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Welcome to the Apostolic Pentecostal Churches on the World Wide Web! In short this is a list or directory of every Apostolic Pentecostal Church, Fellowship or Assembly in the United States that has an active web site or web page. All listings and full access are always FREE.
The Churches that we list may be affiliated with a Church Organization such as the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI), the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ (ALJC), the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW), or one of the many other Oneness Pentecostal Organizations. They may also be Independent Churches, Home Churches or Home Fellowship Groups, like Lighthouse Christian Fellowship of Freeport, Illinois.
For those of you that are new and may be wondering just what is an Apostolic Pentecostal Church, here is a brief definition: "Apostolic" simply means that we believe, teach and preach the same gospel message that was preached by the Apostles as written in the book of Acts. We believe that the basic and fundamental doctrine should not have changed and that the true gospel message has not changed since it was preached on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:38) about two-thousand years ago.
We do more than to simply "accept Jesus as our personal Savior". Jesus is our Lord and Savior and if we believe He is also Lord then we must do more than simply believe but act on that belief and obey Him as Lord. Obedience to the Gospel is not a work as some suggest. If indeed obedience to the Gospel is a work, if true repentance is a work, if being baptized in His name is a work and not necessary for salvation, then indeed praying the "sinners prayer" or "accepting Jesus as your personal savior" is also a work and not needed by the rules of this very same twisted doctrine. See my tract 'The Greatest Lie Ever Told'.
No, we cannot earn salvation. We are not worthy of it no matter what we do. It is indeed by grace we are saved and not of ourselves lest any man should boast. However, if we truly accept Him as Lord and Savior, then being our Lord means that we are to be obedient to Him. If we are not obedient to Him then we are saying He is not our Lord thus we have NOT accepted Him as Lord and Savior and we are liars.
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"Pentecostal" simply means that we believe in the Pentecostal experience which is speaking in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance. Further, we believe to be saved we must have obeyed the basic and fundamental gospel message in the Bible in Acts 2:38 that tells us that we need to "repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost". See my tract 'Salvation in a Nutshell'.
"Oneness" simply means that we are monotheistic in doctrine (beliefs), or rather that we believe in One God and not a triune God or a God in three persons (Trinity). We believe that Jesus was and is God manifested in the flesh. Read John 1:1 through John 1:14 (See Jesus-Name doctrine or Oneness Pentecostal).
Of all the work that I have done on the web over the last several years, creating and maintaining this directory and list of Apostolic Pentecostal Churches and Assemblies has been the most enjoyable. I currently list approximately 1583 Apostolic Pentecostal Church, Assembly and Home Group web sites in the USA.
I have enjoyed spending many countless hours perusing these many varied web sites over the years. There are many with great praise songs and music, worship, Biblical teaching and preaching audio and/or video files. Many great Bible studies and helps, prayer request sections and many wonderful images and pictures of all the saints of God, members in particular that make up the Church.
Perhaps you are looking for a Church, or looking for answers. Perhaps you just love the virtual fellowship and being able visit the many sites around the country as I do. Whatever you seek, I hope you will enjoy this directory and will find something that will bless you and draw you closer to God.
In His Service,
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