Living Faith Ante-Nicene Christian Church

Ancient Faith - Present Witness - Ageless Spirit

 Our Vision:

Our Vision for Living Faith Ante-Nicene Christian Church is that we ever

strive to BE THE CHURCH of Our Lord Jesus Christ as is evident

in His Word, the Holy Scriptures.

 

For His Glory we seek to;

       Love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength and love our neighbors

      as  ourselves   (Matthew 22:37-39)

 

Earnestly contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints  (Jude 1:3)

    

To be the Church "...built on the foundations of the Apostles and Prophets,

with Christ Jesus as our chief Cornerstone"  (Eph. 2:20)

 

Commend ourselves, as servants of God, in much endurance, in purity, in knowledge,

in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love, in the word of truth,

in the power of God;               (II Corinthians 6:4-7)

 

Faithfully strive to fulfill Our Lord’s Commission  of

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son

and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that

I commanded you;  and lo, I am with you always, even to

the end of the age."     (Matthew 28: 19-20)

Living Faith Core Values

The following were adapted from the Values of the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA). It is our prayer that these Core Values will be reflected not only within the Living Faith Primitive Catholic Community but within the entire Body of Christ unto the furtherance of His Kingdom and for His Glory.

 

Living Faith Ante-Nicene Christian Church believes and upholds eternal truths revealed by God through His Son and His Word. These truths define values that shape our identity and guide the expressions of our faith – our words, our actions and our worship:

 

Commitment to Jesus Christ : We believe that salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone Who is the only begotten Son of the Living God. Through Him, all who come to Him by faith and repent of their sins, receive forgiveness through Christ’s death on the Cross and live in newness of life through the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. This new life of faith is to be marked by a joyful obedience to Jesus Christ, to God’s Word and to the leading of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 16:15-16; Ephesians 2:4-10; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 5:22-25).

Authority of Scripture : We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in their entirety is God’s Word, and is the standard by which we are to order our lives, express our faith and function as a community (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Evangelism : We believe that we are to live our lives, to make disciples and to grow our churches in a manner that expresses the loving and longing heart of God for those who are separated from Jesus Christ and His Church (Matthew 9:12-13; Luke 15; I Timothy 4:1-5).

Relational Ministry : We are committed to ministry being accomplished in relationships which express the love, intimacy, and unity of God as revealed in the relationship of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We are committed to holding ourselves accountable before God and to one another within our Ante-Nicene polity. (John 13:34; 1 John 4:11-21).

Worship : We are committed to worship in Word and Sacrament, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Our worship—in glorifying God—is to be authentic and relevant to our cultural setting while remaining within the breadth of our Ante-Nicene Christian tradition in the Faith (John 4:23-24; I Corinthians 11:23-26; Acts 17:22-24).

Servant Ministry : We believe that every Christian is created for ministry, gifted for ministry and needed for ministry. We are, therefore, committed to equip, empower and release the faithful to use their spiritual gifts to glorify God and to build up the Body of Christ (Romans 12; I Corinthians 12-13).

Sacrificial Giving : We believe that we are to be generous with our time, talents and money as we share with those in need, support the work of God among us, and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ (I John 3:17-18; Ezra 2:68-69; Acts 2:44-47).

Biblical Leadership : We are committed to identifying and training emerging leaders who are committed to Christ and to reaching their generation with the Gospel. This will require of those seeking leadership within the Living Faith Ante-Nicene Christian Church an authentic faith, Godly character, and a servant’s heart (Luke 22:27; Romans 12; I Corinthians 12-13).

Expectant Prayer : We believe that nothing of significance happens in God’s Kingdom in the absence of prayer. Therefore, we seek to make prayer a priority—inviting God to lead, restore, heal and transform our lives, our churches, our communities and the world (John 14:15-31; Luke 11:1-13).