PURSUE AUSTIN stands as a beacon of light for Austin. We are a place of worship, service, family enrichment, and spiritual growth to all who join us. Our community is richly diverse, with people of different ages and backgrounds coming together to worship and serve together. We welcome all individuals seeking God’s love and our doors are open to every soul seeking to welcome Jesus into their heart.

Our call at Pursue Austin is to be compassionate and nurturing as we walk with Jesus. Through gospel, service, worship and missions, we bring God closer to our hearts and closer to the hearts of those around us. As a fellowship of believers, we have the honor of proclaiming the glory of Christ to one another in a loving and caring setting.

As devoted members of Pursue Austin, we are constantly pursuing the calling to be fully devoted followers of Christ. To build a true heaven on Earth, we must pursue a life based on the teachings of the Bible, we must be passionate about prayer, and we must be grounded in spiritual accountability.

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In this, we believe the Bible, specifically the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the central message of the Bible, and it has profound implications on the eternal destiny of mankind as well as his existence on earth.

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The Power of the Gospel To Save and Restore

The Gospel message is simply that Jesus gave His life so that man might have a new life and walk in Him (John 3:16). It is the Good News that through Jesus we have been saved from the penalty of sin (justification), are being saved from the present power of sin (sanctification), and will be saved from the presence of sin (glorification). It not only answers the question of “how do I get to heaven” but also how do I live daily as a Christian. We do not move beyond the Gospel. Rather, we are informed, transformed, and conformed by it every day.

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Distinctives

The Triune God

WE BELIEVE in the triune Spirit of God, that being God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. God the Father exists as Creator, creating man and the earth on which man is meant to rule and subdue. God the Son exists as Redeemer, who was sent to reconcile man to God after the fall. God the Holy Spirit exists as the working presence and power of God in the earth, working as Comforter, Counselor, and Communicator.

God’s Creation

WE BELIEVE that the Lord, God Almighty, who always was, is, and always will be, is the Creator of all things under the heavens and the earth. He created the earth from His Word as well as everything on earth apart from any process of evolution, except man, whom He created from the dust of the ground. Eve, his ordained help-meet was then fashioned from the side (rib) of man. In this God established the number of genders (male and female only) as well as the biblical family unit (man and woman only) where the man functions as husband as the representation of Christ, and the woman functions as wife as the representation of the Bride of Christ—the Church. Together they are commanded to bear seed after their image and likeness (male and female only) to fill the earth with worshippers of God until the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

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The Word of God

WE BELIEVE that the incorruptible Word of God is trustworthy in its creation and is the final authority on man’s existence and his relation with the Lord. Thus every dilemma can and must be solved with the Word as the foundational source in order to be considered credible.

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Jesus Christ

WE BELIEVE in the deity, virgin birth, perfect humanity, sinless life, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the only means of salvation from sin and the sole mediator between God and man.

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The Holy Spirit

WE BELIEVE in the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit, through whose ministry believers today are regenerated, baptized into Christ and His body, indwelt, sealed, gifted, and empowered for service.

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Local Church

WE BELIEVE that the local church is an assembly of believers baptized into the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ by immersion, led and governed by pastors, and served by deacons, independent in fellowship with other churches of like faith and order. We believe that the local church is responsible to fulfill the Great Commission. It must observe the ordinances of believers’ baptism and the Lord’s Supper; foster true fellowship, prayer, and worship; edify and equip other believers; and evangelize the world.

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Christian Life and Liberty

WE BELIEVE that the Bible directs believers to a life of holiness requiring separation from worldliness and false teaching. We believe in the priesthood of all believers and that we have direct access to God apart from any mediator except Christ. We respect the God-given capacity of individual soul liberty through which each person will give an account for living by the dictates of his own conscience with respect to the authority of the Word of God. We believe in the separation of church and state, and that believers must fulfill biblical responsibilities to each.