“Now how is eating a piece of bread and drinking wine or grape juice proclaiming the gospel? Because we are acknowledging that our sin requires sacrifice, and it is a sacrifice that we are incapable performing. It takes something outside ourselves, someone outside ourselves who was not tainted with sin give their life for us on our behalf to save us from our sin.”
“But Jesus paid for our sins on the cross to make us holy, to grant us his righteousness, and therefore, we are able to stand in god's presence by faith through the body and the blood of Jesus Christ. And so as we eat the bread and drink the wine, we are acknowledging that we require Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection for our salvation. We cannot save ourselves.”
“We partake of the elements or the sacrament, which is the bread and the wine representing the body and the blood of Jesus Christ, consuming them outwardly, demonstrating that by faith we must trace in Christ for what he has done for us in saving us. And then lastly is a reminder that we are not under the covenant of works. In other words, we are not being held accountable for our obedience obedience to the law for our salvation. Instead, we're trusting that Christ fulfilled the law on our behalf so that we may have peace with god.”
The website doesn’t list physical accessibility accommodations such as wheelchair access or assistive listening. It does offer weekly services live on Facebook and past sermons and event videos on YouTube as remote options. For details about in-person access, contact the church at (252) 572-4213 or libertychristianchurch59@gmail.com. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/online-services.html) (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/contact.html)
The website doesn’t specify whether the format varies between services. It says services are streamed live weekly on Facebook, with past sermons and event videos on YouTube. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/online-services.html)
Can someone attend while exploring Christianity or questioning their beliefs?
The website doesn’t explicitly state an attendance policy for people exploring Christianity or questioning their beliefs. It does provide links to live services and past sermons, so you can explore what the church teaches online. The website says church membership is for believers, but it doesn’t say that you must be a believer to attend. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/online-services.html; https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html)
- There is one God in three divine persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; the Bible is God’s inspired, error-free Word and the ultimate authority for faith and life. - Humanity is sinful and alienated from God, and salvation comes only through Jesus Christ—fully God and fully human—whose sacrificial death and bodily resurrection provide the basis for salvation. - The Holy Spirit gives new life and equips believers; the church is made up of those justified by grace through faith in Christ. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances that express the gospel and nourish believers, not means of salvation. - Christians are called to holy living, love and service, care for the poor, justice for the oppressed, and making disciples. Jesus will return bodily; God will raise and judge the dead, bringing believers to eternal life and unbelievers to eternal punishment.
What are its stated policies concerning LGBTQ people?
The church’s website does not state a specific policy concerning LGBTQ people. Its Statement of Faith says the Bible is the ultimate authority for faith and life and calls Christians to love God and others, but it does not address LGBTQ identity, relationships, or participation in church life specifically. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html)
Which recent sermons would help someone understand the teaching?
The most relevant recent sermon is our teaching on **Luke 22:14–23, the Last Supper**, which helps explain our understanding of Communion and the new covenant. It connects Jesus’ Passover meal with the institution of the Lord’s Supper. ([30:33 from November 09, 2026])
We teach that the bread and cup remember Christ’s body and blood and point to salvation through his death—not anything we can do to save ourselves. ([45:42 from November 09, 2026]) The sermon also explains the new covenant as God’s gracious provision: Christ fulfilled the law on our behalf, and through his sacrifice believers receive forgiveness and reconciliation with God. ([50:22 from November 09, 2026])
How does the church talk about sin, confession and forgiveness?
Liberty Christian Church teaches that sin is both part of the human condition and something people choose: humanity is sinful by nature and by choice, alienated from God and under his wrath. The church says rescue, reconciliation and renewal come only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html)
We teach that people should turn to God in repentance and receive Jesus Christ. In a sermon prayer, we invite those who have not trusted Christ to confess their sins and believe that Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection paid for them. ([59:29 from November 09, 2026]) ([01:00:24 from November 09, 2026])
Forgiveness rests on Christ’s sacrifice, not on our ability to save ourselves or keep the law: Jesus shed his blood as the sufficient sacrifice for sin, and salvation is through faith in him. The church’s statement of faith also describes the Lord’s Supper as a reminder of the gospel, not a means of salvation. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html) In our teaching, the bread and cup point to Jesus’ body and blood given for sin, and the new covenant brings forgiveness and reconciliation with God. ([47:43 from November 09, 2026]) ([55:21 from November 09, 2026])
How does the teaching approach community and honesty with others?
We teach community as a life of shared faith, sacrificial love, and practical care: believers are united by the Holy Spirit as Christ’s body, and Christians are called to care for one another. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html)
Honesty begins with being truthful about our own sin and need for help: in communion, we acknowledge that we cannot save ourselves and depend on Christ. The account also does not hide betrayal: Jesus tells the disciples that a betrayer is at the table, and they openly wonder who it is. ([47:43 from November 09, 2026]) ([32:15 from November 09, 2026])
These sources connect honesty with humility before God and community with shared life in Christ. They do not, however, spell out a specific practice of confessing struggles to one another.
Liberty Christian Church grounds faith amid doubt in Scripture, which it describes as God’s authoritative Word to be trusted in what it promises, and in the Holy Spirit, who guides and strengthens believers. The church does not spell out a specific approach to doubt, but a sermon prayer asks God to give “assurance for those who lack it,” suggesting that people can bring uncertainty to God and seek help rather than pretend it isn’t there. ([33:23 from November 09, 2026]) (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html)
For suffering, the church points to Jesus, who suffered and gave his life for people’s salvation. In prayer, we ask God to bring comfort to those who are hurting and strength to those who are weak; the website also calls believers to care for one another with compassion. These sources offer comfort and a basis for hope, rather than claiming to explain every person’s suffering. ([31:26 from November 09, 2026]) ([33:23 from November 09, 2026]) (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html)
Liberty Christian Church treats faith as shaping every area of life, including work: the Bible is the authority by which “every realm of human knowledge and endeavor” is judged. The church also teaches that faith should be lived out through love, care for others, service, compassion for the poor, justice for the oppressed, and bearing witness to the gospel in word and deed. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html)
At our church, we distinguish that active Christian living from trying to earn salvation through good work or obedience. We teach that salvation rests on Christ’s work, received by faith—not on our ability to keep the law; Christian service follows from that grace. ([53:46 from November 09, 2026])
Is an answer based on an official statement or an interpretation of sermons?
The church website’s **Statement of Faith** is the official statement of the church’s beliefs. The sermon material is best treated as a sermon’s explanation or application of those beliefs, rather than as a separate official statement. For example, the website states the church’s beliefs about Christ’s atoning death and the Lord’s Supper; the sermon further explains how it understands the bread, cup, and new covenant. (https://www.libertychurchepsom.org/statement-of-faith.html) ([45:42 from November 09, 2026])
