 3:16)
God Focused Worship & Praise
We Believe in Worshiping in Spirit and in Truth, and that Worship should be Scriptural, Spirit Led and Spirit Filled. (John 4:23-24)
OUR BELIEFS, PRACTICES & VALUES
- God is alive, personal and knowable. (Psalm 14:1; Acts 17:24-27; Romans 1:20;
James 4:8) - God has made Himself known and His existence evident through creation, conscience, human history, the Word of God, and ultimately, through the person and work of the Lord, Jesus Christ. (Psalm 19:1-4; Romans 1, 2, 3; Hebrews 1:1-3)
- Jesus Christ is the Son of God (God in the flesh). He is the only way of salvation and the only true hope for mankind. His presence in the life of the believer brings wholeness and makes sense of life itself. (John 1:1, 14, 8:24, 10:7-11, 24-30, 14:6; Hebrews 1:1-8)
- God’s Word is truth and God’s Spirit makes that truth alive and known. At LIVING TRUTH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, our primary method of teaching is verse by verse exposition of the Biblical text. (Nehemiah 8:1-8; John 17:17; 1 Corinthians 2:9-16; Ephesians 6:17; 1 Timothy 4:1-13; Hebrews 4:12) Additionally, we will not hesitate to deal with current issues of our time and apologetic issues to strengthen and equip the church body.
- God’s strong presence is sought in our worship, mined in His Word, and beseeched through our prayer. (Psalm 119; Matthew 7:7-11; John 4:23-24; Acts 20:27)
- We are a church that believes prayer must be central in our fellowship, therefore we encourage believers to gather together for midweek prayer time to lift up the needs of the body of Christ, families, community, country and the unsaved world. (1 Samuel 12:23; Ephesians 6:18-19; Colossians 1:9-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; James 5:14-15)
- We are open to all God has for us as a church including all spiritual gifts. However, we will be Biblically balanced in our approach, look to God for the results, to the leading of the Holy Spirit for direction and to the elders of the church for Biblical guidance. All of these things will be governed by sensitivity to others, unity among brethren, edification of the body, order, and most of all, love. Within the body of Christ, believers possess different gifts. No one “spiritual gift” is ever required for salvation. Furthermore, it is the Holy Spirit, according to His will, Who sovereignly gives all the gifts. The diversity in the body is by God’s design. There is no room in the body of Christ for believing one merited his gift or for looking down on another’s gifting. The greatest evidence that one is submitted to the power of God and filled with the Holy Spirit is love. (1 Corinthians 12:14)
- We reach out as a church family to our brothers and sisters, and the community at large, who have genuine material need. We also care for the poor, orphan and widow as the Bible commands. (Proverbs 21:13; Isaiah 58:6-11; Jeremiah 22:16; Matthew 22:37-40, 25:31-40; Romans 15:25-26; Galatians 2:10; 1 Timothy 5:3-15; James 1:27)
- We believe in the sanctity of life from the moment of conception and the sanctity of life for all human persons. However, we believe capital punishment is Biblical. (Exodus 20:13; Leviticus 19:32, 24:17; Psalm 127:3, 139:13-18; Romans 13:1-5)
- We support (Biblical) marriage and family because they are by God’s design, precious to Him and the basic institution of society. This church defines “marriage” as the exclusive covenantal union of one man and one woman in which such union is a lifetime commitment. A civil government’s sanction of a union will be recognized as a legitimate marriage by the church only to the extent that it is consistent with the definition of “Marriage” found in these Bylaws. We encourage parents to raise their children to be equipped Christians and provide Biblical training and encouragement to our children and youth. (Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-24; Deuteronomy 6; Proverbs 18:22; Ephesians 5:25-31, 6:1-4)
- We believe legitimate sexual relations are exercised solely within marriage. Hence, sexual activities outside of marriage (referred to in the New Testament as “porneia”) including but not limited to adultery, premarital sex, homosexuality, and pedophilia are inconsistent with the teachings of the Bible and the Church. Further, lascivious conduct, transgender behavior, and the creation and/or distribution and/or viewing of pornography, are incompatible with the biblical witness. (Matthew 19:4-6; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-20; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; Hebrews 13:4)
- Although we do not believe that the below ordinances are requirements for salvation, we will be obedient to conducting them as acts of obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
- Water baptism – The act of baptism is a solemn and beautiful emblem of our faith and identification in the crucified, buried and risen Savior; and it signifies our death to sin and our resurrection to a new life in Christ. (Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12)
- Communion – We believe that Communion sets forth in a sacred manner, the death of our Lord Jesus Christ on our behalf, and our union with Him in the body of Christ. We believe the emblems used are not literally the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ. This ordinance is for believers only and to partake only has value if it is unified with the faith and repentance of the communicant. (1 Corinthians 11:23-32)