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The Agape Men's Ministry of Texas is here
to unite men and churches to help their community by
strengthening their lives through Jesus Christ with prayer,
fellowship, and ministering to others to glorify God.
Our goal is to bring Men’s Ministry groups from all DFW area
churches together!
God asks us to unite together… to pray…
to worship … and to serve - as one!
Strengthen your walk with God. Serve those in need. Fellowship
with friends and other believers and save lost souls.
We are a non-profit, faith based organization that establishes
partnerships with Christian churches and organizations to serve
our community. Each
month we host a men’s breakfast for fellowship and to hear God’s
word from Christian speakers.
Throughout each year we canvass areas in
the DFW metroplex sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and serve
the poor, hungry, homeless and marginalized people,
the elderly in nursing homes.
We sponsor coat and blanket drives,
food drives;
collect and distribute free bibles, medical and health supplies
to the community and missions;
homeless outreach;
community outreach
and
helping hands - service ministry.
We ask churches, organizations and corporations for assistance
when sponsoring events to help support the particular need.
We would ask that you pray to God and ask
Him if you should get involved in this ministry.
We would be eternally grateful for your support and know
that God will bless you by getting involved in a ministry.
What we believe:
The Bible
We believe that 'all Scripture is given by inspiration of God'
such that God superintended human authors with their own
experience, personality, methods, and style to produce the very
words of Scripture - the Word of God - without error in the
original writings. We believe that all the Scriptures center
around the Lord Jesus Christ and when properly understood lead
to Him. We believe the Bible to be the revelation of God and His
will for the Salvation and practical instruction of Man (Mark
12:26, 36; 13:11; Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39; Acts 1:16; 17:2-3;
18:28; 26:22-23; 28:23; Romans 15:4; I Corinthians 2:13; 10:11;
II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21).
The Godhead
We believe in one God, the living and true God, existing
eternally in three Persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit - each having precisely the same nature, attributes, and
perfections (Matthew 28:18-19; Mark 12:29; John 1:14; Acts
5:3-4; II Corinthians 13:14; Hebrews 1:1-3; Revelation 1:4-6).
The Father
We believe that God the Father, unlimited in holiness, power and
majesty, especially showed His exceedingly great love in giving
His only beloved Son to redeem man from sin for eternal
fellowship with Him. This act of grace was carried out according
to His eternal, sovereign plan. The nature of the Father is
completely and perfectly revealed in the Son (Genesis 3:15;
Isaiah 53:1-10; John 3:16; 14:6-9; Romans 16:20; Colossians
1:15, 18-20).
The Lord Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, became
man without ceasing to be God and continues to be the God-Man
forever. We believe that He was born of the virgin Mary, having
been conceived by the Holy Spirit, entered into human flesh in
order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man. We believe
that His death on the cross was a substitutionary sacrifice for
the sins of all men and that His bodily resurrection from the
dead guaranteed redemption and salvation to all those who
believe. We also believe that He later ascended into heaven
exalted at the right hand of God where He is our High Priest and
Advocate (John 1:1, 14, 18; Luke 1:35; Romans 3:24-26; 4:25;
Ephesians 1:20-21; Hebrews 4:14; Philippians 2:9-10; Colossians
1:17-19; Hebrews 1:3; 3:1; 7:23-25; 9:24; 12:2; I John 2:1-2).
The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the
Godhead, eternal in being, took up His abode in the world to
reveal and glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ
to men. Beginning on the day of Pentecost, according to the
divine promise, the Holy Spirit never departs from the church,
nor from the feeblest of believers, but indwells and seals the
believer unto the day of redemption. We believe that His abode
in the world in this special sense will cease when Christ comes
to receive His own at the completion of the church (John
14:16-17; 16:7-15; I Corinthians 6:19; Ephesians 1:13; 2:22; II
Thessalonians 2:7).
We believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to the
church for the common good of all believers. Since each gift is
given according to God's sovereign will and discretion, the
possession of any gift is of grace and does not constitute
spiritual maturity. The proper use of the gifts are for the
edification of the body, to promote united worship of God in the
congregation, giving pre-eminence and glory to Jesus Christ, and
to continually facilitate the growth of each member of the body
into maturity in Christ (Isaiah 28:11; John 16:14; Acts 4:8, 31;
Romans 8:23; 12:1-21; I Corinthians 12:11-13; 13:8; 14:21;
Ephesians 1:13; 4:7-16).
Satan
We believe in the existence of Satan as a personal being and a
fallen angelic creature of God, who is the open and declared
enemy of God and man (Job 1:6-7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Matthew
4:2-11; II Corinthians 4:3-4; 11:3, 14-15).
Man
We believe that man was created in the image of God, but fell
through sin against God which brought mankind into a state of
sin, separation from God, and subject to the power of Satan. We
also believe that every child of Adam is born into the world
with a nature which not only possesses no spark of divine life,
but is totally depraved apart from divine grace. Man can only
obtain spiritual life and salvation through the Redeemer, Jesus
Christ (Genesis 1:26; 2:17; 5:3; 6:5; Psalms 14:1-3; 51:5;
Jeremiah 17:9; John 3:6; 5:40; 6:53; Romans 3:10-18; 8:6-7;
Ephesians 2:1-3; I Timothy 5:6; I John 3:8).
Salvation
We believe that salvation is the gift of God in grace and is
received by man only through personal faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ, whose precious blood was shed for the forgiveness of our
sins (John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-9). We believe that
regeneration is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit by which
the divine nature and divine life are given (John 3:3-7; Titus
3:5). It is instantaneous and is accomplished solely by the
power of the Holy Spirit through the instrumentality of the Word
of God (John 5:24), when the repentant sinner, as enabled by the
Holy Spirit (Eph. 2: 4-5), responds in faith to the divine
provision of salvation. He passes immediately out of spiritual
death into spiritual life, and from the old creation into the
new; being justified, accepted before the Father according as
Christ, His Son, is accepted, loved as Christ is loved, having
his place and portion as linked to Him, and one with Him forever
(John 5:24; 17:23; Acts 13:39; Romans 5:1; I Corinthians
3:21-23; Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 2:10; II Peter 3:18; I John
4:17; 5:11-12).
We also believe that the greatest degree of reformation, the
highest attainment of morality, the most attractive culture,
baptism or another ordinance, cannot help the sinner to take
even one step toward heaven. Only by a new nature imparted from
above, a new life implanted by the Holy Spirit through the Word,
may one obtain salvation and thus become a child of God
(Leviticus 17:11; Isaiah 64:6; Matthew 26:28; John 3:5, 18;
Romans 5:6-9; II Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 3:13; 6:15;
Ephesians 1:7; Philippians 3:4-9; Titus 3:5; James 1:18; I Peter
1:18-19, 23).
Sanctification
The Bible refers to Christians as 'saints' - those who have been
set apart unto God. We believe that sanctification is threefold:
1) POSITIONAL sanctification, which means that a person now
stands before God as holy. Sanctification is already complete
for every saved person because our perfect representative Jesus
Christ took all our unholiness away through His sacrifice. 2)
However, the believer retains his sin nature in this life so
that his present state is no more perfect than his experience in
daily life. There is therefore, a PROGRESSIVE sanctification
wherein the Christian is to 'grow in grace' and to 'be changed'
into the likeness of Christ by the unhindered power of the
Spirit. 3) We believe also, that the child of God will
ULTIMATELY be fully sanctified in Christ when he shall see his
Lord and shall be 'like Him' (John 17:17; Romans 12:2; II
Corinthians 3:18; 7:1; Ephesians 4:24; 5:25-27; Colossians 1:22;
I Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 10:10, 14; 12:10).
Baptism
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ instituted the ordinances
of water baptism and the Lord's Table to be observed by all
believers until His return. We believe baptism was instituted by
the Lord Jesus Christ to symbolize the work of the Holy Spirit
identifying the believer with Christ in His death, burial and
resurrection. Baptism is commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ and
was practiced by the New Testament Church. We believe
the ordinance of baptism
by immersion after conversion and believe that it is the solemn
responsibility of every believer to bear this testimony of trust
in Jesus Christ by being baptized (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts
2:38-44; 10:33, 43, 47, 48; Romans 6:3-7; Colossians 2:12).
The Lord's Supper
We believe the Lord's Supper was instituted as a memorial
remembrance which instructs the body of believers by focusing
the believer's worship upon Christ and His work on the cross.
The Lord's Supper is the only act of worship where Jesus Christ
gives us special directions and thus is the highlight of
corporate worship. The Lord's Supper reminds us of the basis of
our fellowship with Him, promotes an atmosphere of thankfulness
in the church, and motivates our anticipation of His second
coming through a common hope of future deliverance. We believe
each believer is responsible not to partake of the bread
(signifying His body broken for us) and the cup (signifying His
blood shed for us) unworthily (Luke 22:7-38; I Corinthians
11:20-34). We are commanded to observe the Lord's Supper
continually in order to focus on our Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew
26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26).
The Second Coming of Christ
We believe that the period of great tribulation on the earth
will be climaxed by the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to the
earth as He went, in person on the clouds of heaven, and with
power and great glory to introduce the millennial age, to bind
Satan and place him in the abyss, to lift the curse which now
rests upon the whole creation, to restore Israel to her own land
and to give her the realization of God's covenant promises, and
to bring the whole world to the knowledge of God (Deuteronomy
30:1-10; Isaiah 11:9; Ezekiel 37:21-28; Matthew 24:15-25, 46;
Acts 15:16-17; Romans 8:19-23; 11:25-27; I Timothy 4:1-3; II
Timothy 3:1-5; Revelation 20:1-3).
We also believe that before the tribulation, Christ will descend
from heaven and at the sound of the trumpet the dead in Christ
and all living believers will be caught up to meet the Lord in
the air. It is the purpose of God, in the rapture, to save His
own from the wrath destined for the world (I Corinthians
15:51-58; I Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 3:10).
Eternal Security
The salvation of every believer is secure for all eternity from
the moment of the new birth. The security is guaranteed by the
fact that the life that is imparted is eternal life by the
sealing ministry of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:1, 29-30, 38-39;
John 10:27-30; Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30; Jude 24).
The Church
We believe that the church, which began on the day of Pentecost,
the Body and Bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of
all born-again persons irrespective of their affiliation with
Christian organizations (I Corinthians 12:12-13; Ephesians
1:22-23; 5:25-27). We further believe that by the Holy Spirit
all believers in this age are baptized into, and thus become,
one body that is Christ's and having become members one of
another, are under solemn duty to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace, rising above all sectarian differences,
and loving one another with a pure heart fervently (Matthew
16:16-18; Acts 2:42-47; Romans 12:5; I Corinthians 12:12-27;
Ephesians 1:20-23; 4:1-16; Colossians 3:14-15)
Responsibility of the Believer
We believe that all believers should walk by the Spirit in such
a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Lord and Savior. We
believe that is the obligation of every believer to witness by
life and by word to the truths of the Holy Scriptures and to
seek to proclaim the Gospel to all the world. We believe that it
is the responsibility of all believers to remember the work of
the Lord in prayer and to support it with their means as the
Lord has prospered them. We believe that every believer has a
spiritual gift which should be used to edify the body of Christ
(Acts 1:8; Romans 12:1-2; 14:13; I Corinthians 12:14; 16:2; II
Corinthians 6:14; 7:1; 9:7; Ephesians 4:11-16).
Do I have to be a member of your church?
No, as long as you are where you feel God has called you.
A Call to Biblical Manhood
"I have shown in every way, by laboring like this, that you
must support the weak. And remember the words of the
Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than
to receive.”
- Acts 20:35
To Contact AGAPE Men's Ministry call any of the brothers below:
Mike Magee
817-306-0568
Email:
mike@agapemensministryoftexas.org
Chip Lappert 817-675-4677
Email:
chip@agapemensministryoftexas.org
Sam Morris
817-485-4110
Email:
sam@agapemensministryoftexas.org
Don Videtich
817-379-5279
Email:
don@agapemensministryoftexas.org
AGAPE MEN'S MINISTRY OF TEXAS
P.O. Box 185
Rhome
Texas, 76078-9998
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