OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

THE BODY OF CHRIST IS SO RICHLY ENDOWED WITH MULTIPLE AND VARIED GIFTS.

SOMI SEEKS TO BRING THESE RESOURCES TOGETHER AND EFFECTIVELY MOBILISE THEM TO RE-POSITION GOD’S PEOPLE FOR THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.

THIS REQUIRES AN ALL- HANDS- ON- DECK STRATEGY. THE TASK IS HUGH AND IT WILL TAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO ACHIEVE IT. THE WORD OF GOD MUST BE PREACHED TO EVERY CREATURE, THE GOSPEL MUST GO TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. THE GLOBAL CRISES ARE INDICATORS OF THE SEASON WE IN. A GREAT HARVEST IS WAITING.

THE FOCUS OF SOMI:

·         STIR UP THE LOVE OF GOD IN THE HEARTS OF BELIEVERS.

·         STIR UP THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE BELIEVER.

·         EQUIP THE SAINTS TO DO THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY AS SLATED IN EPHESIANS 4: 11 – 16 AND ,

·         EMPLOY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL MEANS TO BUILD BELIEVERS INTO THE FULL STATURE OF JESUS CHRIST IN PREPARATION FOR THE RETURN OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

VISION STATEMENT:

REPOSITIONING GOD’S PEOPLE THROUGH REVIVAL FOR THE RETURN OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR

TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED

TO PREACH DELIVERANCE TO THE CAPTIVES

TO PROCLAIM THE ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF THE LORD…… LUKE 4: 18

MISSION STATEMENT:

TO REACH THE UNCHURCHED FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST, EMPOWER GOD’S PEOPLE TO OPERATE IN THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, ENGAGE BELIEVERS IN SUPPORTING LOCAL AND GLOBAL MISSIONS, EDUCATE MINISTERS, AND CHURCH WORKERS IN THE WORK OF MINISTRY, AND TRANSFORM THE SOCIAL STATUS OF THE DEPRIVED.

STATEMENT OF FAITH:

·         ABOUT GOD:

GOD IS THE CREATOR AND RULER OF THE UNIVERSE. HE HAS ETERNALLY EXISTED IN THE THREE PERSONS – THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. THESE THREE ARE CO-EQUAL AND ARE ONE GOD. (GENESIS 1:1, 26, 27; 3: 22; PSALMS 90:2; MATTHEW 28:19; 1 PETER 1:2; 2; CORINTHIANS 13:14)

·         ABOUT MAN:

MAN IS MADE IN THE SPIRITUAL IMAGE OF GOD, TO LIKE HIM IN CHARACTER. HE IS THE SUPREME OBJECT OF GOD’S CREATION. ALTHOUGH MAN HAS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR GOOD, HE IS MARRED BY AN ATTITUDE OF DISOBEDIENCE TOWARD GOD CALLED SIN. THIS ATTITUDE SEPERATES MAN FROM GOD.

(GENESIS 1:27; PSALMS 8: 3-6; ISAIAH 53:6a; ROMANS 3: 23; ISAIAH 59: 1, 2)

·         ABOUT ETERNITY:

MAN WAS CREATED TO EXIST FOREVER. HE WILL EITHER EXIST ETERNITY SEPERATED FRO GOD BY SIN OR IN UNION WITH GOD THROUGH FORGIVENESS SALVATION. TO BE ETERNALLY SEPERATED FROM GOD IS HELL. TO BE ETERNALLY IN UNION WITH HIM IS ETERNAL LIFE. HEAVEN AND HELL ARE PLACES OF ETERNAL EXISTENCE. (JOHN 3: 16; JOHN 2: 25; JOHN 5: 11-13; ROMANS 6: 23; REVELATION 20: 15; 1 JOHN 5: 11-12; MATTHEW 25: 31-46)

·         ABOUT JESUS CHRIST

JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD. HE IS CO-EQUAL WITH THE FATHER. JESUS LIVED A SINLESS HUMAN LIFE AND OFFERED HIMSELF AS THE PERFECT SACRIFICE FOR THE SINS OF ALL MEN BY DYING ON THE A CROSS. HE AROSE FROM THE DEATH AFTER THREE DAYS TO DEMONSTRATE HIS POWER OVER SIN AND DEATH. HE ASCENDED TO HEAVEN’S GLORY AND WILL RETURN AGAIN TO EARTH TO REIGN AS KING OF KINGS LORD OF LORDS.

(MATTHEW 1: 22, 23; ISAIAH 9: 6; JOHN 1: 1-5; 14: 10-30; HEBREWS 4:14, 15; 1CORINTHIANS 15: 3, 4; ROMANS 1: 3, 4; ACTS 1: 9-11; 1 TIMOTHY 6: 14, 15; TITUS 2: 2:13).

·         ABOUT SALVATION:

SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT FROM GOD TO MAN. MAN CAN NEVER MAKE UP FOR HIS SIN BY SELF-IMPROVEMENT OR GOOD WORKS – ONLY BY TRUSTING IN JESUS CHRIST AS GOD’S OFFER OF FORGIVENESS CAN MAN BE SAVED FROM SIN’S PENALTY. ETERNAL LIFE BEGIN THE MOMENT ONE RECEIVES JESUS CHRIST INTO HIS LIFE BY FAITH.

(ROMANS 6: 23; EPHESIANS 2: 8, 9; JOHN 14: 6, 1: 12; TITUS 3: 5; GALATIANS 3: 26; ROMANS 5: 1)

·         ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS EQUAL WITH THE FATHER AND THE SON AS GOD. HE IS PRESENT IN THE WORLD TO MAKE MEN AWARE OF THEIR NEED FOR JESUS CHRIST. HE ALSO LIVES IN EVERY CHRISTIAN FROM THE MOMENT OF SALVATION. HE PROVIDES THE CHRISTIANS WITH POWER FOR LIVING, UNDERSTANDING OF SPIRITUAL TRUTH AND GUIDANCE IN THE DOING WHAT IS RIGHT. THE CHRISTIAN WITH POWER FOR LIVING, UNDERSTANDING OF SPIRITUAL TRUTH AND GUIDANCE IN DOING WHAT IS RIGHT, THE CHRISTIAN SEEKS TO LIVE UNDER HIS CONTROL DAILY. (2 CORINTHIANS 3: 17; JOHN 16: 7-13, 14: 16, 17; ACTS 1: 8; 1 CORINTHIANS 2: 12, 3: 16; EPHESIANS 1:13; GALATIANS 5: 25; EPHESIANS 5: 1)

·         ABOUT THE BIBLE

THE BIBLE IS GOD’S WORD TO ALL MEN. 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 IT IS INSPIRED BY GOD, IT IS TRUTH WITHOUT ANY MIXTURE OF ERROR. (2 TIMOTHY 3: 16; 2 PETER 1: 20, 21; 2 TIMOTHY 1:13; PSALMS 119: 105, 160, 12: 6; PROVERBS 30: 5)