Men’s Ministry Concept Statement

The Gospel announces that God loved the world so profoundly that He gave His Son to die on the cross for lost sinners. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sins. Christ's resurrection makes ours possible. Whoever believes in Christ will not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16; 5:24) Jesus Christ is the only Savior, the one and only mediator between God and humanity, the only hope of the world. (Acts 4:12; 1Timothy 2:5)

The Men’s Ministry believes:



• In the deity of Jesus Christ, His death on the cross to provide for our redemption, resurrection and ascension into heaven.
  
  
• Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples to take His gospel to every person in the world. Nothing must divert the church from its task of compassionately communicating the gospel.
  
  
• The Holy Spirit not only gives believers a new nature but also an assurance of their salvation. The Holy Spirit empowers believers to live the Christian life and calls us to holy living. The Holy Spirit unites every sinner reconciled to God by faith in Christ to all other believers in one body.
  
  
• The universal church is the household of faith. Christ is the sole head of the church, also referred to in Scripture as the body and bride of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit. They exist where the word of God and the gospel are faithfully preached and baptism and the Lord's Supper are faithfully administered.
  
  
• Our Lord prayed that believers would be one. Our unity will be manifested as the faithful reach beyond racial and denominational lines to demonstrate the reconciling power of Christ.
  
  
• Spiritual power is very much needed because the Christian life is one of constant conflict with the world, the flesh, and the devil. The Holy Spirit helps the believer to practice Christ-like virtues that Paul in (Galatians 5:22-23) calls the Spirit's fruit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Followers of Christ also receive from the Holy Spirit the particular spiritual gifts they need for their servant ministries to others.
  
  
• Our Lord calls us to love the Lord our God with all our strength, soul, and mind, and our neighbors as ourselves. In our citizenship in God's kingdom, our faith will appear barren if we do not show love and humility by caring for the poor, sick, widows, orphans, and outcasts, by comforting the sorrowing, by helping the needy, and by shielding the oppressed from the oppressor.
  
  
• Having modeled true godliness throughout His perfect life, Jesus died in our place, suffered the penalty we deserved, and satisfied God's justice for us. By His sacrificial substitution for us, He redeemed us from our slavery to sin and reconciled us to the Father, making peace between the Father and ourselves. By His bodily resurrection, Christ defeated death and supremely demonstrated His deity.
  
  
• Our salvation is due solely to grace, which means God's undeserved love to those who deserve the exact opposite. Salvation is a free gift of God, not of any works we do. We are justified by faith alone in Christ alone. The moment we believe, Christ's righteousness is accounted or imputed to us. On this basis our sins are forgiven, and we ourselves are given a righteous person's status in God's sight, sinners though we still are. We have been rescued from eternal misery apart from God and given a new life of joy, peace, and thanksgiving in Christ.
  

Men's Ministry


Character and a strong faith in Jesus Christ are essential to be a man in today's world. Men's Ministry seeks to build Christian men by providing opportunities for men to gather, build faith and serve others. Our primary calling is to communicate the gospel to everyone in our generation and nurture disciples. Nothing must divert us from carrying out our Lord's Great Commission until His glorious return to reign in righteousness.

The men’s group is committed to:



• honoring Jesus Christ through worship, prayer and obedience to God's Word
  
  
• pursuing vital relationships with other men, demonstrating God’s love of all
  
  
• reaching beyond any denominational barriers to demonstrate Christian unity.
  
  
• influencing the world, being obedient to the Great Commandment (Mark 12:30-31) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).

(Mark 12:30-31) Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. (NIV) (Matthew 28:19-20) Therefore 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. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (NIV)

The Men's Ministry exists:



• To help men walk as Jesus walked
  
  
• To understand that they were created to make a difference and an impact in the world.
  
  
• To grow in their relationship with Christ. Whether you are a seeker, new believer, or mature man of faith(Matthew 4:19)
  
  
• To provide an opportunity for men to develop relationships with other men.
  
  
• To provide the Men's Group philosophy ministry based on the discipling command of Christ (Matthew 28:18-20). (John 20:21)

Men’s Ministry affirms the historic Christian faith and proclaims the life-transforming Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.




• The one living God, who eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
  
  
• God uniquely revealed and inspired the Bible, so that it alone is God's Word written, the Holy Scriptures are the only authority for what we believe about God, salvation from sin and how we should live.
  
  
• Jesus' death reconciles us to God. His atoning sacrifice provided redemption from the power of sin, forgiveness for our guilt, and reconciliation to Himself and others. We become acceptable to God, or justified, not by works, but by God's grace alone, through faith in Christ alone.
  
  
• The Holy Spirit draws sinners to repentance, belief in the Gospel and trust in the risen Christ. The Holy Spirit assures believers of salvation, gives them gifts for servant ministries, and empowers them to meet the needs of the lost, the poor, and the oppressed.
  
  
• All believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are members of the body called the church. Its unity is displayed when we reach beyond racial and denominational lines to demonstrate the Gospel's reconciling power.