SEP 2011
I am  pleased to report that we have reached the milestone of thirty African countries now having at least one Crio Church!!! Our vision is to have a church in every nation of Africa (there are 49 total, so we are well on the way to reaching our goal, praise God!).

Check out our Leadership Conference Reports for Zambia,  Cape Town & Johannesburg

# The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the only inspired Word of God, without error in the original writing, the complete revelation of His will to men and the final authority for all Christian faith and life: John 10:35, II Tim. 3:16-17, II Peter 1:20-21, Rev. 22:19.

#   In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Gen. 1:1, 26; Mt. 3:16-17, I Tim. 3:16, John 1:14.

#   That man was created in the image of God (spirit, soul, and body), but became separated from God by willful sin through the influence of Satan, who now has control over unregenerated man: Gen. 1:26, 3:1-24; Job 1:6-7, Luke 10:18, Is. 14:9-17, II Co. 4:4, I Thess. 5:23.

# In a literal heaven and hell and an impending judgment. John 17:3, Rev. 21:1, Mt. 23:33, Rev. 20:10-15, II Cor. 5:10.

#   That man is born under sin and needs a spiritual rebirth in order to obtain eternal life. Rom. 3:23, 5:12; John 3:7-8, I Pet. 1:23.

# That in Jesus Christ, The Word became flesh, was born of a virgin, was the only true Messiah, lived a sinless life, shed His blood on the cross for the remissions of sins and salvation, descended to hell, was raised from the dead, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will return soon for His church. John 1:14, Luke 1:27, II Cor. 5:21, Heb. 4:15, 9:12-25; Mt. 16:16, Mt. 24:30-31, 24:42, 26:28, 27:50, 28:7; Rom. 5:9, 8:11; Col. 1:14, 3:1; I Pet. 1:21, 3:19; Eph. 4:8-10, Acts 10:40, Rev. 3:3, I Thess. 4:13-18.

# That man is saved by grace through faith through two acts of the will after hearing the Gospel: believing in one’s heart Jesus is the Son of God and confessing with his mouth that God raised Christ from the dead: Eph. 2:8&9, Acts 15:11, Rom. 10:8-13, Mt. 16:15-16, Jn. 3:15, Acts 2:38.

# In three baptisms: (A) Into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit: I Co. 12:3,13; thereafter receiving the Holy Spirit: John 20:22, Acts 2:38, I Cor. 20:22, I Cor. 3:16. (B) Into water by a fellow believer symbolizing the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus: Acts 8:38, Mt. 3:16, Rom. 6:3-4. (C) Into the Holy Spirit by Jesus: Mt. 3:11; Acts 1:5, 2:4, 10:46, 19:1-6, Luke 11:13; with the ability to speak and pray in unknown tongues as one of the evidences: I Cor. 14:2, 14, I Cor. 2:2, 14, I Cor. 13:1, Eph 6:18; and subsequent sharing in the charismatic ministry gifts for the edification of the Body: I Cor. 12:7-11, I Cor. 14:4, Jude 20, ICor.14:17&13.

# In divine healing: Luke 10:9, Isa.53:5, I Peter 2:24, Mt. 4:23, Acts 10:38, I Cor.12:9, Mk 16:18.

# In sharing the Lord’s Supper as a remembrance of Him giving His Body and establishing the New Covenant in His blood: Luke 22:17-20, I Cor. 11:20-26, Jer. 31:31-34, Heb. 8:10-12.

# In tithes and offerings as an act of ministry to Jesus to support God’s work and meet the needs of people (saved and unsaved): Luke 8:3, Mal. 3:10, Acts 11:29, II Cor. 9:5-13, I Tim. 6:18, Deut 8:18.

# In spiritual maturity as evidenced by the Fruit of the Spirit, a servant’s heart, and our works based on a foundational love for Jesus: Gal. 5:22-23, Phil. 2:5, Luke 22:26, I Peter 5:5-6, I Cor. 3:9-15,

James 3:14-18, Mt. 20:26, Jn.15:1-17, Mt.6:21&33.