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Abundant Life Christian Fellowship | Mountain View CA[[@Headword:C74]]
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Abundant Life Christian Fellowship | Mountain View CA[[@Headword:C74]]
Statement of FaithThe Authority of Scripture 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Pet. 1:20-21 The Holy Bible is God’s inspired, infallible and inerrant word.
1 John 5:7, Matt. 28:18 God exists in three distinct persons:
Colossians 2:8-10, John 14:6-10, 1 John 5:20 Through Jesus Christ God became incarnate. Fully human and fully divine.
Ephesians 2:8, 9, Romans 3:20,28, Galatians 2:16 We are not saved by works but by grace through faith alone in Christ alone.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Hebrews 9:28, John 5:28-29 We believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and His return to this earth to gather the elect and to usher in the resurrection of all things.
What gives a successful church its unique identity is not its core beliefs but its core values. While most Bible-based churches share the same beliefs regarding the essential doctrines of historic Christianity, they differ significantly in worship styles, target audiences, teaching emphases/styles, program offerings, forms of government, visitor care, member care, marketing/advertising strategies, etc., depending on the philosophy of each congregation. There are several core values that undergird the plans and practices of ALCF:
1 Corinthians 9:22-23 Unity rather than uniformity 1 Corinthians 1:10 Winning the lost Acts 1:8
Teaching God’s Word in a plain and practical way Acts 20:20 Letting the Holy Spirit lead John 16:13 Consideration of all racial, generational, and socio-economic groups Rev. 7:9 Who We AreAbundant Life Christian Fellowship is a caring, diverse, and authentic community where God's love through Jesus Christ moves us to: Worship God
We are a non-denominational church that encourages fellowship and unity among all believers regardless of denominational affiliation. (Ephesians 4:4-6) We are an evangelistic church that spreads the good news of Jesus Christ by every means at our disposal. (Matthew 28:18-20) We are a Spirit-filled church that relies on the Holy Spirit to make us effective in our ministry and witness for Christ. (Acts 1:8; Ephesians 5:18) We are a Spirit-led church that welcomes the orderly exercise of all spiritual gifts which exalt Christ and edify the church. (1 Corinthians 14:26; 1 Peter 4:10) We are a consecrated church that yields to the Holy Spirit as He works in us to cultivate godliness and disciplined living. (Galatians 5:22-23; 2 Corinthians 7:1) We are a loving church that recognizes love as an essential ingredient in the life of every believer. (1 Corinthians 13) We are a giving church that acknowledges Christ's lordship over all that we have including our money, time, and talents. (Proverbs 3:9; Matthew 25:14-27) We are a praising church that joyfully exalts the Lord through singing and other expressions of worship and praise. (Psalm 100:4-5) Abundant Life Christian Fellowship | Orange VA[[@Headword:C75]]
What We BelieveWe believe in the divine inspiration of the Word of God, both Old and New Testaments for the purpose of God revealing Himself and His will to all creation. It alone is the eternal standard by which all things will be judged. We believe in the Triune God, eternal, infinite, sovereign creator of all things, inexpressible in holiness, perfect in love, He exists in the oneness of three persons, equal in each expression of His distinctions as God the Father (Jehovah), God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ is God come in the flesh, perfectly human while continuing to be perfectly God. He alone is the sacrifice for the sin of mankind that brings salvation through virtue of His sinless life, substitutionary death and bodily resurrection from the dead. We believe and look for His bodily return to accomplish the many promises concerning the end times as recorded in both the Old and New Testaments. We believe in the personage of the Holy Spirit. He indwells all true believers in order to baptize them into the body of Christ, teach them the "rama" of the Word of God, guide in the personal application of that Word, empower the believer to minister the spiritual gifts given to him by God, empowers the believer to exercise his victory in Christ to restrain all demonic forces, and convicts of sin. We believe God created mankind in His image, without sin, in order to know and enjoy God through serving Him. However, through Adam's voluntary choice to disobey God, sinfulness became a part of mankind's inbred nature, thus separating him from a righteous and holy God. He is under the just condemnation of God and in his own efforts to remove his sinfulness is hopelessly lost. Only through repentance (including rejection of sinfulness) to God and receiving by faith God's only solution for sin (the person and work of Jesus Christ) can man receive forgiveness of sins, the righteousness of Christ as his new nature, and in time, a new sinless body fit for eternal life with God as His child. Directory: cfs-filesystemfile.ashx -> key -> CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> Various Messages from Samuel Logan Brengle CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> Eternity! Eternity CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> Annotated Bibliography CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> [The first seventeen verses of Matthew consists of Jesus' family tree CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> The life and times — of — benjamin franklin, — by — joseph franklin, and CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> The flying inn CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> Abraham, or the Obedience of Faith CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files -> Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies Download 2.08 Mb. Share with your friends:
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