Reformed & Charismatic
According to Time Magazine Calvinism is back, and is the #3 idea influencing America today. For 40 years, CGS has taught people about Jesus in a clear and bold fashion, influenced first and foremost by the Bible and secondarily by our Calvinistic heritage. This preaching of the cross is "Calvinism" at its best.
As the famous preacher C.H. Spurgeon said:
I have my own opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and Him crucified, unless we preach what nowadays is called Calvinism. It is a nickname to call it Calvinism; Calvinism is the gospel, and nothing else. I do not believe we can preach the gospel if we do not preach justification by faith without works; nor unless we preach the sovereignty of God in His dispensation of grace; nor unless we exalt the electing unchangeable eternal, immutable, conquering love of Jehovah; nor do I think we can preach the gospel unless we base it upon the special and particular redemption of His elect and chosen people which Christ wrought out upon the cross. (Charles Spurgeon, The New Park Street Pulpit, Vol. 1, 1856).
We are also a congregation that believes that the Holy Spirit, God's empowering presence, still works miracles. We pray for the sick, seek deliverance for the oppressed and apply the work of Jesus to spiritual, emotional and psychological afflictions.
Is it possible to be Reformed and Charismatic? We think it is. and we're not alone.
Join us as we seek to transform our lives and community by applying these deep truths of God in a real, empowered way.