Who We Are
Connect’s mission is to help others follow Jesus by building their lives on His Word.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
THE BIBLE //
We believe that the Bible is God's infallible Word and that it's relevant to every generation.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
THE TRINITY //
We believe in the tri-unity (Trinity) of God. God the father, Jesus the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We believe that God is the creator of all things and that he is loving, holy and perfect.
1 John 5:7
John 14:16-23
JESUS //
We believe that Jesus was sent by God his father to earth to bridge the gap between man and Himself. To do this Jesus paid the price for our sin by giving His life and His blood as the spotless sacrifice for us all. Jesus died on the cross and destroyed the works of Satan and reversed the curse of Sin.
Ephesians 1:7
Hebrews 9:22
Our beliefs are firmly rooted in God's Word and represent the foundational beliefs of Christianity.
// 1 John 5:7 | John 14:16, 23
We believe in the tri-unity (Trinity) of God and that God exists in three persons - God the Father, Jesus the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We believe God is the creator of all things and he is totally loving and perfectly holy.
// 2 Timothy 3:16-17
We believe that the Bible is God's Word. It is accurate, authoritative and applicable to our everyday lives.
// Acts 1:4-5 | Acts 2:1-4
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit and it is a gift from God as promised by Jesus to all believers. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is accompanied with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. The power of the Holy Spirit gives us the ability to live the holy and fruitful lives that God intends for us.
// Acts 2:42 | Hebrews 10:25
We believe in the power and significance of the Church and the necessity of believers to meet regularly together for fellowship, prayer and the 'breaking of bread'.
// Matthew 28:19-20
We believe Jesus is the Head of the Church and has delegated His authority to His body to carry out the Great Commission and to live a holy life.
// Ephesians 1:7 | Hebrews 9:22
We believe Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was sent to earth to undo the works of the devil, and He gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God.
// Romans 10:9-10
We believe that in order to receive Salvation and the 'new birth,' we must repent of our sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and call on his name.
// Isaiah 53:4-5 | 1 Peter 2:24
We believe in healing for physical illness of the body, which is received by the power of God through the prayer of faith and by the laying on of hands.
// Ephesians 2:10 | 1 Cor. 15:58
We believe that God has individually equipped us so that we can successfully achieve His purpose for our lives, which is to worship God, fulfill our role in the Church and serve the community in which we live.
// Matthew 25:46
We believe that our eternal destination of either Heaven or hell is determined by our response to the Lord Jesus Christ.
// Titus 2:13 | 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised.
// Romans 6:3-5 | Matthew 28:18-20
We believe water baptism is by immersion and is conducted in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and with the authority in the name of Jesus.
// 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
We believe in the regular taking of communion as an act of remembering what Jesus did for us on the Cross.
// Romans 10:17 | 1 John 5:4 | Hebrews 11:6 | Romans 1:17
We believe our faith grows by hearing and hearing the Word of God. We are saved by faith, justified by faith, live by faith, overcome by faith and our faith pleases God.
// Genesis 2:21-24
We believe in the Biblical view of marriage as between one man and one woman.
// Malachi 3:8-12 | 3 John 2 | Luke 6:38
We believe that God wants us to prosper in every area of our lives and that our tithe, the first 10% of our income, belongs to Him. Our giving establishes an avenue through which He can abundantly bless our lives.