Equipping the Saints - Reaching the Lost!

In one eternal God who is the Creator of all things. He exists in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is totally loving and completely holy. 
Matthew 3:16 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him. and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”

that in order to live holy and fruitful lives that God intends for us, we need to be baptized and be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will enable us as He wills to demonstrate spiritual gifts.
Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit

that the Bible is God’s Word and that
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

that sin has separated each of us from God and His purpose for our lives.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

that the Lord Jesus Christ as both God and man, is the only One who can reconcile us to God. He lived a sinless and exemplary life, died on the cross in our place, and rose again to prove His victory and empower us for life.
Revelation 1:18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.

that in order to receive forgiveness and the ‘new birth’ we must repent of our sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and submit to His will for our lives.
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

in power and significance of the Church and the necessity of believers to meet regularly together for fellowship, prayer and the ‘breaking of bread’.
Acts 2:46 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,

that God wants to heal and transform us so that we can live healthy and blessed lives in order to help others more effectively.
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

that our eternal destination of either Heaven or hell is determined by our response to the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised.
Matthew 24:30 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.