Hosanna Church Vision

HOSANNA IS A MULTICULTURAL CHURCH FELLOWSHIP SEEKING TO EVANGELIZE THE WORLD TO WORSHIP GOD AND ARE TAUGHT TO BE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST FOR MINISTRY SERVICE.

Hosanna Church Five Purposes

Worship Thru Relationship: Hosanna Church believes the Worship of God starts with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior. It is out of this relationship with Christ can a person live a focused life that glorifies God through their daily actions.

Discipleship Thru Teaching: Hosanna Church seeks to establish a Discipleship process whereby people are established on a firm foundation to build their faith, in order to grow and develop into a mature strong Christian across the life span.

Ministry Thru Service: Hosanna Church teaches every Christian is called to service in the Body of Christ. We practice this truth by every member joining a Ministry Team and using their Spiritual Gifts to build up the Body of Christ.

Fellowship Thru Community: Hosanna Church is a community of believers of like faith who are connected to one another with a common bond of fellowship in Jesus Christ. It is a caring and healing community where relationships are established and nurtured.

Evangelism Thru Outreach: Hosanna Church seeks to fulfill Christ's mission on earth by making His mission our mission. We do this by seeking  to be Global Christians by telling others of the Good News of Jesus Christ around the world.

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Hosanna Church Values

1.CELEBRATION: To cultivate a spirit of lifestyle worship toward God that is inspired by the Holy Spirit which is characterized by joy, thanksgiving, and enjoyment of God’s presence in individual and corporate Church life.

2.RELATIONSHIPS: A caring and healing community of believers who are in covenant relationship with each other.

3.GLOBAL EVANGELISM: Mobilizing believers to fulfill the great commission of evangelizing a multi-ethnic world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

4.EQUIPING: To equip and release believers to fulfill their ministry calling and to use their spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ.

5.SPIRITUAL MATURITY THROUGH THE LIFE SPAN: Cultivate and strengthen the spiritual growth and formation of individuals, couples, and families across the life span.

6.PRAYER UNLIMITED: Releasing Kingdom praise, purpose, provision, purity, and power of God on earth through the prayers of the Church.

7.SUPERNATURAL: Cultivate the environment for the Miraculous Kingdom power of God to be released and experience in and through the participation of God’s People in worship, spiritual gifts, Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and Sovereign moves of the Holy Spirit.

8.DIVERSITY: Celebrate and appreciate the unique diversity of each believers Ethnicity, Culture, Language, Individual personality, and Gifts in order to incorporate and release the Diverse Strengths of the Body of Christ in forming a multi-cultural community of believers.

9.INCLUSIVE: Cultivate and develop a networking relationship with area Churches and Para-church ministries for cooperative ministry in reaching San Antonio and the World for Christ.

10.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Make a difference in the community by contributing to the development and transformation of the people of San Antonio and the World in regard to community outreach, community services, community renewal, economic development, and spiritual renewal.

11.MINISTRY TEAMS: The work of the Church is best carried out through the establishment and development of Ministry Teams. It is the process of gathering, uniting, developing, and releasing the people of God to work together in a team approach to Ministry.

12.CHURCH PLANTING: Hosanna seeks to plant Multi-site Churches with multiple language services in order to reach the harvest and disciple believers.

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Hosanna Church Doctrine:

These are nonnegotiable tenets of faith that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to. This list is derived from the official Statement of Fundamental Truths.
1.WE BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.

2.WE BELIEVE...There is only One True God – revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).

3.WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and divine.

4.WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man Willingly Fell to Sin – ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.

5.WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior). [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the AG]

6.WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1) Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.

7.WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the AG]

8.WE BELIEVE... The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.

9.WE BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.

10.WE BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.

11.WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church. The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, to build up or edify the body of believers–the Church and to Meet human need with ministries of love and compassion.

12.WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins). [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the AG]

13.WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the AG]

14.WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the establishment of universal peace.

15.WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.

16.WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'

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Our Position in the Christian Community

HOSANNA CHURCH is currently affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA and Assemblies of God organizations around the world which make up the world's largest Pentecostal denomination with some 62 million members and adherents.

Protestant
The Assemblies of God is a Protestant fellowship. We believe each person may commune directly with God based on Jesus' death on the cross and ressurection. This provides a personal and meaningful relationship with Him. While we are less formal in our worship to God than many protestant denominations, the Assemblies of God is very similar in faith, with the exception of its Pentecostal doctrine.

Trinitarian
Like most Christian groups the Assemblies of God believes God exists in three persons -- the Father, Son (Jesus), and Holy Spirit.

Evangelical
The Assemblies of God is notably classified as Evangelical. The church is distinguished as such because it places  a high priority on the Inspiration of Scripture and its mission to bring the lost to a saving knowledge and relationship with Jesus Christ.

Pentecostal
The most definitive identification of the Assemblies of God is Pentecostal. Just as it was founded in 1914, the Fellowship remains a full gospel church—one where the fullness of the Holy Spirit is welcomed, nurtured, and taught. This includes speaking in tongues as the initial physical evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Other manifestations of the Holy Spirit embraced by the church include: messages in tongues with interpretations, prophecies, word of knowledge, healing and the complete offering of the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit as indicated in the Bible. Among Pentecostal churches—The Assemblies of God is the largest worldwide with over 62 million constituents.

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