The Ministry of Overcomers is a Full Gospel, Non-Denominational organization. We exist to motivate and encourage Christian Believers and non-believers through life’s trials with God’s Word. We also believe that living a Christ centered life will bring non-believers to know God through our words, lifestyle, and actions. We have listed a few of our core beliefs below.
We Believe in God. God is our Heavenly Father. He is the creator and ruler of all things. He has eternally existed in three personalities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God. (Genesis 1:1, 26-27, Genesis 3:22, Psalm 90:2, Matthew 28:19)
We Believe in Jesus. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on the cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. (Matthew 1:22-23, John 1:1-5, John 14:10-31,
Romans 1:4)
Romans 1:4)
We Believe in The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. As Christians, we seek to live under His control daily. (II Corinthians 3:17, John 16:7-13, Ephesians 5:18, John 14:17)
We Believe in The Bible. The Bible is God’s word to us. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because God inspires it, it is the truth without error. The Bible was not written only to educate us, but to change our lives. (Psalm 119:19, II Timothy 3:16)
We Believe in Salvation. We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and His death on the cross. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human effort. Because of sin every person is in need of salvation from God. When we accept salvation we are born again by the power of the Holy Spirit. (John 3:3-18; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10; Galatians 2:16, 3:8; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5)
We Believe in Baptism. Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new convert is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38)
We Believe in Being Baptized in The Holy Spirit. Given at Pentecost, it is the promise of Jesus Christ, sent by the Father, to empower the Church to be a witness to the Gospel throughout the whole earth. One of the signs of baptism in the Holy Spirit is speaking in other tongues, along with various other gifts. (Matthew 3:11; Mark 16:17; Acts 1:5, 2:1-4, 17, 38-39, 8:14-17, 10:38, 44-47, 11:15-17, 19:1-6)
We Believe in Divine Healing. Divine healing is illustrated in the life and ministry of Jesus, and included in the commission of Jesus to His disciples. It is given as a sign, which is to follow believers. It is also a part of Jesus’ work on the cross and one of the gifts of the Spirit. (Psalm 103:2-3; Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 8:16-17; Mark 16:17-18; Acts 8:6-7; James 5:14-16)
We Believe in Sanctification. To be sanctified means to be made Holy. We are sanctified by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and His death on the cross. Now no longer does the power or the presence of sin have control but the divine nature of God is dominate and the sin nature is dormant. We must continue on a daily basis to keep the sin nature crucified by walking in the Spirit and trusting in finished work of Christ on the cross. We must also experience the cross so we will die with Christ and Christ will live through us. Sanctification is not an attainment but a continuous process of allowing the Holy Spirit to continue to transform us into His image as a living sacrifice. (Dead to the world and flesh but alive to God) This process will separate us from the world and consecrate us unto God for His service. (Luke 9:23; Romans 6:3-7; Romans 6:14 ; Romans 12:1-2 ;2 Corinthians 4:10-11; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 6:14 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; Titus 2:11-12)
We Believe in Justification. We are justified by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and His Death on the cross. Now we are adopted as His children, delivered and acquitted of all guilt of past sins. Now we are declared as righteous in Christ. (Romans 3:24-26; Romans 5:1-5; Romans 5:15-21)
We Believe in Glorification. We are glorified by the grace through faith in Jesus Christ and His death on the cross. Ultimate glorification is to be delivered from the presence of sin and live eternally in His presence. Earthly spiritual glorification is not allowing the presence of sin to reside or reign in our life. When we sin as saints we should still confess our sins and Christ who is faithful and just shall forgive us and cleanse us from the presence of sin. For the end result of sin is death and separation from God. (Romans 6:12-14; Romans 12:1-2; Gal 2:20; Ephesians 5:18; 1 John 1:9)
We Believe People Are Made in God’s Image. God made the human race in the image of God, to be like Him in character. People are the supreme object of God’s creation. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God. This attitude, called sin, separates people from God and causes many problems in life with the end result being death. (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6; Romans 3:23, 6:23; Isaiah 59:1-2)
We Believe in Living a Christian Life. The Christian life is an ongoing process of being transformed by God’s Word and His Spirit in order to complete the development of Christ’s character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God and God’s grace that the Christian is able to live a Godly life. (Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18, 6:14-18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3; Titus 2:12; Hebrews 2:11)
We Believe in The Church. The Church is the Bride of Christ and the Body of Christ on earth. It represents Jesus Christ, works with the power of the Holy Spirit and seeks for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the Church as a member of the body of believers. There is spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (John 17:11, 20-23; Ephesians 1:22, 2:19-22, 5:25-32; Hebrews 12:23)
We Believe in the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper is a time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice represent the body and blood of Christ and are taken in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. (Matthew 26:26-29; Luke 22:14-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-32)
We Believe in the Second Coming. The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years. (Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:27,30; Revelation 1:7, 19:11-14, 20:1-6)
We Believe in the Blessed Hope. The resurrection of those who have died in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church. (Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:51,52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17; Titus 2:13)
We Believe in the Final Judgement. There will be a final judgment, which the wicked dead will be raised and judged at the end of the millennium (the great white throne of judgment). Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to the everlasting punishment in the lake, which is burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. (Matthew 9:43-48, 25:46; Revelation 19:20, 20:11-15, 21:8)
We Believe in the Coming of a New Heaven and a New Earth. We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth where God’s righteousness dwells. (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21; Revelation 22)
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