Christian Education
Christian Education
Equipping the Saints To Do the Work of the Ministry
Stop Wondering, Start Knowing, and Fulfill God’s Will for Your Life!
Equipping the Saints To Do the Work of the Ministry
Stop Wondering, Start Knowing, and Fulfill God’s Will for Your Life!
Are you fulfilling your God-given call? Do you even know what God called you to do in this life?
If not, you’re certainly not alone. While being unsure of God’s plan for our lives is common among Christians, you can avoid going through the confusion phase (Ephesians 5:17).
In the first place, how can we expect to build God’s Kingdom if we don’t know our part in it?
To fulfill the will of the Lord in your life, you have to realize first that He has a specific calling and plan for you.
According to prophet Jeremiah, “Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:4-5)
While it isn’t your calling to be a prophet like Jeremiah, the Lord has a plan for you. You aren’t just a mistake that happened to go somewhere. You didn’t exist by chance. Everything in your life, including the place and time of your birth, your parents, and your personality is given by God for a specific purpose.
However, you can’t assume that the will of the Lord will just occur in your life or the lives of other people. If you look around, that’s obvious.
Case in point, it’s said in the Scripture that God wants all of us to repent and be saved (2 Peter 3:9), but not everyone does. He also wants us to be healed, but some people have sicknesses.
Similarly, God wants us to find and walk in the purpose He has ordained for us, but not every one of us will. Then again, this is not God’s fault. He has done His part, and our part is to discover His will for us.
Once we realize that God has a plan for us, the next thing we need to do is to seek Him for it. The good news is that He is not hiding His will from us.
To seek God, we have to follow what is written in Jeremiah 29:12-13: “Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
It is emphasized here to seek Him with all your heart. This is the only way to find His will for your life (Matthew 7:7).
Doctrinal Statements of Mission of Hope, Inc.
Doctrinal Statements of Mission of Hope, Inc.
The Scripture
The Scripture
We believe that the Scripture (Old and New Testaments) is inspired by God. It is our final authority in all matters pertaining to “doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
God
God
We believe in the existence of a one and true God. He is one in essence, nature, and attributes, but He exists in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (1 John 5:7).
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, of His shed blood on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins, of His bodily resurrection and ascension to the Father’s right hand.
We do not believe that He is a way to the Father, but rather the only way through which we can receive righteousness, regeneration, sanctification, and glorification. He is, in fact, our salvation (1 Corinthians 1:30-31).
Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit
We believe that believers are baptized with the Holy Spirit. They expressed this through speaking in tongues according to the following verses in Acts:
We believe this experience is different from, and consequent to, the new birth and can be received by faith (Galatians 3:2).
Salvation
Salvation
We believe that all who receive Jesus as Savior and Lord in repentance and faith are born again (Acts 20:20-21; Romans 10:9-13).
Healing
Healing
We believe that through Christ’s redemptive work on the cross, our human bodies are healed (Matthew 8:16-17; Isaiah 53:4; 1 Peter 2:24).
The Resurrection
The Resurrection
We believe that the just will be resurrected to everlasting life, and the unjust will be resurrected to everlasting damnation
(Matthew 25:46).
The Second Coming
The Second Coming
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will literally and physically return here on earth
(1 Thessalonians 1:10; 4:16-17).
The Church
The Church
We believe that the universal church consists of believers who have received Christ’s offered salvation (Ephesians 1:22-23). We also believe in and encourage fellowship with a local church
(Hebrews 10:25).
Gifts of the Spirit
Gifts of the Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit’s spiritual gifts and manifestations are for the common good. These are to be used to build up one another (1 Corinthians 12:7).
