1. We believe that the Bible is God’s inspired Word, the authoritative and trustworthy rule of faith and practice for Christians.  The Bible is both timeless and timely, relevant to the common needs of all people at all times and to the specific problems of contemporary living.  Therefore, we are committed to equipping Christians, through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word, to follow Christ in every sphere of life.
  2. We believe that God desires his people to pray and that he hears and answers prayer (Matt. 7:7-11; James 5:13-18).  Therefore, the ministries and activities of this church will be characterized by a reliance on prayer in their conception, planning, and execution.
  3. We believe that the God of our salvation deserves the best we have to offer.  The Lord himself is a God of excellence, as shown by the beauty of creation; further, he gave the best he had, his only son, for us (Rom. 8:32).  Paul exhorts servants, in whatever they do, to “work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men”(Col. 3:23).  Therefore, in the ministries and activities of Abundant Life Baptist Church we will seek to maintain a high standard of excellence to the glory of God.  This will be achieved when every person is exercising his or her God-given spiritual gift to the best of his or her ability (1Cor. 12).
  4. Although numerical growth is not necessarily a sign of God’s blessing, and is not a sufficient goal in itself, we believe that God desires for us to reach as many people as possible with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.  Therefore, we will pursue methods and policies, which will facilitate numerical growth, without compromising in any way our integrity or our commitment to biblical truth.