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\r\n\t\t\t\tOur mission is to share the Good of Jesus Christ, loving, faith and serving.\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1586792078715{padding-left: 90px !important;}” el_class=”sigma-about-introbox position-relative”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”What We Believe” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:18px|text_align:left|line_height:20px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1654061335479{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]At Grace Divine Christian Church, we believe that God is good, the Bible is true, and Jesus died to redeem us. We believe in Proclaiming the Gospel, Making Disciples Move the Mission Forward, and Helping People Discover and Fulfill their God-given Destiny. It is our desire to create disciple-making communities. We do this through reaching people, teaching them to love and serve Jesus, and sending them to reach, teach, and send others. To learn more about our beliefs on Worship, Communion, Baptism, and Biblical Teaching, join us online or in person at our regular worship services<\/p>\n

At the city of Transformation and church community, we live a life worthy of the Lord<\/u>; pleasing Jesus in every way; bearing fruit in every good work<\/u>; growing in the knowledge of God, and being strengthened with all power, so that we may have endurance, patience, and joy<\/u>. Colossians 1:9-14, Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-37<\/p>\n

As Christians and a city of Transformation, we believed that God created us to impact, love, and care for our community as we worship and serve Him. Therefore, our deepest desire is to see the truth of God’s word as it influences our relationship with others<\/u>. We want to build our community through knowledge, and being known, celebrating, and being celebrated, loving, and being loved, serving, and being served<\/u>. Touching the world in which people live through the divine power and leading of God so people may know Christ through discipleship, training, teaching, and equipping<\/u>.<\/p>\n

Purpose of Existence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grace Divine Christian Church, the city of Transformation exists to carry out the Great Commission of God through Outreach (Evangelism), discipleship, equipping believers, and edifying (building up) one another into maturity in Christ. Eph. 4:11-16; Matt. 28:19-20; Colossians 1:9-14)<\/p>\n

Grace Divine Christian Church, the city of Transformation exists to love people, to teach, Train, Equip and Prepare God\u2019s people for His kingdom. We exist to build people\u2019s lives spiritually through the divine power and the leading of God. We exist to encourage people to discover God’s purpose for their lives and align themselves accordingly by guiding and providing opportunities for them to enjoy the fullness of God’s divine destiny and His kingdom.<\/p>\n

We exist to unite Christians into a spiritual family in which the Lord dwells and works. (Matt 16:18) by building a community through knowing, and being known, celebrating, and being celebrated, loving, and being loved, serving, and being served send people out to reach our community and our neighbors all around the world.\u00a0 (1Cor 3:9-11, 1Pet 2:5, Heb. 3:6, Eph. 2:19-22, Rom12:10, 16; Eph. 5:22-33, 1Cor 12:12-27)<\/p>\n

We exist to raise up a new spirit of generosity, to call out people to ministry and to raise up a new spirit of cooperation that is filled with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom, understanding, to please Him in everything and to live a life worthy of the Lord and be a Bride for which the Lord is coming again. We exist to grow in the knowledge of God and bear fruit in every good works, to be strengthened with all power, so that we may have endurance, patience, and joy.<\/p>\n

We fellowship to make and keep friendships, we hear practical, positive, and sound sermons that encourage and empower us to be successful and to trust the Lord in every aspect of our lives.<\/p>\n

We invite you to be our special guest this Sunday at our worship service. Come experience the presence of God and let Him touch you.<\/p>\n

Remember, you are special and great in the eyes of God.\u00a0 Remember that the will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you!<\/p>\n

Our Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n

As God’s children, we have strong beliefs of God and strong convictions of the Bible. We strongly practice what we preach, and we do so with God\u2019s grace. We preach grace, and when we speak against sins it is because we love sinners. We have strong spirit of cooperation. We exist to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. We exist to engage and touch our community, society, and world through teaching, preparing and equipping God’s people for the work of service and His kingdom. We exist to raise up a new spirit of generosity, to call out people to ministry and to raise up a new spirit of cooperation. We are committed through the divine power and leading of God to guide and provide opportunities for all people to enjoy the fullness of God’s divine destiny and His kingdom. Matthew 28:19-20 and Ephesians 4:11-13<\/p>\n

As we worship together, study God’s Word together, and live our lives’ of faith in Jesus Christ we are called and commissioned to:<\/p>\n

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  1. Proclaim the Gospel\u00a0to all nations.<\/li>\n
  2. Make Disciples, teach, train, equip and empower them to live by the teachings of Jesus and for works of service.<\/li>\n
  3. Help people discover and fulfill their God given destiny in Christ<\/li>\n
  4. Move the Mission Forward\u00a0to expand our Savior’s Kingdom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>Our Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Grace Divine Christian Church, the city of Transformation is to help people discover and fulfill their God given destiny through Outreach, Discipleship, Teaching, Training, Equipping, Preparing God\u2019s people for His kingdom and building people\u2019s lives spiritually to execute the Great commission. <\/u>We are called to disciple and equip God’s children for kingdom’s work and establishing new churches. We are a church that encourages people to discover God’s purpose for their lives and align themselves accordingly.\u00a0 We are a church that locally and globally wants to send people out to reach our community and our neighbors all around the world.<\/p>\n

    Our Core Values<\/strong><\/p>\n

    FOUNDATIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n