EBC Distinctives: A Worship-Motivated Church (Selected Scriptures)

A Worship-Motivated Church | Selected Scriptures
Pastor Kempiz Hernandez

In the light of God's wondrous salvation in and through His Beloved Son, we now have the joy and duty, by God's Grace, of Worshipping Him out of a heart of love and gratitude for all He's done, not only personally but also as a community of faith.

EBC Distinctives: A Love-Expressing Church (1 Thessalonians 4:9-10)

A Love-Expressing Church | 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
Pastor Kempiz Hernandez

As those who have been the privileged recipients of God's unfathomable love in Christ, Christians, of all people, are empowered by the Spirit of God to love God and love one another, from the heart, and for God's Glory.

EBC Distinctives: A God-Dependent Church (Ephesians 6:18-20)

A God-Dependent Church | Ephesians 6:18-20
Pastor Kempiz Hernandez

As holy and redeemed people, we are to strive, by God's Grace, to walk in humble dependence upon our great God in prayer, knowing that apart from Him we can do nothing.

EBC Distinctives: A Christ-Exalting Church (Psalm 110)

A Christ-Exalting Church | Psalm 110
Pastor Kempiz Hernandez

Contrary to the current culture of self-promotion and self-exaltation, we seek the Exaltation of the Lord Jesus Christ, as we herald the life-saving message of the Gospel, humanity's one and only hope for salvation from sin and from God's just judgment.

EBC Distinctives: A Bible-Centered Church (Selected Scriptures)

A Bible-Centered Church | Selected Scriptures
Pastor Kempiz Hernandez

Contrary to the current culture of moral relativism and moral autonomy, we believe that the Bible is the very Word of the only One and True God, authoritative, inerrant, infallible, and sufficient for all matters pertaining to man’s purpose for existence, church life, and mission on earth.

The Blessing and Benefit of Local Church Membership (Selected Scriptures)

The Blessing and Benefit of Local Church Membership | Selected Scriptures
Pastor Kempiz Hernandez

In an age where commitment is largely frowned upon, and where comfort, ease, and low expectations are the norm, the Lord Jesus, who died for His Church, calls us as Christians to be highly committed participants rather than passive spectators in a healthy, local church.

Walking Worthy of Christ: Living Peacefully (Philippians 4:4-7)

Walking Worthy of Christ: Living Peacefully | Philippians 4:4-7
Pastor Kempiz Hernandez

The Christian must, by God's Grace, be cultivating Christlike virtues that will lead to peaceful living in the home, in the church, and in the world.

Walking Worthy of Christ: Preserving Unity (Philippians 4:2-3)

Walking Worthy of Christ: Preserving Unity | Philippians 4:2-3
Pastor Kempiz Hernandez

In the light of our indestructible and unbreakable union in Christ, Christians are to do everything possible to preserve the unity that has been established by our precious King.