Our Beliefs
Legacy Church is a non-denominational church in Chandler, Arizona! Whether you've never been involved in church before, distanced yourself following the pandemic or you've been burned out by bad experiences in the past, Legacy exists for you! Just come experience God in an authentic way and learn what it means to Love, Live & Lead like Jesus!
WHAT WE BELIEVE
These are the foundational cornerstones to our faith and the way we live. For a deeper theological explanation, see our full statement of faith further below.
We believe in Jesus.
We passionately follow Jesus and believe that through a relationship with Him, we are healed, renewed, redeemed, forgiven, transformed, and loved. Because of what Jesus did on the cross, everyone who says ‘yes’ to Him can have a full and abundant life!
We teach from the Bible.
We believe the Bible addresses every question about life that man has, and that “all Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true” (ll Timothy 3:16). Although our approach to church is anything but traditional, we believe in and maintain a conservative theological position.
We are all about people.
It would be unbelievably selfish for us to receive God’s grace and goodness and not share it with others! It is our passion to share this faith and hope with the world by seeking to pour out the unconditional love that God pours out on us.
Our Mission
Our mission is to Love, Live and Lead like Jesus;
Love our neighbors as ourselves.
Live a life that honors God. Lead others to the life Jesus died for them to have.
Our Vision
To reach the unchurched, dechurched and overchurched so they can receive and reflect the love of Christ and His Church. The unchurched, being those who have almost no experience in a church setting. The dechurched, being those who were once attending church but are no longer. The overchurched, being those who have years of experience being part of a church but may have been hurt by prior experiences within a church setting.
OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
God
We believe that God is eternal and has revealed Himself as ONE God existing in THREE persons within the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells all believers, and through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, believers are empowered for Christian service and gifted for this service. The Holy Spirit also enables believers to live a Christ-like life exhibiting godly character.
We believe in the operations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible
We believe in the plenary verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of the Scriptures as originally given, and that they are infallibly and uniquely authoritative and free from error of any sort in all matters with which they deal, including scientific and historical as well as moral and theological.
Water Baptism
We believe in the necessity of water baptism by immersion in order to fulfill the command of Christ.
Communion
We believe in the Table of the Lord, commonly called Communion or the Lord’s Supper, for believers.
Sexuality
Sexuality is also a part of God’s design for humanity and is intended to be enjoyed only within the framework of biblical marriage, between one natural-born man and one natural-born woman. Sex outside of biblical marriage is sin. We believe gender is fixed based on biology and not fluid based on feelings.
Sanctity of Human Life
We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life.
"13For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
Jesus
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of humanity, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man.
We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared to His disciples
Man & Salvation
We believe in the creation, testing, and fall of man as recorded in Genesis; and his total spiritual depravity and inability to attain righteousness on his own.
We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance, and faith in the work of the cross by which our sin was atoned.
Healing
We believe in the healing of the body by divine power, or divine healing.
Heaven & Hell
We believe in eternal life in Heaven for believers and eternal punishment in Hell for unbelievers.
We believe in the reality and person of Satan and the eternal judgment of Satan and his angels.
Marriage
“We believe the Bible clearly describes God’s design for marriage. God intends marriage to be a lasting & committed relationship between one man and one woman. This bond is also a reflection of the lasting, committed relationship between Jesus and His Church.”
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
We believe all of the gifts of the Spirit as seen in scripture are in use today. These spiritual gifts are distributed according to God’s will and enable believers to experience God’s supernatural power today. The spiritual gifts equip the Body of Christ for ministry and we should seek them eagerly while realizing not all believers will experience every spiritual gift. Spiritual gifts should be used in a God-honoring and orderly way. (1 Cor 12, 1 Cor 14)
Love, Live & Lead like Jesus.
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