Purpose # 1: Love God with all
your heart
The word that describes this
purpose is
worship. How do we
love God with all our heart? By
worshiping Him and obeying Him.
We must worship Him in spirit
and with truth (John 4) which is
right doctrine (Mark 7:7).
Beautiful music and praising
words sung in honor of the
Almighty God are a core element
in worship. Thus,
Guardian
Ministries will conduct
worship services whether with a
small group or with large groups
of people. GM will also search
diligently to make sure that it
is conducting worship services
in accordance with the truth of
the Bible. This purpose fulfills
the Church’s main purpose which
is to worship God.
“O magnify
the Lord within me and let us
exalt His name together”
(Psalm 34:3 NASB).
Purpose # 2: Love your neighbor
as yourself
The word used to describe
this purpose is ministry
which is service. To this
end
Guardian Ministries
exists to minister to (serve)
people. This ministry
demonstrates God’s love to
others by meeting their needs
and healing their hurts.
Guardian
Ministries exists to
minister to different needs of
people: spiritual, emotional,
relational and physical. This
ministry exists for the
“equipping of the saints for the
work of service to the building
up of the body of Christ”
(Eph. 4:12
NASB).
Guardian
Ministries is a ministry
of reconciliation -- to proclaim
that God was in Christ
reconciling the world to
Himself. Each of us should be
reconciled to God through
Christ. Thus, being reconciled
to God, we can be reconciled to
each other through God's love
and forgiveness.
To this end
Guardian
Ministries will conduct
educational outreach through
classes, lectures, publishing of
literature, teaching forums on
radio and/or television or other
electronic media. All this to
educate, instruct, encourage,
inspire and edify those added to
the Church. (Note: "Church"
here refers to the great Body of
Christ which encompasses all who
are true Christians.)
To further its ministry of
reconciliation,
Guardian
Ministries may also
establish and maintain as deemed
required and expedient an
institute for the enrichment of
marriage and the family.
Purpose # 3: Go and make
disciples
The word for this purpose
is evangelism.
Guardian
Ministries exists to
communicate God’s Word. We are
ambassadors for Christ and our
commission is to evangelize the
world. The word “go” in
the Greek text is a present
participle and should read, “as
you are going.” It is every
Christian’s responsibility to
share the Good News (Gospel)
with people. This is personal
evangelism.
Guardian Ministries,
therefore, will evangelize
through all means at its
disposal -- preaching, public
campaigns, television, radio,
video tapes, audio tapes,
publishing literature, books,
advertising in major wide
circulation publications as
resources permit.
Members of the local
churches evangelize on a
personal basis in their own
community by their own examples,
words, and by inviting others to
services, campaigns, teaching
forums, giving or loaning
literature, sermon tapes or
educational materials to others,
etc.
Purpose # 4: Baptizing them
Baptism is important because as
Christians we are called to
belong not just to believe. This
purpose is summed up in the word
fellowship. This is
identification with the Body of
Christ -- the Church. Christians
belong to the God’s family as
brothers and sisters. “You are
members of God’s very own
family...and you belong to God’s
household with every other
Christian” (Ephesians 2:19
The Living Bible). Baptism
is not only a symbol of
salvation, it is also a symbol
of fellowship.
Guardian Ministries will
therefore provide, as it can and
resources permit, a place for
fellowship and for baptism.
This, as is possible through
finances, may include the
renting or purchase of
facilities for conducting
worship services and fellowship.
Purpose # 5: Teaching them
The word for this purpose is
discipleship.
Guardian Ministries
exists to edify and
educate Christians. Discipleship
is the process of helping people
become more like Christ in
thoughts, feelings and actions.
“We proclaim Him (Christ),
admonishing every man and
teaching every man with all
wisdom, so that we may present
every man complete in Christ”
(Colossians 1:28 NASB).
Guardian Ministries
may establish, as is expedient
and financially possible,
educational institutions of
learning at all levels from
pre-school through higher
education, for the purpose of
educating and training members
in discipleship.
Guardian Ministries
will ordain and issue
appropriate ministerial
credentials to those fully
qualified as disciples,
dedicated and consecrated
persons who meet the Scriptural
qualifications for the ministry
as elders, teachers, deacons or
deaconesses.
Guardian Ministries
will help establish local
congregations in various parts
of the world composed of
baptized members whom God adds
to the Great Body of Christ (the
Church) as is required by the
growth of this ministry.
Guardian Ministries is a
nonprofit, tax-exempt religious
organization that is financially
independent from any single
church organization or
congregation.
WHAT OUR NAME MEANS
The name "guardian" is taken
from the passage in 2 Timothy
1:13-14. In verse 14 Paul tells
Timothy,
"Guard, through the Holy
Spirit who (that) dwells in us,
the treasure which has been
entrusted to [you]." (NAS)
The NIV has this:
"Guard
the good deposit that was
entrusted to you." We
find from the rest of the book
that the "good deposit" or
"treasure" is the "word of
truth", it is the "word", the
"holy writings", in other words
the Bible with its message of
the Good News! Paul also exhorts
Timothy to "hold to the pattern
of sound (healthy, wholesome,
nutritious) words which you
heard from me in the faith and
love that are in Christ Jesus
(v. 13). GM is a
work of service and faith.
The word "ministry" means
service. We hope to be of
service to God's people wherever
they are. Because we have chosen
the word "ministries". which is
plural, we will have more than
one type of service. We hope to
serve in teaching, evangelizing,
exhorting, correcting,
encouraging, fellowshipping,
converting, baptizing, etc. Our
aim and goal is to promote
strong teachings of God's Word.
And since God's Word uses so
many family words such as "the
Father", "the Son", "brothers",
"sisters", "the mother of us
all", GM will also teach the
principles of reconciliation
which will strengthen family
ties. We believe that whatever
strengthens family ties will
also strengthen ties between the
Brethren in the church, whom we
regard as being the spiritual
body of converted believers.
At present,
Guardian Ministries
has no employees and is not
financially supported by any
congregation or corporate church
organization. Only contributions
from individuals,
freely given, sustain our
ability to serve God's people.
WHAT WE OFFER
Guardian
Ministries has done 13
half-hour television programs
made in studio. The
program, called
"YOUR FUTURE TODAY,"
explains how people are
suffering because of the things
they do that violate God's laws
and godly wisdom. It
teaches them how they may come
to God and change their lives
(repent).
Guardian
Ministries offers sermon
tapes for individuals and for
groups. Just write us to
have your name placed on the
mailing list to receive these
offers free of charge.
Guardian
Ministries offers a
weekly TeleSermon by which those
who call in may hear most often
a live sermon by David L.
Antion. Check the main
menu on this web page and click
the TeleSermon hyperlink for the
number and details. People
are calling in from around the
country and overseas as well.
Guardian
Ministries sponsors
personal appearances with Dr.
David Antion visiting various
fellowship groups and
congregations around the
world.
Guardian
Ministries ANNOUNCES:
INTERNET
RADIO.
Right here from
this website you can click on
the Radio icon and be connected
on ONLINE CHRISTIAN RADIO.
You can listen as you work on
your computer or just do other
chores in your office or home.
Try it now.
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