
...the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:15-16)
...there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:29)
...in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ; His vicarious atoning death; His bodily resurrection; and His ascension (Isaiah 7:14; Romans 8:34; Acts 1:10)
...that mankind fell from innocence and goodness and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5:12-19)
...in salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. (1 John 5:10; Romans 10:13-15)
...in water baptism by immersion (Matthew 28:19)
...the redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides for healing of the human body. (Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:13-14)
...in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues. (Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 15:8-9)
...in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit who enables a believer to live a Holy Life. (Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16)
...in the second coming of Jesus Christ. (Acts 24:15; Luke 14:14; Revelation 19:7-9)
18 Keys to the ET Vision
- We are honored and humbled to work for God in the ministry.
- We are called to excellence and to show the world how great Christ is.
- We have been filled with a passion for Christ and a compassion for the lost.
- We have a mandate to train God’s people to be strong in:
A. Bible
B. Prayer
C. Church
D. Holy Spirit
E. Witnessing
- We stand on three strong rocks at Evangel Temple: A) Evangelize the Lost
B) Edify the Saints C) Exalt Jesus Christ
- We are commissioned to help the least, the lowest, and the last.
- We are drawn to the hurting, the hungry, and the homeless.
- We are reaching out to the most neglected group in society: the successful. God has called us to challenge and change those who have made it to the top, but found nothing of value up there!
- Every day is the best day at ET. We believe there is “nobody happier than we are!”
- We are prompted to “turn an audience into an army.”
- We are seeing excellent additions in the areas of children, youth, college age, young couples, middle age, and senior adults.
- We are seeing different races catching our “New Life and New Dreams!”
- We have a tremendous variety of backgrounds and faiths that God is perfectly fitting together as one family.
- We are living out the motto: “What we are doing at ET is working!”
- We are a family church that trains the family to be an anointed force 24/7.
- We are constantly enlisting more warriors to run to the front lines of the battle in our 101 ministries.
- We connect with God, each other, and the world through our “LifeGroups.”
- We are living out Nehemiah 8:10, “The Joy of the Lord is our Strength.”
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