What started as a few people sitting around a table has transformed into a group of people passionate to reach people for Jesus! David and Randall Araujo are the co-lead pastors of The Heart Church. After serving together in various different roles in ministry, they felt the call of God to plant a church in Los Angeles. They stepped out in faith in 2020 and moved their family to the big city from Modesto, CA. David and Randall have been married for over 10 years. They have three kids: Ryan (9), Rose (7), and Raegan (4). Along with an incredible team, The Heart Church started in September of 2021 where the mission is to build up people who love God and love their neighbor. It is incredible to see the miracles that take place when we say YES to God!
Our core values is who we are. They are not just what we do, they are part of our DNA. These are non-negotiable for our team.
The reason we have salvation and the reason we can live today is because of Jesus! Because he gave his life, we can live the abundant life! He is our Savior and our friend. This is why we do church! We know that in the end, every knee will bow at the name of Jesus (Philippians 2:9-11) and we want to put him at the center of everything we do.
The Bible is the foundation for everything we do. We believe the Word of God is alive and active and should come alive in our lives. We should know the Word of God (memorized) and quote it often.
We are passionate about people. We always want to be thinking about what we can be doing to reach one more person for Christ. We have a ‘one more’ culture. Let’s reach one more person. Let’s invite one more person to the table. Let’s add one more campus. Let’s go out for one more cup of coffee. Etc.
We want to lead the way when it comes to generosity. We want to be generous with our times, our talents, and our treasures. We want to be open-handed with everything God has given us. In return, we can receive everything God has in store for us.
We are a church that wants to build disciples of Jesus who not only love God, but love their neighbor. We want to see Los Angeles transformed by God’s love. Here are certain things that we believe as a church. These are our essential beliefs.
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are inspired by God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.
The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Man was created good and upright; for God said, “Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness.” However, man by voluntary transgression fell, and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. (Genesis 1;26-27, Genesis 2:17, 3:6, Romans 5:12-19)
Man was created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God.
Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
Conditions to Salvation.
Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life.
The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded by the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Saviour and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life.
The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements --bread and the fruit of the vine-- is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4 [KJV/NIV]), a memorial of his suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26 [KJV/NIV]), and a prophecy of His second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26 [KJV/NIV]), and is enjoined on all believers "till He come!"
All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry.
The baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance.
Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God.
The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn, which are written in heaven.
Since God’s purpose concerning man is to seek and to save that which is lost, to be worshipped by man, to build a body of believers in the image of His Son, and to demonstrate His love and compassion for all the world, the priority reason for being of the Assemblies of God as part of the Church is:
A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the fourfold purpose of leading the Church in:
•. Evangelize
• Worship God
• Building a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son.
• Meeting human need with ministries of love and compassion.
Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.
The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the church.
The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years.
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to the everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to the everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
"We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness."
The Heart LA is part of an amazing fellowship called the Assemblies of God. This cooperative fellowship was founded in 1914 in Hot Springs, Arkansas with 300 people at the founding convention. Today there are 13,017 churches in the U.S. with over 3 million members and adherents. What an amazing family we get to be part of.
To learn more about the AG, check out their website at https://ag.org/.