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SOTERIA (click for definition &
scriptures) is the New Testament Greek
word meaning "salvation, health, and deliverance". We
believe there is a great need to minister to all parts of the body, soul, mind,
and spirit. Our part is to help bring knowledge and equipping to the
Body of Christ so many laborers can be raised up to bring in the
harvest of souls for the Kingdom of God.
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WE ARE A
CROSS
DENOMINATIONAL APOSTOLIC &
PROPHETIC CHURCH (an equal opportunity equipping center
for the Saints)! |
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How did the Church of the New Testament get to
where it is today? Is there a place for Jesus to lay His head? He is
the Head of His church, so where does the HEAD fit on the body of
Christ today? Is it in big institutional church buildings? Is it in
huge ministries on TV or in conferences? Are Pastors supposed to be
the head of the Church?
These are some things we'll be exploring this year (2009) as the
Lord continues to build His Church. Watch out for some BIG changes
in church structure this year......check the
schedule here.
Please continue to
look for new
additions to our website that will include information
regarding all aspects of salvation, health, and deliverance. Click sidebar menu
tabs for our Vision, Purpose, Scheduling, Support, and more!
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WELCOME!
A
Word for the Church!
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1Cr 12:1 |
And now, dear brothers and
sisters, I will write about the special abilities
the Holy Spirit gives to each of us, for I must
correct your misunderstandings
about them. |
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1Cr 12:2 |
You know that when you were
still pagans you were led astray and swept along in
worshiping speechless idols. |
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1Cr 12:3 |
So I want you to know how to
discern what is truly from God: No one speaking by
the Spirit of God can curse Jesus, and no one is
able to say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy
Spirit. |
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1Cr 12:4 |
Now there are different kinds of
spiritual gifts, but it is the same Holy Spirit who
is the source of them all. |
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1Cr 12:5 |
There are different kinds of
service in the church, but it is the same Lord we
are serving. |
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1Cr 12:6 |
There are different ways God
works in our lives, but it is the same God who does
the work through all of us. |
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1Cr 12:7 |
A spiritual gift is given to
each of us as a means of helping the entire church.
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1Cr 12:8 |
To one person the Spirit gives
the ability to give wise advice; to another he gives
the gift of special knowledge. |
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1Cr 12:9 |
The Spirit gives special faith
to another, and to someone else he gives the power
to heal the sick. |
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1Cr 12:10 |
He gives one person the power to
perform miracles, and to another the ability to
prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to know
whether it is really the Spirit of God or another
spirit that is speaking. Still another person is
given the ability to speak in unknown languages, and
another is given the ability to
interpret what is being said. |
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1Cr 12:11 |
It is the one and only Holy
Spirit who distributes these gifts. He alone decides
which gift each person should have. |
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1Cr 12:12 |
The human body has many parts,
but the many parts make up only one body. So it is
with the body of Christ. |
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1Cr 12:13 |
Some of us
are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and
some are free. But we have all been baptized into
Christ's body by one Spirit, and we have
all received the same Spirit. |
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1Cr 12:14 |
Yes, the body has many different
parts, not just one part. |
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1Cr 12:15 |
If the foot says, "I am not a
part of the body because I am not a hand," that does
not make it any less a part of the body. |
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1Cr 12:16 |
And if the ear says, "I am not
part of the body because I am only an ear and not an
eye," would that make it any less a part of the
body? |
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1Cr 12:17 |
Suppose the whole body were an
eye-then how would you hear? Or if your whole body
were just one big ear, how could you smell anything?
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1Cr 12:18 |
But God made our bodies with
many parts, and he has put each part just where he
wants it. |
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1Cr 12:19 |
What a strange thing a body
would be if it had only one part! |
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1Cr 12:20 |
Yes, there are many parts, but
only one body. |
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1Cr 12:21 |
The eye can never say to the
hand, "I don't need you." The head can't say to the
feet, "I don't need you." |
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1Cr 12:22 |
In fact, some of the parts that
seem weakest and least important are really the most
necessary. |
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1Cr 12:23 |
And the parts we regard as less
honorable are those we clothe with the greatest
care. So we carefully protect from the eyes of
others those parts that should not be seen, |
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1Cr 12:24 |
while other parts do not require
this special care. So God has put the body together
in such a way that extra honor and care are given to
those parts that have less dignity. |
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1Cr 12:25 |
This makes for harmony among the
members, so that all the members care for each other
equally. |
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1Cr 12:26 |
If one part suffers, all the
parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored,
all the parts are glad. |
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1Cr 12:27 |
Now all of you together are
Christ's body, and each one of you is a separate and
necessary part of it. |
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1Cr 12:28 |
Here is a list of some of the
members that God has placed in the body of Christ:
first are apostles, second are prophets, third are
teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have
the gift of healing, those who can help others,
those who can get others to work together, those who
speak in unknown languages. |
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1Cr 12:29 |
Is everyone an apostle? Of
course not. Is everyone a prophet? No. Are all
teachers? Does everyone have the power to do
miracles? |
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1Cr 12:30 |
Does everyone have the gift of
healing? Of course not. Does God give all of us the
ability to speak in unknown languages? Can everyone
interpret unknown languages? No! |
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1Cr 12:31 |
And in any event, you should
desire the most helpful gifts. First, however, let
me tell you about something else that is better than
any of them! |
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1Cr 13:1 |
If I could speak in any language
in heaven or on earth but didn't love others, I
would only be making meaningless noise like a loud
gong or a clanging cymbal. |
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1Cr 13:2 |
If I had the gift of prophecy,
and if I knew all the mysteries of the future and
knew everything about everything, but didn't love
others, what good would I be? And if I had the gift
of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and
make it move, without love I would be no good to
anybody. |
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1Cr 13:3 |
If I gave everything I have to
the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast
about it; but if I didn't love others, I would be of
no value whatsoever. |
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1Cr 13:4 |
Love is patient and kind. Love
is not jealous or boastful or proud |
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1Cr 13:5 |
or rude. Love does not demand
its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no
record of when it has been wronged. |
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1Cr 13:6 |
It is never glad about injustice
but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. |
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1Cr 13:7 |
Love never gives up, never loses
faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every
circumstance. |
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1Cr 13:8 |
Love will last forever, but
prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and
special knowledge will all disappear. |
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1Cr 13:9 |
Now we know only a little, and
even the gift of prophecy reveals little! |
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1Cr 13:10 |
But when the end comes, these
special gifts will all disappear. |
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1Cr 13:11 |
It's like this: When I was a
child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child
does. But when I grew up, I put away childish
things. |
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1Cr 13:12 |
Now we see things imperfectly as
in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything
with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial
and incomplete, but then I will know everything
completely, just as God knows me now. |
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1Cr 13:13 |
There are three things that will
endure-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of
these is love.
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Intercession -
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7:25 |
Wherefore
he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come
unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them. |
Prophetic -
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19:10 |
And
I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me,
See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy
brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God:
for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. |
 E-mail :
Pastor@soteriaministries.org
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