We believe the Bible.  We preach the Bible.  We encourage everyone to anchor their lives in the Bible and to make the Bible the final authority for their lives.  We hold passionately to the central truths of Scripture, but we will not divide the church over non-essentials. 

The following are the core beliefs of Suncrest Family Worship Center based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.

We believe there is one God who is the Creator and the Ruler of the universe (Gen 1:1). He eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19).

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, in His virgin birth (Matt 1:23), His sinless life (Heb 4:15, 7:26), His atoning death on the cross (1 Cor 15:3), His resurrection on the third day (John 11:25; 1 Cor 15:4), His exaltation to the right hand of the Father (Heb 1:3), and that He will return again to reign as Lord of lords (Acts 1:11, 1 Tim 6:13-16). God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.

We believe in the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit that empowers each Christian to live a godly life (Rom 8:11).  The body of each believer is a temple in which the Holy Spirit is present (1 Cor 6:19-20).  Therefore, every believer must foster a life of being filled with the Spirit, which is both an initial and an ongoing experience for Christians (Eph 5:18).  The Holy Spirit provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, guidance in doing what is right, and spiritual gifts to edify the church.

Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.

We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit to write the books of Scripture (2 Pet 1:20-21).  The words of the Bible are the primary source for teaching and equipping Christians for a life of righteousness (2 Tim 3:16-17).

We believe that human beings were created in the image of God to have fellowship with Him (Gen 1:26), but became alienated from that relationship through sinful disobedience (Gen 3). As a result, humanity is totally incapable of coming back into a right relationship with God by one's own effort (Rom 5:12-19).  

We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross solely provides for the forgiveness of sins (Mark 10:45). Therefore, salvation is received only when a person places his faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as the sufficient payment for one's acknowledged sin (Acts 2:38).  This salvation is not earned but a gift available by the grace of God alone (Eph 2:8-9).

We believe that for every Christian the old way of living for oneself is in the past and the new way of living for Christ is for the present and for the future (2 Cor 5:17).  By obedience to the Scriptures and daily yielding to the Spirit we will mature and become conformed to the image of Christ, which should be exhibited by love for God and for one's neighbor (Matt 22:37-39).

We believe that the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus is the Head (Col 1:18).  The purpose of the church is to gather believers to glorify God by being a powerful witness for Jesus Christ in a lost world (Matt 28:18-20). God wants to edify and build up His church, this is why the Holy Spirit gives a variety of spiritual gifts to believers such as; encouragement, serving, teaching, healing, prophecy, etc. (Rom 7, 1 Cor 12) We practice two ordinances in the church instituted by Christ Himself: water baptism (Luke 3:21-22) and Holy Communion (Luke 22:14).

We believe that Christ's power to heal, evident in the Gospels, is available to all believers today through his atoning sacrifice (Is 53:4-5).  The church is to lay hands on the sick and pray faithfully for their recovery (James 5:14-15).

We believe that Christians who have died will be reunited with those still alive at the second coming of Jesus Christ (1 Thess 4:16-17).  This event will be followed by the millennial reign of Christ (Rev 20:1-6), a final judgment (Rev 20:11-15), and the appearance of a new heaven and a new earth (Rev 21, Rev 22)

Suncrest Worship is associated with the Northwest Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God and the Assemblies of God USA Network. Through our regional and national partnerships we network with churches all over the world for evangelism, discipleship, theological accountability, compassion and relief ministries.