WHat We really believe
WE must obey the go of the gospel
"Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.”
- Mark 16:15
The first word of the Great Commission is to ‘go’. This call is not reserved for ‘super saints’ or the chosen, but for every Christ-follower. We do not need a call to go, but only to stay. Jesus calls us to take the initiative to reach out and impact our world. He never commanded the world to come to the church, but for believers to be His personal representatives and ambassadors of His Message!
The Great Commission has often been misunderstood as the ‘Great Suggestion’ or ‘Great Option.’ However, Jesus made His heart for lost people unmistakably clear; lost people matter to God! If we are going to be a people after God’s own heart, then lost people need to rank as priority on our hearts as well.
There Are NO Exceptions. Everyone is Included in God’s Plan!
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- 2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)
All people are valuable to God and His Kingdom. A good shepherd leaves the ninety-nine safe sheep to rescue the one lost sheep. Like the good shepherd, we too must prioritize seeking the lost sheep until we find them. There is no plan ‘B’. World evangelism is the supreme task given to His Church.
Divine PARTNERSHIPS Maximize Our Effectiveness
“I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:6 (KJV)
Effective ministry is designed by God to function best through partnerships. You can participate in one of our strategic outreaches or support prayerfully and financially. Each believer has a special part to play in God’s Mission.
We need one another.
The Good News of Jesus is JESUS!
“For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes.”
- Romans 1:16 (NLT)
The simple presentation of the Gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit impacts and transforms lives. Chains of oppression are broken. Captives are released. The sick are healed and thousands encounter the resurrected Christ.
Christ is The END of Religion
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
- Romans 10:4 NKJV
Jesus Christ is the end of religion! He did not come to refurbish an old religion or start a new one. He came to bring a relationship with the Father! Today, millions still sit in the shadow of religion, rituals, superstitions and philosophy, seeking forgiveness, freedom, and purpose.
Just as Jesus sent Paul, so we are commissioned to ‘open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’
- Acts 26:18 NKJV
God Has Chosen to Save the World Through PREACHING!
‘…it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.’
- 1 Corinthians 1:21 NKJV
We thank God for all the noble and worthy endeavors that are done in Christ’s Name. Believers around the world are alleviating human suffering by establishing feeding centers, schools, orphanages, hospitals, medical missions, disaster relief and meeting so many other humanitarian needs. Other non-Christian organizations also are working to meet these desperate needs.
Yet, humanity’s greatest need is spiritual. If we abdicate or neglect meeting man’s deepest and eternal need, then who will do it? Other believers busy themselves with prophecy conferences, prayer initiatives, worship concerts or the deeper life. All of the above are valuable but according to Scripture will not reach our world.
God has ordained that the world will be saved by preaching Jesus!
The Harvest is NOW!
Do you not say, “There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! - John 4:35
Many today are distracted by various end time scenarios and predictions. Jesus clearly directed His followers to focus on the harvest! It is ripe! The world is ready and waiting for the Good News. They have been waiting for hundreds of years! We must be harvest minded. We must shed the erroneous defeatist mindset created by a pessimistic eschatological world view. The nations of the world await our message. We are harvesters!
The Harvest is GREAT!
Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
- Luke 10:2
This verse was spoken when the Master had a few hundred disciples. Today, we could say, ‘The harvest is truly great, but the laborers are distracted, self-centered, ill equipped, or perhaps even apathetic.’ Only this generation can reach this generation. There is no ‘Plan B.’ Therefore, it is our aim to train up and mobilize an army of workers for Gospel.
“After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands”
- Revelation 7:9 NKJV
This verse confirms that the Church accomplishes the task of world evangelism. Could we be that generation that gets the job done?
