About John 1:1 Ministry
John 1:1 Ministry is an independent non-denominational ministry, a non-profit faith based organization. We are not registered as a 501c3 organization. Our founding fathers of our nation saw the importance of faith based organizations in setting the moral and religious standards for our nation, and they protected it under the First Amendment. Our authority comes from God alone.
We are primarily an online ministry. This allows us to reach out and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ globally. We also serve our local community as well as people in need all over the United States and around the globe. We will go where ever there is a need that God calls us to serve.
John 1:1 Ministry and all who call themselves Christian have been given a great calling in
Matthew 28: 18 - 20 "18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in Heaven and in Earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
We are also called to His service to be servants.
Matthew 20:"28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Galations 5:13"For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another."
OUR FAITH
ONE GOD
There is one God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are ONE. Just as we are body, mind and spirit, created in His image. The Father is God. Jesus is God. The Holy Spirit is God. He is the Almighty God, creator of all Heaven and Earth and all that is in them. (John 14:7–16; Genesis 1:1; 1:26–27; 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Isaiah 40:28–29; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14, Ephesians 4:4-6.
JESUS CHRIST, GOD’S SON
Jesus Christ is God, come to the earth to dwell with us. Christ is not His last name, it means 'the anointed one'. Jesus is the name above every name because He is the only One worthy to be our sacrifice and reconciliation. He is the only Way to God. He is the Truth of God. He is the Life God has given us. He is the Love God has given us. He is the Light that gives Life to every man that comes into the world, because He is the creator, and He is the only way to an eternal life with God, because He is God. He was born in the flesh. He was born of a virgin as both God and man, lived a sinless life and suffered as a human. He was crucified on a cross and died to atone for the sins of all humans on earth. Jesus being God, became the sacrificial Lamb, a perfect and acceptable sacrificial atonement for all of our sins. He was buried, in a borrowed tomb, and being God, death could not keep Him and He arose from the grave alive. He spent 40 days after coming out of the grave, testifying and was witnessed by over 500 people. He then ascended into heaven, and will literally return to earth in His glorified Flesh, the same way that He left when He ascended, as He promised, and as the angels testified to the disciples. (Matthew 1:22–23; Isaiah 9:6; 53:5–6; John 1:1–5; 14:10–30; Hebrews 4:14–15; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Romans 1:3–4; Acts 1:9–11; 1 Timothy 6:14–15; Titus 2:13).
THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is God. He is our divine comforter, helper, counselor, instructor, protector., creator. He is our ever present help, always working. His work reveals and testifies of Jesus as God and Savior , convicts us of sin, gives us understanding, leads us to repentance, guides, comforts, strengthens, sustains and sanctifies us. He is the heart and soul of God, Who is the Lover of our Soul. (2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7–13; 14:16–17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16; Ephesians 1:13; 5:25; Galatians 5:25).
THE BIBLE
The Bible is God’s Holy Word, without error, and is the sole authority for life. Jesus is the Word of God. Every word in the KJV Bible is divinely inspired by God, and a miracle in and of itself. It is a library of books written by 40 writers from different cultures, with different writing styles, living in different countries at different times, speaking over 50 different languages, over a period of 1500 years. And in spite of such diversity it is in perfect harmony and unity, compiled in 1611 into one language that would be spoken commonly all over the earth and translated into more languages than any other book, at a time when mass production and distribution would make it possible for everyone to have one, and the longest bestselling book in all the world since it's production, containing in it about 2500 prophecies, of which about 2000 have already been fulfilled to the letter and without error, proving it's reliability. God says that Heaven and Earth will pass away, but His Words will never pass away. Even without written form that can be read, He places His Word in our hearts and mind, that we may know Him. The Word of God has impacted each person's life, more than they realize it, even if they have not read it. As Jesus said in John 10:35, "Scripture cannot be broken.". (Psalm 119:105; Romans 15:4; 2 Peter 1:20–21; 2 Timothy 3:16).
MAN’S NEED FOR GOD
Human beings are the special creations of God, made in His image. They fell through the sin of the first man, Adam, and all human beings are sinners in need of salvation. We are no longer born into the perfect world that God created for us in the beginning, where He could be present with us, but we are born into a world stained by sin, that takes away life and perfection and causes death, destruction and hell. No matter how 'good' we think we are, there is no works or deeds, good or bad, that can pull us out of the sin that we are born into, that separates us from God. Everyone will physically die, but our souls are eternal. Without being cleansed of our sins through the blood of Jesus, God Himself, we cannot be reconciled to God and have eternal life when we die. And die we will, because of the curse of sin. But God told Adam in the beginning, if you eat from that tree, you will surely die (the very first prophecy). And so far, that has been true for every person ever to exist, except one...the one who IS God, who we call Jesus. (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3–6; Isaiah 53:6; 59:1–2; Romans 3:23).
SALVATION
Salvation is a gift through repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ. Every person who truly is saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ and will spend eternity in heaven, while those who die in their sins will spend eternity in hell. What must you do to be saved? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved. It is so encompassing and profound, yet it is that simple. (Acts 16:30-31) (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8–9; John 14:6; 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1).
BAPTISM
Baptism is by immersion after salvation and is done in obedience to Jesus Christ’s command (Matthew 3:15–17; Acts 2:38)
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BELIEVER’S ACCESS TO GOD
Each believer has direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:14–16; 7:19; Ephesians 3:12).
THE CHURCH
The Church is considered the body of Jesus Christ. It is all who put their faith in Jesus as God and Savior, who follow His teachings and carry on His ministry of sharing the gospel, which is the good news of the Kingdom of God where we can have eternal life being reconciled to God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ. (Matthew 16:18; Acts 20:27–29; 1 Corinthians 12:27–29; Ephesians 1:21–23; 3:20–22; 4:1–3; 5:21–27; Colossians 1:17–19).
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to allow the Holy Spirit to work through us for His purpose, to grow the Kingdom of God that He may be Glorified.
LEADERSHIP
Ráðherra Teresa W Taylor
Ráðherra Teresa Taylor er vígð og í góðri stöðu í gegnum Christian Global Outreach Ministries (ráðherra #104546 veittur). Teresa hefur þekkt Drottin Jesú Krist allt sitt líf. Þegar hún var aðeins nokkurra mánaða í fanginu á ömmu sinni benti hún á málverk og sagði „Jesús“. Hún var alin upp við Brentwood Baptist Church í High Point. Hún sótti margar aðrar kirkjudeildir, þar á meðal kaþólska, baptista, meþódista, kirkju Guðs og fleira, en telur Shiloh baptistakirkjuna í Ramseur, NC heimili sitt.
Teresa ættleiddi Jesú Krist sem frelsara sinn 2. ágúst 1987. Í janúar 2021 sagði Guð henni að koma húsinu sínu í lag. Síðan 19. febrúar 2021, þegar hann varð vitni að því hvernig henni hafði verið kennt um Jesú frá fyrstu minningum hennar sem barn, truflaði Guð hana og sagði staðfastlega: "Enginn kenndi þér, ÉG KALIÐI ÞIG!" Eftir að hafa unnið á henni í 9 mánuði sýndi Guð henni að hann hefði kallað hana til þjónustu. Hún barðist við köllun hans vegna þess að henni hafði verið kennt að konur væru ekki kallaðar til að vera þjónar. Guð sýndi henni hvernig María Magdelena, kona, var sú fyrsta sem hann valdi til að prédika fullt fagnaðarerindi um upprisu sína, þegar hann sagði henni að „fara og segja frá“ í Jóhannesi 20:17. Guð sýndi henni hvernig hún hafði þegar verið þjónn hans í gegnum öll sín ár, minnti hana á og leiddi í ljós hvernig hún hafði byrjað og stýrt biblíunámskeiðum og bænahópum. Hann dró fram minningar um hvernig hún hafði þjónað þjónum með biblíulegum ráðum, hvatningu og bæn. Hann sýndi henni gamalt bréf sem hafði týnst og gleymt í mörg ár, frá presti, þar sem hann þakkaði henni fyrir áhrifin sem hún hafði á þjónustu hans og fjölskyldu og náði alla leið til kirkju á Indlandi. Hann dró líka fram í dagsljósið hvernig hún hafði verið honum trú við að þjóna Ísraelstrúarhreyfingunni á musterisfjallinu, en einnig hvernig hún hafði þjónað á staðnum og útvegað biblíur til þeirra sem ekki áttu., og minnti hana á hina mörgu sem hann sendi henni fyrir hjálp. Hún tók dyggilega við boðun sinni til þjónustu þann 2. nóvember 2021. Guð leiddi hana til að skapa Jóhannes 1:1 þjónustu vegna þess að hann sagði að það væri þar sem þjónusta hans byrjaði. Hann leiddi hana til að stofna ráðuneytið á netinu til að uppfylla köllun sína í Matteusi 28:19-20 „Farið því og gjörið allar þjóðir að lærisveinum“. Hún byrjaði að vinna að vefsíðunni 17. nóvember 2021 og opnaði hana 1. desember 2021 sem www.John1OneMinistry.com.
Með þjónahjartað hefur Teresa helgað líf sitt því að þjóna Drottni Jesú Kristi og þjóna öðrum. Hún er með BA gráðu í félagsvísindum og starfaði sem staðgengill sýslumanns í 17 ár. Guð gaf henni eiginmanninn fullkominn fyrir hana, þegar hann gekk í hjónaband með eiginmanni sínum Chad Taylor. Chad hefur verið uppspretta styrks, stuðnings, hvatningar og hjálpar á heimili þeirra, lífi og þjónustu hennar. Þau eiga fimm börn; Crystal ~31 árs (3 barnabörn ~ Alexis, Hailey og Payton), Andrea ~21 árs (tengdasonur Darrell Kidd), Joshua ~ 19 ára, Davíð ~ 14 ára, og englabarnið þeirra Jósef (hann dó í móðurkviði 3 mánaða frá þrístæðu 18). Þau hafa einnig óopinberlega ættleitt tvo syni, Darius og Jeffery. Sem fjölskylda hafa þau gaman af garðvinnu, útilegu, veiði og landhelgisveiði.