The Sufficiency of Scripture​

The Word of God is sufficient for us to accomplish the work of God. We need not look to the world's ways to see God's work accomplished. We value the Word of God to accomplish the work of God.

Psalm 19:7-11; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:3, 16-21; Hebrews 4:12; Ezekiel 37:4-5​

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Expositional Preaching​

The church rises and falls upon the preaching of God's Word. The preaching of the Word of God is the most important mark of the church. We believe in the expositional preaching of God's Word. We value text-driven preaching that starts with the text, is shaped by the text, and stays with the text. 

2 Timothy 4:1-4; Nehemiah 8:5-8

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Robust Doctrine​

We want to dig down deep in the faith. Deep doctrine develops deep Christians. "The conviction that Christian doctrine matters for Christian living is one of the most important growth points of the Christian life." We value teaching that is faithful to Scripture and useful for life.

Acts 2:42-47; Ephesians 4:11-16; Matthew 22:37; Romans 11:33

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Gospel Fluency​

The gospel is the power of God at work in our lives, and its power affects everything in our lives. That means we want to believe and speak the truths of the gospel into the everyday stuff of life. We want to be fluent in sharing the gospel with both sinners outside the church and the saints within the church. We value speaking and sharing gospel truth into all of life.

Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:18, 15:1-5

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Kingdom Priority

How we do church is not about our personal preferences. As Christians we are not consumers seeking to have our desires met, but we are citizens of the Kingdom of God, who long to please our heavenly King. Our allegiance is to Christ, and we offer glad submission to him. Seeing his "kingdom come [and] will done on earth as it is in heaven" is the longing of our heart, no matter the sacrifice we must make or the cost to be paid. We value seeking to live daily with an intentional, spiritual, and eternal focus on the things of God.

Matthew 6:10, 19-34, 13:44, 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians 4:16 - 5:10

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Meaningful Membership

We aim to practice meaningful membership at PSBC. Belonging to Christ means belonging to his church. While all believers are part of the universal church and body of Christ, the expression of that is carried out through the local church. In fact, it's the local church that is most spoken of and addressed in Scripture. To be a Christian is not to just belong to the church (universal) but a church (local). We believe that should mean something. We value the church's practice to faithfully live as a community of Christ followers. 

1 Peter 2:9-12; Acts 2:42-47

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Biblically Ordered Worship

It matters how we worship. We must get it right. Worship is the intentional declaring and delighting of God's greatness, grandeur, and glory. There's a gravitas in worship of such a God. He alone is worthy of our worship, and he alone orders our worship. One of the enemies' great ploys is to have us believe that we can worship God anyway we choose. God's Word guides us in the order of our worship. We value the gathering of the church, governed by the Word, giving glory to God. 

Exodus, 7:6; Psalm 95; John 4:16-26

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The Supremacy of God

We recognize the supremacy of God over all things: our lives, our church, this world. He rules and reigns over all. His glory is the end of which the world was created. It's our end as well. That's why we strive to make much of him in all we do. We value remembering, recognizing, and rejoicing at God's infinitely exclusive, exalted being.

Deuteronomy 10:17; 1 Chronicles 29:11-12; Psalm 86:8-10, 115:1, 145; Isaiah 46:9; 1 Timothy 6:13-16

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