Question 1

Answer

We believe in one loving God, the Almighty Father, who is the creator of all things. God is sovereign, He is all knowing and He is love. We believe God exists as three distinct persons. God the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit. We believe all three have always been, since before the creation of the world.

Genesis 1, Romans 11:33-36, John 1:1-4, Romans 8:5-17

Question 2

Jesus

Answer

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, who has existed with the Father from the very beginning. For our salvation He came down from heaven: and by the power of the Holy Spirit He became fully human, being born of the virgin, Mary. For our sake Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried, and on the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will never end. Jesus was tempted as we are tempted but never sinned.

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38, Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 22-24

Question 3

Holy Spirit

Answer

We believe the Holy Spirit is the person of God given by God to live within us. He is our lead helper, our comforter and the one who guides us to the truth of God. He empowers us with specific gifts to accomplish the ministry God has prepared for us to do. He convicts the world of sin and leads us in our mission to make disciples.

Acts 2:38-39, John 14:26, John 15:26, Galatians 5:16-18, Galatians 5:22-23, I Corinthians 12,13,14:1-25, John 16:13-15

Question 4

The Bible

Answer

God has spoken through men who wrote the Scriptures, moved by the Spirit of God, and we believe these Scriptures to be true and trustworthy. We believe the Bible is without error. We believe the Bible is the truth by which all other truth is measured.

2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Psalm 12:6

Question 5

The Church

Answer

We believe in one Church that is filled with all of the faithful followers of Jesus. The church is not a place, rather it is the people of Jesus wherever we are. Our purpose is to glorify God and make disciples who share Jesus with others.

Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:42-47

Question 6

Baptism

Answer

We acknowledge one baptism and repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Acts 2:36-40, Acts 8:12-13, Acts 22:15-16, Romans 6:1-4

Question 7

Salvation

Answer

We believe Jesus is the only one who can save us from sin, death and Hell. Salvation is a gift, we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus alone. There is nothing we can do to earn a place in the family of God, or be ‘good enough’, Jesus died to pay the penalty of our sin.

John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 3:21-26

Question 8

Eternity

Answer

We eagerly await the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. We believe God will send Jesus to judge the living and the dead. Those who are saved through Christ Jesus will not be condemned and will experience eternal life in the new Heaven and New Earth. Those who reject Jesus will be separated from God because of their sin and dwell in a place of conscious punishment called Hell.

John 5:24, Romans 6:23, Matthew 25:46, John 14:2-3, Jude 1:7, Matthew 10:28, Revelation 20 & 21

Question 9

Answer

We believe in one loving God, the Almighty Father, who is the creator of all things. God is sovereign, He is all knowing and He is love. We believe God exists as three distinct persons. God the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit. We believe all three have always been, since before the creation of the world.

Genesis 1, Romans 11:33-36, John 1:1-4, Romans 8:5-17

Question 10

Jesus

Answer

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, who has existed with the Father from the very beginning. For our salvation He came down from heaven: and by the power of the Holy Spirit He became fully human, being born of the virgin, Mary. For our sake Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried, and on the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will never end. Jesus was tempted as we are tempted but never sinned.

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38, Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 22-24

Question 11

Holy Spirit

Answer

We believe the Holy Spirit is the person of God given by God to live within us. He is our lead helper, our comforter and the one who guides us to the truth of God. He empowers us with specific gifts to accomplish the ministry God has prepared for us to do. He convicts the world of sin and leads us in our mission to make disciples.

Acts 2:38-39, John 14:26, John 15:26, Galatians 5:16-18, Galatians 5:22-23, I Corinthians 12,13,14:1-25, John 16:13-15

Question 12

The Bible

Answer

God has spoken through men who wrote the Scriptures, moved by the Spirit of God, and we believe these Scriptures to be true and trustworthy. We believe the Bible is without error. We believe the Bible is the truth by which all other truth is measured.

2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Psalm 12:6

Question 13

The Church

Answer

We believe in one Church that is filled with all of the faithful followers of Jesus. The church is not a place, rather it is the people of Jesus wherever we are. Our purpose is to glorify God and make disciples who share Jesus with others.

Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:42-47

Question 14

Baptism

Answer

We acknowledge one baptism and repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Acts 2:36-40, Acts 8:12-13, Acts 22:15-16, Romans 6:1-4

Question 15

Salvation

Answer

We believe Jesus is the only one who can save us from sin, death and Hell. Salvation is a gift, we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus alone. There is nothing we can do to earn a place in the family of God, or be ‘good enough’, Jesus died to pay the penalty of our sin.

John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 3:21-26

Question 16

Eternity

Answer

We eagerly await the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. We believe God will send Jesus to judge the living and the dead. Those who are saved through Christ Jesus will not be condemned and will experience eternal life in the new Heaven and New Earth. Those who reject Jesus will be separated from God because of their sin and dwell in a place of conscious punishment called Hell.

John 5:24, Romans 6:23, Matthew 25:46, John 14:2-3, Jude 1:7, Matthew 10:28, Revelation 20 & 21

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Our vision is to see the state of Maine transformed by the Gospel

MISSION

Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus who share Him with others

VALUES

We're surrendered followers of Jesus, who together, practice and experience the presence of God, empowered and equipped to live on mission

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