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A BRIEF HISTORY
Everlasting Life Outreach (ELO)
was founded by Michael & Mimi Finesilver in January of 2006. ELO is incorporated
in the State of Florida and on March 31, 2006, ELO received 501c3 status with
the IRS. In October of 2007, Michael and Mimi Finesilver moved to Tamarac,
Florida, to begin the work of the ministry, which is now going forth in the 3rd
largest Jewish community in the U.S.
MISSION STATEMENT
Everlasting Life Outreach is an
evangelical ministry committed to bringing the Good News of God’s Love to the
unreached Jewish people of South Florida and beyond. Our mission calls for us to
partner with churches, Christian organizations, and individuals to win Jewish
people to Christ and to then help new Jewish believers to grow in their faith
and share the truth of Jesus the Messiah with others.
DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
1. We believe
that the Bible is the uniquely inspired authoritative work of God, and is
the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct.
2. We believe in
the Triune God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. These
Three Persons are the One God, eternal, omnipotent, and omnipresent.
3. We believe the
Lord Jesus Christ, through the incarnation, became man without ceasing to be
God, fully human and fully divine. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born
of the virgin Mary. He preached the good news to the poor, proclaimed freedom
for the prisoners, gave sight to the blind, and released the oppressed. He
perfectly fulfilled His earthly mission, being crucified for the redemption of
all humankind. He was dead and buried and rose again on the third day, defeating
death and the devil. After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples and
many others, and ascended to the right hand of God the Father. He will return
the same way He left, to judge the living and the dead, according to the
Scriptures.
4. We believe God
created human beings in His image to be in fellowship with Him. Our first
parents, however, sinned resulting in the consequent sin and separation of all
humanity from God. Humankind is helpless to remedy their predicament. Only
through Christ’s death on the cross can we by grace be reconciled to God,
receive forgiveness, new birth, and everlasting life.
5. We believe in
the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Through The Comforter all believers are
regenerated, making it possible for the believer in Christ to live a godly life
in this present fallen world. The Holy Spirit is given to the church to produce
both fruit and gifts in its members. We believe that all Christians are indwelt
by the Holy Spirit upon their regeneration.
6. We believe in the
spiritual unity of all true believers in Christ and that these believers, who
are committed to Jesus Christ as Lord, are thus recognized as His church. We
practice the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and await the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ, in which He will personally and visibly return from
heaven to judge the living and the dead, and although no man can know the day,
hour, or year, His return is imminent. |