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What We Believe
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• We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
 
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:18-19)
 
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return to earth in power and glory. (Matthew 1:18; Acts 1:9-11; Revelation 20:2-4)
 
• We believe in the blessed hope which is the rapture of the Church at the coming of Christ. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-18)
 
• We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith through the blood of Jesus Christ. (Romans 10:9-10)
 
• We believe that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
 
• We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer. (Isaiah 53:4-5; James 5:15-16)
 
• We believe that it is the believer’s privilege and responsibility to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and to manifest the fruit of the Spirit, and to exercise the gifts of the Spirit for the edification of the Church as well as the individual. (Acts 2:4; Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:22; 1 Corinthians 12)
 
• We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is able to live a holy life. (1 Peter 1:2; 2 Peter 3:11)
 
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life, and the other to everlasting damnation. (John 3:16; John 5:28-29)

Our Manner of Worship
Our worship here at Harvest Christian Center includes many styles. We believe worship is vital to our relationship with God and should be a spontaneous expression of our love to Him. We invite you to participate in worship to God in the manner that is comfortable for you. We seek to follow the pattern of worship outlined in the Bible.

 

Why Do We Clap and Lift Our Hands?
“Clap your hands all you people. Shout to God with joy.” Psalm 47:1 Lifting your hands while you worship is an intimate expression of adoration that not only blesses the Lord, but is commanded by Him in the Word. “I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.” 1 Timothy 2:8

 

Why Do We Sing Choruses As Well As Hymns?
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16

 

Why Do We Have Speaking In Tongues & Interpretation of Tongues?
“Therefore my brothers, be eager to prophesy and do not forbid speaking in tongues.” 1 Corinthians 14:39 There is a difference between a “message” in tongues and “praying” in tongues. A “message” is from God to the church body through an individual and requires an interpretation. Praying in tongues is a prayer to God from an individual, and does not require interpretation.

 

Why Do We Anoint With Oil And Pray For The Sick?
“Is anyone sick? He should call on the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick well; the Lord will raise him up.” James 5:14-15