Welcome to the
Baptist Temple

Pastor's Name: Richard Heston
Bibles Used: KJV
Worship Style: Traditional
Service Languages: English
Address: 3061 FL-47, Lake City, FL 32025
Phone: 386-752-1730
E-mail: [email protected]

MEETINGS

Meeting Start Times:
Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30pm
Sunday School: 10:00am
Sunday Morning Service: 11:00am
Sunday Evening Service: 6:30pm

What is the Baptist Temple?

The Baptist Temple is a local, independent, fundamental, New Testament, Christian church. A church is not a building, or a denominational hierarchy, but a local called out body of believers in Jesus Christ, assembled together for worship and exhortation.

Why is the Baptist Temple here?

Matthew 28:19-20 is the great commission to the church and plainly states its purpose.Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Why should you attend church regularly?

If you are saved:
-To worship God
-To grow in knowledge and spiritual strength
-To encourage others by the testimony of your faithfulnessIf you are not saved:
-That you might realize your need for Jesus Christ as your Savior
-That you might find purpose and direction for your life
-That you may escape the ruin and heart-break of sin

About

In 1967 Lake City Baptist Temple was formed as a mission of Arlington Heights Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. It was started in a small house on Oak Hill Street with 5 members. It was one of the first churches in the 1970s to accept all races for membership. All are welcome here. In 1980 a Christian school was added for grades K-12, an Advancement of College Prep Studies, also Discipleship courses for spiritual learning. In 2023 the name was shortened to Baptist Temple. We are an Independent Baptist Church that believes in the fundamentals of the Christian faith (Virgin birth, crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ). We reject that we are a denomination and are Baptist only in doctrine. We support missions and the spreading of the Gospel around the world. All are welcome.

What we believe at the Baptist Temple

The Bible

We believe it to be the verbally inspired Word of God. It is the only complete and final revelation of God to man in this age, and is the standard and guide of conduct and action for the believer and the church.

The New Birth

Except a man be BORN AGAIN he cannot see the Kingdom of God. (John 3:3)As many as received him, to them gave he gave power to become sons of God-which were born not of blood, nor the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12-13)

The Blood

Without the shedding of blood is no remission (of sin). (Hebrews 9:22) Even so the Son of man came - to give his life to ransom for many. (Matthew 20:28)

The Blessed Hope

This SAME Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in LIKE MANNER as ye have seen Him go into heaven. (Acts 1:11)For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

Eternal Life For Believers

And I GIVE unto them eternal life and they shall never perish...(John 10:28)
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life. (John 3:36)

Church Ordinances

Baptism by Immersion
The Lords Supper
Acts 2:38, 1 Corinthians 11:26

Contact

Baptist Temple
Address: 3061 FL-47, Lake City, FL 32022
Phone: 386-752-1730
E-mail: [email protected]

YOU CAN KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO HEAVEN

The Bible Says

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life. (1 John 5:13)
God wants every one to get to Heaven but we must be willing to do it God's way. (John 14:6)

GOD STATES IN HIS WORD,

We are all sinners

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one
:Romans 3:10For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:23But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Isaiah 64:6

There is a penalty for sin

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:2312 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:12-15

Jesus shed his blood to purchase our salvation

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Peter 2:24For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotted Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16

We must accept Christ as our personal savior

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9-10For whosoever call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:13