What We Believe

God

We believe that there is one God who exists in three beings: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Jesus

We believe that Jesus is the Son of God who came to earth to be born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose from the grave three days later, ascended into Heaven, and will return for His Church one day.

Christ's Return

We believe that Jesus Christ will literally and triumphantly return to earth to take His Church home to Heaven to live there, eternally, with Him.

Holy Spirit

We believe that God the Holy Spirit is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation and is the Comforter and Guide Who lives in every Believer. He enables every Believer to live the life that God has called them to live. 

Bible

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without any error, the sole authority for life and faith.

Man

We believe that human beings are special creations of God and are made in His image, but that through the sin of the first human beings, Adam & Eve, mankind fell so that all people are sinners and need salvation.  

Salvation

We believe that salvation is a gift received by repentance to God and through faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Assurance

We believe that every person who is truly saved is eternally secure in the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Eternity

We believe that those persons who die in their sins, without Christ, spend eternity in Hell and those persons who die with their sins forgiven, through Christ, spend eternity in Heaven.

Baptism

We believe that water baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Christ, by His own example, and is by immersion after salvation.

Church

We believe that the Church is comprised of all people who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. The “Church” is not a building but, rather, the group of Christians who believe what Romans 10:9 says: “If you will confess with your mouth “the Lord Jesus” and will believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.”

Prayer

We believe that each Believer has direct access to God through prayer with the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Government

We believe in the separation of Church and State, but not in the separation of God and Government.

Marriage and Fidelity

We are committed to the home and family as set forth in Holy Scripture. We believe God has ordained and created marriage to exist between one man and one woman, with absolute marital fidelity. The Bible sets forth specific home and family values, which include the distinct roles of husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, and children. It is our firm conviction that we uphold the dignity of each individual as we embrace the unchanging and longstanding principles of scriptural truth.

The Sanctity of Human Life and Abortion

We believe that God has created mankind in His image (Imago Dei) and that human life begins at conception. God, in His infinite sovereignty, uniquely formed human beings and gave them special dignity, personal freedom, and individual accountability among all the works of creation. Human beings have been made for relationships with God and to be good and faithful stewards of creation. God created each person’s inmost being, knitting each person together in his mother’s womb. (Psalm 139:13). As God’s individualized and personal creation, each and every person is fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14). God has ordained all the days of each person’s life before they came to be. (Psalm 139:16).

Salvation

Salvation involves the redemption of the whole person and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.

A. Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of God’s grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace.

Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Savior.

B. Justification is God’s gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer into a relationship of peace and favor with God.

C. Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to God’s purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual maturity through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling within each believer. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerate person’s life.

D. Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.

See the following scripture:

Genesis 3:15; Exodus 3:14-17; 6:2-8; Matthew 1:21; 4:17; 16:21-26; 27:22-28:6; Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32; John 1:11-14,29; 3:3-21,36; 5:24; 10:9,28-29; 15:1-16; 17:17; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11; 16:30-31; 17:30-31; 20:32; Romans 1:16-18; 2:4; 3:23-25; 4:3ff.; 5:8-10; 6:1-23; 8:1-18,29-39; 10:9-10,13; 13:11-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18,30; 6:19-20; 15:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Galatians 2:20; 3:13; 5:22-25; 6:15; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-22; 4:11-16; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:9-22; 3:1ff.; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Timothy 1:12; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 2:1-3; 5:8-9; 9:24-28; 11:1-12:8,14; James 2:14-26; 1 Peter 1:2-23; 1 John 1:6-2:11; Revelation 3:20; 21:1-22:5.

Baptism

Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus.

It’s a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. It’s an outward expression of an inward decision. It’s a way of solidifying the most important decision that a follower of Christ makes.

Your next step after following Jesus and asking Him to be your Lord and Savior is baptism.

New Members

We are so pleased that you have decided to make Sisk Memorial Baptist Church your new church home! As you begin your journey, we trust that you will experience the warm and friendly atmosphere and enjoy being part of our loving church family. There are many opportunities to “plug in” and be part of serving the Lord with us. We are so excited about your decision to join us as we grow together in Christ Jesus!