CORE MISSION BELIEFS

Empowering Japan (EJ) believes that every church has something to offer the Kingdom, like a grain silo filled with precious seed. But many of these grain “silos” feel like they are standing alone and walking a lonely road in the area they are at. Empowering Japan was created to build bridges between these silos, and we believe that from these bridges being built, a network foundation can be created that revival can rest on top of.

EJ believes that revival doesn’t come from one ministry group saying “We have the revival in our group, so everyone else step aside!”. It comes from unity in relationship; the church unifying together as one body and heart in love, thus breaking the denominational barrier that the enemy has used for so long to divide the church and banding together as one in Jesus Christ.

EJ also believes that unifying with other ministries in love looks like praying/ interceding for each other, serving one another in good deeds and help, preferring one another in love, standing with each other in faith, and always pointing each other to Jesus.

Empowering Japan believes that everywhere we go, we are the carriers of Jesus, and the carriers of the cure to every problem the world has! No matter if it is sickness, pain, fear, depression, anxiety, or other darkness, it has to go when we are around because we are the light of the world! That is why miracles were done through Jesus, the original disciples, and can be done through us!


CORE BIBLICAL BELIEFS

Who is God to us?
Our God, Creator, Father, Lord above all, Trinity: Father, Son, Holy Spirit
(Isaiah 64:8, Acts 17:24-28, Genesis 1:1, Matthew 6:9-13)

Who is Jesus and his sacrifice?
God’s son, fully God, fully man, propitiation for our sins, Lord, once sacrifice for all. The only way to the Father (Heaven). No other way. (Hebrews 10:8-10; Ephesians 1:7; John 1; John 14:6)

What is the Bible to us?
Our instructions for earth, window into God’s heart (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Who are we as people?
God’s offspring, Created in God’s Image, sinful by nature from the fall of man, but redeemed by Jesus’ sacrifice
(Ephesians 2:1-10)

What is the world?
Dwelling place for man, temporary place (Psalm 24:1; John 12:31)

Who is our enemy?
Not people, the devil and his forces. (Ephesians 6:12; 1 Peter 5:8)

What is God’s role?
Be a Father to us (Romans 8:15; 2 Corinthians 6:1), Co-labor with us (1 Corinthians 3:9), bring Kingdom to earth through us (Matthew 10:7-8), intercedes for us (1 Corinthians 12:7-11), lead us to all truth (John 16:33).

What is our role as humans on this earth?
Share the Gospel, make disciples of all nations, love, spiritual gifts, bring kingdom of heaven to earth, ambassadors (Matthew 28:19-20; Matthew 10:7-8; Matthew 6:9-13; 2 Corinthians 5:20)