Our Locations

East Barnet Baptist Church

Crescent Road, East Barnet EN4 8PS

020 8449 5320

mail@ebarnetbaptist.org.uk

About Our Church

We are a family of believers from different ethnic backgrounds, who share a common faith in God and a living relationship with Jesus Christ.

Bethlehem exists to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ.

Vision and Values

Annointed to do good

OUR VISION

To be like Jesus in our everyday lives - 'Anointed to do good’ -

Acts 10:38

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

 

RELATIONAL

All people everywhere - Rupert Lazar explores what this means in this short video

Physical

Jesus gives us the confidence to pray for people that they might be healed

Integral Mission

Caring for the whole person. Jesus went around doing good – announcing the good news that God’s kingdom had arrived.  Jesus made this announcement using both words and deeds; proclamation and demonstration. Jesus told the good news and Jesus showed the good news. Jesus’ lifestyle was evangelistic.  His aim was always to reconcile people with the God the Father. Jesus cared for the whole person including the person’s spiritual well being (their salvation). Jesus did good as he looked at people through eyes of mercy and he carried out a ministry of mercy.  The desire is always to be a blessing, to desire and give the best that people may know and experience God’s love.

Transformational

John 10:10. Jesus comes that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Jesus’ ministry of doing good is about promoting the well-being of others, about freeing people from whatever it was that kept them from enjoying a loving relationship with God their Father.

This is the gospel, the good news – an encounter with Jesus changes lives!

Spiritual Gifts - empowering church

God has given each one of us gifts to empower the church

Every one of us has at least one gift which brings about blessings to the church as we use them.

"God still loves the world today through you and me" (Mother Teresa)

When we use our gifts we bless each other and do good to one another

Personal - it's your calling too

All believers are called and are equipped to follow Jesus' example. We are the people of his kingdom who are called and set apart, anointed to live by his example and values. Christians are not weak, defenseless people but instead we are powerful people who carry Jesus with us wherever we go. We are set apart and given the Holy Spirit and power, just like Jesus, that we may live a life demonstrating God’s love. We have been given the Holy Spirit and power to do good. John (14:12) ‘I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things’. Matthew (5:16) ‘let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven’. Acts 10:38 makes it clear that Jesus was able to do good because God was with him. Likewise we are told by Matthew (28:20) that as we go about the business of making disciples/doing good, God will be with us. This is our calling too!