Welcome to our Southeast church of Christ website!
We are grateful with you for making time to inquire and learn more about us. As members of the body of our Lord Jesus Christ, our primary goal is to faithfully serve and worship our God in accordance with His word so that all glory may be His through His son (1st Peter 4:11). Understanding that we are epistles of Christ that are known and read by all men, we strive to show that we have been written by the Spirit of the living God (2nd Corinthians 3:2-3).
We believe that the one true God is to be worshiped in spirit and in truth for that is the worship He seeks and approves (John 4:23-24). We offer praises to our God with the fruit of our lips in song without the use of mechanical instruments (Colossians 3:16, Hebrews 13:15). We seek to sing and pray with understanding so that all in attendance may be edified and grow in the grace and the knowledge of our God (1st Corinthians 14:15-17, 2nd Peter 3:17-18). Our prayers are offered in the name of Jesus Christ to the Father so that the Father may be glorified by them(John 14:12-14). Every first day of the week (Sunday) we partake in the Lord's supper in remembrance of Him by eating unleavened bread and drinking fruit of the vine (Matthew 26:26-29, Acts 20:7, 1st Corinthians 11:23-26) and we make a collection for the saints (1st Corinthians 16:1-2, 2nd Corinthians 9:6-8). Also in accordance to His will, we assemble in fellowship and study our God's word together admonishing and exhorting each other to stir up love and good works with the whole truth of our God (Hebrews 10:24-25). We diligently work to present ourselves without shame before our God and preach with the purpose to convince, rebuke, and exhort with God's word His truth (2nd Timothy 2:15, 4:1-2). Finally, we press forward and try with our best effort to be the light of this world trying to shine bright to help lead all those who seek God find and glorify Him (Matthew 5:14-16, Philippians 2:14-16).
Therefore, we hope this will shed some light as to who we are and how we worship in spirit and in truth to be found approved servants of God. All of us here at the Southeast church of Christ invite and encourage you to come worship with us so that God may be always praised!
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: All Hands on Deck! (9-1-24)
By: Obed Pineda Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: “Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.” (Mark 2:3) It was a crisp Sunday morning in Arequipa on July 14th. Experiencing such exquisite, cool weather in the month of July felt surreal, considering that just…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: Cary and His Hundred (Sort Of) (8-25-24)
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Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: The White Fields (8-18-24)
By: Obed Pineda “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest?’ Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” (John 4:35) The current population of Lima, Peru is estimated to be…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: Times of Refreshing (8-11-24)
By: Obed Pineda “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” (Proverbs 13:12) We had finally arrived to our destination. After several unforeseen setbacks, delays, tough personal trials, and very little sleep, we had finally reached Arequipa, Peru. Even though my…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa:The Spirit of Gaius (8-4-24)
By: Obed Pineda “‘So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?’ And he said, ‘He who showed mercy on him.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.’” (Luke 10:36-37) There is no doubt that when a person is going…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: Expecting the Unexpected (7-28-24)
By: Obed Pineda “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it – lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,…
The Season Is Upon Us
By: Orean Brown Saints it is that time of year and season, no I’m not talking about the Fall season. I’m talking about the Presidential Election, and what some call the POLITICAL SILLY SEASON. Political silly season is when people lose all rational thought and common sense. With the recent tragic incident…
Do Not Underestimate God
By: Joel Ramirez Children add so much perspective to life. Our three-year-old tonight managed to button up her pajama shirt with minimal help for the very first time. Like all small children coming into their independence, she will quite often reply “I can do it”. It is hard for a…
Beware the Hay Men (7-7-24)
By: Obed Pineda If you have ever driven past an open corn field during the autumn time, there is a small chance that you have been fortunate enough to spot the figure that has now become the emblem of the fall: the scarecrow. Indeed, these hay stuffed decoy dummies have…
The Duties of the Spiritual Man (6-30-24)
By: Obed Pineda On a certain occasion, the Lord Christ exclaimed, “Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes” (Matthew 18:7)! Prior to our Master’s exclamation, one learns that a certain dispute had transpired between His twelve,…