HIS COMMISSION OUR MISSION
Gen.18:19/ Matt. 28:19-20/Acts 26:18
OUR CHURCH PURPOSE STATEMENT
(Why We Exist As Church?)
The purpose of our church is;
To bring people in union with Christ and nurture them to serve God faithfully at Fullness of Christ’s Grace Fellowship
• Acts 26: 18
• Matthew 28: 19-20
• 2 Corinthians 5: 9-11
FCGF EXISTS:
1. To Lead the people to the presence of God and guide them
to seek, trust and worship God. To Encourage them to experience God’s love in action and by caring for God’s people. (FELLOWSHIP)
4. To Stimulate our members to spiritual maturity by enhancing their knowledge about God and manifestation of a Christ-like life. (DISCIPLESHIP)
5. To Shape them for the work of service. (MINISTRY)
I. WE EXIST TO SEEK, TRUST AND WORSHIP GOD. WORSHIP: Luke 4: 8; John 4: 23-24; 1 Peter 2: 4-5
II. WE EXIST TO BRING THE UNCHURCHED INTO THE CHURCH. (EVANGELISM:) Acts 26: 18; 1 Corinthians 9: 22; Colossians 4: 2-6
III. WE EXIST TO ENCOURAGE EVERY CHURCH MEMBER TO EXPERIENCE GOD’S LOVE IN ACTION AND BY CARING FOR GOD’S PEOPLE. FELLOWSHIP: Ephesians 2: 19-20; 1 Corinthians 12: 12; 1 John 3:11-18; 1 John 4: 12; John 13: 34-35; Hebrews 10: 25. WE EXIST TO EQUIP AND EDUCATE EVERY MEMBER TO SPIRITUAL MATURITY BY ENHANCING THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GOD AND MANIFESTATION OF CHRIST-LIKE LIFE. DISCIPLESHIP: Matthew 28: 19-20; Luke 6:40; Ephesians 4: 11- 13; Philippians 4: 9; 1Timothy 1: 8; 2 Peter 3: 16-18. WE EXIST TO TRAIN AND SHAPE EVERY MEMBER FOR THE WORK OF SERVICE. MINISTRY: Matthew 20: 28; Matthew 25: 34-40; Galatians 6: 9-10; Ephesians 2: 10; Hebrews 6: 10; Revelation 1: 5-6. OUR CHURCH STATEMENT of faith
(What We Believe?)
In essential beliefs – we have UNITY. (Ephesians 4: 4-6)
In non-essential beliefs – we have LIBERTY. (Romans 14: 1, 4, 12, 22)
In all our beliefs – we show CHARITY. (1Corinthians 13: 2)
“THE ESSENTIALS WE BELIEVE”
THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR FAITH:
1. ABOUT GOD (Our Creator And Heavenly Father)
We believe in one triune God, eternally existing in Three Persons -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. (Deut 6:4; Matt. 28: 19; 2 Cor. 13:14).
2. ABOUT JESUS CHRIST (Our Redeemer And Example)
We believe that the eternal Son of God became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He, the Lord Jesus Christ, might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1, 2, 14; Luke 1:35). We believe that He accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Rom 3:24-25; 1 Pet 1:3-5). We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate. (Acts 1:9, 10; Heb 7:25; 9:24; Rom 8:34; 1 John 2:1, 2).
3. ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT (Our Advocate And Guide)
We believe that the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, though omnipresent from all eternity, took up His abode in the world in a special sense on the day of Pentecost according to the divine promise, dwells in every believer, and by His baptism, which occurs at conversion, unites all believers to Christ in one body, and that He, as the indwelling One, is the source of all power and all acceptable worship and service. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. (John 14:16, 17; 16:7-15; 1 Cor. 6:19; Eph 2:22)
4. ABOUT THE BIBLE (Our Guide To Christian Life)
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, without error in the original writings, infallible, and God-breathed. (2 Tim 3:16, 17; Matt 5:18; 2 Pet 1:20-21; John 16:12, 13)
5. ABOUT MAN (Our Condition)
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved and thus of himself utterly unable to remedy His lost condition
(Gen 1:26, 27; Eph 2:1-3; Rom 3:22, 23; 5:12).
6. ABOUT THE CHURCH (Our Place Of Service And Ministry)
We believe that the Church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of born-again persons
(Eph 1:22, 23; 5:25-27; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2). We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures
(Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; 1 Tim 3:1-13; *** 1:5-11).
7. ABOUT SALVATION (Our Hope And Reward)
We believe that salvation is by grace, a free gift of God apart from works. (Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:5-7; Romans 10:1-10)
We believe that it is absolutely necessary for man to come first to a knowledge of the essentials of the gospel before he can be saved. (Romans 1:16; 10:14,17; 1 Corinthians 15:1,2; Colossians 1: 5-7; 1 Timothy 2:3-7; Acts 20:21; 26:20; Hebrews 6:1; 1 Thessalonians 1: 9b)
We believe that it is absolutely essential for the Holy Spirit to bring a man to conviction of sin, to repentance, to faith and to rebirth in order to be saved. Being thus born again, he becomes a child of God and manifests a radically changed life that is no longer conformed to the world system but redirected to the things of the Spirit. (John 16:8-11; Acts 11:18; 13:48; 18:27; John 3:3-5; Ezekiel 36:26,27; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Peter 1: 23)
We believe that the truly saved person can rejoice in the assurance and eternal security of his salvation through the testimony of God's Word, the witness of the Holy Spirit, and the exhibition of a Christ like character, such as righteousness, holiness, and love. (1 John 5:11, 12; Romans 8:16; 2 Peter 1:5-11)
We believe that a truly saved man - with God working in him to will and to act according to His good purpose will exert all effort to be holy and continue to persevere in doing so till death or until the Lord's return; for without holiness no one will see the Lord
(Hebrews 12:14; Philippians 2:12, 13; 2 Peter 1: 5-11)
THE EXPRESSIONS OF OUR FAITH:
8. MISSIONS (Our Call To Win The Lost)
We believe that it is the urgent obligation of the saved to witness by life and by word to the truths of the Holy Scripture and to proclaim the Gospel to all mankind, opposing all its substitutionary and veiled forms such as hyper faith/prosperity gospel, pragmatism, user-friendly concepts and liberal theological views. (Mark 16:16; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20; 1 Peter 2:9, 10; Matthew 28:18-20)
9. WATER BAPTISM AND LORD’S TABLE
(Our Commitment to God)
We believe that a maturing Christian lifestyle requires to be baptized in water and participate regularly in the Lord’s Table as expression of their faith in Jesus Christ. (Matthew 3: 11; Acts 2: 37-39; Romans 6: 4-14; Matthew 26: 17-27; 1 Corinthians 10: 14-22; 1 Corinthians 11: 17-33)
10. COMMUNITY LIFE (Our Practice Of God’s Love)
We believe that God established the church as a place where I can worship Him as part of a community of believers, learn His will and expectations for our life and express our love for Him by serving others. (Psalm 100; John 6: 65-69; 1 Corinthians 12: 12-27; Galatians 6: 7-10; Hebrews 6: 10)
11. CHRISTIAN WALK (Our Walk Of Holiness And Purity)
We believe that we are called with a holy calling, to walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit, and so to live in the power of the indwelling Spirit that we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. But the flesh with its fallen, Adamic nature, which in this life is never eradicated, being with us to the end of our earthly pilgrimage, needs to be kept by the Spirit constantly in subjection to Christ, or it will surely manifest its presence in our lives to the dishonor of our Lord. (Rom. 6:11–13; 8:2, 4, 12–13; Gal. 5:16–23; Eph. 4:22–24; Col. 2:1–10; 1 Pet. 1:14–16; 1 John 1:4–7; 3:5–9)
12. HEALING (Our Provision For Divine Health)
We believe that divine healing, having been provided for by our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ’ death, is a scriptural reality we can seek for our life. (Mark 5: 24-34; Psalm 103: 3; Luke 17: 12-19; Acts 3: 3-9; Matthew 8: 5-13; Psalm 107: 20; Isaiah 53: 4, 5)
13. GRACE GIVING (Our Source Of God’s Abundant Grace)
We believe that the Bible explicitly teaches that we should not only give of ourselves to God but also of our substance. It is commanded by God for the purpose of the support of His work and the furtherance of the Gospel. The early believers also give us examples of how to exercise the same. Along with the command, God also promises to bless those who give. (Leviticus 27: 30; Malachi 3: 10; Proverbs 3: 9-10; 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15)
OUR CHURCH Lifestyle STATEMENT
What We Practice:
Beliefs are not worth much unless they are translated into actions. Based on what the Bible teaches, we feel very strongly about the following practices. (2 Timothy 4:5 NLT)
• Our Character: (SPIRIT-LED LIVING)
“You should keep a clear mind in every situation”
(John 15: 5; Philippians 4: 12-13; Romans 13: 13-14)
• Our Challenge: (COMMITMENT IN SERVICE FOR CHRIST)
“Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord”
(Colossians 1: 24; 1 Corinthians 4: 2; 2 Corinthians 4: 10-18; Acts 14: 22; 2 Timothy 4: 7-8; 1 Peter 4: 16-19)
• Our Commission: (MANDATE AS BELIEVER OF CHRIST)
“Work at bringing others to Christ”
(Acts 26: 18; Matthew 28: 19-20; 2 Corinthians 5: 11, 20)
• Our Calling: (DESIGNED FOR HIS WILL)
“Complete the ministry of God has given you”
(Philippians 2: 122-13; 1 Peter 2: 5, 9; Revelation 1: 5-6)
