In case you’re curious, here’s what we believe…
In John 10:10 Jesus tells us:
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (NIV)
We believe that through Jesus we can: Live The Ultimate Life. Through His sacrifice on the Cross that we can have a personal relationship with God.
Our desire as a Church is to help people discover what the God-directed mission of their life could look like and help them achieve it. As a community of believers in Jesus, OUR MISSION is to bring the Gospel of Jesus into our community and worldwide by teaching, training, equipping and empowering people for their God purpose.
The VISION we have to accomplish this mission as a church is reaching one percent of North Calgary with the Gospel of Jesus and seeing them live the ultimate life Jesus has in store for them.
In Ephesians 2:10, Paul tells the church that “we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” We believe God has purpose for us individually and corporately.
BP Church walks out the mission and vision God has given us by following our CORE VALUES of Knowing God, Loving Others, Growing Deeper, and Serving our World.
CORE VALUES
Know God
We are passionate about helping people discover who God is and how He wants to be involved in their everyday life.
Love Others
We believe we are called to love people like us and people not like us.
Grow Deeper
Everyday we grow in the relationships we have and we believe God desires for us to grow deeper in our relationship with him.
Serve Our World
For us serving starts at home and moves into our community and around the world.
FOLLOWING CHRIST
God, our Creator, loves us and calls us into a loving relationship with Himself. But our human inclination to do wrong—that is, to sin—separates us from Him. He is holy—set apart—and sin separates us from Him, preventing us from knowing Him in an intimate way. The Bible says, “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). The Bible also says that “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). One day every action and deed will be brought to account and given its rightful reward or punishment, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that everyone may receive what is due them for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad” (2 Corinthians 5:10).
But we can escape judgment by putting our trust in Christ, who took on the punishment that we deserve. We can have complete forgiveness for the wrongs we have done in our lives, and be assured of fellowship with God here on earth and for all eternity, by entering into a personal relationship with Christ, by faith. It’s as simple as believing that Jesus is the Son of God, that He came to live on the earth in human form, suffered and then died on a cross for our sins, and was raised again to life again on the third day—and then specifically inviting Him into our lives in a personal way, committing ourselves to His complete rule and Lordship in our lives.
Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). The Bible also says, “To all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). When we receive Christ, our lives change. We become a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). We enjoy an intimate relationship with God the Father. We learn to hear His voice, and receive direction for our lives.
Jesus also said, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20). When you feel a desire to draw nearer to God or to learn more about Christ, you can “open the door” by asking Christ to be Lord of your life in your own words. If you’re not sure what to say, try this prayer:
“Lord Jesus, I need You. I am sorry for all the wrong things I have done in my life. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Saviour and Lord. Thank You for forgiving me and giving me eternal life. Take control of every area of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be.”
God responds to all who genuinely seek Him in faith. If you have prayed in this way, trust Him to begin to work in your heart and life as He has promised, and to reveal Himself to you.
*All Scriptures are the NIV translation.
Click the link below to download a copy of the beliefs that we feel are important and unite us:
Statement of Fundamental and Essential Truths
BP Church is affiliated with the PAOC (Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada).