Saved by Grace Outreach Ministry Inc.
BYLAWS
Article 1- PURPOSE
1. To provide worship experiences for people of the community, that celebrates the Lordship of Jesus Christ and encourages the believers.
2. To introduce our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ to as many people as possible through as many methods as feasible, for the goal of leading them to salvation in Jesus Christ.
3. To disciple believers and to mature them to the point when they recognize their spiritual gifs and serve God through ministry as they are led to participate in and through their secular occupations and community involvement.
4. To educate believers by imparting to them knowledge from the bible, from church history, from non-denominational literature and publication, from Christian books and special study materials, in order to help them understand their position as ministers of reconciliation for Jesus Christ.
5. To minister to the church and to the community by encouraging, helping, loving, establishing friendships, visiting and socializing, and seeking to understand each other.
6. To minister to the physical needs of both church members and the citizens.
7. To participate in and support mission endeavors of our church.
ARTICLE 2 --DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
1. This church believes that the Bible is the only source of authority for all matters of faith and practice. We believe that the Bible is the inspired written Word of God and the complete strategy of our doctrine. We believe in the full inspiration of the word of God to the only authority in all matters and declare that not doctrine can be true or essential, if it is not found in the Word of God.
2. WE believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons, The Trinity or Triune.
3. We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance, faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ. We believe that rebirth by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential for personal salvation to the believers who ask for it. We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy spirit, by whose indwelling, the Christian is enable to live a Holy and separated life in this present world.
4. We believe in and practice Divine Healing. We believe that it is a commandment of Jesus to Apostles (St. Mark 16:18) and affirms his teaching on healing by explaining that healing the afflicted is by faith and by faith in God we have scriptural support (Hebrew 11). St. James encourages the Elders to pray for the sick, lay hands upon them and to anoint them with oil, and that prayers with faith, shall heal the sick and the lord shall raise him up (St. James 5: 14-15).
5. We believe in the Blessed Hope, which is the rapture of the Church at the Christ return. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord (Thessalonians 4:16-17).
1. God the Father - The almighty, the author and creator of all things. The Old Testament reveals him in many diverse manners, by manifesting his nature, character, and dominions. The New Testament gives us knowledge of God the Father, Showing us the relationship between God and Jesus as Father and son and representing him as the Father in the Godhead, and Jesus himself as the son (St. John 3:16,17).
2. God the Son - We Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second person in the Godhead of the Trinity. We believe that Jesus was and is eternal as the son of God who was with God in the beginning of creation. We believe he was born of a virgin called Mary according to the scriptures (St. Matthew 1:18), and became a servant to man; this servant came seeking to redeem us from sin and reconcile us back to God, his father (Roman 5:10) and now is standing as mediator between God and Man (1 Timothy 2:5)
3. God the Holy Spirit -- We believe the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinity, transferred from the father and the son, and is of the the same substance, equal in power and glory, and is to be believed in, obeyed, and worshipped. It is a gift bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and empowering the believer, making him a more effective witness for services in the word. He will also teach and guide you into all truth’s (St.Jon 16:13; Acts 1:8).
ARTICLE 3 -- CHURCH ORDINANCE
1. THE LORD’S SUPPER (HOLY COMMUNION) - The Lord’s Supper symbolizes the Lord’s Death and suffering for the benefit and the place of His people it also symbolizes the believers participation in the crucified Christ. It represents not only the death of Christ as the object of Faith which unites the believers to Christ, but also the effect of this act as the giving of life, strength, and joy to the soul. The communicant by faith entered into a special spiritual union of his soul with the glorified Christ.
2. FOOT WASHING - Foot washing is practiced and recognized as an ordinance in our church because Christ by His example, showed that Humility characterized greatness in the Kingdom of God, and that service, rendered to others gave evidence that humility, motivated by love, exists. These services are held subsequent to the Lord’s supper; however, its regularity is left to the discretion of Pastor in Charge.
3. WATER BAPTISM - We believe that water Baptism is necessary as instructed by Christ n St. John 3:5. However, we do not believe that water baptism alone is a means of salvation, but it is an outward demonstration that one has already had a conversion experience and has accepted Christ as his personal savior. We practice immersion in preference to “SPRINKLING”, because immersion corresponds more closely to death, burial and resurrection of our Lord (Colossians 2:12). It also symbolizes regeneration and purification more than any other mode. Therefore, we practice immersion as our mode of Baptism. We believe that we should use the baptismal formula given us by Christ for all “...IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST...” (ST. MATTHEW 28:19)
4. FASTING - We believe in Fasting as a believer, that FASTING should be a lifestyle, IT IS THE GATEWAY TO THE SUPERNATURAL, IT IS THE ROD OF CORRECTION FOR THE SOUL, and it helps you to obey God along with prayer and consecration. We are a firm believer that if the church does not pray and fast we will not make the change that God wants us to make in this hour. Every battle in the bible and every piece of territory that was taken back by the people of God involved FASTING, If we cannot overcome the power of our belly, how are we going to overcome the power of a demon. (Matthew 6: 16-18, Isaiah 58: 1-11)