Core Beliefs

The following are the core beliefs of LivingStones Communities based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.

God

There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God His Son Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is therefore worthy of all glory and praise.  God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, justice, and mercy. He is unchangeable and therefore is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Revelation

God has revealed Himself to us through His Son, Jesus Christ — the visible image of the invisible God — through the Holy Scriptures, and through all of creation.

We believe the New Testament declares His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His promised personal return in power and glory.  

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, who was sent to us as promised by Jesus Christ after His ascension. Through His indwelling, every believer is empowered to live a godly and obedient life.

Mankind

We Believe in the Historical Christian view of marriage and sexual expression; namely, that marriage is a one-flesh covenant union between two sexually different persons (male and female) from different families, and that all sexual relationships outside of the marriage covenant are sin.

We Believe that God created man and woman, male and female, as determined at conception by our DNA and that it is God's good intent for us to honor that in our sexual expression.

The Fall

When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and fractured all of creation ever since that time.

Salvation

Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.

The Church

The Church is meant to be the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Resurrection

We Believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. WE Believe Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God's kingdom on earth. 

The Vision

LivingStones Communities (LSC) exists to bring transformation to communities, cities, regions, and nations through the advancing Kingdom of God.   (1 Peter 2:4-5, Matthew 6:10)

The Mission

LSC is an Equipping Network committed to forming, training, and sending disciples who fulfill their Kingdom mandate in every sphere of influence.  We equip believers to win, grow, be formed, be discipled, and be sent through our Micro‑Ekklesias, Eagle Prayer Warrior Network, and Apostolic Network.  (Matthew 28:19-20, Ephes 4:11-12)