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- We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as wholly inspired by God, inerrant in the original writings, and the final authority in faith and life (II Tim. 3:16).
- We believe in one God, Creator of all things, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:4-6).
- We believe in the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ, in His Virgin birth and His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His future personal and bodily return in power and glory (Rom. 1:16).
- We believe that for the salvation of every person, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. We believe that all who receive, by faith, the Lord Jesus Christ are regenerated by the Holy Spirit, and thereby become the children of God (Rom. 10:8-13).
- We believe that water baptism is vitally important and should follow the regeneration experience by full immersion as soon as possible (Mt. 28:19-20, Acts 2:37-41).
- We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost; for those that are saved it is a resurrection into everlasting joy with Christ, and for those that are lost, it is a resurrection into everlasting damnation (Jn. 5:28-29).
- We believe that Man was created in the image of God; that he sinned, and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death, which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and indeed sin in thought, word, and deed (Rom. 3:23).
- We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 4:7-16).
- We believe in the present day ministry of Jesus Christ to be administered through believers indwelled and filled with the Holy Spirit as described in Acts 2:4, Mark 16:17-18, and Hebrews 13:8.
Oneighty:
- We see a method for reaching teenagers who love God but don't like .
- We see a mandate to equip teenagers to win life's battles with raised shields and drawn swords.
- We see a movement of teenagers who won't sit back and watch their world go to Hell.
Christian Ministries Of The Ozarks:
A few years ago, I began to see clearly why the loses so many of its young people to the world. For far too long, we have shown interest in only the spiritual welfare of our young people. Because we, as adults have refused to address their social needs, we have unwittingly turned them to the world during this important, yet delicate stage of their lives
The Bible says that young people go through a process in passing from one home to another. "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shall cleave unto his wife and they twain shall be one flesh [Matthew 19:5]." As our kids naturally begin to pull away from us to find their mates, we have abandoned them to the world. The world is willing to embrace our kids on a social level. It spends billions to sell them its ideas, and our kids listen because the world makes an investment in them.
The project we are introducing in this presentation is an expensive and challenging project. It will cost us a good deal of money and time. Still we believe it is worth every penny and every minute we can give it. As we have already seen with other Oneighty facilites nationwide, young people receive our message when we embrace them on every level - spirit, soul, and body.
God will bless the individual who chooses to become a channel of blessing toward this project. If we really understand the scope of the mission and the stakes, we cannot afford to hold back. In fact, I believe God will enrich us, both corporately and individually, as we work together to complete this vision.
Malachi 4:6 declares, "And He shall turn the hearts of the fathers toward the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers." If we, as parents, will turn our hearts toward our young people, God says they will turn back to us.
I believe the next generation is worth it. Don't you?
