Nuestra Historia
LA HISTORIA DE NUESTRA IGLESIA
Juan Wesley fue nuestro fundador. El vivió en un tiempo cuando habían dos extremos en las religiones del mundo. El Catolicismo que creia en las "Obras solamente". Una persona tenía que hacer muchos rituales y seguir ciertas regulaciones para poder ser Cristiano. Otro extremo fue el Calvinismo que creía que una vez que la persona era salva, sería siempre salva sin importar si lo que hace es bueno o malo. Juan Wesley y sus seguidores adoptaron un camino medio. Creemos que la persona tiene el derecho de escojer aceptar o no la gracia de Dios, porque cada uno fué hecho con un "Libre albedrio". Una vez que persona acepta la gracia de Dios, naturalmente comienza a testificar y a dar ejemplo como un dicípulo de JesuCristo a traves de asistir a la iglesia, devoción privada, en grupos de oración, y ministerios de compasión. Ef 2:8-9
NUESTRO VALORES O LO QUE SOMOS: Cristianos, Santos y Misioneros.
SOMOS UN PUEBLO CRISTIANO.
Creemos que Cristo es el centro de todas nuestras creencias. Hc 11:26
SOMOS UN PUEBLO SANTO. 1 P 2:9
Dios quien es Santo nos ha llamado a una vida de santidad. Creemos que el Espiritu Santo hace en nosotros una segunda obra de gracia o "Entera santificácion" que nos limpia de todo pecado, nos renueva a su imagen creando en nosotros un profundo amor por el que nos hace amarle con toda nuestra alma, con toda nuestra mente, y con todas nuestras fuerzas y a nuestro proimo como a nosotros mismos, lo cual produce en nosotros el carécter de Cristo. Santidad en la vida del creyente quiere decir: ser como Cristo.
SOMOS UN PUEBLO MISIONERO
Somos un pueblo llamado a escuchar y a cumplir el mandamiento de Cristo de "Id y predicar el evangelio." Creemos que recibiremos el poder del espiritu santo, para ir y ser testigos al mundo, y así participar del engrandecimiento de Reino de Dios. Hc 1:8
NUESTRA VISION COMO IGLESIA:
Es ir y hacer discipulos iguales a Cristo en todas las naciones. Mt 28:19-20, Mr 16:15-18
LA VISION DE PUNTO DE GRACIA:
Somos una comunidad de fé con el propósito de dar la gloria a Dios en el crecimiento de su reino en el mundo.
QUEREMOS QUE CADA NUEVO MIEMBRO:
1. Asista al servicio de adoración cada Domingo.
2. Participe en pequenos grupos. Hch 2:44-47, He 10:25
3. Se involucre en algún ministerio.
4. Y sea generoso con sus diezmos (10%) de sus ganacias, y ofrendas. Mq 3:6-10, 2 Cor 9:7
TODO MIEMBRO DEBE PROFESAR:
1. Tener el conocimiento de Jesus - Como el ABC:
A - Admitir que es un pecador. Ro 3:23
B - Creer que Jesús murió para perdonar sus pecados. Jn 1:12
C - Confesar sus pecados a Cristo para recibir perdón. Rm 10:9-10
2. Profesar y vivir una nueva vida en santidad. IPd 1:15-16, 1Ts 4:3-7, 5:23, Jn 17:17
OUR STORY
We are a community of faith with the purpose of growing, going and giving to the glory of God and the advancement of His kingdom in this world! Gracepointe was born in 1926 as Atlanta First Church of the Nazarene. In the 83 years since, the Church has relocated four times, changing the name from Atlanta First to Gracepointe when God led us to our present 37-acre site near Loganville. Gracepointe is an accepting place to experience grace, with a culturally diverse congregation. We are committed to helping people come to Christ, grow in Him and get involved in productive and personally fulfilling service.
ABOUT THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Founded in 1908, the Church of the Nazarene is an international denomination, similar in doctrine to the Methodist movement that began in England during the 1700s under John Wesley. Today the Nazarene church serves in more than 150 world areas, with a global membership of nearly two million. We believe that eternal salvation is available to all, through faith in Jesus Christ alone. The Nazarene Church also emphasizes the person and work of the Holy Spirit, who can enable us to live victorious, holy and productive lives. The Church of the Nazarene is a holiness church. Christians can experience a deeper level of life in which there is victory over sin, power to witness and serve, and a richer fellowship with God, all through the infilling of the Holy Spirit. We accept the challenge of Christ in His Great Commission to "go and make disciples of all nations" — locally, across our nation and around the world.
For more information about the Church of the Nazarene, go to: www.nazarene.org
OUR CHURCH'S VISION: To make Christ-like disciples in all the nations.
GRACEPOINTE'S VISION (IN ADDITION): We are a community of faith with the purpose of growing, going and giving to the glory of God and the advancement of His kingdom in the world.
OUR CORE VALUES: Christian, Holiness, Missional
We Are A Christian People: We believe that Christ is the center of everything!
We Are A Holiness People: God, who is holy, calls us to a life of holiness. We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, or "entire sanctification" — cleaning us from all sin, renewing us in the image of God, empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves, and producing in us the character of Christ. Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christ-likeness.
We Are A Missional People: We are a sent people, responding to the call of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to go into all the world, witnessing to the Lordship of Christ and participating with God in the building of the Church and the extension of His kingdom.
We believe:
1. In one God — the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2. That the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by plenary inspiration, contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living.
3. That our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the final judgement will take place.
4. That the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth, and also to the entire sanctification of believers.
5. That believers are to be sanctified wholly, subsequent to regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
6. That the atonement through Christ is for the whole human race; and that whosoever repents and believes in the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin.
7. That the finally impenitent are hopelessly and eternally lost.
8. That man is born with a fallen nature, and is therefore, inclined to evil, and that continually
We Want Every Member to:
— Attend a worship service
— Be involved in a small group
— Be involved in a ministry
— And tithe (10% of income)
All Members Should:
— Profess to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ (It's as simple as ABC: Admit they are a sinner, Believe that Jesus died to forgive them of their sins, and Confess their need for forgiveness and a Savior)
— Pursue a life of holiness and entire sanctification (see "We Are a Holiness People" above)