2421 Westport Pkwy, Fort Worth Tx 76177 Services on Sunday begin at 11am.
What To Expect Visiting Grace For Eternity
Heal The Home, Heal The World
"We are a small church, big family, with an even bigger vision. As leaders we have seen God's grace heal hearts and homes for nearly 10 years of the church existence. God doesn't only want revival in our church but revival begins in our home and overflows to the marketplace, schools, and local church"- Pastor Brandon and Dana
Ready for baptism? Email the words "all in" to gfeprayer@gmail.com
Grace For Eternity Church
WHAT WE BELIEVE
THE NEW COVENANT
There is an Old Covenant and a New Covenant. Jesus established a New Covenant and forgave us of all our sins. The Old Covenant was given under Moses and the ten commandments are obsolete. Hebrews 8:13 ESV "In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete..." Click HERE for Pastor Brandon explaining more our belief!
THE NEW COMMANDMENT
Although the Old Covenant is now obsolete along with the ten commandments, we now have a new commandment to obey: love one another (which fulfills all 10 commandments). John 13:34 ESV "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." Click HERE for Pastor Brandon explaining more our belief!
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Righteousness comes by faith in Christ alone. It cannot be obtained by our good or bad behavior (aka self-righteousness). Romans 4:5 ESV "And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness..." Click HERE for Pastor Brandon explaining more our belief!
WE ARE FORGIVEN!
We are forgiven of all our sin for all time! Our slate has been wiped clean because of what Jesus did on the cross! God took care of our sin problem through Jesus our Savior. 2 Corinthians 5:19 ESV "...in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them..." Click HERE for Pastor Brandon explaining more our belief!
GOAL OF CHRISTIANITY
We believe the goal of Christianity is to know God and Jesus resulting in becoming more like Christ, rather than just getting our ticket to heaven. John 17:3 ESV "And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."
WOMEN IN MINISTRY
Jesus died to bring freedom. The heart of our Father is to empower and not oppress. Some Bible verses can seem opposed to women teaching Jesus, but we have to take into account the context and audience of the day. Scripture shares women were some of the first to invest financially in the ministry of Jesus and the disciples. (Luke 8:1-3) God empowered women as leaders, prophets, and teachers throughout history. We are all called to empower men and women in ministry as well. Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
EXTRAVAGANT GRACE
We are saved by grace through faith. We are no longer under the law of Moses, rather the law of love. Grace is the empowerment to love. Grace is the power to transform into the image of Christ (aka love). While we are completely forgiven, and have 100% right standing with Him, we are to learn to love one another to expand His kingdom here on earth. Click HERE for Pastor Brandon explaining more our belief!
DEFINITION OF LOVE
Now that we have one commandment to follow and live under grace to empower us, we have to define what love is. Jesus did that for us: John 15:12-13 ESV "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." We know we are loving not be being fluffy, rather because we put the best interests of others at the forefront.
END TIME BELIEFS
Jesus is coming back for a glorious
bride,
His church. We don't believe the church
will be defeated.
It takes greater faith to believe the
church is growing and getting healthier.
It takes little faith to believe the church
is getting worse and Christians can
escape soon. We believe it is our
responsibility to invest in future
generations to expand the kingdom of
God and be an overcoming church.
FREEDOM AND RULES
We believe obeying God is not about rules of right and wrong, if we can drink or not drink if we should smoke or not smoke. It’s about learning to love others in ways that bring glory to Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 ESV "'All things are lawful,' but not all things are helpful. 'All things are lawful,' but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor."
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST: CHURCH
We believe in the gathering of the saints regularly, whether in the home or in a large sanctuary. Christ is the head of the church and the church is the bride of Christ. Out of hurt or selfishness, many have aborted gathering with believers and were deceived that it is not important to God.
We believe just like God's plan was the structure of marriage between husband and wife, His plans are in the New Testament for the structure of the church. We believe when we as believers begin to function in a healthy way in our hearts and home, gathering with the saints will be an overflow of joy. Many will be drawn to the church and be equipped for effective ministry. John 13:35 ESV "By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
ROLE OF CHURCH
We believe the role of church is not to be the primary source of ministry, rather an encouraging and equipping gathering of the saints to launch you into the ministry in your community! The ministry is all around us at home, work, neighborhoods, prisons, schools, and more! Ephesians 4:12 ESV "to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ."
GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and that it doesn’t have to be attention seeking or out of control. We believe being filled with the Holy Spirit means we are lead by the spirit motivated by love and the best interests of others. Galatians 5:22-23 ESV "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law."
FAMILY UNIT
We believe God created the institution
of marriage, husband and wife, to be
the foundation of the family unit.
Heal the home, heal the church,
and heal the world.
We believe revival for our country
begins in the home. Our local church
can be a training ground for families to
serve in non transactional love,
demonstrated to God's family.
GIVING
Because Christ is generous
we can be generous back to the head
of Jesus.
Our leaders donate both
their time and financial resources
to support the church and expand
the kingdom of God. The local church
is God's chosen plan to equip you for
ministry.
We believe in generosity by faith and
ask all church members to set money
aside generously weekly to support
your local church.
We believe as we are free to give,
we give motivated by love. Freely we
have received, so freely we give.
