LIFE in DALLAS Why we Exist
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Our vision:We exist to love and care for people, sharing a new life in JESUS!
Our vision:We exist to love and care for people, sharing a new life in JESUS!
Mission: CONNECT, LOVE, and GIVE LIFE
Mission: CONNECT, LOVE, and GIVE LIFE
OUR VALUES:
OUR VALUES:
- Christ Center: Jesus Christ is Everything. Jesus Is the Saviour, the Healer, He baptises with the Holy Spirit and He is the soon coming King.
- Christ Center: Jesus Christ is Everything. Jesus Is the Saviour, the Healer, He baptises with the Holy Spirit and He is the soon coming King.
looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
- The Holy Spirit- Without the presence of the Holy Spirit we have no vision, no direction; He gives us hope, power and helps us when we call upon Him. The Holy Spirit is our advantage as Jesus Explained it in John 16:7
- The Holy Spirit- Without the presence of the Holy Spirit we have no vision, no direction; He gives us hope, power and helps us when we call upon Him. The Holy Spirit is our advantage as Jesus Explained it in John 16:7
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- Generosity: Generosity is our opportunity to serve the purpose of our Creator. Our generosity towards each other is a tool which God uses to create abundance... Our time, money, talents, resources and our life itself were all given to us as gifts from God. He gave these gifts so he may use us to give to others.
- Generosity: Generosity is our opportunity to serve the purpose of our Creator. Our generosity towards each other is a tool which God uses to create abundance... Our time, money, talents, resources and our life itself were all given to us as gifts from God. He gave these gifts so he may use us to give to others.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Mathew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Mathew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- Unity: The body is not supported by one person, but by all of us. We are one, we are strongest working together in unity. Teamwork is the key to living life in harmony, so that we can do God's will.
- Unity: The body is not supported by one person, but by all of us. We are one, we are strongest working together in unity. Teamwork is the key to living life in harmony, so that we can do God's will.
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
- Serving: Every believer finds joy when they serve through their God given gifts, every believer was created for ministry, gifted for ministry, given authority for ministry and needed for ministry.
- Serving: Every believer finds joy when they serve through their God given gifts, every believer was created for ministry, gifted for ministry, given authority for ministry and needed for ministry.
and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
- Evangelism: We believe that the most effective form of evangelism happens when people invite other people. It’s the believer who builds relationships with their families and friends and extends an invitation. Evangelism becomes easier when we are filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
- Evangelism: We believe that the most effective form of evangelism happens when people invite other people. It’s the believer who builds relationships with their families and friends and extends an invitation. Evangelism becomes easier when we are filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and whoever captures souls is wise.
but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Romans 1:16 (ESV)
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek
Mathew 28:19-20
And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”
- Honor: We believe that the biblical emphasis on honoring others has everything to do with the biblical command to honor God. Respecting, loving and praying for those who serve and lead in any capacity.
- Honor: We believe that the biblical emphasis on honoring others has everything to do with the biblical command to honor God. Respecting, loving and praying for those who serve and lead in any capacity.
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
Community: Community is a big part!. It's important for our restauration and growth. And it's not an optional part of the Christian life. When we are in close relationships with other believers, we have people to pray for us, support us, encourage us, exhort us and serve alongside us.
Community: Community is a big part!. It's important for our restauration and growth. And it's not an optional part of the Christian life. When we are in close relationships with other believers, we have people to pray for us, support us, encourage us, exhort us and serve alongside us.
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
- Health: Everything that is Healthy grows; this is why every believer should develop a consistent lifestyle of growth in the word of God and a daily relationship with the Holy Spirit.
- Health: Everything that is Healthy grows; this is why every believer should develop a consistent lifestyle of growth in the word of God and a daily relationship with the Holy Spirit.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
He was in the beginning with God.
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT:
Father God HE has loved me with an everlasting love
The son Jesus HE saved me and redeemed us from all our sins
The Holy Spirit HE comforts me, leads me and and empowers me to serve
I CAN'T SHARE HIM IF I DON'T HAVE HIM
I CAN'T GIVE WHAT I DON'T HAVE
Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.
Important: Fast and pray for the Spirit of Offense
Let us dedicate the temple of the Lord back to him
Lets offer our sacrifices of him
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