'Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.' - Habakkuk 2:2
'And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. ' Matthew 10:7-8
KNOW
PROCLAIM
DEMONSTRATE
EXPAND
EXPERIENCE:
Recognize His Love For You
Knowing about the love of Jesus will keep Him in the back of your mind until things go wrong. But, experiencing His love for you is what brings you to a position of realizing all that has been done for you salvation. It also opens your eyes to your wrong in light of who Christ is. His perfection laid down for your imperfection.
II Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
"For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
II Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
"For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
ENCOUNTER:
Accept His Love For you
Once you accept the love of Christ for you, you are now face to face with surrender. Surrender begins the demolition process agains lies, religious ideologies, trauma, addiction, the wrong thinking about who Christ is. It breaks down your walls and leads you into receiving the salvation that Christ alone can and has offered to everyone. Surrender then leads into true "repentance."
TRANSFORMATION:
Continue In His Love
Transformation happens as you walk out repentance. As you grow and begin to reciprocate your love back to Jesus Christ. This step is done with outward expressions of the change that has happened in your heart. Expressions like: Studying the Bible, Personal prayer times, worship assemblies, water baptism, baptism of the Holy Spirit, and discipleship. It is an ongoing journey that isn't accomplished in a sprint.
OPERATIONS:
Our Service
What we do matters as a people of the kingdom, matters as much as what we say. We must be people of "word and power." We realize they are not separate things according to the Bible, they must be connected for maximum impact.
EXHORTATIONS:
Life and Death
"A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit." Proverbs 18:20,21
What we say is utmost Importance, and God had a lot to say about it. We do our best to control what we say because we understand how important and powerful our words are. This means we will ALWAYS SPEAK TRUTH based on scripture not socially acceptable norms. Jesus is "the truth" and we will operate like. We will proclaim who He is unashamedly!
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit." Proverbs 18:20,21
What we say is utmost Importance, and God had a lot to say about it. We do our best to control what we say because we understand how important and powerful our words are. This means we will ALWAYS SPEAK TRUTH based on scripture not socially acceptable norms. Jesus is "the truth" and we will operate like. We will proclaim who He is unashamedly!
MOVEMENTS:
Spirit Over Schedule
We endeavor to have all services, projects, ministries, and groups be for the glory of God, nor merely our best laid plans or strategies based on statistics or models. The are supposed to be "led by the Spirit..." He is our guide. (Jn 16:13; Gal 5:25; 1 Cor 2:9,10) We give place for the Spirit of God to speak, to move, to breathe life into our assemblies.
PRAYER:
When You Pray
Prayer is not a secondary concern or last ditch effort to get God to move, as too many believers seem to act. It is actually building or birthing something in the spiritual, then pulling it into the natural. This is why Jesus says "when you pray..." Because it was never an optional activity, but a necessary one.
"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing." Martin Luther
"The devil doesn't fight what's not a threat". This give an insight into why the enemy allows us to be busy about religious practices, but fights prayer on every level.
"MY FATHER"S HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER...!"
"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing." Martin Luther
"The devil doesn't fight what's not a threat". This give an insight into why the enemy allows us to be busy about religious practices, but fights prayer on every level.
"MY FATHER"S HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER...!"
PRESENCE:
POWER:
If your Presence does not go
In Exodus 33, when God is sending Moses to a lost and captive people, Moses says these words: “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here." Exodus 33:15
We must not try to build a church on good ideas, actually, we can't! God says "unless He builds it, we build in vain."(Ps 127:1). We must not move without His presence!
We must not try to build a church on good ideas, actually, we can't! God says "unless He builds it, we build in vain."(Ps 127:1). We must not move without His presence!
You Shall Receive...!
Luke 10:19 (NKJV)
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Ephesians 1:19-21
'and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.'
Ephesians 2:5-6
'even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), '
and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, '
Acts 1:8
'But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”'
The Word of God is absolutely clear...WE HAVE POWER! Power and Authority to act on behalf of heaven to see the kingdom established so that we can't rely on the "wisdom of men."(1 Cor 2:5)
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Ephesians 1:19-21
'and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.'
Ephesians 2:5-6
'even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), '
and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, '
Acts 1:8
'But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”'
The Word of God is absolutely clear...WE HAVE POWER! Power and Authority to act on behalf of heaven to see the kingdom established so that we can't rely on the "wisdom of men."(1 Cor 2:5)
DISCIPLESHIP:
Made Not Recruited
Jesus co-missioned us to "go and make disciples..."
We want, we need to be a church of disciples that makes disciples. Leading others into knowing how to have daily encounters with the God of the universe. Encounters that lead to deeper transformation, bolder proclamations, greater demonstration, and further expansion.
Matthew 28:19 (NKJV)
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
Mark 16:15 (NKJV)
'And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."'
We want, we need to be a church of disciples that makes disciples. Leading others into knowing how to have daily encounters with the God of the universe. Encounters that lead to deeper transformation, bolder proclamations, greater demonstration, and further expansion.
Matthew 28:19 (NKJV)
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
Mark 16:15 (NKJV)
'And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."'
EVANGELISM:
Freely give
"Therefore go..."
"You shall be witness..."
We were saved to and empowered to tell others. We know Him in order to make Him known. There is no other option for those that call themselves by His name, Those that have felt the depths of His love.
Now let's go!
"You shall be witness..."
We were saved to and empowered to tell others. We know Him in order to make Him known. There is no other option for those that call themselves by His name, Those that have felt the depths of His love.
Now let's go!
MISSIONS:
Tell The World
John 3:16 tells us that God sent His son for the "world". We are also told that God's Will is for all to come to the knowledge of the truth."(1 Tim 2:4)
Though missions is being re-established in our church, it has always been at the heart of the leaders, because it is at the heart of the Father.
Though missions is being re-established in our church, it has always been at the heart of the leaders, because it is at the heart of the Father.