We are dedicated to establishing a church such as this.
1 Corinthians 12:8-11
For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
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Mark 16:16-18, 20
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
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In Exodus, Moses arrived at the Red Sea with the Israelites, trapped with mountains on both sides, the Red Sea in front of him, and the Egyptian army behind him. The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell your people to go forward, lift your rod, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it.” We have to obey, command and go.
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Hosea 6:3
3 Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”
Statement of Faith
The Trinity: We believe there is one eternal, almighty Triune God revealed in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (2 Corinthians 13:14)
The Bible: The entire Bible, Old and New Testaments, is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is the infallible authority of God’s Word. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)
Jesus Christ: We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah, born of a virgin, and sinless. He performed miracles and died willingly to redeem us from our sins. He was resurrected and ascended to Heaven to the right hand of the Father, where He is our mediator. (John 17:5; Mark 1:11)
The Second Coming & Eternity: He will return to reign on earth in glory and power as our King. We believe in the pre-millennial second coming of Jesus Christ and the catching away of the living in the air. After the judgment of the lost into the Lake of Fire, the righteous will live eternally on a new earth. Both the saved and the lost will be resurrected: the saved unto eternal life, and the lost unto eternal damnation and punishment. (Acts 1:11)
Mankind & Salvation: God created man in His own image, but all have sinned and need salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. All who repent and confess their sins to receive our Lord Jesus Christ by faith are born again and are children of God, receiving forgiveness and eternal life. Through this, we are justified and freed from sin, and sanctified as the Holy Spirit renews us. Christ now lives within us, making each believer a new creation. (Galatians 2:20; John 3:16)
Baptism & The Holy Spirit: We believe in the baptism in water and the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which includes a prayer language (speaking in tongues), the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the fruit of the Spirit. (Acts 11:16; Matthew 3:11)
Healing & Ordinances: We believe in divine healing, deliverance, and miracles, and the commemoration of the Lord’s Supper by the symbolic use of the bread and the fruit of the vine. (Mark 16:17-18)
The Great Commission: It is our responsibility to obey the Great Commission to take the gospel to the world. (Matthew 28:16-20)
Creation & Marriage: We believe the Genesis account of a literal creation, and the fall of Adam and Eve and all mankind. We believe in marriage between a male and a female, as we were created. (Genesis 1:1; Genesis 1:27)
Relationship with God: We love the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as commanded in Matthew 22:36-40:
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
This means a personal and intimate relationship with our Lord is the only way to live.