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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Our Purpose
Household of Faith Church and World Outreach
Our Vision Statement:
Our Purpose
The Household of Faith Church and World Outreach has three main purpose for its existence,
Edification [Blessing the city by building the saints to maturity],
Evangelism [Reaching the Nation by making the saints live the abundant life of Jesus and sharing the Good News of the Gospel],
Empowerment [ Arising and Shining to the Nations in the Anointing that God has given uniquely to every individual saint, by making the saints realize their destiny and live it out to affect this generation].
As this ministry is an apostolic ministry, our aim is to raise up churches in the cities as the apostolic mission base for each region in order to reach out to the nation and nations of the world.
Edification: The first purpose will be fulfilled by raising up a strong local church in our city and by teaching them the word of God and as a result of it, see the lives of the people changed and blessed as they obey the word of God. To edify is to build and bring every member of the family to the level of the fullness of the stature of Christ (Eph 4:11-13). Teaching and preaching of the word of God will be the means through which this maturity will be attained as the sons and daughters of God, who will begin to bless this city. The result of edification through the Word of God, restores the image of God in us [self-identity (Lev 19:18; Mark 12:29-31)] (1 Cor 4:17; 2 Tim 3:14- 17; Heb 4:12; 5:12-14; 1 Cor 14:3-5).
Evangelism: The second purpose will be fulfilled by cultivating a heart which reaches out to people which will naturally fulfill the greatest responsibility that Jesus has given to every member of the family (Matt 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 24:46-48; John 19:19-23). We have made it our main aim to preach the gospel in word and deed in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God (Rom 15:18-20). Reaching out to our nation will be the heart beat of our family. The result of receiving the heart of God through His Spirit will restore the Love of God in greater measure as we keep growing by exercising it [selfless-identity (Romans 8:38-39; 1 John 4:12-13, 17-21)].
Empowerment: The third purpose will be fulfilled by encouraging every member of the family to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and be filled with the Spirit again and again (Acts 1:8; Eph 5:17-18). We will be actively involved in empowering every member of our family (Acts 8:14-17; 19:6). We will make them stir up the gift of God that is in them by encouraging them to operate in it (1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6; Rom 12:3-8). When every member of the family rises up to this level by recognizing the God given potential in them, they will have come to the place where they will arise and shine to the nations. This is the place where faith will be rising up as every day passes by and they will resume in the power of God as the sons and daughters of God [uniquely powerful identity of God (Eph 3:14-21; Romans 8:19; 1 Cor 15:10; Galatians 5:6)].
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Statement of Faith
The Household of Faith Church and World Outreach accepts the Bible as the revealed will of God, and adopts these statements of fundamental truths and doctrines.
1) The Bible is the inspired Word of God and the revealed will of God (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12), and hence the Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
2) There is one true God who eternally exists in three Persons- the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. All are co-equal and co-eternal (Matthew 28:19; 1 John 5:7).
3) Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, is the only begotten son of God and God the Son from eternity (Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1, 14). We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death and bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
4) Man was created in God’s image. By voluntary transgression he fell and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21).
5) Salvation of man
a. Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. On the cross Jesus Christ took mankind’s sin and sickness providing both salvation and healing for all (Psalm 103:3). This salvation comes by believing in one’s heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and confessing with one’s mouth, Jesus as Lord (Rom 3:24, 10:8-10; Ephesians 2:8).
b. The inward evidence, to the believer, is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of true holiness and love (1 John 3:23; John 13:35).
c. Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and not by human works; however our works are evidence of our faith and will determine our rewards in eternity (Acts 16:3; Romans 10:9-10, 14:10-12; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7; James 2:18).
6) Baptism in water and the Lord’s Supper are the only sacraments of the church. Baptism in water is a declaration to the world that a believer has died with Christ and they have been raised with Him to walk in the newness of life (Matthew 28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Romans 6:4). The celebration of the Lord’s Supper by eating of the bread and drinking of the cup is a remembrance of Jesus (1 Corinthians 11:24-30).
7) The Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Godhead, dwells in every believer. The Holy Spirit is at work in and through the believer as evidenced through the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22, 23) and the gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:7-11).
8) All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek, the promise of the Father, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to the command of Jesus Christ. With this comes the endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment of gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth but can occur at the same moment a person is reborn (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 2:38-39; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31).
9) The Church is the Body of Christ. Each believer is an integral part (Ephesians 1:22; 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23) of Christ’s Body – the church. God has a definite function for each believer in the church (Romans 12:6-12). Some are called to stand in one or more of the five – fold ministries (Eph 4:7-11). The local church is an integral part of Christ’s Body. As each believer fulfills one’s calling, within the local church and outside, they will fulfill their God ordained function in the Body of Christ.
10) God’s will is the well being of the total person.
a. Spiritual (John3:3, 11; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Romans 10:9-10)
b. Mental (2 Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:1; Isaiah 26:3)
c. Physical (Isaiah 53:4, 5;Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24)
d. Financial (3 John 1:2; Malachi 3:10-11; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Deuteronomy 28:1-14)
e. Social (Proverbs 3:4)
11) Every believer should be actively involved in fulfilling the great commission of preaching the Gospel and making disciples of all nations (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:18-20).
12) Jesus is coming again to gather all his saints to heaven (1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:1). Those who have not accepted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal separation from God (Revelation 19:20; 20:10-15).
13) The Lord Jesus Christ will return with His saints from heaven to rule and reign for one thousand years on earth as the scripture promised (Romans 11:25, 27; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-7). After this there will be a new heaven and a new earth(Revelation 21).
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The Promises
The Unchanging Promises
The Promise for the Apostolic Ministry
Isaiah 49:2 - "And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, And made Me a polished shaft; In His quiver He has hidden Me."
The Promise for the year 2006
“You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance” (Psalm 65:11).
The Promise for the year 2007
“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen” (Isaiah 43:18-20).
“Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done marvelous things!” (Joel 2:21).
“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you” (Joel 2:25).
Confirmation Promise for Apostolic Ministry in October 2007
“I must work the works of Him who sent Me…..” (John 9:4).Ours is a apostolic ministry.
The Promise for the year 2008
"Blessed...[are we] who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told ...[us] from the Lord.” (Luke 1:45).
The Promise for the year 2009
"And ...[Jesus] said to ...[us], “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” (John 1:51).
The Promise for the year 2010
""I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name." (Rev 3:8).
The Promise for the year 2011
"2 Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes. 3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit the nations, and make the desolate cities inhabited." (Isaiah 54:2-3).
The Promise for the year 2012
"Sing, O barren, you who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD." (Isaiah 54:1).
The Promise for the year 2013
"10 For the land which you go to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and watered it by foot, as a vegetable garden; 11 but the land which you cross over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of heaven, 12 a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. 13 ‘And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the LORD your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14 then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. 15 And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.’" (Deut 11:10-15).
The Promise for the year 2014
"For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” says the LORD, who has mercy on you. " (Isa 54:10, NKJV).
The Promise for the year 2015
"11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12 Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you." (Zech 9:11-12, NKJV).
The Promise for the year 2016
"The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands." (Ps 138:8, NKJV).
The Promise for the year 2017
"5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we may boldly say: “ The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Heb 13:5-6, NKJV).
The Promise for the year 2018
"Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4, NKJV).
The Promise for the year 2019
"10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ 11 “ Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and disgraced; They shall be as nothing, and those who strive with you shall perish. 12 You shall seek them and not find them — Those who contended with you. Those who war against you shall be as nothing, as a nonexistent thing. 13 For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’" (Isa 41:10-13, NKJV).
The Promise for the Year 2020
"So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her." (Gen 29:20, NKJV).
"10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested." (1 Chron 4:10, NKJV).
The Promise for the year 2021
"For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His [a] special treasure." (Isa 41:10-13, NKJV).
"Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again rejoice!" (Php 4:4, NLT).
The Promise for the year 2022
"13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. Their friend; with the effects of them all 14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name." (Psa 91:14-15, NKJV).
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