About Sovereign Grace Baptist Church
Sovereign
Grace Baptist Church is a local assembly of
baptized believers who seek to honor our great God and Savior Jesus
Christ in
praise, worship, and service. We preach and teach the whole counsel of
God’s
Word through Biblical expository preaching, including the glorious
doctrines of
God’s grace in the salvation of sinners (also known as the "Five Points
of
Calvinism") and the historic views of Baptist faith and practice.
Our Church History
Sovereign Grace
Baptist Church of Hortense Georgia was organized by Landmark Baptist
Church of Tulsa,
Oklahoma on June 22, 1996.
Charter Members:
Brother David Medders
Brother Barry Smith
Sister Tina Smith
Sister Faye Moore
Elder Reggie Moore
The church has
had four pastors since being organized:
Elder Reggie Moore 1996 - 2012
Elder Doug Newell IV 2013 - 2016
Elder Robbie Jeffries 2016 - 2018
Elder David Green: 2021-present
Elder Reggie Moore 1996 - 2012
Elder Doug Newell IV 2013 - 2016
Elder Robbie Jeffries 2016 - 2018
Elder David Green: 2021-present
What
We Believe
1. We believe in the Bible as
the
eternal, inspired, inerrant Word of God; the complete revelation of
God's will. (Proverbs 30:5) (II Timothy 3:16) (II Peter 1:20,21)
2. We believe that there is
one
true and living God in three personalities: the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit. (II Corinthians 13:14) (Matthew 3:16, 17) (Matthew
28:19)
3. We accept the complete
Bible account of creation without question and unreservedly. (Genesis
1:1-2:25) (John 1:3)
4. We believe that Satan is
the
unholy god of this present age and world-systems; that he is the author
of all of the powers of darkness and sin. (II Corinthians 4:4) (I Peter
5:8)
5. We believe that man was
created
in the image of God and, as a result of voluntary action, ate of the
forbidden fruit and was no longer innocent or worthy to walk with God.
(Genesis 3:1-7) (Romans 5:12)
6. We believe in the virgin
birth
as well as the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; we believe he was God in
the flesh. (Isaiah 7:14) (John 10:30) (Luke 1:31-35)
7. We believe the only
atonement
for sins is through the shed blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. (Acts 4:12) Hebrews 9:11-15) (I Peter 1:19,20)
8. We believe in the total
depravity of man in that he cannot come to Christ without the drawing
force of the Father in Heaven. (John 6:44) (I Corinthians 2:14) (Romans
8:7,8)
9. We believe in the
unconditional election by God of man to salvation. (John 17:2)
(Ephesians
1:4,5) (I Corinthians 1:26-29)
10. We believe the shed blood
of Jesus Christ covers each and every elect. (John 17:2) (I John 1:7)
(I John 4:10)
11. We believe in an effectual
calling that goes out to every elect whom God has chosen. (Romans
8:28-30) (John 6:37) (I Corinthians 1:22-24)
12. We believe that all who
are
truly born again are preserved by God the Father and persevere through
the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 8:35-39) (I Peter 1:4,5) (John 10:27-29)
13. We believe regeneration
and
conversion to be a simultaneous occurrence as a result of the Holy
Spirit using the spoken or written word. (II Thessalonians 2:13,14)
(Hebrews 4:2)
(I Corinthians 1:21)
14. We believe salvation to be
totally by the pure Grace, or unmerited favor, of God. (Jonah 2:9) (
Ephesians 2:8,9) (II Timothy 1:9)
15. We believe in two phases
of
Christ's second coming; before the tribulation for his saints and
afterwards to set up his millennial kingdom. (I Thessalonians 4:16, 17)
(Revelation
19:11-15) (Revelation 20:1-7)
16. We believe in separate
judgments for the righteous and unrighteous. (I Corinthians 3:12-15)
(II Timothy
4:7,8) (Revelation 20:11-15) (II Peter 3:7)
17. We believe that Jesus
instituted his church during his personal ministry on earth. (Matthew
16:18) (Mark 3:13-19)
18. We believe in a local
church; not an invisible, universal church. (Acts 14:23) (I Corinthians
14:33)
(I Thessalonians 1:1)
19. We believe pastors and
deacons should meet the qualifications outlined in the scriptures. (I
Timothy 3:1-13) (Titus 1:5-13)
20. We believe women should
remain silent in the public mixed assemblies. (I Corinthians 14:34, 35)
(I
Timothy 2:11-15)
21. We believe Jesus Christ
gave
two ordinances to the churches: baptism and the Lord's Supper, or
communion. (Matthew 26:26-29) (Acts 2:41) (I Corinthians 11:14-16)
(Acts 19:4,5)
22. We believe that baptism is
a complete immersion in water. (Mark 1:10) (Acts 8:38.39)
23. We believe in a believers
baptism; we believe one is baptized because he is saved and not in
order to be saved. (Acts 2:41) (Acts 8:12, 36, 37)
24. We believe the Lord's
Supper is for each local church and not to be practiced openly with
everyone. (I Corinthians 10:16,17)
25. We believe both elements
in the
Lord's Supper should be unleavened. We use unleavened bread and
fermented wine as a symbol of our Lord's perfect body and pure blood.
(Luke 22:7-20) (I Corinthians 5:6-8)
26. We do not believe in
high-pressure methods of begging people to donate money of persuading
people to join our church, but, simply believe in preaching the gospel
and leaving the results to the Lord. (Acts 2:47) (II Corinthians 9:6,7)
(I
Corinthians 16:2)
27. Finally, we believe in the
absolute and eternal sovereignty of God; we believe, presently and in
the hereafter, all things will glorify God; everything from his saints,
who will be with him, to those who will spend eternity in the lake of
fire, glory be to God. (Daniel 4:35) (Psalm 76:10) (Isaiah 42:8) (Jude
1:25)
Revelation 4:11)