CORE BELIEFS
The following are the core beliefs of Overcome based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical truths.
God The Father
We believe God created us in His image because He first loved us. Even when we didn’t love Him, God remained faithful to us. Moses, Abraham, Hagar, Jacob, Isaac, and so many more have experienced a God that would not abandon them but instead helped them OVERCOME their fears within their deepest valleys through love. Most of all, we know God loves us unconditionally, and He proves His love for us by giving His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins! “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
Jesus The Son
We believe that God was born into the person of Jesus Christ. It is through Jesus that God chose to redeem the world. Through the teachings, miracles, and life of Jesus, we understand that a life of forgiveness, grace, and mercy is at the heart of our Lord. His death on the cross and resurrection from the tomb shows us many things:
- that death has no dominion over us any longer
- sin has no power over us any longer
- we have access to a loving God and eternal life.
"But God showed great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." Romans 5:8
- that death has no dominion over us any longer
- sin has no power over us any longer
- we have access to a loving God and eternal life.
"But God showed great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." Romans 5:8
The Holy Spirit
We know that Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit that lives and breathes within us all. The Holy Spirit is the very presence of Jesus in our lives. That Holy Spirit, through forgiveness, guidance, and grace, now helps us overcome the temptation to sin every day. We are not alone in our daily struggles, but we have One that helps us overcome life! "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we should pray for, but the Spirit intervenes through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God." Romans 8:26:27
THE FALL
When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and fractured all of creation ever since that time. Yet, even in their disobedience God never gave up on them. God still provided and still loved, as He does for you and me. Our "falls" are never to deep for God to pull us up and out. Reach out to Him today!
SALVATION
Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone. Jesus wants you to know Him, and puts no barriers between you and a new life. No matter who you are or what you have done, Jesus loves you!
THE CHURCH
The Church is meant to be the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. We know, however, that the current Church has changed that message of love into a message of judgement and hypocrisy. Overcome wants to change that by bringing the real life-giving message of grace and forgiveness. The world needs to know Jesus, and the church with that biblical message of mercy and grace in its hands can change the world!