Shining Light 7 Ministries
| Isaiah 61 The Lord has sent me to preach Good News to the poor, to bind up the broken hearted, to preach liberty to the captives, and to them that are bound, the opening of prison. |
| Isaiah 40:31 Those who wait for the Lord, look for, and hope in Him shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up (close to God) as eagles (mount up to the sun) they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. |
| OUR CALL AND COMMITMENT |
The thrust, heart and focus of our small role as a part of the body of Jesus Christ, is to help lead and encourage the Priestly Bride into a deep and abiding fellowship with Her Bridegroom, through and by the knowledge of God's Word. Revelation 22:17 The Holy Spirit and the bride (the Church), the true Christians say, Come! And let him who is listening say, Come! And let everyone come who is thirsty (who painfully conscious of his need of those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, and strengthened); and whoever (earnestly) desires to do it, let him come and take, appropriate,and drink the water of Life without cost. |
| SHINING LIGHT 7 MINISTRIES |
| Shining Light 7 Ministries exists to see the glory of the Lord revealed to and through His people. This is the requirement for all of the Church in her labor to become like Christ and doing the work in His Name. Since the Church is a" called out universal assembly of believers or members of the body in Jesus Christ" as Lord and Savior, Her goal and instruction in ministry then, is issued out from a pure heart and a sincere faith. |
| 1 Timothy 1:5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. |
This is the advancement of God's royal Kingdom of love and Christ's command to His Church to preach the gospel and make disciples of all nations. |
| Our call and commitment is to teach and preach Jesus Christ, who is God's own son, as the Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Head of The Church, and our soon coming King and Bridegroom |
| Mark 16:15 And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature (of the whole human race). |
| This preparation is made possible by the might, power and help of precious Holy Spirit through the equipping, edifying and establishing the church in the Word of God. The "sweet aroma of the knowledge of Jesus" is manifested through His true servants who preach and teach the accuracy of His Word. |
| Shining Light 7 Ministries Mission Statement |
But Thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph (as trophies of Christ's victory) and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere. For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ (which exhales) unto God, (discernible alike) among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. |
| We are "dedicated to the cause of interdenomination and worldwide evangelism". This makes possible the spreading of the gospel to those who have not heard or accepted the message and testimony of Jesus Christ, and this will also unify the body of Christ, in loving fellowship with one another. To do this work in purity, sincerity and integrity, we must love the Lord with all of our hearts and love our neighbor as ourselves. |
| We Are Dedicated And Committed To God's Purposes For Israel |
| Isa 43:6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth |
| THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDE OF CHRIST |
| Shining Light 7 Ministries Statement Of Faith |
| What We Believe |
| We believe in, and live by, God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ, His Son, Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit Through the Word of God and born of the virgin, Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified died and was buried. He descended into Hell and He stripped Satan of his power. Upon the third day He rose again and Ascended into Heaven Where He is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. We believe in the Holy Spirit, The worldwide body of Christ (His Church). The forgiveness of all sins, The resurrection of the body, The communion of the saints, and life everlasting. We believe that through a daily profession of faith and trust in the shed blood of Jesus Christ, His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension; one may become a partaker of their inheritance in Him. |
On The Person Of Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus Christ is the Word (Logos) of God. The Word was with God in the beginning,
which states His pre-existence as one with God. "By Him all things were created, both in the
heavens and on the earth" (Colossians 1:16), therefore making Jesus the Creator. Jesus Christ
is the very Purpose of God found in all of creation. He is the Father's delight and desire, and the
Father is looking for the reflection of His son in all of His created beings, Jesus is the Alpha and
the Omega the Beginning and the End. In the beginning, it was the supreme purpose of God for
all things to be summed up in the person of Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:10).
Jesus Christ, Who pre-existed with God in the form of God, emptied Himself to become fully a
man that He might be the propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of mankind. Through His atonining
sacrifice made on the cross, all who believe in Him and His sacrifice now have their sins
pardoned and are restored to right fellowship with God, which was lost by man's transgression
in the garden.
We believe Jesus Christ is the Word (Logos) of God. The Word was with God in the beginning,
which states His pre-existence as one with God. "By Him all things were created, both in the
heavens and on the earth" (Colossians 1:16), therefore making Jesus the Creator. Jesus Christ
is the very Purpose of God found in all of creation. He is the Father's delight and desire, and the
Father is looking for the reflection of His son in all of His created beings, Jesus is the Alpha and
the Omega the Beginning and the End. In the beginning, it was the supreme purpose of God for
all things to be summed up in the person of Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:10).
Jesus Christ, Who pre-existed with God in the form of God, emptied Himself to become fully a
man that He might be the propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of mankind. Through His atonining
sacrifice made on the cross, all who believe in Him and His sacrifice now have their sins
pardoned and are restored to right fellowship with God, which was lost by man's transgression
in the garden.
The Holy Scriptures
We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God: true, immutable, steadfast, and
unchangeable (2 Timothy 3:16-17). We are committed to esteeming Scripture as the very Word
of God, inerrant of its original form. We do not accept any doctrine which contradicts Scripture
as we believe in the integrity of the Word in itself! (Matthew 22:16).
We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God: true, immutable, steadfast, and
unchangeable (2 Timothy 3:16-17). We are committed to esteeming Scripture as the very Word
of God, inerrant of its original form. We do not accept any doctrine which contradicts Scripture
as we believe in the integrity of the Word in itself! (Matthew 22:16).
The Eternal Godhead
We Believe that God is triune; Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the Three are coexistent, co-eternal,
and equal in divine perfection (1 John 5:5)
We Believe that God is triune; Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the Three are coexistent, co-eternal,
and equal in divine perfection (1 John 5:5)
The Fall Of Man
We believe that man, created in the image of God, by voluntary disobedience fell into the depths
of sin and iniquity, bequeathing sin's nature and consequences to all mankind, with their
accompanying loss of intended meaning and purposes (Genesis 1:27; Romans 5:12)
We believe that man, created in the image of God, by voluntary disobedience fell into the depths
of sin and iniquity, bequeathing sin's nature and consequences to all mankind, with their
accompanying loss of intended meaning and purposes (Genesis 1:27; Romans 5:12)
The Plan Of Redemption
We believe that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, took our place, and with His life's
blood purchased the pardon for all who believe in Him (John 3:16; Titus 2:14).
We believe that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, took our place, and with His life's
blood purchased the pardon for all who believe in Him (John 3:16; Titus 2:14).
Salvation Through Grace
We believe that salvation is wholly through grace; that no human righteousness or merit can
contribute to our recieving God's love and favor (Ephesians 2:8).
We believe that salvation is wholly through grace; that no human righteousness or merit can
contribute to our recieving God's love and favor (Ephesians 2:8).
Repentance And Acceptance
We believe that, upon sincere repentance and a whole-hearted acceptance of Christ, we are
justified before God through Jesus' sacrificial death. (Romans 10:6-10; 1 John 1:9).
We believe that, upon sincere repentance and a whole-hearted acceptance of Christ, we are
justified before God through Jesus' sacrificial death. (Romans 10:6-10; 1 John 1:9).
The New Birth
We believe that the change that takes place in people at conversion is a very real one; that
having received righteousness in Christ and having received of His Spirit (Holy Spirit), people will
have new desires, interests, and pursuits in life as they earnestly pursue Him (2 Corinthians 5:17;
Galatians 2:20).
We believe that the change that takes place in people at conversion is a very real one; that
having received righteousness in Christ and having received of His Spirit (Holy Spirit), people will
have new desires, interests, and pursuits in life as they earnestly pursue Him (2 Corinthians 5:17;
Galatians 2:20).
Daily Christian Life
We believe that it is the will of God that those who have been born again grow in sanctification
(maturity), become partakers of His holiness, and daily grow stronger in the faith, power, prayer,
love, and service (2 Corinthians 7:1; Matthew 4:4).
We believe that it is the will of God that those who have been born again grow in sanctification
(maturity), become partakers of His holiness, and daily grow stronger in the faith, power, prayer,
love, and service (2 Corinthians 7:1; Matthew 4:4).
Water Baptism And The Lord's Supper
We believe that being baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is an essential
response to Jesus' command, testifying to His Lordship as Christ and King (Romans 6:4). This
ordinance is a personal statement of faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ on
our behalf, and is a commitment to lay down our lives to be one with in His death, burial and
resurrection.
We believe that being baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is an essential
response to Jesus' command, testifying to His Lordship as Christ and King (Romans 6:4). This
ordinance is a personal statement of faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ on
our behalf, and is a commitment to lay down our lives to be one with in His death, burial and
resurrection.
The Lord's Supper
We acknowledge the ordinance of the Lord's Supper in remembrance of Jesus and as a
testimony of our communion (common-union) with Him in His body, that Church. (1 Corinthians
11:24-26)
We acknowledge the ordinance of the Lord's Supper in remembrance of Jesus and as a
testimony of our communion (common-union) with Him in His body, that Church. (1 Corinthians
11:24-26)
Baptism In The Holy Spirit
We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit empowers believers to exalt Jesus, to live lives of
holiness, and to be witnesses of God's saving grace; we expect the Spirit's incoming to be after
the same manner as that in which He came upon believers in the days of the Early Church (Acts
1:5, 8; 2:4). We believe this gift is presently available to all who believe (Acts 2:38039), but is not
essential for salvation or regeneration. While these are accomplished by the Holy Spirit (Acts
19:1-7), there were disciples who did not even know that there was a Holy Spirit. Just as Paul
made it a priority to instruct those believers and pray for them to receive this gift, we are
committed to doing the same.
The purpose of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is to impart spiritual power to the believer to be a
witness (Acts 1:8, 5:32). This baptism is to be distinguished from being filled with the Spirit (Acts
4:31; 7:55; 13:9, 52), which can be a special and repeated empowering for specific purposes.
We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit empowers believers to exalt Jesus, to live lives of
holiness, and to be witnesses of God's saving grace; we expect the Spirit's incoming to be after
the same manner as that in which He came upon believers in the days of the Early Church (Acts
1:5, 8; 2:4). We believe this gift is presently available to all who believe (Acts 2:38039), but is not
essential for salvation or regeneration. While these are accomplished by the Holy Spirit (Acts
19:1-7), there were disciples who did not even know that there was a Holy Spirit. Just as Paul
made it a priority to instruct those believers and pray for them to receive this gift, we are
committed to doing the same.
The purpose of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is to impart spiritual power to the believer to be a
witness (Acts 1:8, 5:32). This baptism is to be distinguished from being filled with the Spirit (Acts
4:31; 7:55; 13:9, 52), which can be a special and repeated empowering for specific purposes.
The Spirit-Filled Life
We believe that it is the will of God that believers walk in the Spirit moment by moment, serving
the Lord and living lives of patience, love, truth, sincerity, and prayer (Ephesians 4:30-32; Galatians
5:16, 25), and also that they will take on the nature of Christ and produce fruit, becoming
"helpers" and "comforters", leading others into the truth, and testifying of Jesus.
We believe that it is the will of God that believers walk in the Spirit moment by moment, serving
the Lord and living lives of patience, love, truth, sincerity, and prayer (Ephesians 4:30-32; Galatians
5:16, 25), and also that they will take on the nature of Christ and produce fruit, becoming
"helpers" and "comforters", leading others into the truth, and testifying of Jesus.
The Gifts And Fruit Of The Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit bestows enabling ministry gifts upon believers, and that these gifts
will build up the Body of Christ through edification and evangelism (1 Corinthians 12:1-11); as
evidence of a Spirit-filled life, believers should show spiritual "fruit": love, joy, peace,
long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Galatians 5:22-25).
We believe that the Holy Spirit bestows enabling ministry gifts upon believers, and that these gifts
will build up the Body of Christ through edification and evangelism (1 Corinthians 12:1-11); as
evidence of a Spirit-filled life, believers should show spiritual "fruit": love, joy, peace,
long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Galatians 5:22-25).
Divine Healing
We believe that divine healing is the power of Jesus Christ to heal the sick in answer to the prayer
of faith; Christ, who never changes, is still willing and able to heal the body, as well as the soul and
spirit in answer to faith (Mark 16:17-18; James 5:14-16).
We believe that divine healing is the power of Jesus Christ to heal the sick in answer to the prayer
of faith; Christ, who never changes, is still willing and able to heal the body, as well as the soul and
spirit in answer to faith (Mark 16:17-18; James 5:14-16).
The Second Coming Of Christ
We believe that the second coming of Christ is personal and imminent; the certainty of His coming
and the fact that no man knows the hour of His coming prompt our evangelistic efforts; that the
Lord Himself will descend from Heaven, the dead in Christ shall rise, and the redeemed will be
caught up to meet the Lord in the air (Matthew 24:36, 42, 44; 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17.
We believe that the second coming of Christ is personal and imminent; the certainty of His coming
and the fact that no man knows the hour of His coming prompt our evangelistic efforts; that the
Lord Himself will descend from Heaven, the dead in Christ shall rise, and the redeemed will be
caught up to meet the Lord in the air (Matthew 24:36, 42, 44; 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17.
On Church Relationship
It is our resolution to take an uncompromising stand on the essential doctrines of the faith, and
extend the "right hand of fellowship to all who embrace them. In those doctrines which may vary
in the body of Christ due to different thoughts and perspective, but do hold to the essential
doctrines, we believe the instruction of Apostle Paul who stated, "The goal of our instruction is
love, from a pure heart and a sincere faith" (1 Timothy 1:5). That too, is our goal and commitment
as we promote the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
It is our resolution to take an uncompromising stand on the essential doctrines of the faith, and
extend the "right hand of fellowship to all who embrace them. In those doctrines which may vary
in the body of Christ due to different thoughts and perspective, but do hold to the essential
doctrines, we believe the instruction of Apostle Paul who stated, "The goal of our instruction is
love, from a pure heart and a sincere faith" (1 Timothy 1:5). That too, is our goal and commitment
as we promote the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Civil Government
We believe that civil government is by divine appointment and that civil laws should be upheld at all
times except in things opposed to the will of God (Acts 4:18-20; Romans 13:1-5).
We believe that civil government is by divine appointment and that civil laws should be upheld at all
times except in things opposed to the will of God (Acts 4:18-20; Romans 13:1-5).
Heaven
We believe that heaven is the glorious habitation of the living God and the eternal home of
born-again believers (John 14:2; Revelation 7:15-17).
We believe that heaven is the glorious habitation of the living God and the eternal home of
born-again believers (John 14:2; Revelation 7:15-17).
Hell
We believe that hell is a place of darkness, deepest sorrow, and unquenchable fire, which was not
prepared for man but for the devil and his angels; yet it will become the place of eternal separation
from God for all who reject Christ as Savior (Matthew 13:41-42; Revelation 10:10,15).
We believe that hell is a place of darkness, deepest sorrow, and unquenchable fire, which was not
prepared for man but for the devil and his angels; yet it will become the place of eternal separation
from God for all who reject Christ as Savior (Matthew 13:41-42; Revelation 10:10,15).
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