Concord City Blessing Church

Faith

The fundamental teachings of City Blessing Churches are reflected in the following, clear statements: - We believe in the plenary, verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of the Scriptures as originally given (II Timothy 3:16; I Corinthians 2:13). - We believe in the Eternal Godhead who has revealed Himself as ONE God existing in THREE persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit; distinguishable but indivisible (Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14). - We believe in the creation, test and fall of man as recorded in Genesis; man's total spiritual depravity and inability to attain to divine righteousness (Romans 5:12, 18). - We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of men, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, very God and very man (Luke 1:26-35; John 1:18; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6). - We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared to His disciples (I Corinthians 15:1-4; Romans 4:25). - We believe in the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven' His exaltation and personal, literal and bodily coming again the second time for the Church (John 14:2-3; I Thessalonians 4:13-18). - We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission of sins (Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12; Romans 5:11). - We believe in the necessity of water baptism by immersion in the name of the Eternal Godhead in order to fulfill the command of Christ (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:36-39; 19:1-6). - We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit as an experience subsequent to salvation, with the Scriptural evidence; namely; speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (Acts 2:1-4; 8:14-17; 10:44-46; Galatians 3:14-15). - We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in I Corinthians 12-14' manifested in the Early Church. - We believe in the Spirit-filled life, a life of separation from the world and perfecting of holiness in the fear of God as an expression of Christian faith (Ephesians 5:18; II Corinthians 6:14; 7:1). - We believe in the healing of the body by divine power, or divine healing in its varied aspects as practiced in the Early Church (Acts 4:30; Romans 8:11; I Corinthians 12:9; James 5:14). - We believe in the Table of the Lord, commonly called Communion or the Lord's Supper' for believers (I Corinthians 11:23-32). - We believe in eternal life for believers (John 5:24; 3:16)and eternal punishment for un-believers (Mark 9:43-48; II Thessalonians 1:19; Revelation 20:10-15). - We believe in the reality and personality of Satan and eternal judgment of Satan and his angels (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10-15). - In addition to these basic fundamentals we also hold that: ~ The biblical form of church government is a plural eldership with a senior minister, who qualify on the basis of spiritual life, character, domestic life, and rulership ability (I Timothy 3). ~ The Church of Jesus Christ is the last instrument that God is using to extend His Kingdom prior to the second coming of Christ (Ephesians 3:10; Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:20-23). ~ The local church is completely autonomous, that is, it is self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating in its mature state. ~ Every believer in Christ must be subject to God's authority in a specific local church for spiritual protection and long term fruitfulness (Hebrew 13:17). ~ The theological framework for understanding all of God's dealings with mankind is to be found in the divine covenants revealed in Scripture.

Vision

HOUSE OF PRAYER: Building churches that PRAY Matthew 21:13-16; Luke 11:1-8, 9-10; Acts 2:42, 4:31; James 5:7-18; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Isaiah 56:7 HOUSE OF POWER: Building churches that have the POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Matthew 21:14; 28:18-20; Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:19; Acts 2:43. HOUSE OF WORSHIP: Building churches that LOVE TO PRAISE AND WORSHIP THE LORD Matthew 21:15-16; John 4:23-24; Acts 2:47; Acts 16:15-34; Psalms 149:6-9 HOUSE OF COVENANT: Building churches that root in COVENANT RELATIONSHIP Matthew 13:47; John 17:20-23; Acts 2:44, 46;Ephesians 2:21-22; Psalms 133; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 HOUSE OF BREAD: Building churches that root in the WORD OF GOD John 8:32; Acts 2:42; Acts 17:10-11; Ephesians 4:11-15; Isaiah 2:2-3 HOUSE OF MISSION: Building churches that have a WORLD MISSION Matthew 28:19-20; John 3:16; Acts 1:8; 1 John 5:1; Psalms 2:8 HOUSE OF BALANCE: Building churches that BALANCE Proverbs 11:1; 20:23; 16:11 HOUSE OF GIVING: Building churches that LOVE IN GIVING Acts 2:44-45; Acts 4:34-35; 2 Corinthians 8:1-12; 9:6-8, Malachi 3:10 HOUSE OF EXCELLENCE: Building EXCELLENT churches Ephesians 5:27; 2 Kings 10:1-9; Hagai 2:9 HOUSE OF GODLY & SKILLFUL LEADERSHIP: Building GODLY AND SKILLFUL churches Acts 6:3; 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 8-13; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 3:1-6; Exodus 18:21

Activity

SERVICES Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. Oak Park Christian Center Church Building D 2073 Oak Park Blvd. Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 CARE GROUP And they continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did it their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 2:46-47 Developing intimate friendship among members as brothers and sisters in Christ and proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ is the core mission of this gathering. The meeting is held every two weeks. PRAYER MINISTRY And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. I Kings 9:3 Learning to have an intimate rellationship with Jesus Christ the Lord and believing to the answer of prayers. FOUNDATION BIBLE STUDY That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and from, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the slight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive: but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the Head, even Christ: Ephesians 4:14,15 The basic purpose of Foundation Bible Study is to grow up into Christ in all things. Luke, put it this way, "… that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed." ( Luke 1:4 ) TRAINING OF BELIEVERS And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called THE FRIEND OF GOD. James 2:23 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. I Corinthians 9:27 - Growing spiritually and becoming a lover of God as we do our ministry in the church.

Worship

WHY DO WE WORSHIP THE WAY WE DO? "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (Yoh. 4:23, 24) At City Blessing Church, we believe to praise and worship the Lord with all of our being by allowing the Holy Spirit to fill our heart, mind, and spirit. (Luke 10:27) CITY BLESSING CHURCH WORSHIPS GOD WITH: - Voice Singing - Psalms 27:6 ; 30:5 ; 95:2 ; Col. 3:16 ; Rev. 5:7-10 Joyful Shout - Psalms 32:11 ; 27:6 - Hands Clapping hands - Psalms 47:2 ; 98:8 ; Isa. 55:12 Lifting Up Hands - Psalms 63:4-5 ; 134:2 Music instruments - Psalms 150:3-5 ; Rev. 14:12 - Body attitude Standing - Psalms 134:1 ; 135:2 ; Rev. 7:9-100 ; II Taw. 20:19 Kneeling Down - Psalms 95:6 ; Acts 9:40 ; Luke 22:1 Dancing - Psalms 149:3 ; Luke 15:25 ; II Sam. 6:14 - Mind and Spirit "… for if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also." I Cor. 14:14-15 - Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs "… And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;" Eph. 5:18-19 ** But thou art holy, thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Psalms 22 : 3

Relief Fund

MISSION: 
To raise funds and collect food materials, medicines, medical equipments, seeds, educational support materials and other donations for distribution to communities most adversely affected by the crisis in Indonesia. The distribution of materials will be done without any form of discrimination on the basis of race, religion, ethnic origin or political beliefs.

"For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me. 
- Matthew 25:35-36 -

Severe food shortages are an aftermath of months of natural disasters, economic meltdown and political upheavals in Indonesia. Indonesian Relief Fund (IRF) is birthed out of Christ's compassion for the millions of Indonesians who are facing death and starvation if there is no immediate help from outside. A group of Indonesian Christian businessmen and professionals in southern California and Pastor Paul Tan of SCBC Claremont City Blessing founded IRF as an action to the burden that God has placed upon us to help our fellow Indonesians.

One Person exemplified and modeled this compassion in action - it is Jesus Himself. He readily ministered to the felt needs of those who came to Him. As He did so, He also used the opportunity to show them God's forgiveness and love. Dr. Peter Wagner (President of World Prayer Center, Colorado Springs, CO) comments that this is "an unprecedented opportunity for the Body of Christ to show forth God's love to this 10/40 Window country." It is the goal of IRF not only to provide the much-needed food and medicine, but also to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Indonesia, which is also the country with the largest Muslim population in the world. But IRF is only a tool, a bridge ... to accomplish it IRF needs the Body of Christ to release her resources.

How can you be involved? Aside from financial donation you can also help us to recruit manpower, supplies and transportation, as well as to facilitate networking in diplomatic services, governmental ministries, transporters and warehouse services/facilities. But above all, you can help to pray and intercede for Indonesia. The door to impact Indonesia with the Gospel is wide open. Will the Body of Christ respond to this need? We do pray that we will unite our hearts and hands for this purpose.

IRF is 501(c) 3 non-profit organization incorporated in California in 1998.
Your donation to IRF is fully tax-deductible.

INDONESIAN RELIEF FUND
735 S. Mills Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: (909) 482-4466
Fax: (909) 482-4464

BANK ACCOUNT:
Sumitomo Bank ( Claremont, CA )
A/C: 07807763870

Web Site: http://www.worldblessing.org/

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