What We Believe

 

Our Mission & Vision:

Southside exists to make Jesus known by bringing help, hope and home to our city and to our world.

We will see families restored, marriages strengthened, and young people supported and mentored: one life, one story at a time.

These 7 Values are the heartbeat of our culture!

Core Values

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  • Jesus Saves

    Salvation isn't achieved, it’s received.

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  • Generosity

    The upside-down reality of the open-handed life. When it comes to our time, our talents, and our treasure we don't “got to” give, we “get to” give.

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  • Invitation

    God loves all His children, and we do too. Like the Shepherd in Luke 15, we are willing to “leave the 99 to reach the 1.”

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  • Excellence

    We choose to try. Our music, our preaching, our gatherings, our environments and our teams will be marked by an excellence that only comes through hard work.
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  • Ownership

    This church does not exist for your comfort. You are this church, and we exist for the world.

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  • Gratitude

    We won’t forget. Our attitudes, our relationships, our effort, our lives are marked by gratitude for what God has done for us.

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  • Belonging

    We’re better together. We don’t heal in isolation, we heal in community. We don’t grow in isolation, we grow in community. We don’t thrive in isolation, we thrive in community.

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Our Beliefs

  • God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.

    Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; 3:22, Psalm 90:2, Matthew 28:19, 1 Peter 1:2, 2 Corinthians 13:14

  • Man is made in the image of God. He is the supreme object of God’s creation. Although God designed man to have fellowship with him, man became alienated from God through disobedience. As a result, all human beings are born with a sinful nature and choose to sin against God. Man is incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through his own efforts.

    Genesis 1:27, Psalm 8:3-6, Isaiah 53:6a, Romans 3:23, Colossians 1:21, Isaiah 59:1-24

  • Man was created to exist forever. He will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. When you die, you will either spend eternity in Heaven or Hell. Eternal separation from God happens in Hell. Eternal union with God occurs in Heaven.

    John 3:16, 1 John 2:25; 5:11-13, Romans 6:23

  • Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all men by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory and will return again to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

    Matthew 1:22-23, Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1-5; 14:10-30, Hebrews 4:14-15, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 1:3-4, Acts 1:9-11, 1 Timothy 6:14-15, Titus 2:13

  • Salvation is a gift from God to man. Man can never make up for his sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can man be saved from sin’s penalty. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.

    Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, John 14:6; 1:12, Titus 3:5, Galatians 3:26, Romans 5:1

  • Because God gives man eternal life through Jesus Christ, the believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives this security.

    John 10:29, 2 Timothy 1:12, Hebrews 7:25; 10:10-14, 1 Peter 1:3-5

  • The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every believer from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under His control daily.

    2 Corinthians 3:17, John 16:7-13; 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16, Ephesians 1:13, Galatians 5:25, Ephesians 5:18

  • The Bible is God’s Word to all men. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living.

    2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 1:13, Psalm 119:105,160, Psalm 12:6, Proverbs 30:5

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