LIVING HOPE WORSHIP CENTER

Exists to bring life-changing H.O.P.E. to a troubled world by providing -

 

H ealing for Broken Bodies and Lives

O pportunity for Spiritual Formation through Biblical Reception and Release

P ower for Living through Prayer & Praise

E mancipation from Sin for All Who Believe on the Name of Jesus Christ

 

H ealing for Broken Bodies and Lives - by providing life changing encounters with Jesus Christ. This is accomplished primarily through moments of distinct prayer and intercession for this expressed purpose.

 

The vitality of the church body is also realized through relational constructs. An integral part of healthy Christian living is discovered through the relationships with others of 'like faith'.  Feelings of rejection, isolation, and meaninglessness are best overcome through a framework of prayer, Bible study and caring people who are on the journey to abundant life.

 

O pportunity for Spiritual Formation through Biblical Reception and Release by providing spiritually enriching Bible disciplines and concentrations as well as guided individual studies, producing certainty of faith resulting in character change and freedom of faith expression.

 

P ower for Living through Prayer & Praise The plan of God for changing a fallen world is realized through a deep encounter with the Holy Spirit.  Profitable utilization of divine language as well as the unlocking of supernatural gifts and abilities in the life of the believer are discovered through sustained times of prayer as well as heart-felt worship. The individual believer impregnated with spiritual life and power of the Holy Spirit finds his purpose and place in the design and strategy of God.

E mancipation from the Bondage of Sin for All Who Believe on  Jesus Christ The heart captivated by God longs for expression of the life and hope that is within it. Living Hope Worship Center has a heart to share the love of Jesus Christ.  Thus, as a ministry of emancipation, we will seek to utilize progressive vehicles of approach to reach enslaved lives and bring them to spiritual encounter and abundant life and freedom through Jesus Christ. 

 

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"  Jeremiah 29:11

16 Fundamental Truths of the Assemblies of God

(Condensed Text)

These are nonnegotiable tenets of faith that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to. This list is derived from the official Statement of Fundamental Truths. View the full text (full text in Spanish). Click on any truth below to see the complete original statement with scriptures.

  1. WE BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.

  2. WE BELIEVE...There is only One True God - revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).

  3. WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and divine.

  4. WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man Willingly Fell to Sin - ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.

  5. WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (accepting Christ's offer of forgiveness for sin). [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]

  6. WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances - (1) Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.

  7. WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]

  8. WE BELIEVE...The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is 'Speaking in Tongues', as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.

  9. WE BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.

  10. WE BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.

  11. WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church. The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, and to build up or edify the body of believers - the Church.

  12. WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins). [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]

  13. WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope - When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]

  14. WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. At that time many in the nation of Israel will recognize and accept Him as the Messiah, the Savior who died for them and all mankind.

  15. WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.

  16. WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'

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