How it all started
From the very first core team gathering on February 28, 2016, to the official launch on Sunday, September 18, 2016, West Lake Church has always been centered on Jesus Christ. Whether in gatherings or groups, to local and global impact, we want to know, worship, share, and serve Jesus Christ.
"We can never be a Jesus-centered church until we are a church full of Jesus-centered people."
~Pastor Cameron Whitley
On Earth as in Heaven
The mission of West Lake Church is the same mission Jesus Christ gave his followers: make disciples. "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."
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The vision of West Lake Church is simple, but not easy. West Lake Church exists to see as many people as possible KNOW, WORSHIP, SHARE, and SERVE Jesus Christ.
We believe this happens through Community (gatherings and groups), Generosity (giving and serving), and Impact (local and global missions).
The Holy Bible
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are the inspired, inerrant, infallible Word of God. The authoritative rule of faith and conduct. The Scriptures are the product of men who spoke and wrote as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
(2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thess 2:13; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
The One True God
God is called by many different names because of the different dimensions of His personality, but God is one. God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. He is the creator of the heavens and the earth. While God is one, He has revealed Himself in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; John 8:54-59; Genesis 1&2; Matthew 28:19)
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity, the eternal Son of God. Jesus Christ is God. The Scriptures declare his virgin birth; sinless life; miracles; substitutionary death on the cross; bodily resurrection from the dead; and exaltation to the right hand of God.(Matthew 1:18-23; Hebrews 7:26; I Peter 2:22, 2:24; I John 3:4-5; Acts 1:9,11, 2:22, 10:37-38; II Corinthians 5:21, 15:4; Matthew 28:1-6; Philippians 2:9-11)
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is God, who was active in the OldTestament and is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He empowers the saints for service and witness, cleanses man from the old nature, and conforms us to the image of Christ. All believers are biblically encouraged to earnestly desire the manifestation of the gifts in their lives. These gifts always operate in harmony with the Scriptures and should never be used in violation of biblical parameters.
(Joel 2:28-29, Matthew 3:11, Mark 16:17, Acts 1:5,2:1-4, 17, 38-39, 8:14-17, 10:38, 44-47, 11:15-17, 19:1-6, Hebrews 2:4, Romans 1:11,12:4-8, Ephesians 4:16, II Timothy 1:5-16, 4:14, I Corinthians 12:1-31; 14:1-40, I Peter 4:10)
The Church
The Church is the body of Christ, made up of all Christ followers, that individually find a home at, worship at, and serve within their local Church and she has a threefold purpose: To evangelize the world, to worship God, and to equip for ministry.
(I Corinthians 12:12-28, 14:12; Acts 1:8; Mark 16:15-16; Ephesians 4:11-16)
The Fall
Man was created in the image of God. However, by a voluntary act of rebellion, Adam and Eve disobeyed God. That first sin had several repercussions. Man was excommunicated from God’s perfect garden, Eden; a curse was pronounced; the process of physical death began; and man died spiritually. Sin entered our hearts and separated humankind from God and left man in a fallen or sinful condition.
(Genesis 1:26, 2:17, 3:6, 3:14-19, 3:23; Romans 3:23, 5:12-19; Ephesians 2:11-18)
Salvation
The only means of salvation is Jesus Christ. He died on the cross to pay the penalty of our sins. He offers each of us a pardon for our sins and wants us to become children of God.
(Romans 8:16; Galatians 5:22, 23; II Corinthians 3:18, 5:17)
Baptism
The Scripture teaches that all who repent and believe in Christ are to be baptized by immersion. Baptism is a public profession of faith in Christ. It is symbolic of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. It is a declaration to the world that we have died to sin and have been raised with Christ to walk in newness of life.(Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4).
Communion
The Lord’s Supper consists of two elements: the bread and cup. Those elements are symbolic of the body and blood of Christ. Communion is a memorial of Christ’s sufferings on the cross and a celebration of our salvation. When taken, it is an opportunity for a believer to examine himself/herself and experience forgiveness.
(Luke 22:14-20; I Corinthians 11:23-29
Marriage
We believe that God created marriage as a lifelong, exclusive relationship between one man and one woman as God biologically created them male and female at birth, and that all intimate sexual activity outside the marriage relationship, whether heterosexual, homosexual, or otherwise, is immoral and therefore sin.
(Genesis. 2:24; Exodus. 20:14, 17, 22:19; Leviticus 18:22-23, 20:13, 15-16; Matthew 19:4-6, 9; Romans 1:18-31; I Corinthians 6:9-10, 15-20; I Timothy 1:8-11; Jude 7)
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