CHURCH OF CHRIST OF GREATER DAYTONA, INC.
SOUTH DAYTONA, FLORIDA

            The Church of Christ of Greater Daytona is a special group of loving and caring people who desire to do the Lord's will.  I have been richly blessed to serve as the congregation's minister since it began meeting September 14, 2011.  Please allow me to introduce myself. Introducing the Church of Christ of Greater Daytona…           Thank you for visiting us on-line, and welcome to our website.  We appreciate your interest in spiritual matters, and we trust that the following information will help you become familiar with the Church of Christ of Greater Daytona.             As a foundation, our plea is very simple -- we are dedicated to restoring the church that we read about in God's Word, the Bible.  "Restoration" involves bringing something back to its original condition without any alteration.  Even though the Lord's church was established many years ago in Jerusalem on Pentecost, it can be restored when its pattern that is revealed in the Bible is followed.  We are not affiliated with any denominational organization.           In restoring the church of the Bible, a proper understanding of Scripture is absolutely essential.  The Bible affirms that (2 Timothy 3:16).  This, of course, includes both the Old and New Testaments.  However, while both main sections of the Bible are inspired, today we are under the authority of the New Testament.  When Jesus died on the cross He fulfilled the old law and   God provides salvation through His mercy and grace.  To be saved, though, a person must believe that Jesus is God's Son (John 3:16; Acts 8:37), repent (Luke 13:3; 2 Peter 3:9), confess the Lord (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21).  It is through baptism that a person gets into Christ (Galatians 3:27) and into the one body which is the church (1 Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 1:18). a person must participate in the acts of worship that are authorized in the New Testament.  Lord's Day [Sunday, the first day of the week] worship is to consist of teaching God's Word (Acts 20:7), praying (Acts 2:42), singing (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16), observing the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26-29; Acts 20:7), and giving (1 Corinthians 16:1-2). Worship is a tremendous blessing in that it provides opportunities for God's children to offer praise to Him as well as opportunities for fellowship and instruction.