The mission of the Reseda Boulevard Church of Christ is to make disciples for the ministries of L.I.F.E. (Love, Involvement, Fellowship, and Enlightenment) and missions of P.E.A.C.E.
The sole basis of our belief is the Bible, which is uniquely God-inspired, without error, and the final authority on all matters on which it bears. We embrace the biblical calling of the church, which is to be the kingdom of God and to do His will on earth as it is done in heaven. Therefore, we uphold the seven-fold oneness of this vision: one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each possessing all the attributes of Deity.
We are committed to telling and re-telling the biblical story. God created humans to have fellowship with Him, but they defied God by sinfully going their own way. As a result, we need God’s saving grace to end our alienation from Him. Salvation comes only through God’s saving grace - not human effort. God’s saving grace must be received personally by obedient faith - repentance of sin, confession of faith in Jesus as Lord, and baptism for the remission of sins.
Jesus Christ is the manifestation of the grace of God. He lived a sinless life on earth and voluntarily paid for our sin by dying on the cross as our substitute. This accomplishes salvation for all who receive grace by trusting in and submitting to Him alone. He rose from the dead and is the only mediator between God and us. He will return to earth to consummate history.
The Holy Spirit draws sinners to Christ and equips believers for personal growth and service to the church. The church’s role is to glorify God and serve those in need. At the end, everyone will experience bodily resurrection and the judgment. Those forgiven through Christ will enjoy eternal fellowship with God.
We follow the complete Word of God, rightly divided, as our guide from here into eternity. We adhere to the Old Testament as a necessary foundation for understanding the Truth of Jesus Christ as revealed in the New Testament, which is the all-sufficient rule of faith for believers. We consider human creeds of men to be not only forbidden by the Scripture, but are unnecessary.
Our Vision
We are a church bringing L.I.F.E. and the mission of P.E.A.C.E. to the world for the glory of God
We Envision: In the pursuit of our vision, we envision the following as divine accomplishments:
- A Church that is empowering the members to be the ministers. The priesthood of all believers is made real. Sinners are converted to be saints; Saints are committed to be servants; Servants are commissioned to be leaders.
- A church of cultural and ethnic diversity connected relationally - a church where the love of self is respected and the unconditional love of otherness is socially realized; where God’s love is the light of life, and the light of life is the light to the lost.
- A church campus reflecting a community of faith and Purpose. - a campus that reflects our faith and encompasses the Centers related to the administration of our five purposes.
- A full-service ministry of human services - a community that collaborates with the business entities, government agencies, and persons of P.E.A.C.E. in providing a network of human and social services that targets the felt needs of hurting people with the expressed intent of bring to them L.I.F.E. and P.E.A.C.E.
- A full-service ministry of Family Life. A community providing support for every component of the family unit in all stages of life: Children, Teenagers, College Age and Young Adults Singles, Married Couples and Single Parent families, and Seniors.
- A multiplying ministry of local, regional, and global evangelism. Locally, small groups in every community sector of the greater San Fernando Valley; Regionally, an expanding community of cultures establishing new church plants yearly; Globally, connecting with churches around the globe for advancing the mission of P.E.A.C. E.
Our Purposes: Five specific purposes guide the pursuit of our vision:
- Worship - To glorify God through personal and corporate worship celebrations
- Fellowship - To connect people relationally for discovering church membership
- Discipleship - To commit members to develop habits of spiritual maturity
- Ministry - To consecrate members for the service of God’s love through their SHAPE
- Missions - To commission members to share God’s P.E.A.C.E. with the world.
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