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EQUIPPING YOU TO FULLY SUCCEED IN LIFE ... SPIRITUALLY, MATRIMONIALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, PHYSICALLY, MATERIALLY, FINANCIALLY & MINISTRIALLY. JOHN 3:3, 2 COR 5:17-21, LUKE 6:38, DUET 23:1-14

SEEKING FIRST GOD'S KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND ALL OTHER THINGS SHALL BE ADDED TO US. MATTHEW: 6:33.

We believe in the Bible as the inspired word of God and that all scripture is God breathed (2 Tim 3:15- 17, Heb.4:12). The Bible alone is the ultimate authority for our beliefs and practices.

Therefore we place a great priority on knowing God through the study of His Word in the Bible. We believe too that God can give us revelations through His word.

THERE IS ONE TRUE GOD HEAD: We believe in the One True God, that He is a triune being known as God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29)

MAN IS CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE: Gen 1:26-31,Man was created from the image of God. Gen 3:1-7)

SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
(a) We believe that Jesus is the Christ, and the only begotten Son of God. He's the way, the truth and life.
Salvation comes by believing in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and confessing with your mouth Jesus as Lord ( Rom 3:24, 10:8-10, Ephs. 2-8)
(b) We believe that Salvation is the free gift from God, offered to men and women by the grace of God and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose atoning blood was shed on the cross for the forgiveness of sins. (Romans 3:23-24; Ephesians 2:8-9)
Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.On the cross Jesus became sin and sickness to provide both salvation and healing for all mankind.
THE CHURCH IS A BODY OF CHRIST:Each believer is an integral part of the body of Christ ( Eph. 1:22, 2:19,: Heb :12:23 )

BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

We believe that Water Baptism is an ordinance of the Church that openly proclaims to the world that the person being baptized has died with Jesus Christ and been raised with Him in newness of life. (; Acts 10:47-48) (We do not practice infant baptism, but we do dedicate infants to God).

We Believe the Holy Spirit is a free gift of God for every believer to empower them for Christian service. (Acts 1:8; Acts 19:6)Jesus left us with the Holy Spirit to be our counselor (John14:16)

BAPTISM IN WATER : Is a declaration to the world that a believer has died with Christ and that they have raised with Him to walk in newness of life. (Matthew 28:19)

HOLY COMMUNION

We believe The Lord’s Supper (Holy Communion) is an ordinance of the Church in which the bread and the wine represent the broken body and the shed blood of Jesus Christ, symbolizing the new covenant which He established between God and man. In doing this we keep remembering and focusing on Him.(1 Corinthians 11:24-25 & 28-29)

JESUS CHRIST'S MILLENNIAL REIGN OF :We believe in the literal return of the Lord Jesus Christ to establish His Kingdom and reign in righteousness. “Awaiting our Blessed Hope, the appearing of our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ…” (Titus 2:13)

WHY WE STAND TO WORSHIP OR PRAISE
In church, or anywhere we can worship God. We do different expressions of honour to God, by standing, singing, all in form of worship. We worship God aloud in singing, dancing, lifting up hands, and speaking to God in spirit and word of mouth.
Worship is honouring God, and God expects us to honour Him by presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice, Holy and acceptable to Him, this is our Spiritual service of worship.Romans 12 :1
Psalm 117
Praise the LORD, all you nations!
Extol him, all you peoples!
For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of...
John4: 23
But the hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth.
Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korhites stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with voices loud and high
David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the Lord with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments-lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.
Then I will hold my head high, above my enemies who surround me. At his Tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music.
1 Corinthians 14:15
Psalms 27:6
2 Samuel 6:5
Isaiah 51:11
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
Revelations 19:1,6
"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, people, and tongues standing before the throne and before the lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, 'salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb'!"
WHY DO WE CLAP AND LIFT OUR HANDS
Psalms 134:2 " Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. "
Psalms 47:1 "Oh clap your hands, all you people!Shout to God with the voice of triumph!"
WHY DO WE OFFER AUDIBLE PRAISE UNTO GOD
Psalms 103:1 "Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy name!"
Psalms 27:6 "Then I will hold my head high, above my enemies who surround me. At his Tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music."
1 Corinthians 14:15
"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, people, and tongues standing before the throne and before the lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice,saying,'salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb'!"
WHY DO WE HAVE THIS TYPE OF WORSHIP
John4: 23
"But the hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth."
WHY DO WE SING IN CHORUSES AND HYMNS
Ephesians 5:18,19 "And do not be drunk with wine, where in is excess, but be filled with the Spirit speaking to one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."
Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
WHY ARE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PART OF WORSHIP SERVICE
Psalm 150 "Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness! Praise him with a blast of the trumpet; praise him with the lyre and harp! Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise him with a clash of cymbals!"
Revelation 14:2 And I heard a voice from Heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder, And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps.
Referring to the tabernacle of David as spoken about in 1 Chronicles 23:5... "four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, which I made said DAVID, for giving praise."
WHY THE CHURCH PRAYS AT ONCE FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS (COROPERATE PRAYER)
Acts 4:24 "So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: "Lord you are God, who made Heaven and Earth and the sea , and that is in them."
WHY DO WE DANCE BEFORE GOD
23 Samuel 6:14
"Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod."
Psalm 149:3
"Let them praise His name with the dance ; Let them sing praises to Him with the tumbrel and harp...
Ecclesiastes 3:4 " A time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance.


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WHY WE STAND TO WORSHIP OR PRAISE

1 Corinthians 14:15

Psalms 27:6

2 Samuel 6:5

Revelations 19:1,6

WHY DO WE CLAP AND LIFT OUR HANDS

Psalms 134:2 " Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. "

Psalms 47:1 "Oh clap your hands, all you people!Shout to God with the voice of triumph!"

WHY DO WE OFFER AUDIBLE PRAISE UNTO GOD

Psalms 103:1 "Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy name!"

Psalms 27:6 "Then I will hold my head high, above my enemies who surround me. At his Tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music." 1 Corinthians 14:15

1 Corinthians 14:15

WHY DO WE HAVE THIS TYPE OF WORSHIP

John4: 23

"But the hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth."

WHY DO WE SING IN CHORUSES AND HYMNS

Ephesians 5:18,19 "And do not be drunk with wine, where in is excess, but be filled with the Spirit speaking to one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."

Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."

WHY ARE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PART OF WORSHIP SERVICE

Psalm 150 "Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness! Praise him with a blast of the trumpet; praise him with the lyre and harp! Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise him with a clash of cymbals!"

Revelation 14:2 And I heard a voice from Heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder, And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps.

Referring to the tabernacle of David as spoken about in 1 Chronicles 23:5... "four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, which I made said DAVID, for giving praise."

WHY THE CHURCH PRAYS AT ONCE FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS (COROPERATE PRAYER)

Acts 4:24 "So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: "Lord you are God, who made Heaven and Earth and the sea , and that is in them."

WHY DO WE DANCE BEFORE GOD

23 Samuel 6:14

"Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod."

Psalms 27:6 "Then I will hold my head high, above my enemies who surround me. At his Tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music."
1 Corinthians 14:15