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Our Church: Jesus Celebration Center (JCC) On 4th April 2007, God clearly spoke to me and said, "Open My Church!". Then on 27th May 2007, He told me, "Open My Evangelical Church!". Therefore in total obedient to God's commands, I planted Jesus Celebration Center, Lasallestrasse 15, 1020 Vienna - Austria. It is registered and it was officially launched on 14th August 2008. Since then, My Co-Ministers and I have been preaching the undiluted and uncompromised Word of God to the glory of His holy name. The Lord Jesus Christ told me to do His work the way He did which is only possible through total submission and surrender to the leading of the Holy Spirit, being totally selfless. 1 Peter 2:21 says that Jesus left us "an example, that we should follow in his steps." For your information, This is what I have found out about how Jesus did His ministry/work; 1. Jesus sought the Father: He demonstrated intimacy with God by seeking him continually in prayer. Jesus ministered around the clock. Still, he would make time to commune with the Father and concentrate on his purposes. He might sleep less or work less, but he would find time to pray. 2. Jesus embraced the outcasts: He demonstrated the love of God by accepting the castaways of society. This provoked great disdain from the religious establishment. But Jesus was much less squeamish than most about embracing the sinful and sickly, the unseemly and unimportant (Luke 5:27-32). An upstanding individual would not associate with them at all. But Jesus not only talked to Levi, he asked the man to become his disciple. 3. Jesus restored broken lives: He provided for people's physical and financial needs (Matt. 14:14-21, 17:27). He cast out demons (Luke 4:36), healed broken bodies (Luke 5:17), raised the dead (John 11:1-44), and forgave the sins of the guilty (Matt. 9:6). Jesus proved that God's power is sufficient to meet every need. And the Scriptures promise us that the same power works in and through our lives today (Phil. 2:13). Jesus operated on the assumption that we have a wonder-working God who delights in restoring lives that seem irrevocably shattered. Jesus saw the people around him as miracles waiting to happen. 4. Jesus confronted hypocrisy: He demonstrated the heart of God by standing against lifeless religion. He openly confronted religious hypocrisy (Matt. 23:13-39), inciting great opposition that ultimately led to his execution. Jesus repeatedly rebuked religious people who buried the true heart of God in their manmade traditions (Matt. 19:3-8, Luke 13:10-17). He cleansed the temple because people were using God's house for their own gain (Luke 19:45-46) 5. Jesus taught God's Word: Whether addressing curious crowds or the committed core, Jesus took advantage of every teachable moment. He was always helping people discover his Father. He lived and spoke the truth, a perfect expression of God's character (John 1:14). But even though he was the incarnate Word, Jesus often directed people back to the written Word. When a religious expert asked Jesus, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus replied, "What is written in the Law?" (Luke 10:25-26). The rich young ruler asked the same question, and Jesus answered him from the Scriptures as well (Matt. 19:16-21). Many of us do not consider ourselves teachers. Teaching simply requires being so filled with God's Word that it naturally overflows from our lives into the lives of those around us. 6. Jesus served : Service marked Jesus' life from start to finish. He served through sacrifice, putting the needs of others above his own. At the last supper, he put on a towel and washed his disciples' feet (John 13:2-17). His life of service culminated at the cross, where the Son of Man died to pay our spiritual debt. God's work is people! His business is helping a homeless couple find shelter before nightfall. His business is praying with a child for her sick kitty and reading the Bible with a new Christian. His business is pushing a stalled car through the intersection and taking that midnight phone call from a struggling friend etc 7. Jesus equipped leaders: Finally, Jesus demonstrated God's character by equipping leaders who continued his mission and changed the world after his departure. He refused to let the ministry pressures of today stop him from identifying and investing in the leaders of tomorrow (Matt. 10:1-4). For me, following Jesus means passing on the Scriptures to people with potential, modelling a Christ-focused life and ministry, and helping them identify and prepare for the mission God has designed for them. So what would Jesus do if He was walking on planet earth today? He would seek the Father for the strength and wisdom to embrace, restore, confront, teach, serve, and equip the people around him. Jesus said, " I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!" (John 14:12-14) My Co-Minister and I study the holy Bible, the Holy Ghost inspired manual and we pay more attention to the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) and specifically to the words of Jesus which keeps us on truck. Friend, I found out that the gospel of the Kingdom of God is the only true and full gospel! Our church has nothing to do with religion. People from all walks of life are highly welcome and members are expected. The church is made up of 'Real People' ; the unwanted, the rejects, the unlovables, chief-sinners, the rich, the poor, the uneducated, the unlearned as well what the world would call 'high class'. These real people come and get saved in great numbers by God's grace and He is transforming their lives day by day from grace to glory and from glory to glory. We are seeing the faithfulness of our God as He compassionately confirms and performs His Word in the lives of His people through signs, miracles and wonders to the glory of His holy name. Who We Are: We are a Bible believing Church. The Bible in its entirety is the inspired, inerrant, written Word of God. Jesus Celebration Center (JCC) at Lasallestrasse 15, 1020 Vienna - Austria is new, growing and registered. But it will take you and I to make it stand to the glory of God. We are a community of born again believers under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. JCC is a fellowship of the redeemed in which the Word of God is preached by men and women divinely called, and the sacraments are duly administered according to Christ's own appointment. Under the discipline of the Holy Spirit, the Church exists for the maintenance of worship, the edification of believers and the redemption of the world. As a local church, we come together to work for a common goal, denominational barriers are crossed and the Body of Christ acts as one to fulfil the Great Commission in Matthew 20:18-20; Acts 2:41, 47; 2:41, 47; 1 John 1:7; Rom. 1:18, 21. The Bible alone contains the will of God as far as it is necessary for us to know it for our salvation. By the Holy Scriptures, we understand those 66 canonical books of the Old and New Testament. In both the Old as well as the New Testament, everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ Who being both God and man, is the only Mediator between God and man. 2 Tim. 3:15-17; 11 Pet. 1:19-21; Gal. 1:8, 9; Rev. 22:18, 19 1 Tim. 2:5 Gal. 3:11, 24, 25; 4:9; Col. 2:16 Matt. 22:37-40; James 2:8; 1 Tim. 1:5. The risen Jesus Christ of Nazareth is currently the owner and the head of our church. This position was given to Him at His resurrection by God, the Father (Ephesians 1:22 – 23).·However, the Bible teaches that after Judgment Day, Jesus will return the ownership and the rulership back to the Father (I Corinthians 15:20-28). All of the details about this transfer of rulership are not revealed, and those revealed are difficult to understand. However, it is clear that Christ is currently the head of our church by the Father's authority. And after the end of time, Christ will return the kingdom's rule to the Father. But, for the time being, Christ is the head of our Church, that is why the name of our church reflects His rule.
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