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Confessions of What I Do

February 24, 2007 No Comments

I do the will of my Father in Heaven. # Mt 7.21

I enter the rest of God and cease from my own human labours. # Heb 4.10

The works that Christ did I do also. # John 14.12

I do justice, love mercy and seek to walk humbly with my God. # Mic 6.8

By love I serve another. # Gal 5.13

I go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. # Mk 16.15

I go into all the world and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all the commandments of Christ.

Ministering for the Glory of God

February 24, 2007 No Comments

I pray that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether be life or by death. (Philippians 1:20)

I pray that I will be a good and faithful servant of Christ, faithful over a few things and one day ruler over many. (Matthew 25:21)

I pray that I will be willing to carry around in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in my mortal flesh (2 Corinthians 4:10). For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Sanctification

February 21, 2007 1 Comment

Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God. WE
BELIEVE it is the glorious provision for every believer in Christ to be made pure in heart and wholly
sanctified, through the operation of the Holy Spirit, by the blood of Jesus and the Word of God –
John 17:15-19; Acts 15:8,9; 1 Thess 4:3,4; Heb 2:11; 1 Thess 5:23,24; Heb 10:16-19; Rom 12:1-2.

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Baptism in Water – by Ps John Iuliano

February 20, 2007 4 Comments

WE BELIEVE that baptism, by single immersion, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, is enjoined upon all who have repented and have believed in Christ as Saviour and Lord, and that it is symbolic of our identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection – Matt. 28:19,20; Acts. 10:47,28; 2:38,39; Rom. 6:4,5; Col. 2:12; Mark 16:16.

Introduction

An ordinance is an outward sign of an inward work. The word ordinance literally means “something commanded and enforced by the proper authority”.

The Church – a lesson by Ps John Iuliano

February 20, 2007 No Comments

WE BELIEVE the Church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit is an integral part of the General Assembly and Church of the First-born which are written in heaven – (Eph 1:22,23; 2:22; Heb 12:23).

Introduction.

The average person’s response to the word ‘church’, is steeples, stained glass windows, and a huge pipe organ.

Salvation of Man

February 20, 2007 1 Comment

WE BELIEVE salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This experience is also known as the new birth and is an instantaneous and complete operation of the Holy Spirit whereupon the believing sinner is regenerated, justified, and adopted into the family of God and becomes a new creation in Christ Jesus, (Titus 2;11; 3:5-7; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 5:1) and an heir of eternal life.

Introduction.

The central message of the gospel is, “How man can be saved”.

The Devil

February 20, 2007 5 Comments

WE BELIEVE in the personality of the devil who, by his influence, brought about the downfall of man, and now seeks to destroy the faith of every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ – Gen 3:1-15; Matt 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8; John 13:2.

Introduction

Apart from the Godhead, no other personality is given as much coverage in the Bible as the devil. Whereas it is important not to give the devil undue prominence, the Scriptures also tell us not to be “ignorant of his devices” (2 Cor 2:11).

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The Holy Spirit

February 20, 2007 27 Comments

WE BELIEVE in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the triune Godhead, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, and is ever present and active in the work of convicting and regenerating the sinner, and sanctifying and guiding the believer into all truth. John 14:26; John 16:8-11; 1 Peter 1:2; Rom 8:14.

Introduction

So many people sincerely think of the Holy Spirit as a mere influence or power. They fail to see Him as a person with individual characteristics.

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The Lord Jesus Christ

February 20, 2007 1 Comment

WE BELIEVE in the Lord Jesus Christ, the second person of the triune Godhead, who was and is
the eternal Son of God; that He became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and was born of the virgin Mary.

WE BELIEVE in His sinless life, miraculous ministry, substitutionary atoning death, bodily
resurrection, glorious ascension, and abiding intercession – Isaiah. 7:14; Matt 1:23; Heb. 7:26; 1
Peter 2:22; Acts 2:22; 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb 9:12; Luke 24:39; 1 Cor. 15:4; Acts 1:9; Eph. 4:9-10; Rom.
8:34; Heb. 7:23.

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The Plan of God

February 15, 2007 No Comments

God's Plan: A Family of Love

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