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Our Story

In 2020, four Chicago families each received the call to Texas. We were sent out with the blessing of our apostolic covering, Metro Praise International Church, to carry on the vision of “Loving God and loving people.” We are now meeting in the Dallas Fort Worth area, holding worship services, meeting in homes, doing evangelistic outreach, and making disciples of Jesus Christ.

Our vision is to follow the two greatest commandments- to love God and love our neighbors- in all we do as a church. We desire that every disciple of Jesus would live out this vision in their daily lives, with their families and in their communities.

Vision

Loving God and People!

Jesus said in Mark 12:30, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” So we believe we should love God by (1) Worshipping Him in spirit and truth, John 4:23 and (2) By obeying all of His commands, John 14:15. He then went on to say in Mark 12:31, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Thus, we believe we should love people by (1) Helping them in their time of need, 1 John 3:17 and (2) By proclaiming the Gospel to them, Romans 1:16.

Strategy

1-Connect

First, Jesus said in Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Therefore, we believe all people should be connected to God by the following three ways:

  1. Being born again, John 3:3.
  2. Remaining connected to Jesus, John 15:4.
  3. Being connected to a good church, Acts 2:46.

We believe the best way to do this is by regularly attending our services and joining one of our life groups.

2-Mentor

Second, Jesus then said in Matthew 28:19-20, “19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Therefore, we believe all people should be mentored by God and made disciples in the following four ways:

  1. Being teachable, 2 Timothy 2:2.
  2. Staying accountable, James 5:16.
  3. Acting as a servant, Matthew 23:11.
  4. Always hungering for God and His righteousness, Matthew 5:6.

We believe the best way to do this is by finding a mentor and joining our discipleship classes (101 & 201).

3-Send

Lastly, the Bible records in Mark 16:20, “Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.” Therefore, we believe all people should be sent by God as ordained elders and deacons to preach the gospel by always doing the following four things:

  1. Seeing the Lord, Matthew 28:20.
  2. Seeing the harvest, John 4:35.
  3. Seeing the need, Romans 10:14-15.
  4. Seeing your personal ministry, 1 Corinthians 12:27.

We believe the best way to be sent out to preach is to do street evangelism and make a new disciple.

Goal

100,000 Disciples in Dallas with 50 Churches, and 500 Around the World

God said in Psalm 2:8, “Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.”Therefore, we believe God has promised a great harvest both in Dallas and in the nations. The Dallas and Fort Worth area has over 7 million residents and needs a strong discipleship church in each of its fifty wards and beyond. Also, today with almost 3 billion unreached people around the globe living mostly in the “10/40″ window we sense God calling us to partner with the locals to plant churches that make disciples.

Please prayerfully consider joining with us on this exciting mission to fulfill our goal!