Why an Evangelical Church in Hamilton

An "evangelical church" believes that the Christian faith if based on four critical points. The Bible alone. By grace alone. Through faith alone. For the glory of God alone.
We then, are an evangelical church, because we preach and teach that it is by God's grace that we are saved, through faith in Christ, and even that is not of ourselves, but is a free gift of God. (See Eph 2:6) 

We believe that the church is not just a building or programme, but rather it is people.
People whom God loves, and for whom He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die.

If you would like to join our church for worship, prayer or Bible study you are most welcome.

Grace? How Grace is available to us?

June 26, 2018

Grace, what is it?

Grace may be defined as the unmerited or undeserving favor of God to those who are under condemnation.
Undeserving favor of God, means because we are sinners, we deserved to die, because the penalty of sin is death, and yes we deserved to die but Jesus came to this world and he paid the price for us, and instead of us dying, we took our place and died for us, so that we all of us who believes in Jesus can have eternal life.
You don't have to do anything, just need to believe in Jesus that is the son of God and that he died for the forgiveness of our sin and that all my sins have been washed away. and we are righteous, we are holy.
If you believe in Jesus, you have been saved, you will not die, even though you die, you will live eternally.
Ephesians 2:8 says this,
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.
The above verse says that it's not by what we did, it's non of our good things we've done through which we have been saved by, it is by grace which is a gift of God that we have been saved.
No one can boast of his salvation, no one can earn it, but it has been given by God freely to everyone who believes.
So freely we have received salvation through Jesus, so let's give it out freely and tell other people about Jesus so that even they can be saved as well.
Before the night Jesus was betrayed and handed over to the Jewish authorities, he had his final supper with his disciple, which is called "The Last Supper", Jesus broke the bread saying This is my body which is given out for you and and gave them wine which is his blood, poured out for all of us for the forgiveness of our sins. And also told his disciple to remember him of what He did on the cross whenever we take the Holy Communion.

Here's a small video about God's Grace Sermon by Kyle Idleman

Southeast Christian Church

When sin piles up, we try desperately to find a way out. But God enters the picture and shows us that there is nothing too big for His free gift of grace. No matter what you've done, Grace is greater than your mistakes.  Cause it's by Grace that we have been saved not by what we have done but by what Jesus has done for us. Man Jesus said he forgave my sins. He died on the cross for our sins so that our sins can be forgiven. 

So it's not what I have done that qualifies me to be saved by Grace, cause none of us are qualified to be saved but what Jesus did on the cross qualifies us and what he did on the cross for us. 

More resources about God's Grace

Here's another video by Bill Johnson, senior Pastor of Bethel Church, CA

Podcast by Kris Vallanton, Bethel Church

https://podcasts.ibethel.org/en/podcasts/grace-mercy-righteousness-and-justice