{"id":2,"date":"2013-02-16T06:46:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T06:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/straightwaybible.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-08-10T19:56:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T19:56:55","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/straightwaybible.com\/","title":{"rendered":"StraightWay Bible Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section et_section_regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_slider_no_arrows et_pb_slider_no_pagination et_slider_auto et_slider_speed_2000\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_media_alignment_center\" style='background-color:#ffffff;background-image:url(http:\/\/straightwaybible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sb11.jpg);'>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_slide_description -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_container -->\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_slide -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_media_alignment_center\" style='background-color:#ffffff;background-image:url(http:\/\/straightwaybible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sb22.jpg);'>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_slide_description -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_container -->\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_slide -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_media_alignment_center\" style='background-color:#ffffff;background-image:url(http:\/\/straightwaybible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sb31.jpg);'>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_slide_description -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_container -->\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_slide -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_slides -->\r\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_slider -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_column -->\r\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_row --><div class=\"et_pb_row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Welcome to Straightway Bible Church!<\/h2>\n<p>There is no requirement in Scripture to follow a ritual in the church meeting; here are some of the ways we fellowship\u00a0and\u00a0worship:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Singing, reading Scripture, praying and giving<\/li>\n<li>Bible Answer and Commentary<\/li>\n<li>Teaching of God\u2019s Word<\/li>\n<li>Dialoguing about Scriptures and encouraging one another in fellowship<\/li>\n<li>Giving testimony of God\u2019s blessing and goodness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The purpose of the church assembly<\/strong> is to encourage, exhort and stir up <em>ONE ANOTHER<\/em> (everyone is involved) to good works and righteousness, equipping us all with sound doctrine in order to mature in The Faith so that we may be One Body doing God\u2019s work together in our community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Biblical rule for participation in the church assembly it this<\/strong>: everything must be done for the blessing and edification of all present, not just for a single person; things must be done decently and in order, with no confusion. (Heb 10:24; Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 14:26\u201340; Eph 4:12\u201313).<\/p>\n<p>Believers are encouraged to prepare and participate in the Church meeting, exercising their spiritual gift in an edifying and orderly manner, humbly, one at a time.<\/p>\n<p>We believe in the Biblical Church model of Elder\/Shepherds (spiritual oversight and teaching) and Deacons (Church administration and benevolence).<\/p>\n<p>Brent Riggs is our teaching Shepherd\/Pastor (<a href=\"mailto:brent@brentriggs.com\">brent@brentriggs.com<\/a>).\u00a0 Brent is an expository preacher, teaching the meaning of the Bible book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/brentriggs.com\/stuff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Brent&#8217;s books here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Church Meeting Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday Morning Meeting: 10:00 AM<br \/>\n(Currently preaching through the Book of John)<\/li>\n<li>Sunday Evening Bible Study: 6:00 PM<br \/>\n(Currently in the Book of Revelation)<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday Bible Study and Coffee: 7:00 PM<br \/>\n(Currently in the Book of Genesis)<\/li>\n<li>Lord\u2019s Supper: Routine and often<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are located on the west side of I-35 off the Ladd Road exit, 7\u00a0miles south of Norman, 6\u00a0miles north of Purcell.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@35.1165596,-97.4454847,161m\/data=!3m1!1e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for a Google map to our location<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_text -->\r\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et_pb_column --><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Foundational Beliefs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant word of God; the infallible rule of faith &amp; practice. (II Tim 3:16-17)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>that there is one true God (Dt 6:4), eternally existing in three persons\u2026The Father (Jn 4:24), Son (Jn 1:1,14), and Holy Spirit. (Acts 5:3,4)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin (Isa 7:14), that He is God incarnate, (Jn 1:1,14), and that He came to earth for the express purpose of paying the penalty for our sins (Jn 1:29), making for Himself His very own people. (Titus 2:14)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and raised from the grave (I Cor 15:3,4); was exalted to God\u2019s right hand (Eph 1:20); and there is no other name under heaven by which man can be saved (Acts 4.12)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>that all men without Christ are sinners, guilty before God, under His condemnation. (Rom 3:23; 6:23)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>that all who repent and believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and who respond in genuine obedient faith, are supernaturally born again (John 3:3,7;1 Pet. 1:3,23; Titus 3.5), sealed by God and given the Holy Spirit as a guarantee (2Cor 1:22), adopted as children of God (Jn 1:12), and eternally saved. (Jn 6:47)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>that all who come to believe in Christ, being filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:47-48), are commanded to be baptized (Matt 28.19; Acts 2.38; Mark 16.16, Gal 3.27); to observe the Lord\u2019s Supper until His return (Luke 22.19;1 Cor 11:25-26); and are to be a part of a local assembly of Believers (Heb 10.25; Ephesians)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>in the personal and imminent return of Jesus Christ for His church. (I Thes 4:16,17)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the eternal reward of heaven, (Phil 3:20) and the everlasting punishment of the lost in hell. (Rev 20:15)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>that God gives every Believer spiritual gifts for the building up of the body of Christ. (I Cor 12:4,11)<\/li>\n<li><strong>We believe\u00a0<\/strong>that all believers are called to live a life of holiness apart from all worldliness and sin. 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