Glory Ministries International Potchefstroom

ABOUT GLORY MINISTRIES

It is with great joy that I welcome you to this information gateway of Glory Ministries International. Established in 2001, we are a growing Church with a passion for the lost. There are resources here designed to enrich your spiritual life.

Glory Ministries International started in August 2001 when a young man, Pastor Ronnie Matras, listened to the Voice of God to start the ministry – it was not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of God.

When God reveals a vision, He allows you to envisage the end not the challenges you will encounter not even how you will achieve it. Just as He did with Abraham, promising him the land of milk and honey, He did not reveal all the details to Pastor Ronnie.

Pastor Ronnie has on many occasions emphasized the need for the Presence of God in the lives of the believer, which is the rationale behind the name Glory Ministries. He believes that when you testify about God, God must also testify on your behalf through miracles, signs and wonders.

The Word of God will sustain the “office” that you receive from Him.

The ministry is based on the manifestation of the Holy Spirit (the Word of God) and the Power (proof by the Spirit that God is with us). This has encouraged members of the congregation to worship God in truth and in spirit. As Christians, we must continue to impart higher wisdom of God which was once hidden from human understanding and is now revealed to us by God - the wisdom which God devised and decreed before the ages for our glorification.


Please join us for our Sunday service 09H30 and weekly Home cells in different areas around Potchefstroom, Promosa, Dasierand and Ikageng.
I am looking forward to meet you and welcoming you into our church family.

Our Vision is:

Attract

Maintain

Experience &

Expose Gods Glory

Our Moto:
Experience Gods glory in every sphere of life

ABOUT PASTOR RONNIE

Pastor Ronnie Heard the audible voice of God calling him to prepare him for ministry. By obeying Gods voice he was ushered in to a realm of Gods manifest presence.

He is a prophetic apostolic reformer called to perfect the saints by imparting biblical truths, including deliverance and spiritual warfare, and activating the gifts of the Spirit in order to raise up strong ministries in the body of Christ.

Pastor Ronnie Matras founded GMI in 2001. Since that time, hundreds of people was blessed and equipped under his ministry. He is activating students from the North West University of Potchefstroom and also numerous members of the National Defence Force based in Potchefstroom,

Through prayer, fasting and dwelling in the Word, Pastor Ronnie was able to minister to a small congregation consisting of six people without essential equipment for daily operation of a ministry. The Lord has increased the standard and the ministry is growing stronger in numbers and the anointing each day.

Glory Ministries International (GMI). is a multi-cultural, multi-generational church which also is a spiritual covering various different congregations. We train and Equip new believers for spiritual growth and those who wish to get grafted in to our heart and vision. Our children’s church (Glory Kidz) and Youth Ministry (GYM) is exciting and determined to raise up a new generation, strong in faith and who are willing to step out in God’s miracle-working power.

WHAT WE BELIEVE:

The program and activities governing the conduct of Glory Ministries International are based upon, and at all times shall be consistent with, the following creed and beliefs:

THE SCRIPTURES:
The Bible is the inspired word of God, the product of Holy Men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant as recorded in the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine. (II Tim. 3:16. I Thess.2:13, II Peter1:21).


THE GODHEAD:
Our God is One, but manifested in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being co-equal.

God the Father is greater than all, the Source of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter (John 14:28 , John 16:28 , John 1:14 ).
The Son is the Word of flesh-covered, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning (John 1:1, John 1:18 , John 1:14 ).

The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the Son and is eternal (John 15:16 ).


MAN, HIS FALL AND REDEMPTION:
Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam’s transgression and fall, sin came into the world. “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” “As it is written, there is none righteous, no not one.” Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the work of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God. Romans 5:12, Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10, John 3:8).

Salvation is a gift from God to man, separate from the works and the law, and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God. (Ephesians 2:18).


ETERNAL LIFE AND NEW BIRTH:
Man’s first step toward salvation is Godly sorrow that worketh repentance. The new birth is necessary to all men, and when fulfilled, produces eternal life. (II Cor.7:10, I John 5:12, John 3:3-5).


WATER BAPTISM:
Baptism in water is by immersion and is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only. The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian’s identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. (Matt. 28:19, Romans 6:4, Col. 2:12, Acts 8:36 -39.

The following recommendation regarding the Water Baptismal formula is adopted, to wit:
“On the confession of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and by His authority, I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”


BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT:
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit and Fire is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers in this dispensation and is received subsequent to the new birth. This experience is accompanied by the initial evidence of the speaking in other tongues as the Holy Spirit himself gives utterance. (Matt.3: 11, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, Acts 2: 38-39, Acts 19:1-7, Acts 2:4).


SANCTIFICATION:
The Bible teaches that without Holiness no man can see the Lord. We believe in the doctrine of Sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and continuing until the consummation of Salvation. (Heb.12:14, I Thess. 5:23, II Peter 3:18, II Cor. 3:18, Phil. 3:12-14, I Cor. 1:30).


DIVINE HEALING:
Healing is for physical ills of the human body and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith, of the laying on of hands. It is provided for in Christ’s redemption for us, and it is the privilege of every member of the church today. (Mark 16:18, James 5:14-15, I Peter 2:24, Matt. 8:17, Isa. 53:4-5).


RESURRECTION OF THE JUST AND THE RETURN OF OUR LORD:
The angels said, “This same Jesus shall so come in like manner.” His coming is imminent. When He comes, “The dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air.” (Acts1: 1-11, I Thess. 4:16-17).


HELL AND ETERNAL RETRIBUTION:
The one who physically dies in his sins without Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost in the lake of fire and, therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or for repentance. The lake of fire is literal. The terms “eternal” and “everlasting” used in describing the duration of the punishment of the damned in the lake of fire, carry the same thought and meaning of endless existence as used in noting the duration of joy and ecstasy in the saints in the presence of God. (Heb 9:27, Rev 19:20).


THE ORDINANCE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER:
The ordinance of the Lord’s Supper shall be observed regularly as enjoined in the Scriptures (Luke 22:19-20, I Cor. 11:23-26)

official website: www.gloryministries.co.za

Office email : info@gloryministries.co.za

Campus ministry email: 13128531@nwu.ac.za

Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mighty1989?ref=bookmarks

Office contacts:+27(0)76 020 0955 / +27(0)82 997 4779

physical address: C/O Chief Albert Luthuli and Stan Jackson Street Dassierand Potchefstroom South Africa 2531