Our Beliefs and Statement of Faith
21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." John 14:21
Core Values
Realize That God Loves You
God loves you and has a plan for your life.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
- John 3: 16
The Bible Says That All Men Are Sinners
God made man in His own image. He gave man the ability to choose right from wrong. We choose to sin. Our sins keep us from God. Our sins have separated us from God. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." • Romans 3:23
God's Word Also Says That Sin Must Be Paid For
"Wages" means payment. The payment of our sin is death and hell, separation from God forever. If we continue in our sin, we shall die without Christ and be without God forever."For the wages of sin is death .. .. " • Romans 6:23
Dr. Dan Reed was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1951. He was saved at the Woodland Ave Baptist Church in 1973 while studying engineering at Auburn University. Sensing the call to peach in 1973, he enrolled at Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, then in the fall, Transferred to Tennessee Temple College under the ministry of Dr. Lee Roberson. He graduated with a bachelors of arts degree in pastoral theology and in 2004 was awarded an honorary Doctor's degree from the Crown College of the Bible and Dr. Clarence Sexton in Powell, Tennessee. He has been pastoring since 1976 and has pastored in churches in Missouri, Tennessee and Georgia. In 1994 he accepted the pastorate of Harvest Baptist Church in Acworth, Georgia and pastored until his health failed and he retired in 2016. He now writes and speaks as he is able.
Dr. Dan Reed married his high school sweetheart, Donna and they have five children and none grandchildren.