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Bay Community Church
Bay Community Church exists to be relevant as we lead our generation to God and connect people to a growing community of Christ-followers.
We are a body of believers committed to worshipping and serving Jesus Christ. As a community church in Miami, Florida, we join with like-minded Christians in spreading the gospel around the world.
Our desire is to glorify God by introducing the love of Jesus Christ to those who need Him and building spiritual maturity into those who know Him. Our slogan is more than just a catchy phrase. We hope that it gives you insight into just who we are.
We want you to be a part of the blessings of God in the life of our church. We will bring you updates often on just what is happening at our church and share the stories of how Christ is making a difference in the lives of people.
Our Purpose
"We believe a commitment to The Great Commission and The Great Commandment will build a great church."
The Great Commission
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20
The Great Commandment
Jesus replied, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Matthew 22:37-39
Our Core Values
We Value People
"You and your family matter to God"
We Value The Application of Scripture
"Teaching is for Life-Change"
We Value Growth
"Real Christ-followers Grow"
We Value Small Groups
"Growing Larger and Smaller at the Same Time"
We Value Excellence
"God is Honored in Excellence"
We Value Service
"Every Member is a Minister"
We Value Creativity and Innovation
"Changing Methods...Unchanging Message"
We Value Unity and Diversity
"Focusing on the Things that Unite Us, Not the Things that Divide Us"
Our Core Beliefs
The Scriptures
The Bible is the historical record of God's activity written by men but inspired by God's Spirit and contains no error. It is truth provided for the believer; a tool to know the heart of God. It reveals the plan, purposes, and will of God for all time.
God in Three Persons
There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. To Him, we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with distinct personal attributes but without division of nature, essence, or being.
God The Father
God as Father is the Giver and Sustainer of life, Maker of all things, and the Creator of the universe, of things seen and unseen. He is all loving, just, wise, and powerful. He is the true God and the One who judges righteously and tests the heart and mind. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ, however, He is fatherly toward all men.
God The Son
God as Son is the perfect representation of the Father in human form. He is fully human and fully divine. He is equal with God the Father but humbled Himself by taking on the form of a servant and became obedient to death on a cross. He knew that only through the shedding of His blood would he, the sinless Lamb of God, be able to secure forgiveness and remission of sins. He arose the third day following His death as He declared and now lives in all believers as the living, ever present Lord.
God The Holy Spirit
God as Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin and unrighteousness, works in the life of each believer to produce godly character qualities and demonstrates Himself in the life of the church through special abilities given to each believer to carry out the work of the church. He is Comforter, Teacher, Wisdom, and Counselor.
Humanity
Man was created by a special work of God, in His image and is the finest of the creation. God said "It is very good!" Man was created innocent but with a free choice whereby he sinned against God and fell from his origional state. Because Christ died for all, every person is worthy of respect and Christian love.
Salvation
Salvation is the gift of God for all humanity and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. It was obtained by the substitutionary death of Christ on the cross. He shed His own blood for our sin that we might be rightly related to God.
Grace
Grace is the unmerited favor of God and shows us His goodness. All who have accepted Christ and are set apart will never fall from grace but will endure to the end. Believers may sin and grieve the Holy Spirit but they will be kept by the power of God.
Sin
When one becomes a believer, he is free from sin's penalty of death but not from sin's power. A battle rages within the believer between the carnal and spiritual natures. When the believer confesses sin, Christ forgives and cleanses from sin. Sinning grieves the Holy Spirit, brings shame on the cause of Christ, hinders a believer's relationship with God and others, and causes the believer to endure the consequences of sin.
Church
The church is a group of believers brought together by the Spirit of God to carry out the Great Commandment by practicing the Great Commission and observing the two ordinances of the church- Baptism, and the Lord's Supper. Each church is an autonomous body operating under the leadership of Christ as Head of the Church.
Baptism
Baptism is an outward expression of an inward change that has occurred in the life of the believer. It is an identification with Christ by picturing His death, burial, and resurrection. It is the first commandment a new Christian is given from the Lord Jesus.
The Lord's Supper
The Lord's Supper is an opportunity for personal examination and reflection as we oberve the "Lord's death until He comes." The bread and cup are symbols of His body and blood which were broken and spilled out for our salvation and is done in "remembrance" of Him until He comes again.
Worship
We must view worship from two sides- adoration and service. Worship could be defined as pure adoration; the redeemed person contemplating and praising God in His holy perfection. Reverential adoration and committed service are both prominent expressions of the biblical concept of worship. True worship involves a willingness to serve and genuine service to God must be accompanied by a sense of reverence and adoration.
Spiritual Gifts
Ministering as a disciple calls for us to know the will of God and to know our own interests, resources, and skills. This can be discovered by human tests and analyses, but it is essentially a spiritual knowledge revealed by God, the Creator and Giver of personal skills. Many Christians are in spiritual poverty, unaware of the potential that God has given them. They live unaware of the gifts of the Holy Spirit that they have. Their gifts lie like unwrapped presents, unused and neglected. Their potential for Christian ministry is squandered. The needs of our world are too great for us to allow any spiritual gift to be wasted. Unwrap your gifts and dedicate them and yourselves to the ministries God has for you.
We are a body of believers committed to worshipping and serving Jesus Christ. As a community church in Miami, Florida, we join with like-minded Christians in spreading the gospel around the world.
Our desire is to glorify God by introducing the love of Jesus Christ to those who need Him and building spiritual maturity into those who know Him. Our slogan is more than just a catchy phrase. We hope that it gives you insight into just who we are.
We want you to be a part of the blessings of God in the life of our church. We will bring you updates often on just what is happening at our church and share the stories of how Christ is making a difference in the lives of people.
Our Purpose
"We believe a commitment to The Great Commission and The Great Commandment will build a great church."
The Great Commission
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20
The Great Commandment
Jesus replied, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Matthew 22:37-39
Our Core Values
We Value People
"You and your family matter to God"
We Value The Application of Scripture
"Teaching is for Life-Change"
We Value Growth
"Real Christ-followers Grow"
We Value Small Groups
"Growing Larger and Smaller at the Same Time"
We Value Excellence
"God is Honored in Excellence"
We Value Service
"Every Member is a Minister"
We Value Creativity and Innovation
"Changing Methods...Unchanging Message"
We Value Unity and Diversity
"Focusing on the Things that Unite Us, Not the Things that Divide Us"
Our Core Beliefs
The Scriptures
The Bible is the historical record of God's activity written by men but inspired by God's Spirit and contains no error. It is truth provided for the believer; a tool to know the heart of God. It reveals the plan, purposes, and will of God for all time.
God in Three Persons
There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. To Him, we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with distinct personal attributes but without division of nature, essence, or being.
God The Father
God as Father is the Giver and Sustainer of life, Maker of all things, and the Creator of the universe, of things seen and unseen. He is all loving, just, wise, and powerful. He is the true God and the One who judges righteously and tests the heart and mind. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ, however, He is fatherly toward all men.
God The Son
God as Son is the perfect representation of the Father in human form. He is fully human and fully divine. He is equal with God the Father but humbled Himself by taking on the form of a servant and became obedient to death on a cross. He knew that only through the shedding of His blood would he, the sinless Lamb of God, be able to secure forgiveness and remission of sins. He arose the third day following His death as He declared and now lives in all believers as the living, ever present Lord.
God The Holy Spirit
God as Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin and unrighteousness, works in the life of each believer to produce godly character qualities and demonstrates Himself in the life of the church through special abilities given to each believer to carry out the work of the church. He is Comforter, Teacher, Wisdom, and Counselor.
Humanity
Man was created by a special work of God, in His image and is the finest of the creation. God said "It is very good!" Man was created innocent but with a free choice whereby he sinned against God and fell from his origional state. Because Christ died for all, every person is worthy of respect and Christian love.
Salvation
Salvation is the gift of God for all humanity and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. It was obtained by the substitutionary death of Christ on the cross. He shed His own blood for our sin that we might be rightly related to God.
Grace
Grace is the unmerited favor of God and shows us His goodness. All who have accepted Christ and are set apart will never fall from grace but will endure to the end. Believers may sin and grieve the Holy Spirit but they will be kept by the power of God.
Sin
When one becomes a believer, he is free from sin's penalty of death but not from sin's power. A battle rages within the believer between the carnal and spiritual natures. When the believer confesses sin, Christ forgives and cleanses from sin. Sinning grieves the Holy Spirit, brings shame on the cause of Christ, hinders a believer's relationship with God and others, and causes the believer to endure the consequences of sin.
Church
The church is a group of believers brought together by the Spirit of God to carry out the Great Commandment by practicing the Great Commission and observing the two ordinances of the church- Baptism, and the Lord's Supper. Each church is an autonomous body operating under the leadership of Christ as Head of the Church.
Baptism
Baptism is an outward expression of an inward change that has occurred in the life of the believer. It is an identification with Christ by picturing His death, burial, and resurrection. It is the first commandment a new Christian is given from the Lord Jesus.
The Lord's Supper
The Lord's Supper is an opportunity for personal examination and reflection as we oberve the "Lord's death until He comes." The bread and cup are symbols of His body and blood which were broken and spilled out for our salvation and is done in "remembrance" of Him until He comes again.
Worship
We must view worship from two sides- adoration and service. Worship could be defined as pure adoration; the redeemed person contemplating and praising God in His holy perfection. Reverential adoration and committed service are both prominent expressions of the biblical concept of worship. True worship involves a willingness to serve and genuine service to God must be accompanied by a sense of reverence and adoration.
Spiritual Gifts
Ministering as a disciple calls for us to know the will of God and to know our own interests, resources, and skills. This can be discovered by human tests and analyses, but it is essentially a spiritual knowledge revealed by God, the Creator and Giver of personal skills. Many Christians are in spiritual poverty, unaware of the potential that God has given them. They live unaware of the gifts of the Holy Spirit that they have. Their gifts lie like unwrapped presents, unused and neglected. Their potential for Christian ministry is squandered. The needs of our world are too great for us to allow any spiritual gift to be wasted. Unwrap your gifts and dedicate them and yourselves to the ministries God has for you.