Articles of Faith

"If you love Me you will keep my words." "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: {teach, make disciples,} Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

The church (ecclesia; body of Christ) is called to reach all globally with the Good News that we are not to be victims, but overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the words of our testimony. To care for each person, stabilize each. Help each to find their purpose and calling. Train and equip them and then when it is time, send and support them. We are to exhort one another daily in our holy calling and purpose.

Salvation

Passion for Christ

Salvation is....accepting Him and His ways, giving up our lives for His, walking with God and each other in our holy calling and purpose, which allows us to individually enter the promised land. What we focus on we become. God will give everyone a chance. The body is in transition. Communication can be communion with Him. What we do to each other we do to Him. We become the word, (living epistles) and the light as we walk with Him. It is the power to set captives free.

We are each of us dependant on God and each other in the body. The power of God is in walking in forgiveness (John 20:23), agreement and love which brings unity. Our words have power to change things and the body has been given all power and authority in heaven and earth. Know those that labor among you.
Spiritual Covering increases as we come together. We are to gather the body globally in the covering for His will to be done so more can be accomplished. Those that gather will not be scattered. It will take the five-fold gift ministry to bring the body to unity and maturity. Some are called to plant and water, but it is God who gives the increase.
We become sons as we are led by His Spirit, overcoming to the end. We are to submit to God and each other. We are to focus on building up the body not buildings. His house is a house of prayer.
We are Grafted in as Jews and inherit the Covenants as God’s people. We are to help carry one another’s burdens to fulfill the law of Christ. Staying connected in Him and each other, brings life and love in His Spirit. We are called to serve.
Both the head, which is Jesus and the body of Christ is called by God to destroy the works of the enemy. Our beliefs hold us back or move us forward.

We (ODB, and its ministers) are called to: The Work of Our Daily Bread, Missions: Top

Gather the body to work as one body locally and globally and walk together as one body in His purpose.
To Understand and Accept Gods way's for stability, growth and provision.
Build the body of Christ and each member so they can be strong and do what they have been called to do.
Equip the Saints for the work of the ministry using the Five-Fold Gift Ministry, to reach all on earth with His way's Covenants and Commandments.
Send and support those called to serve as ministers to gather and build each member of the body, to reach all in the area they are called to serve to demonstrate His Will, Ways, Statutes and Commandments for His Covenant provision, because it is the only way to deal with all needs.
To teach His Ways, Covenants, Commandments for God's Covenant blessing. All that come to ODB can receive His blessing, but with that blessing is also a warning, because depending on the condition of the heart, people will either receive blessings or curses.

What we Believe and Stand On: Top

"If you love Me you will keep My Words! (video)"

1) We recognize that there is one true living God, Exodus 20:2-3 who exists as the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit and that He is worthy of all honor, praise and glory as the creator, sustainer, and the beginning and the end of all things, Rev. 4:11, 5:9-10, Is. 43:1,7,21.

2) We recognize as Jesus the Messiah, the Word who became Flesh and dwelt among us John 1:1,14. We believe that He came here to establish His kingdom and at the same time destroy the works of the devil and as we are of Him we His body work to do the same, I John 3:8, that He disarmed the rulers and the authorities and made a public display of them, Col. 2:15.

3) We believe that God has proven His love for us because when we were still sinners, Christ died for us, Rom. 5:8. We believe that he delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transformed us to His kingdom and in Him we have redemption as we live by faith. The forgiveness of sin, healing, deliverance, and safety, Col. 1:13-14.

4) We believe that we are now His children, 1 John 3:1-3 and that we are seated with Christ in the high places, Eph.2:6. We believe that we are saved by grace through faith, and that it is a gift of God, not the result of works on our part, Eph. 2:8.

5) We choose to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might, Eph. 6:10. We put no confidence in the flesh, Phil.3:3, for the weapons of warfare are not of the flesh.

6) We believe that the truth will set us free, John 8:32 and that walking in the light is the only path of fellowship, I John 1:7. Therefore we stand against Satan's deception by taking every thought captive in obedience to Christ, II Cor. 10:5. We declare that the Bible is the authoritative standard, II Timothy 3:15-16, but that the Word also dwells in us. We choose to speak the truth in love, Eph. 4:15.

7) We choose to present our bodies as an instrument of righteousness, a living and holy sacrifice, and we renew our minds by the living Word of God that we may prove that the will of God is good, acceptable, and perfect, Romans 6:12,12:1-2. We put of the old self with its evil practices and put on the new self, Col. 3:9-10, and we declare ourselves to be a new creature in Christ, II Cor. 5:17.

8) We ask our Father to fill us with His Holy Spirit, Eph. 5:18, leading us into all truth, John 16:13, and empower our lives that we may live above sin and not carry out the desire of the flesh, Gal. 5:16.

9) We renounce all selfish goals and choose the ultimate goal of love, I Tim. 1:5. We choose to obey the two greatest commandments, to love God with all of our hearts, souls and minds, and to love our neighbors as ourselves, Matt. 22:37-39.

10) We believe that Jesus has all authority in Heaven and in Earth and Christ both head and body has the same authority as long as we move in love and unity with Him and each other, not doing our will but His will, Matt. 28:18 and that He is head over all rule and authority, Col. 2:10 and that we are to act in His authority and in His name and the name of His ministry. Until His return we are called to do the things that Jesus did for the purpose of establishing the Kingdom of God on earth while destroying the works of the devil, I John 3:8. We believe that we were given the keys to the Kingdom and that were given the power of heaven and earth through Christ and that we as believers in accountability are responsible for the outcomes of the earth.

That like Jesus we the body are sent to intercede for those in the world, but first we must turn from our wicked ways and our ways of doing things and be open to His Spirit, II Chron. 7:14. We believe that Satan and his demons are subject to us as Christ dwells in us as we are members of His body, Eph1:19-23. Therefore we obey the command to submit to God and resist the devil, and we command Satan in the Name of Jesus to leave our presence.

11) We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, I Cor. 12:8-10, 28 and the five fold gift ministry, Eph. 4:11-16, and that we are called to be ministers of reconciliation and Ambassadors for Christ (head and body), representing His kingdom and authority, as there is one body with many parts. That by working together in unity and love we could as the body destroy the works of the devil! If we did these things by faith, the world would be different, as God's 'will' would be done on earth as it in Heaven. We all have been called by God to do His work and we are responsible for that work and its outcome.

12) We believe that the only way for the body to come together in unity is through the five-fold gift ministry. It is their job to equip the saints for the ministry, for the perfecting of the body, that we do not get caught by the winds of doctrines being tossed to and fro and being deceived by man, Eph. 4:11-16.

13) We believe that Jesus was the perfect example and Christ head and body should also be an example for all doing only His will. We believe we are to follow Him and do as He did, to heal the sick, cast our demons, taking care of peoples physical and spiritual needs through the power and anointing of Jesus, glorifying the Father. Jesus died for us that we might have life, here and for eternity and if we are of Him we will die to self, He suffered so we could overcome by His blood and the word of our testimony. We believe that the purpose that we live is to serve, God first and all others next. We believe that we have already been given every spiritual blessing, but we must receive them by faith, Eph. 1:3.

14) We believe if we are in Him:

We are responsible…..

When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, we want our hand always to be there. For that we are responsible.

We are responsible both to God and each other. We believe that Christianity is a about Advocacy!

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