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‘We are Church’ literary means we are the Church; the gathering of people devoted to worship God any day, at any given moment, everywhere! We believe that it is important to understand that a church is not a building.
The church is often viewed as an organization, but is actually more of an ‘organism.’ It is the united fellowship of all Christians with their God — the wondrous union of Christ’s Spirit indwelling the hearts of all true believers. — “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Cor. 3:16).
Collectively we seek Gods presence regardless religious boundaries like doctrines, titles and positions, buildings and organisations. In our existence as the living Church of God, we join together from time to time being one family in Chirst celebrating His Reign over all creation!
Church is not a building
nor an institute.
It is important to understand that a church is not a building, although many people frequently use that term to describe the facility built for the use of the church. History shows the New Testament church met primarily in private homes — Christian cathedrals or tabernacles designed specifically for believers to gather for worship did not exist until almost three centuries after the church got started. Unlike the Old Testament temple, in which the presence of God habitated, the new covenant of Jesus Christ made every believer a temple of the Holy Spirit. “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Cor. 3:16).
The church is often viewed as an organization, but is actually more of an “organism.” It is the united fellowship of all Christians with their God — the wondrous union of Christ’s Spirit indwelling the hearts of all true believers.
People often think that the most distinctive or important part of Church is the structure or model. It is not. The most important part of our church are the values—the DNA—that will be the foundation of godly leaders who shepherd godly churches.
What is church?
In the New Testament, the term “church,” also sometimes translated as “assembly,” comes from the Greek word EKKLESIA which means the “called out.” The word was used by the Greeks to describe the assembling or gathering of citizens who were called out to meet together for public hearings. The heralds would walk through the streets and literally call for people to come out from what they were doing to gather for public business. In the scriptures EKKLESIA refers to those whom Christ has “called out” from the world to be His own, and to assemble together in His name.
The primary meaning of the church is used in a universal sense, referring to all Christian believers everywhere. Irrespective of denominational or doctrinal differences, all persons who have genuinely placed their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are members of His church, also called the body of Christ, over which Christ is the head (Eph. 1:22-23).
Secondarily, the church also refers to a local congregation of believers. While the scriptures tell us that there is only one true church, yet it is made up of many individual churches. Most of the Apostle Paul’s epistles were written to the local churches such as at Rome, Corinth, Thessalonica, Ephesus, Philippi, Galatia, and Colosse, and he makes mention of many other churches which had been established in various cities at that time.
Values
We want to be people who are devoted to worshiping Jesus. We want to carve out time daily to be alone for prayer and Bible reading. We make time to join with others to pray and study His Word. We regularly celebrate the Lord’s Supper and can’t stop thanking Him for His mercy. These are not obligations we try to squeeze in, but cravings we can’t live without. We don’t require gifted communicators or musicians; we just love to worship Jesus even in the most basic settings. It is the Object of worship that makes worship exciting to us.
The body of believers is supposed to be closer to us than our own families (Matt. 12:46, Luke 14:26). Jesus said that “all people will know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). He also prayed that his disciples would be so “perfectly one” that the world may believe that the Father sent Jesus (John 17:20-23).
We want to be people who love each other deeply and show this by our sacrifice. We seek a bond that surpasses that of our natural families and is only possible because of our common fellowship with Jesus. We share our possessions and our lives with each other. We seek to obey all of the “one another” commands in Scripture. Christ wants us to be known for our love, and He claimed that our unity would cause others to believe in Him. Our goal is not merely to get along but to love each other to the extent that Christ loved us, and to be united to the extent that the Father is one with the Son.
We want our people to become fully trained for greater works of service. We believe that all believers are called be disciple-makers. No one should come as a consumer, but all should come as servants. The Holy Spirit has given each of us a gift that is to be used for building up the body. We want our leaders to teach us how to lead and help us develop in character through their modeling and teaching. Our goal is that each one of us becomes like Christ, and develops the ability to lead others to Him, make disciples, and plant churches.
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We believe that it is important to understand that church is not a building! 'We are Church' literary means we are the Church; the gathering of people devoted to worship God any day, at any given moment, everywhere!
We believe that it is important to understand that church is not a building! 'We are Church' literary means we are the Church; the gathering of people devoted to worship God any day, at any given moment, everywhere!
The love of God is absolutely different from the love of man, not like the love of this world. God’s love is eternal and perfect. This is a fire that will never go out, because it does not feed on the merits of those whom it loves and does not reciprocate them
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Collectively we seek Gods presence regardless religious boundaries like doctrines, titles and positions, buildings and organisations. In our existence as the living Church of God, we join together from time to time being one family in Chirst celebrating His Reign over all creation!
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Collectively we seek Gods presence regardless religious boundaries like doctrines, titles and positions, buildings and organisations. In our existence as the living Church of God, we join together from time to time being one family in Chirst celebrating His Reign over all creation!
On a mission
For God. For People. For the World.
People of all ages here are encouraged to learn about their own faith and the role of the church in our community. We believe in people – we believe in their potential and also in their incredible ability to influence the world with good.
What we believe
Our core beliefs.
We hope that a brief overview of our faith will help you to get acquainted with the Christianity that was laid down and preached by the apostles of Jesus Christ.
- God, the Father is the Creator of the heavens and earth, and the only true God.
- Salvation is given by the grace of God through faith.
- Jesus Christ is The Son of God, The Saviour of mankind.
- We believe that being born from the Spirit is essential for a fruitful christian life.
- We believe that it is important to understand that church is not a building.
- The Church is meant to be the visible gathering of people devoted to worship God any day, at any given moment, everywhere!
What we believe
Our core beliefs.
We hope that a brief overview of our faith will help you to get acquainted with the Christianity that was laid down and preached by the apostles of Jesus Christ.
- God, the Father is the Creator of the heavens and earth, and the only true God.
- Salvation is given by the grace of God through faith.
- Jesus Christ is The Son of God, The Saviour of mankind.
- We believe that being born from the Spirit is essential for a fruitful christian life.
- We believe that it is important to understand that church is not a building.
- The Church is meant to be the visible gathering of people devoted to worship God any day, at any given moment, everywhere!
We are Church!
Committed to spreading the Gospel of God’s kingdom
Church is not a building, we are the Church; the gathering of people devoted to worship God, any day, at any given moment, everywhere!
Our vision
It is important for us to constantly know God, to hear His voice and to fulfill His word, it’s our responsibility!
Our mission
Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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We are John & Shakila Olsen and we believe that every soul is worthy of living a liberated live and equally entitled to experience the joy of creations’ wealth. Real quality of life starts with breaking old mindsets and the renewing of mindset from the inside out! – not just learning and adopting a new lifestyle– but to experience transformation power and living a purpose driven life. Luckily, it’s never too late to transform your life! No matter your age, background, or level of education, you can transform your life! We challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they preach, who walk their talk. It’s our passion to coach you to discover, define and accomplishing your purpose in live!
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