At Gospel City we wholeheartedly affirm both the inspiration and authority of the Bible and the continuation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. There are many who say that you can’t believe both. If you truly embrace the authority, finality, and sufficiency of Scripture, so they say, you can’t believe that the Holy Spirit still bestows gifts such as prophecy, tongues, words of knowledge, and discerning of spirits.

We believe that God has not given us the option of choosing one over the other. God’s Word never suggests, much less teaches, that Christians should ever think that being grounded in Scripture quenches the Spirit, or that pursuing the gifts of the Spirit undermines the authority of the Bible.

Gospel City is wholly committed to the convergence of both Word and Spirit, not simply as a theological statement but as a way of life and ministry. Our aim in all that we do is to live in accordance with the Word of God through the power of the Spirit of God. We are committed to practicing all the gifts of the Holy Spirit in total submission to the Word of God for the purpose of building up the body.

We believe there is an urgent need in the church for followers of Jesus who are committed to the centrality and functional authority of the Bible, on the one hand, and effective, Christ-exalting operation of all spiritual gifts on the other; people who are gospel-centered and intolerant of manipulative excess and self-serving fanaticism, on the one hand, and delight in speaking in tongues, praying for the sick, and prophesying to the edification, encouragement, and consolation of other believers, on the other.

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Here is a sermon from one of our pastors who casts some vision for how Gospel City will embrace Word & Spirit as a defining marker of ministry. This message inspires us to passionately pursue the depths and riches of knowing Jesus by fully embracing all He has given us through His Word and His Spirit.