Special Message from the Pastors
Dear Friends,
Jesus is Lord is family of believers who love Jesus Christ and are committed to pursuing God by the power of the Holy Spirit. We consider the Word of God our final authority for issues of doctrine and training in righteousness. And we love each other, following the words of Jesus when he said, This new commandment I give you to love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
We live in uncertain times and many people are searching for answers about their future and are worried about how this shaky economy will affect them and their family. We, at Jesus is Lord Church, seek God together to discover His plan for us in the midst of uncertainty. Jesus Christ is our rock and foundation and when we build our lives upon the rock, Gods Word promises we will not fall down even in the stormiest of times.
We believe in being informed about the times we live in, but more importantly, to be informed and intimately acquainted with the one who is victorious in all things, Jesus Christ. We do this in a context of hope for the future as Body of Christ, supporting one another and growing together in the Lords great love.
Come and join us as we grow in this love and grace of our Lord, Jesus. Come and be a part of the family of God. We look forward to meeting you!
May God Bless you,
Pastors Scott & Brenda Kilber
Our Beliefs
WE BELIEVE that only the sixty-six books of the Bible are the inspired, and therefore inerrant, Word of God. The Bible is the final authority for all we believe and how we are to live. ~ Matthew 5:18; John 10:35 and 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:1617; 2 Peter 1:2021
WE BELIEVE that the one true God exists eternally in three personsFather, Son and Holy Spiritand that these, being one God, are equal in deity, power and glory. We believe that God not only created the world but also now upholds, sustains, governs and providentially directs all that exists and that He will bring all things to their proper consummation in Christ Jesus to the glory of His name.~ Psalm 104 and 139; Matthew 10:2931 and 28:19; Acts 17:2428; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 1:912 and 4:4-6; Colossians 1:1617; Hebrews 1:13; Revelation 1:46
WE BELIEVE that Satan, originally the great and good angel Lucifer, rebelled against God, taking a multitude of angels with him. He was cast out of God's presence and is at work with his demonic hosts to establish his counter-kingdom of darkness, evil and unrest on Earth. Satan was judged and defeated at the cross of Christ and will, at the end of the age, be cast forever into the lake of fire which has been prepared for him and his angels. ~ Isaiah 14:1017; Ezekiel 28:1119; Matthew 12:2529 and 25:41; John 12:31 and 16:11; Ephesians 6:1020; Colossians 2:15; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Revelation 12:79 and 20:10
WE BELIEVE that Adam was originally created in the image of God, righteous and without sin. In consequence of his disobedience, Adam's posterity are born subject to both imputed and inherent sin, and are therefore by nature and choice the children of wrath, justly condemned in the sight of God, wholly unable to save themselves or to contribute in any way to their acceptance with God. ~ Genesis 13; Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 53:5; Romans 3:918 and 5:1221; Ephesians 2:13
WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, that He was conceived and born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and offered Himself as a penal, substitutionary sacrifice for sinners. By His blood shed at the Cross, He obtained for us eternal redemption, the forgiveness of sins and life everlasting. He was raised bodily on the third day and ascended to the right hand of the Father, there to make intercession for the saints forever. ~ Matthew 1:1825; John 1:118; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:128; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 3:1014; Ephesians 1:7; Philippians 2:611; Colossians 1:1523; Hebrews 7:25, 9:1315 and 10:19; 1 Peter 2:2125; 1 John 2:12
WE BELIEVE that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. No ordinance, ritual, work or any other activity on the part of man is required or accepted in order to be saved. This saving grace of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, also sanctifies us by enabling us to do what is pleasing in God's sight in order that we might be progressively conformed to the image of Christ. ~ John 1:1213, 6:3744 and 10:2530; Acts 16:3031; Romans 34 and 8:117, 31-39 and 10:810; Ephesians 2:810; Philippians 2:1213; Titus 3:37; 1 John 1:7, 9
WE BELIEVE that the Lord Jesus Christ baptizes believers in the Holy Spirit, in whom we are also sealed for the day of redemption. The Holy Spirit regenerates, forever indwells, and graciously equips the Christian for godly living and service. Subsequent to conversion, the Spirit desires to fill, empower and anoint believers for ministry and witness. We also believe that signs and wonders, as well as all the gifts of the Spirit described in the New Testament, are operative today and are designed to testify to the presence of the Kingdom and to empower and edify the Church to fulfill its calling and mission. ~ Matthew 3:11; John 1:1213 and 3:115; Acts 4:2930; Romans 8:9 and 12:38; 1 Corinthians 12:1213; 2 Corinthians 1:2122; Galatians 3:15; Ephesians 1:1314 and 5:18
WE BELIEVE that water baptism and the Lord's Supper are the two ordinances of the Church to be observed until the time of Christ's return. They are not a means of salvation, but are channels of God's sanctifying grace and blessing to the faithful in Christ Jesus. ~ Matthew 26:2629 and 28:19; Romans 6:311; 1 Corinthians 11:2334; 1 Peter 3:21
WE BELIEVE that the Church is God's primary instrument through which He is fulfilling His redemptive purposes in the earth. To equip the saints for the work of ministry, God has given the Church apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. We also affirm the priesthood of all believers and the importance of every Christian being joined with and actively involved in a local community of the saints. We believe that women, no less than men, are called and gifted to proclaim the Gospel and do all the works of the Kingdom. ~ Matthew 16:1719; Acts 2:1718, 42; Ephesians 3:1421 and 4:1116; 1 Timothy 2:1115; Hebrews 10:2325; 1 Peter 2:45 and 910
WE BELIEVE that God has called the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations, and especially to remember the poor and to minister to their needs through sacrificial giving and practical service. This ministry is an expression of the heart of the Lord Jesus Christ and is an essential part of the Kingdom of God. ~ Isaiah 58:612 and 61:1; Matthew 57, 28:1820; Luke 4:18 and 21:14; Galatians 2:10; 1 Timothy 6:8
WE BELIEVE in the literal Second Coming of Christ at the end of the age when He will return to Earth personally and visibly to consummate His Kingdom. We also believe in and are praying for a great end-time harvest of souls and the emergence of a victorious Church that will experience an unprecedented unity, purity and power in the Holy Spirit. ~ Psalms 2:79 and 22:2728; John 14:12 and 17:2026; Romans 11:2532; 1 Corinthians 15:2028, 5058; Ephesians 4:1116; Philippians 3:2021; 1 Thessalonians 4:135:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:312; Revelation 7:914
WE BELIEVE that when the Christian dies they pass immediately into the blessed presence of Christ, there to enjoy conscious fellowship with the Savior until the day of the resurrection and glorious transformation of the body. The saved will then forever dwell in blissful fellowship with their great triune God. We also believe that when the unbeliever dies they are consigned to Hell, there to await the day of judgment when they shall be punished with eternal, conscious and tormented separation from the presence of God in the lake of fire. ~ Matthew 25:46; Luke 16:1931; John 5:2529; 1 Corinthians 15:3558; 2 Corinthians 5:110; Philippians 1:1926 and 3:2021; 2 Thessalonians 1:510; Revelation 20:1115 and 21:122:15
