About Us
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Pastor Paul grew up in mostly in East Texas, but he and his wife, Amber, were married in Corsicana in 1998, and have been blessed with 5 children, one daughter in law, and one grandchild. He is a graduate of Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Religion, and he earned his Bachelor of Theology from Texas Baptist Institute & Seminary in Henderson, Texas.
Bro. Paul Denny
Pastor
Bro. Tim grew up attending Second Avenue Baptist Church. He is a graduate of Corsicana High School. He and his wife, Syma, have two daughters and a granddaughter.
Bro. Tim Moody
Music Minister
Bro. Heith was born and raised in Oklahoma. He and his wife, Perla, have been blessed with 3 children. He earned his Psychology: Christian Counseling, B.S. from Liberty University in 2013.
Bro. Heith Terry
Youth Minister
Sister Bethany Martin has been a member of Second Avenue nearly her entire life. Helping minister to the children of our church in many ways over the years, she now leads the Children’s department and has seen growth to record attendance. Bethany is married to Josh Martin (Deacon), and together they have 3 children.
Bethany Martin
Children's Director
Our Beliefs
Bible
We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice
(Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17).
Love
We believe that love one for another as Jesus loves the believer manifests our discipleship, proves our love for God and symbolizes our authority as New Testament churches. Love is therefore the great commandment of the LORD Jesus Christ upon which all others are dependent
(Matt. 22:35-40; John 13:34, 35; John 15:12;
1 John 4:7-21; 1 John 5:1-3; Rev. 2:4,5)
Trinity
We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine perfection
(Matt. 28:19).
Creation
We believe in the Genesis account of Creation.
(Gen. 1:1)
Satan
We believe that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire.
(Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41;
2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev 20:10)
The Virgin Birth
We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ
(Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22)
Jesus
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ
(John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19)
Spiritual Gifts
We believe the miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were done away when the Bible was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding Spiritual Gifts
(1 Corinthians 12-14)
Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in His churches
(Luke 24:49; John 14:16,17;
Acts 1:4,5,8; Acts 2:1-4)
Man
We believe that Man was created in the image of God and lived in innocency until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being that all mankind are sinners
(Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12,19)
Death of Christ
We believe that the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was substitutionary for all mankind and is efficacious only to those who believe
(Isa. 53:6; Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2).
The Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ and the bodily resurrection of His saints.
(Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11;
1 Cor. 15:4-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18)
Salvation
We believe that sinners are saved wholly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8, 9), and that the Holy Spirit convicts sinners, regenerates, seals, secures, and indwells every believer.
(John 3:6; John 16:8, 9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Eph. 4:30; Titus 3:5).
Eternal Security
We believe that all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure in Him and shall not perish.
(John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5).
Heaven
We believe in the premillennial, personal, boldly return of Christ as the crowning event of the Gentile age. This event will include the resurrection of the righteous to eternal heaven, and the Millennium will be followed by the resurrection of the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire and the righteous shall enter into the heaven age.
(John 14:1-6; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19; Rev. 20:4-6; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 21:8).
Believers
We believe God deals with believers as His children, that He chastises the disobedient, and that He rewards the obedient
(Matt. 16:27; Matt.25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12)
Church
We believe that Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ, and each church is an independent, self governing body, and no ecclesiastical body may exercise authority over it. We believe that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission to the New Testament churches only, and that He promised the perpetuity of His churches
(Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19,20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51; Eph. 3:21)
Ordinances
We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Scriptural baptism is the immersion of penitent believers in water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is a memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the ordinance
(Matt. 28:19,20; Acts 8:12,38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 15:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1,2,17-20,26)
Offices
Government
We believe in freedom of worship without interference from the government and affirm our belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and regulations of civil government run contrary to the Holy Scriptures
(Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15)
Associations
We believe that all associations, fellowships, and committees are, and properly should be, servants of, and under control of the churches
(Matt. 20:25-28)
