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Welcome to Viktor and Teresa Kostov's web site. We are serving God as missionaries in Bulgaria and other neighboring nations.
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Mission Statement
We work to spread the message of Christian freedom by word and deed.
Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again to give eternal life to
all who believe in Him. There is no greater freedom than being
reconciled to God in Jesus Christ. We
want Christians to be equipped to live out the love of God and spread the good news
about our Savior's work on the cross. In this journey God constantly
reveals to us our own need for becoming more like Christ ourselves and
being dependent on Him alone.
Vision
We believe in an expression of a contemporary church which upholds the New Testament standards of prayer, life together, and mission.
"Church" is more than just the weekly meeting in a public building,
or the building itself. "Church" is
life together in Jesus. Team ministry and committed discipleship
are values in which we want to see Bulgarian, and other, Christians
grow. We seek to be co-laborers with God in raising the prophetic gift
and ministry among the Bulgarian saints. We want to help shape a
missionary faith in individuals and churches. We want to build a bridge of relationships between like-minded Christians
and Christian fellowships in Bulgaria, Romania, the US, the UK, and other nations so that the Spirit of God would move freely in among His people and in the nations.
Values
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Following Christ is a way of life, not a philosophy, a trend, or just going to church (Matt. 7:24-27; Luke 9:23-24; James 1:19-27; Romans 12).
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Prophetic ministry calls the church to a higher standard of commitment to Christ and brings disciples closer to God (1 Corinthians 12:1-3, 14:1; Jeremiah 1:10).
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Church is relationships in Jesus' name, based on truth, forgiveness and service (Ephesians 4:25). The shortest definition of church
is: "Following Jesus together."
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Missionary vision and action is the sign of a living faith (Matthew 28:18-20).
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Teaching and studying the Bible
is essential to our walk with Christ: the Scriptures are the written Word of God and the most credible written source for instruction for salvation and Christian life (1 Timothy 3:16).
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Team ministry -- (Acts 13:1-2). Although it is not easy to maintain the intensity
of relationship in a team setting, the team is still the best way to
engage in Christian life and ministry. Christ established the team model
with the apostles and later sending out small teams of workers.
* Good works and helping the orphans are a sign of a living faith
and conquer enemy territory (Matthew 5:16; Hebrews 10:25; 1 Peter 4:19; James 1:27).
* Spiritual leadership in the church is by example
(Christ's way),
not by imposing one's will (the world's way). As a movie character once
said: "Men don't follow titles, they follow courage." Authority for
leadership is measured by the extent to which we are willing to
surrender our wills to the will of God. (Hebrews 13:7; 17; 1 Timothy
5:17-19; 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 5:12-13; 1 Peter 5:1-4).
(You may check the Scripture verses in
the searchable versions on
BibleGateway.com,
the Net
Bible, the
online Revised Standard Version of the Bible, or the searchable
online Blue
Letter Bible.)
Areas of Ministry
* Training and Discipleship
* Youth and Orphans
* Religious Freedom
For more details about the work go to the Work page.
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