Stanley Perret

After a year in the sacred place called the wilderness and a season of deep prayer and refinement (Luke 5:16; Hosea 2:14), and currently undergoing treatments for Stage 2 Colon Cancer, I have re-entered the ministry with a renewed and inspired heart, ready to serve the Lord with greater humility and passion. Once bound by addiction and marked by a felony conviction, I stand today as a living testimony of God’s redeeming grace (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:1–2). What the enemy meant for harm, God has turned for good (Genesis 50:20). Ordained and licensed in August 2022 after a humbling seven-year journey, I have served faithfully as in the worship ministry (sound and media), as a youth pastor and senior pastor, proving that God truly “raises up the broken to life again” (Psalm 40:2–3). From the sound booth to the pulpit, my heart burns to lead others into a genuine, transforming relationship with Jesus Christ through authentic teaching, empathy, and unwavering faith (John 4:23–24; Galatians 2:20). As a devoted husband, father, and bond-servant of Christ (Philippians 1:1), I continue to serve with purpose and grace, proclaiming that no one is beyond the reach of God’s mercy and that His calling is irrevocable (Romans 11:29). Current Ministry Service: Pulpit Supply and Bible Study Teacher | teaching through The Book of Revelation. Denomination: Baptist Licensed/Ordained: 2022 – Shoreline Park Home Church: Currently Seeking a New Home Church (Guided by the Lord) Author: Christian and Fantasy Genre Books. Christian Songs: "The Day I Found Jesus" - Released in 2025 Statement of faith: I stand firmly upon the foundation of classical evangelical and Reformed theology, anchored in the unchanging authority of God’s Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17), the full deity and Lordship of Jesus Christ (John 1:1; Colossians 2:9), and the truth that salvation comes by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 10:9). Core beliefs: The Bible: The Bible is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. The Trinity: There is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ is the Second Person of the Trinity, true God and true man, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died for the sins of humanity, was resurrected bodily, and will return in glory. Salvation: Salvation is a free gift received by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ, with regeneration by the Holy Spirit being absolutely essential for the salvation of sinful people. The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is present and active in the world, indwelling Christians and enabling them to live a Godly life. The Church: Believers are spiritually united in Jesus Christ. The Resurrection: There will be a resurrection of both the saved (to life) and the lost (to damnation). Christian Apologetic's: Classical View Point. Revelation: Futurist View Point. Doctrinal Statement: I believe the sixty–six books of the Old and New Testament Scripture alone to be verbally inspired by God and inerrant in the original text, and that they alone are of supreme and final authority in faith and life. I believe in one God who is Creator of heaven and earth, who is infinite Spirit, light, love, and truth; eternal, almighty, infallible in all things, including His foreknowledge of all future events as well as all free choices; that He is unchangeable, all wise, just, and holy; and that the triune God eternally exists in one essence and three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I believe in the special creation of the entire space–time universe and of every basic form of life in the six historic days of the Genesis creation record. I also believe in the historicity of the biblical record, including the special creation of Adam and Eve as the literal progenitors of all people, the literal fall and resultant divine curse on the creation, the worldwide flood, and the origin of nations and diverse languages at the tower of Babel. I believe in Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Eternal Word manifested in the flesh. I believe that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and that He is true God and true man, having two distinct natures co–joined in one Person. I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of every human being and thus offers salvation as a free gift based on grace alone. I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ arose from the dead in the same physical body, though glorified, in which He had lived and died, and that His resurrection body is the pattern of that body which will be given to all believers at the return of Christ. I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven in the same glorified physical body in which He arose, was seated at His Father’s right hand, assuring us of the perfection of His work of redemption, and that He now, as Head over all things to the Church, is engaged on behalf of the saved as their only Advocate. I believe in the personal, imminent, and premillennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones followed by His millennial reign on earth. I believe that man was originally created in the image and likeness of God, and that he fell through sin; and that as a consequence of his sin, he became dead in trespasses and sins, and that he became subject to the power of the devil. I also believe that this spiritual death, or total depravity of human nature, has been transmitted to the entire human race, the Man Christ Jesus alone being excepted; and hence that every child of Adam is born into the world with a nature which is totally corrupt. I believe that only those who receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior on the condition of faith alone, apart from all good works, are thereby born again of the Holy Spirit, are justified once and for all, and have become children of God. I believe that the Holy Spirit, being the Third Person of the Godhead, convicts men of sin, regenerates, indwells, baptizes, seals, and sets believers apart to a holy life; that He keeps and empowers believers day by day. I believe that He is the Teacher of the Word of God through which He guides us in our daily lives. I believe in the eternal security and everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the eternal conscious punishment of the lost. I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ instituted only two ordinances: water baptism and the Lord’s Supper, to be observed until He comes. I believe that water baptism is not necessary for salvation but that it is an outward symbol of salvation and a sign of our obedience to Him. I believe that the universal Church of Jesus Christ is composed of those who have been redeemed and washed in His blood, regenerated and sealed by the Holy Spirit, and that they are saved to worship and to serve; that it is the responsibility and privilege of all who are saved to seek to win others to Christ, to the “uttermost part of the earth”; that they should seek to live a holy life, to separate themselves from and forsake all that might dishonor God, cast discredit on His cause, or weaken their testimony. I believe that there is a personal devil, a being of great cunning and power, who is “the prince and the power of the air,” “the prince of this world,” and “the god of this age.” I believe that he can exert vast power but only as far as God permits him to do so; that he shall ultimately be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone and shall be tormented day and night forever. Education/Experience: Southern Evangelical Seminary BA - Religious Studies | Christian Apologetic Experience and Ministries: Hospice Ministry, Addiction Recovery Ministry, Sound & Media Ministry, Youth and Adult Couples Ministries, Pulpit Supply, Addiction Recovery Speaker, Classical Apologetic’s Speaker / Teacher, and Senior Pastor. Substack Page: @pastorstanperret