tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388955757446211222011-12-29T09:40:19.123-08:00Berith Christian Fellowshiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16823559936937898772noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3438895575744621122.post-58616158714102907902010-02-10T11:21:00.001-08:002010-11-18T17:00:42.369-08:00<div class="classbody"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some years ago, God gave Pastor Rick a vision of people from all walks of life coming together to know the Lord. Their hunger and thirst for God is their bond. Through restored relationship with God, they discover life direction, reconcile relationships, strengthen families, and realize overall fulfillment. They enjoy the simplicity that is in Jesus Christ, by refusing the limitations of codes, traditions, and denominations.</span><br /></span> </div><div class="classheaders"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DfQtRDyVVsc/TI-4DqPEWBI/AAAAAAAAAFU/Xf22zkQRg6E/s1600/bcf_People1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DfQtRDyVVsc/TI-4DqPEWBI/AAAAAAAAAFU/Xf22zkQRg6E/s640/bcf_People1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="177" /></a><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Result</span></b></div><div class="classbody"><span style="font-size: small;">Berith Christian Fellowship is people of diverse backgrounds gathering to seek a personal relationship with God and each other in a relaxed, spiritually enriching atmosphere.<br /></span> </div><div class="classheaders"><br /><b><span style="font-size: small;">Our Purpose</span></b></div><div class="classbody"><span style="font-size: small;">To effectively preach and teach the Bible in order to help lead people into the family of God, mature them into Christ's likeness, equip them for ministry in the church and to the world, all the while glorifying God.</span> </div><div class="classheaders"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b>What is Berith</b></span> </div><div class="classbody"><!--StartFragment--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">A frequently asked question is "</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">What does the word BERITH mean?</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">" Berith (pronounced ber-ith or ber-eeth) is the Hebrew word for blood covenant, which is the closest, most enduring, most sacred agreement </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">that can exist</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> between two parties! It involves the total commitment (</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">all of the good and all of the bad</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">) of both participants and is sealed with their lives. Blood covenant serves to instill an unswerving</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">, unwavering</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> confidence in one's partner.<br /><br />God wants us to trust Him implicitly </span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">(without reservation)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">, not blindly. So He uses "</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">berith</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">" to demonstrate the magnitude of His love for us, and the length to which He </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">will</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> go to fulfill His promises. You see, if someone enters into a blood covenant, they're saying that they'll keep their </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">word (the terms of the agreement)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> or be utterly destroyed! God entered into a covenant with mankind through Jesus Christ so that we'd have a foundation on which to stand as we learn to move in faith </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">with God</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3438895575744621122-5861615871410290790?l=berithaboutus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berith Christian Fellowshiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16823559936937898772noreply@blogger.com