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It reflects our concern that there are many who
live life trying to heal from past wounds and scars
because they have been stripped by circumstances,
situations, and the enemy of their souls and hurt
by institutional religion and are in need of restoration
in their fellowship with God and their fellow Christians.
Statement
of Faith
I.
We believe in the triune God eternally existent
as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1John 1:1-3,
14)
II.
We believe in the Bible as the inspired, infallible
Word of God revealing the principles by which
God will judge us; and therefore is, and shall
remain to the end of the world the supreme standard
by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions
are tried(2 Timothy 3:16; Proverbs 30:5-6)
III.
We believe in the Deity of Jesus Christ the incarnate
Son of God, born of a virgin by whom and for whom
all things are created (John 1:1; 1John 5:7)
IV.
We believe in the physical resurrection of the
Lord Jesus Christ, that He ascended bodily into
heaven and is now at the right hand of the Father
as our mediator, high priest, and advocate(Acts
3:12-26;Hebrews 9:24; 1Corinthians 15:12-28; John
20) and He coming back to take his church (the
believer) without a spot or a wrinkle
V.
We believe in water baptism by immersion and Holy
Communion as the ordinances of the church to be
observed as a public declaration of salvation
through Jesus and in commemoration of His death,
burial, and resurrection in victory over Satan,
death, hell, and the grave(1 Corinthians 11:23-26;
Matthew 3:13-15)
VI.
We believe in the regeneration of man securing
our voluntary obedience to the gospel, evidenced
by the holy fruits of repentance, faith, and newness
of life (John 3:3-7; 2Corinthians 5:17, 10:2-6)
VII.
We believe in the personal, visible, and imminent
return of Jesus Christ both for His saints and
with His saints to reign in victory!(1Thessalonians
4:13-18; 1Corinthians 15:50-55)
The
Foundational pillars of our Ministry
We looked at these seven aspects to be the foundational
pillars for our ministry:
(a)
The governing factor in all of Life Restoration
is the Lordship of Jesus Christ over his people
and his Lordship is discerned through the study
of His word.
(b)
The chief commitment we will have in life Restoration
Ministries is the goal of Christ-likeness in every
aspect of our conduct. Humility before other believers
will be an important factor in growing in Christ-likeness.
(c)
The desired atmosphere in our assemblies will
be a spirit of accepting one another in Christ
so that we can work out doctrines and practice
them. While we are all diverse in many ways, we
have one thing in common and our unity is in our
relationship to Christ Jesus.
(d)
We will hold that there is no distinction between
rich or poor; educated and illiterate race or
color, but that all in Christ are priests to God
and offer spiritual sacrifices to Him. We will
all bear a responsibility in building up the body
of Christ.
(e)
We will learn to love truth no matter where it
comes from, and examine every teaching outside
the Bible by “eating the meat and spitting
out the bones.” We will neither reject a
teaching just because we are not comfortable with
it, nor will we accept a teaching just because
the teacher is “one of us.”
(f)
Our discipleship of others will consist in modeling
the life of Jesus Christ, not just telling it.
We will strive to live in such a way that we can
truly say, “Imitate me as I imitate Jesus
Christ.”
(g)
We will seek to practice faith and generosity
with our finances in the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
With no building to keep up, the finances can
go to ministry support, the spread of the gospel
and the needy in our midst.
LIRM
Governing Values and Principles
(i) We believe in the Apostles Doctrine as the
plan of salvation (Acts 2:38)
(ii) We value a relationship with Jesus Christ
through personal devotions, corporate prayer and
personal prayer and fasting.
(iii) We value Holiness as the Christian’s
way of life.
(iv) We value God’s Word and believe in
searching and studying the scriptures to find
God’s direction for our lives.
(v) We believe that passionate Praise and Worship
is a vital door into God’s presence.
(vi) We believe that every Christian is called
to participate in the Great Commission.
(vii) We value a Gift-based Ministry that equips
and challenges the believer to become involved
in Kingdom Service.
(viii)We believe in serving needs in our community.
(ix)We value strong families and believe they
are vital to building a healthy church that is
impacting the community.
(x) We value the two great commandments which
are loving God and loving others. All the law
is contained in these two.
(xi)We believe our love for God and others is
expressed in Christian Stewardship which includes
giving of our time, money, talents and abilities
to the great cause of Christ
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