What We Believe

• We Believe that the Bible is the Word of God. It is supernaturally inspired, inerrant and preserved by God. It is the divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life.
• We Believe there is one God, externally existing in three persons; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
• We Believe in God as absolute and sole creator of the universe and that creation was by divine feat, not through evolutionary processes.
• We Believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man. That He was born of a virgin and that He lived a sinless life. He taught and brought miracles, wonders and signs as revealed exactly in the Gospels. He was crucified, rose again on the third day, later ascended to heaven where He is at the right hand of the Father and is the Head of the church.
• We Believe the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ.
• We Believe in a second definite work of grace called sanctification. Santification eradicates the sinful nature of man so that man " might present himself, a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God." (Romans 12:1)
• We Believe in the Baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues. The Holy Ghost has placed gifts in the church for the edifying of the Body. It is important for each Christian to discover, develop, and use their gift(s) to help fulfill the mission of building the Church.
• We Believe that water baptism is an open confession of faith and should be performed after one accepts Christ as Lord and Savior. We baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
• We Believe the church is the Body of Christ and as a body, each member is interrelated and affected by one another.
• We Believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• We Believe in the resurrection of the dead, both saved and lost. The one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation.
• We Believe in the pre-millennial second coming of Christ.
• We Believe in the sanctity of the family unit, and the importance of loving and committed Christian homes.
• We Believe in making positive community contribution through worship, servanthood, decency, and prayer.

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Our Mission

The mission of the Church of God of Prophecy is to bear witness for Christ and His truth and to spread the gospel of the Kingdom in all its fullness and power, so that the rule of God is brought about in the hearts of men.

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Our Objective

In order to accomplish our mission we will pursue four primary objectives:

• Worship God.
• Evangelize the lost.
• Equip believers.
• Prepare for Christ's return.

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Our Commentments

We will worship God with all our being by:

• Acknowledging Him as the Sovereign of all creation
• Submitting to the headship of Christ over the Church
• Practicing fervent, Spirit-led corporate worship
• Allowing the full manifestation of spiritual gifts in our lives
• Modeling personal worship through sacrificial living

We will evangelize the lost with all our resources by:

• Utilizing every available means to take the gospel to all people
• Depending on the Holy Spirit to empower our witness
• Dedicating ourselves to a lifestyle of evangelism
• Cooperating with other Bible-believing Christians in outreach efforts
• Examining every major corporate decision in light of the Great Commission

We will equip believers, using all our gifts by:

• Faithfully preaching and teaching the whole Word of God
• Providing a loving environment for individual spiritual growth
• Fulfilling the command to "bear one another's burdens"
• Administering the scriptural ordinances
• Applying biblical church discipline with love

We will prepare for Christ's return with all our hearts by:

• Covenanting to the inerrant Word of God
• Committing ourselves to lives of biblical holiness
• Being agents of reconciliation in a fragmented world
• Modeling and promoting unity among all God's children
• Helping to take the gospel to every people group on earth

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Our Covenant Relationship

We have joined ourselves together in Christ as a fellowship of believers by covenanting to accept the Bible as the Word of God, promising to believe and practice its teachings rightly divided with the New Testament as our rule of faith and practice, government and discipline, and agreeing to walk in the light to the best of our knowledge and ability.

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