Mercy’s door mission statement:

Mercy’s Door exists to make disciples who make disciples (Matthew 28:19) by proclaiming our desperate need for a savior (Ephesians 2:2-3) and the saving grace of Christ in the midst of our rebellion (Ephesians 2:4); We declare this truth as we learn and experience together how the gospel transforms all areas of our lives (Galatians 2:20).

After Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to His disciples who had watched Him die and be laid in a tomb, He proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that He was, in fact, the Messiah, the Christ, even God Himself, as He had claimed all along.

All authority
in heaven and on earth
has been given to Christ alone.
He is our champion, our savior, and our king.

Paul wrote in Philippians 2:8-10,
“Being found in human form, he [Jesus] humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

JESUS CHRIST IS LORD.

So when He tells us that all authority belongs to Him, we are to obey whatever it is that He says next. And what He said next was:

GO.

MAKE DISCIPLES EVERYWHERE.

BAPTIZE THEM IN THE NAME OF THE TRIUNE GOD.

TEACH THEM TO FOLLOW JESUS.

BY THE POWER OF HIS PRESENCE.

So at Mercy’s Door, that is what we do. We believe this is what all churches are to do. We spread the gospel, baptize those who believe, and then teach them to walk with Jesus in all areas of life in the confidence of His presence.

OUR METHOD

A CHURCH FOR THE EQUIPPING AND SENDING OF THE SAINTS

The Christian life is a response to the saving grace of Jesus . At Mercy's Door our longing is to see Christians grow deeper in their understanding of the gospel and to see the lives of unbelievers radically transformed by the good news of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. As Christians come to better understand the unspeakable gift of Christ's finished work through gospel-centered worship and gospel-centered community, we believe that they will long to live life on gospel-centered mission in order to love the community around them and desire to proclaim the redemptive work of Christ to others.

GOSPEL-CENTERED GATHERED WORSHIP (PULPIT/TRIANGLE)

We gather together as the body of Christ to worship God, hear from His Holy Scriptures, and remind each other of the sacrifice and salvation of Christ through Communion.  When Mercy's Door gathers together to worship God, we come together with expectation that God will meet us there; songs are sung to point us back to the truth of who God is and what He has done, preaching comes from His word and seeks to reveal the depths of His glory and grace, and communion is taken together as a family covered by the righteousness of Christ.

GOSPEL-CENTERED COMMUNITY (TABLE/CIRCLE)

We live life together in authentic community to encourage each other, pray for each other, and remind each other of the finished work of Christ. Because Christ saved us while we were yet sinners and promises to complete in us the work he has begun, we seek to live life openly and honestly; sharing our doubts, fears, sins, addictions, and struggles, and trusting that we will point each other back to the gospel.  Living life in this type of gospel-centered community deepens our relationships with Christ and each other, and encourages us to pursue joy in our lives by following Christ's example. 

GOSPEL-CENTERED MISSION (TOWN/SQUARE)

We live bent toward our communities because God first loved us and gave Himself up for us.  Therefore, we live life on mission so that we might be a blessing to those around us and see redemption in the lives of others through the gospel message. Our lives are busy and often consumed with activities and pursuits we hope will bring us value, identity, approval, comfort, and joy. But in Christ we find all these abundantly and much more, which allows us to live life intentionally and sacrificially, that those around us might feel Christ's love through us and hear the good news of His sacrifice by us.