new Comers Luncheon
If you have decided to make ROL your home church we invite you to our newcomers luncheon the first Sunday of each month following service at Pastor Steve & Ginnie's home. Detail and Directions are available at the information desk.
Email receptionist@riveroflife.org for more infomation or to sign up to attend.
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Purpose
Christlikeness
Vision
To Bring as Many People to Heaven as We Can, In as Christlike Condition as Possible
Get Connected
MEET PEOPLE – GET INVOLVED IN A CONNECTION GROUP
Welcome - we’re excited to have you with us at River of Life! Relationships are incredibly important to our growth as believers in Christ. Hebrews 10:25 exhorts us to “not give up meeting together…” but to “…encourage one another.” Connection groups are a great way to get connected with other people who share your interests and can encourage you in your walk with the Lord. They also provide an intimate group where you can find healing and support in challenging times, and we encourage every ROL attender to become part of a connection group.
Make ROL your church home
We believe that every person who has received Jesus Christ as their
Lord and Savior is a member of the Body of Christ. At the same time,
the Word of God tells us that the Lord places us in the Body where
it pleases Him (1 Cor. 12). So, if you consider River of Life Ministries
your church home, it is important to visit with our Lead Pastor, Steve
Irwin (393-3709), and get acquainted. He will be able to explain in
greater detail the vision of River of Life and also answer any questions
you might have.
This is the first step to becoming a part of our family.
Again, welcome, and we’re glad you’re here!
Statement of Faith
HOLY BIBLE: We affirm the Holy Bible as the Inspired Word of God, and as the only basis for our beliefs. We believe that only the 66 books of the Bible are inspired, and therefore the inerrant Word of God. It is the final authority for all we believe and how we are to live (Matthew 5:18; John 10:35; 2 Timothy 3:16).
TRINITY: We believe that the One, True God exists
eternally in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and that
these, being One God, are equal in deity, power and glory.
We believe that God not only created the world, but also upholds,
sustains, governs and providentially directs all that exists and that
He will bring all things to their proper consummation in Christ Jesus
to the glory of His Name (Rev 1:4-6; Eph 1:9-12).
JESUS CHRIST: We believe that Jesus Christ is God
incarnate, fully God and fully man. That Jesus was conceived and born
of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and offered Himself as a substitute
sacrifice for sinners.
By the blood of His cross Jesus bought us eternal redemption and eternal life. He was raised bodily on the third day and ascended to the right hand of the Father, there to intercede for the saints (Matthew 1:18-25; Romans 8:34; Eph. 1:1; Col. 1:15-23).
SALVATION: We believe that salvation is by grace alone, through faith in Christ alone. No ordinance, ritual, work or any other activity on the part of man is required in order to be saved, and any person can enter into a saving relationship with God by confessing the Lordship of Jesus Christ and believing in His complete victory over death. This same grace from God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, empowers us to repent from our sins and be forgiven and cleansed, sanctifying us by enabling us to do what is pleasing in God's sight in order that we might be progressively conformed to the image of Christ (Eph. 2:8-10, Rom 10:9, Acts 3:19,1 Peter 1:1-2).
BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: We believe that the
Lord Jesus Christ baptizes believers in the Holy Spirit, in Whom also
we are sealed for the day of redemption. At or subsequent to conversion,
the Spirit fills, empowers and anoints believers for ministry and
witness.
We also believe that signs and wonders, as well as all the gifts of the Spirit described in the New Testament, are operative today and are designed to testify to the presence of the Kingdom and to empower and edify the church to fulfill its calling and mission (Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:8; Galatians 3:1-5).
HEAVEN & HELL: We believe that when the Christian
dies he/she will forever dwell in blissful fellowship with God.
We also believe that when the unbeliever dies he/she is consigned to hell, there to await the Day of Judgment when he/she shall be punished with eternal separation from the presence of God (Psalm 16:12; 2 Corinthians 5:4-10; Revelation 20:11-15).
SECOND COMING: We believe in the literal Second Coming of Christ at the End of the Age to personally consummate His Kingdom. We also believe in prayer for a great End-Time Harvest of souls and the emergence of a victorious Church of unprecedented unity, purity and power in the Holy Spirit (Revelation 7:9-14; 2 Thessalonians 1:20-28).
WATER BAPTISM & THE LORD’S SUPPER: We believe that water baptism and the Lord's Supper are two ordinances of the church to be observed until the time of Christ's return. They are not a means of salvation, but are channels of God's sanctifying grace and blessing to the faithful in Christ Jesus (Matthew 3:13; Acts 2:37-39; Romans 6:1-4; Colossians 2:8-12; Luke 22:17-19; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
