Scripture is like a sponge that if you were to squeeze would eternally drip out the supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ. Everything in Scripture points to the Lord Jesus Christ … even the genealogies. The author of the Book of Hebrews points the persecuted Jewish recipients back to the Old Testament and shows how Christ has fulfilled everything and is in fact SUPERIOR.
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Beginning August 24 we will hold TWO separate Worship Services. Each Hour will include specific Bible Fellowship classes as well.
Why Study the life of David? He is the most outstanding type of our Savior Jesus Christ. David was chosen by God, anointed, reigned, and in many ways he was illustrative of Jesus. When we think of David, we think of his greater Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. There is an arrow pointing to Calvary as we study the Life of David.
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The first pillar in our missions statement is to Magnify JESUS through worship and the Word. In order to magnify JESUS through worship, we take great care and time in selecting both hymns and praise songs that convey biblical truth. We strive to balance the great hymns of Christianity with the great praise songs of Christianity. We recognize that God is focused on the heart of the worshiper, not the particular style or genre of music. But we strive to balance that with the fact that Jesus said we must worship Him both in “spirit and truth.” Therefore, we do take care and make sure that the words of the songs we sing are biblically accurate.
We also strive to magnify Jesus by preaching and teaching the Word of God accurately. Our leadership believes that one of the greatest problems facing Christianity today is the lack of care taken with the Word of God. We believe in Biblical preaching that will both educate and challenge Christians. Our goal is that when you leave RGBC after the Sunday morning sermon that you take at least two things with you from the sermon:
A second major emphasis of RGBC is “moving believers in JESUS toward maturity and ministry.” This second pillar is built upon the first one. As believers worship God in “spirit and truth” and consistently hear and apply the Word of God to their lives they will begin to mature in their faith. As believers mature in their faith they can then effectively minister to others. Maturity and ministry go hand in hand. As one matures in their Christian faith, they can then minister; and as one ministers they will continue to mature in their Christian faith.
A third emphasis of RGBC is “Making JESUS known to our neighbors and the nations.” This pillar is built upon the first two. As believers mature and take an active part in ministry within the church, they can then be better witnesses outside of the church. Jesus has mandated that believers take the saving message of Christ to their homes, their places of employment, their schools, and to the entire world.
In keeping with our mission, RGBC is thrilled to have a Spanish speaking church, Iglesia de las Americas, meeting on our premises. Iglesia de las Americas holds their own 11:00 am worship service in Spanish. This is exciting, to know on Sunday morning that while God is ministering to English speaking believers, He is at the same time ministering to Spanish speaking believers in the same building! This serves as a microcosm of what Jesus is doing around the world in the hearts of people … of all nations.
