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Who We Are

We are believers in Jesus Christ—that is, by God’s grace alone we came to realize that we are sinners, deserving of the wrath of God (Rom. 3:23, 6:23). There is nothing we could do to save ourselves, so God in his amazing grace sent his Son Jesus Christ to the earth (Rom. 5:8). He lived a perfect, sinless life and died on the cross to pay for our sins and to be resurrected on the third day for our justification (Rom. 4:25). A believer in Jesus Christ is one who has been born again (Jn. 3:3) and has repented from sin and trusted in Jesus Christ alone for salvation (Acts 20:21, Eph. 2:8-9). As believers, we now seek to follow Christ according to the Bible as we live out the Great Commandment and Great Commission.

The Great Commandment

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”

– Mark 12:30-31

The Great Commission

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

– Matthew 28:19-20

Because loving God, loving people, and making disciples is at the core of who we are, we believe it is important to define what a disciple is. We have identified six core identities (characteristics) of a disciple.

At Grace Church of Ovilla, a disciple is a:

A disciple is a person who humbly recognizes their need to continually learn from Jesus. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

A disciple is a person who seeks to serve others as Christ has served them. In John 13:1-20, Jesus served his disciples by washing their feet—and thereby illustrating what he was about to do for them through his sacrificial death. After he finished, he explained his desire that his disciples would serve others in the same way: “For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.”​

A disciple is a person whose giving displays the infinite value of Jesus. We give and share what we have because Jesus is our true and only treasure (Mark 10:17-31).

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A disciple is a person who worships God in spirit and in truth. We see this in John 4:1-42, when Jesus meets the woman at the well. There, Jesus invites the woman to true worship regardless of place or personal past.

A disciple is a person who is a committed family member of the local church—the “family” of God (1 Timothy 3:15). Before he died on the cross, Jesus prayed that his disciples would be unified together in him. The goal in this unity is that the world may know that God sent his Son and that we as God’s people may experience his love together.

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A disciple is a person who proclaims the gospel. In this, we join in God’s mission to spread his glory to both our neighbors and the nations. In John 20:21 Jesus told his disciples, “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”

A disciple is a person who humbly recognizes their need to continually learn from Jesus. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

A disciple is a person who seeks to serve others as Christ has served them. In John 13:1-20, Jesus served his disciples by washing their feet—and thereby illustrating what he was about to do for them through his sacrificial death. After he finished, he explained his desire that his disciples would serve others in the same way: “For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.”

A disciple is a person whose giving displays the infinite value of Jesus. We give and share what we have because Jesus is our true and only treasure (Mark 10:17-31).

A disciple is a person who worships God in spirit and in truth. We see this in John 4:1-42, when Jesus meets the woman at the well. There, Jesus invites the woman to true worship regardless of place or personal past.

A disciple is a person who is a committed family member of the local church—the “family” of God (1 Timothy 3:15). Before he died on the cross, Jesus prayed that his disciples would be unified together in him. The goal in this unity is that the world may know that God sent his Son and that we as God’s people may experience his love together.

A disciple is a person who proclaims the gospel. In this, we join in God’s mission to spread his glory to both our neighbors and the nations. In John 20:21 Jesus told his disciples, “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”

What We Believe

The Holy Scriptures

We believe that God has made himself known through the Bible.

We believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit—the Three-In-One.

We believe that God created all things and that he created all people in his image. 

We believe that God made gender – male and female – and intends it to be a good, unchangeable, and glorious gift to humanity. We believe that God made marriage to be the life-long union of one man and one woman.

We believe that all people have sinned and are sinners both by birth and choice. We believe God redeemed the world through the sacrificial death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ. We believe that God is sovereign over salvation and people are responsible to trust in the Savior. We believe that it is only by trusting in Jesus alone that a person can be saved from the guilt and judgment of sin.

We believe that both the gift of salvation (life with God) and the punishment of sin
(separation from God) are eternal.

We believe that God sanctifies his people through the work of the Holy Spirit.

We believe that God has called every believer to be a proclaimer of the one true gospel to both our neighbors and the nations. We believe that all we do should be done to glorify God.

We believe that God is building and governs his global church, and he calls his people to
faithfully gather in the context of a local church.

We believe that Christ is coming back and will fully establish his eternal Kingdom on earth.

Grace Church of Ovilla is associated with Founders Ministries, an organization committed to encouraging the recovery of the gospel and the biblical reformation of local churches. To download our full statement of faith or constitution, click below.

What We Do

Grace Church of Ovilla exists to make disciples of Jesus Christ by his grace for his glory.

What We Practice

Doctrinal Distinctives

These distinctives represent what we believe and regularly teach from the pulpit and in our classes, studies, and fellowships. They’re intended to give you a sense of our culture at Grace Church of Ovilla.

Missions

At Grace Church of Ovilla, we have a heart for missions and spreading the gospel. For more information, check out our Missions page.