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Our chief aim is to glorify God our Savior, even Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from iniquity and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works; that we should show forth the praises of Him who hath called us out of darkness into His Marvelous light; that we may be blameless and harmless, the Sons of God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse world, among whom we shine as lights in the world, holding forth the Word of Life, to give light to them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide their feet into the way of peace. (Titus 2:13-14; 1 Peter 2:9; Philippians 2:15-16; Luke 1:79)
Our vision for the Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ involves, first of all, its mission as a soul-saving entity carrying out its mandate from God to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. We have an responsibility to minister, not only to the spiritual needs of our community, but to the social needs as well. Whatever problems appear in your communities will appear in and impact upon our churches. We are not isolated from the problems and crimes of various kinds.
We must not only pray, but also endeavor to provide some means to get our children off of the streets, out of gangs, and involved in some constructive activities. Their energy needs to be channeled into useful, productive pursuits. Means need to be provided to help our teenage and single mothers and fathers attain the skills to help provide for their families. A day-care center would be a needed facility to carrying out this objective.
The secular education of our children needs to be complemented with well-rounded, Bible-based, Pentecostal oriented, Holy Ghost-directed teachings. Our Sunday School Department would serve in a large measure to accomplish this objective. We are in competition with our secular educational system. Needless to say, it is a well-organized and well-equipped organization employing effective methods of education. We understand methods and equipment alone will not provide all that is needed. Prayer and committed teachers, with God's help, could help stem the tide of moral decadence sweeping over our country today.
Adequate Sunday school facilities that are commodius and well-equipped are conducive to both teaching and learning. The distraction that is experienced because of inadequate teaching facilities would be eliminated. Methods that are employed to reach, hold, teach and win our children to Jesus must be Biblical and effective.
A sanctuary that will accommodate the people who will be coming, who are hungry for God and are seeking a place of worship in order to find Him, must be provided. Provisions for recreation for all of our children, young people, young adults, adults and senior citizens should be made. This should include classes for cooking, serving, arts and crafts, and homemaking.
No expense is too great to provide for our church family. We are expecting the Lord to bless us in every day. We mut all be prepared to make the required sacrifices in time, money and consecreation for this vision to be realized. If God be for us, who can be against us?
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