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Bishop
and First Lady Gordon |
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Our
Church
Emmanuel
Apostolic Church began in the fall of
November 2000 to meet the needs, first, on a local
level for those unchurched and seeking. This vision
was to build a ministry where grace wasn't just an
idea or doctrine, but fundamental to a true and transformational
life in Jesus Christ. This vision permeates throughout
the ministry in its intention to raise disciples that
would go out and make visibly relevant the very heart
of Jesus Christ in the world today. What Do We Believe?
1. Baptism in Jesus' name, Acts 2:38
2. Infilling of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues, Acts
2:4
3. Oneness of the Godhead: One Lord, One faith, One Baptism, Ephesians 5:5
This is a soul-saving
lighthouse, which teaches and preaches the word of God
in and out of season. It facilitates the saving, growth,
healing, and restoration of souls of all culture, creed,
and race, aspiring to gain eternal life in the world to
come, as they remain focus and ready, looking for that
blessed hope and glorious appearance of our Lord Jesus
Christ. One Lord, One faith and One baptism.
Vision Statement
In an upward posture, we look to God the Father, Jesus
Christ, and the Holy Spirit, growing in inward affection
through worship, discipleship and fellowship, toward an
outward expression of ministry and mission to make disciples
in this world.
Vision-Based Verses
Upward: "For God so loved the world that he gave
his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may
not perish but may have eternal life." - John 3:16
Inward: "Their delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law they meditate day and night. They are like
trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit
in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that
they do, they prosper." - Psalm 1:2-3
Outward: "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you." - Matthew 28:19-20
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