{"id":5,"date":"2023-10-06T04:08:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T04:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wrz.iqp.mybluehost.me\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T20:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T20:58:02","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/it\/","title":{"rendered":"ICCRome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"nfd-my-0 wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-small-font-size wp-duotone-000000-rgba157198255019-1\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/web-video-trailer.webm\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-ba6f69a4 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:0;font-size:clamp(33.419px, 2.089rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.077), 60px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:capitalize\">International Christian Church Rome<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.863), 30px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Your Family in Christ in Rome<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-my-0 nfd-p-md nfd-pb-lg nfd-container wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-palette-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f938e1a9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);\" class=\"nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom\">Welcome to International Christian Church Rome, a place where you can find a family. ICCR is an international English and Italian speaking Pentecostal church located at Garbatella, Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c27640ae50fb29b8a1fb414d11cdcec\" style=\"font-size:clamp(21.536px, 1.346rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.052), 35px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Our Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom\"><strong>Sunday<\/strong> &#8211;<strong>&nbsp;Morning Services at&nbsp;10:30am&nbsp;<\/strong>| Discipleship Classes at 2:00 pm | <strong>Afternoon Services at 4:00pm<\/strong><br><strong>Tuesday<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Prayer Service &#8220;The Hour of Power&#8221; at 6:30pm<br><strong>Office hours<\/strong> &#8211; Tuesday to Friday 9:30 am &#8211; 1:30 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom wp-elements-b7ffcc5d0e35cb3223e476893dd96390\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">The Four Pillars of ICCR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6127943d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8eebadab wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"589\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1665 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prayer-ministry.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:58% 69%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"58% 69%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prayer-ministry.jpeg 920w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prayer-ministry-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prayer-ministry-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prayer-ministry-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#80614f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-palette-color-6-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">PRAYER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"is-style-fill wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-4-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/prayer-ministry\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:100px\">Prayer<br>Works<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8eebadab wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1656\" height=\"803\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-486\" alt=\"Kasun Fernando Kalhara leading worship session at ICCR, Garbatella\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Worship-team.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Worship-team.webp 1656w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Worship-team-300x145.webp 300w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Worship-team-1024x497.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Worship-team-768x372.webp 768w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Worship-team-1536x745.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1656px) 100vw, 1656px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-c5bbea69 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">WORSHIP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"is-style-fill wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-4-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/worship-ministry\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:100px\">Worship Encounter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8eebadab wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-487\" alt=\"Lead pastor Lawrence Ihekweme preaching on Sunday at ICCRome, Garbatella\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Sermons-by-Lawrence-Ihekweme.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Sermons-by-Lawrence-Ihekweme.webp 1200w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Sermons-by-Lawrence-Ihekweme-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Sermons-by-Lawrence-Ihekweme-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Sermons-by-Lawrence-Ihekweme-1152x1536.webp 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">WORD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"is-style-fill wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-4-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/category\/sermons\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:100px\">Watch Sermons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1066\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1017\" alt=\"Graduates from bible school within the ICCR discipleship ministry\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ICCR-discipleship-graduates.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ICCR-discipleship-graduates.webp 960w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ICCR-discipleship-graduates-270x300.webp 270w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ICCR-discipleship-graduates-922x1024.webp 922w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ICCR-discipleship-graduates-768x853.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">DISCIPLESHIP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"is-style-fill wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-4-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/discipleship\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:100px\">Be A Disciple<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-my-0 wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-left-short nfd-delay-150\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:70vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-483\" alt=\"ICCR mission: Reach, Disciple, Empower, and Send to the Nations\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Mission-statement.webp\" style=\"object-position:45% 0%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"45% 0%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Mission-statement.webp 1920w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Mission-statement-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Mission-statement-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Mission-statement-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-Mission-statement-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-left-short nfd-delay-50 wp-elements-90aafcbaebd660d9b65a4b6e81f6aa7f\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.789), 28px);\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Reach, Disciple, <\/strong><br><strong>Empower and Send to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Nations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-left-short nfd-delay-50 wp-elements-8a91eb4fc376c753b8a95c5c8e301f2a\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\u2013 Our vision is to reach people of all nations with the Gospel of <br>Jesus Christ&nbsp; and see people saved, healed, set free, discipled, <br>equipped, empowered, and serving in ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-container nfd-my-0 nfd-p-lg nfd-bg-gray-100 md:nfd-border-none wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-palette-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-00f9b240 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc407da wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-huge nfd-text-current md:nfd-no-br wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom\">Our Ministries<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c304226c wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-text-base  wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c8ed38b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-h-full wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6cd2befd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(9,32,63) 0%,rgb(225,232,237) 100%);padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94755ad4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary has-palette-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7575e82f18279e00239ab02cc7bbb8d7\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/mens-ministry\/\">Men&#8217;s Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mens-Ministry.webp\" alt=\"Men's ministry at ICCR\" class=\"wp-image-911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mens-Ministry.webp 650w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mens-Ministry-300x185.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Creating a community of faithful men equipped to lead themselves, their families, and become Church pillars by following Christ&#8217;s path.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-h-full wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6cd2befd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(9,32,63) 0%,rgb(225,232,237) 100%);padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94755ad4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary has-palette-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4ae3c1d447bf3b28dbca749ce31c3efe\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/womens-ministry\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/womens-ministry-esther-generation\/\">Women&#8217;s Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"1727\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iccr-womens-ministry-e1770580143344.jpeg\" alt=\"ICCRome womens' ministry\" class=\"wp-image-1727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iccr-womens-ministry-e1770580143344.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iccr-womens-ministry-e1770580143344-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iccr-womens-ministry-e1770580143344-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Equipping women to exemplify beauty, gentleness, wisdom, courage, and strength in God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-h-full wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6cd2befd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:20px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(9,32,63) 0%,rgb(225,232,237) 100%);padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94755ad4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary has-palette-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-31539705c22bd3b53ad1292b41e04419\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/couples-ministry\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/couples-ministry\/\">Couple&#8217;s Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Couples-Ministry.webp\" alt=\"Couples' Ministry at ICCR\" class=\"wp-image-909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Couples-Ministry.webp 650w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Couples-Ministry-300x185.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Marriage is an institution that God has made. The marriage covenant was intended to reflect the love and relationship between Christ and His church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-my-0 nfd-px-md nfd-py-stack nfd-pb-lg nfd-container wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-palette-color-8-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5fcefc23e5735e0343199cc1b7002665 is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-22272ca7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-text-md wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-right-short nfd-delay-50 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28232c24 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"md:nfd-order-2 nfd-p-md md:nfd-px-0 wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-369f67fb wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0effa23f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-primary nfd-text-sm\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.05em;text-transform:uppercase\">Youth ministry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-xl nfd-text-current md:nfd-no-br has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b06d4115ff3f18499fbd475a72b7902b\">Youth and Young Adult<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Empowering the Next Generation to Become Disciples of Christ. Our youth are emerging leaders, both spiritually and in the marketplace, and we are inspiring them to boldly stand for Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-weight-inherit nfd-text-base wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7179607f wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:32px;line-height:1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/youth-ministry\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px;padding-top:16px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:32px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Youth Group<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/youth-praying-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"youth praying at ICCR youth camp\" class=\"wp-image-1034\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/youth-praying-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/youth-praying-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/youth-praying-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/youth-praying-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/youth-praying.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-md wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-left-short nfd-delay-50 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28232c24 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/kids-ministry\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-sunday-school-kids-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"Kids enjoying ICCR's sunday school activities\" class=\"wp-image-532\" style=\"border-radius:6px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-sunday-school-kids-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-sunday-school-kids-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-sunday-school-kids-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-sunday-school-kids-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/iccrome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ICCR-sunday-school-kids.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"md:nfd-order-2 nfd-p-md md:nfd-px-0 wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-369f67fb wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0effa23f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-primary nfd-text-sm\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.05em;text-transform:uppercase\">Kids&#8217; Ministry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-xl nfd-text-current md:nfd-no-br has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a7de445200504ea1eca1ce01a62d5b0\">Kingdom Kids<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Children are our future, and they play a crucial role in the Kingdom of Heaven. We partner with parents to impart the teachings of Jesus Christ to our children with enthusiasm, making learning both enjoyable and meaningful. Our aim is to nurture their hearts for God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-weight-inherit nfd-text-base wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7179607f wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:32px;line-height:1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/kids-ministry\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px;padding-top:16px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:32px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Sunday School<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-my-0 md:nfd-border-none wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e546e51315139ecc0e07304df21824ce is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"testimonials\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--white);border-right-width:32px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--white);border-left-width:32px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"nfd-my-0 nfd-px-md nfd-py-lg nfd-container md:nfd-border-none wp-block-group has-palette-color-6-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-330ce275 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:#00000012;border-top-width:1px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4f46fbc1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-1a0eff7f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc407da wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fc9f69e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-bg-gray-100 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4e377f7d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:100px;padding-top:6px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:16px\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-sm nfd-text-primary has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.05em;text-transform:uppercase\">Testimonials<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-huge nfd-text-current md:nfd-no-br wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b18030ab3aaac811d68b666b99a49a4\">Read Our Church Members&#8217; Stories<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87980606 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-overlap-children-sm wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5f465610 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1489659639091-8b687bc4386e?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MzZ8fHBlcnNvbnxlbnwwfDJ8MHx8&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;q=60&amp;w=200&amp;h=200&amp;crop=face\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:white;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:50px;height:undefinedpx\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1585302614556-7b0eaa75f353?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8M3x8cGVyc29ufGVufDB8MnwwfHw%3D&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;q=60&amp;w=200&amp;h=200&amp;crop=face\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:white;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:50px;height:undefinedpx\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1613327248877-c006217c9134?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTA0fHxwZXJzb258ZW58MHwyfDB8fA%3D%3D&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;q=60&amp;w=200&amp;h=200&amp;crop=face\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:white;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:50px;height:undefinedpx\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1481142378093-d0289ea07b78?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTg5fHxwZXJzb258ZW58MHwyfDB8fA%3D%3D&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;q=60&amp;w=200&amp;h=200&amp;crop=face\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:white;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:50px;height:undefinedpx\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30a70405 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fab906\">\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-sm\"><strong>4.85<\/strong> from 276+ reviews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-base wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b4970b02 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-bg-gray-100 wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9189e9f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:4px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4474b0c1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md\"> <strong>&#8220;God is Great All The Time&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-opacity-80\">When I moved in Rome 4 months ago, I sought the lord to lead me to a church that he was there, I remember checking on google and found ICCR. I felt God\u2019s leading to worship with ICCR and in my first Sunday in church, I felt the power of God, the connection and peace that comes with obeying the lord. Now I\u2019m always elated to be in the presence of God and his children each Sunday or meeting days. Praise God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fab906\">\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-sm nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f5dbca08 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u2014 Uwakmfon Joshua<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-bg-gray-100 wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9189e9f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:4px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4474b0c1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md\"> <strong>&#8220;Jesus Changed My Life&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"\">I rediscovered my faith in Jesus during my 30s when I first moved to Rome in 2020, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. God encountered me at my lowest point in life, and I found a new identity in Christ. ICCR has been a tremendous blessing and an incredible source of support on my faith journey. Thank you, Jesus, for giving me such a wonderful family in You!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fab906\">\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-sm nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f5dbca08 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u2014 Antoinette J.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-bg-gray-100 wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9189e9f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:4px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4474b0c1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md\"> <strong>&#8220;God Still Heals!&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"\">The doctors diagnosed me with lung cancer and only gave me 6 months to live. But I decided to trust Jesus\u2026 and He healed me and now it&#8217;s been over 20 years! Jesus healed me!.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fab906\">\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-sm nfd-text-opacity-80 wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f5dbca08 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u2014 Romulo G.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-my-0 nfd-text-current md:nfd-border-none wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"faq\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--white);border-right-width:32px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--white);border-left-width:32px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-lg nfd-container md:nfd-border-none wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-330ce275 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:#00000012;border-top-width:1px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc407da wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23441af8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-bg-gray-100 wp-block-group nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4e377f7d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:100px;padding-top:6px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:16px\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-sm nfd-text-primary has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.05em;text-transform:uppercase\">Have Questions about being christ&#8217;s followers?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-huge nfd-text-current md:nfd-no-br wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom wp-elements-ad32e09b606d2f243f07df7fe770b245\">Frequently Asked Questions about the Christian Faith<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-rounded wp-block-details has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#00000014;padding-top:16px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><summary>Who is Jesus Christ?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-text-opacity-80\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">As a disciple of Jesus, we believe that Jesus is our Lord and Savior, the Son of God who died for our sin as it is written in John 3:16 (NKJV) \u2014 &#8220;For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.&#8221; Jesus Himself says in John 14:6, \u201cI am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.\u201d<br><br>According to \u202d\u202dColossians\u202c \u202d1\u202c:\u202d15\u202c-\u202d18\u202c \u202dNKJV\u202c\u202c, Christ is supreme in everything. \u201cHe is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-rounded wp-block-details has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#00000014;padding-top:16px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><summary>What is love according to Christ?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-text-opacity-80\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">According to the bible, love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not [a]puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, [b]thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8, NKJV).<br><br>There&#8217;s no perfect love in this world, but the love from God. Romans 5:8 (NIV) &#8211; But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Ephesians 2:4\u20135 (NIV) &#8211; But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions\u2014it is by grace you have been saved. 1 John 4:7-8 (NLT) &#8211; Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:17\u201319 (NLT) &#8211; And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. We love each other because he loved us first.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-rounded wp-block-details has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#00000014;padding-top:16px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><summary><strong>Why is faith important?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-text-opacity-80\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Faith and prayers are the lifeblood of believers. The bible says without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:16). Jesus himself said in Mark 11:24 \u2014 &#8220;whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.&#8221; Faith is the is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-rounded wp-block-details has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#00000014;padding-top:16px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><summary><strong>How can I receive Jesus Christ in my life?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-text-opacity-80\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Jesus came for all of us sinners. No matter how &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;moral&#8221; we are, &#8220;all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God&#8221; (Romans 3:23, NKJV). Therefore, we should humble ourselves before Jesus, and sincerely invite him as our Lord and Savior. We ask His forgiveness and believe He died for our sins and we are made as a new creation, as we accept the Holy Spirit and start a new life in Christ. If you don&#8217;t know how to start receiving Jesus in your life, pray this <a href=\"https:\/\/iccrome.com\/salvation-prayer\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/wrz.iqp.mybluehost.me\/salvation-prayer\/\">salvation prayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-rounded wp-block-details has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#00000014;padding-top:16px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><summary><strong>Do I have to get water baptized to be saved?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-text-opacity-80\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Baptism is a significant step in a believer&#8217;s life, hence it&#8217;s important to understand its role in salvation. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) says, &#8220;For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.&#8221; This passage emphasizes that salvation is not earned through any human work, including baptism. Instead, it&#8217;s a gift from God received by faith in Jesus.<br><br>Baptism, while a powerful and important symbol in Christianity, is an outward expression of an inward transformation. It signifies a believer&#8217;s identification with Jesus&#8217; death, burial, and resurrection. This is beautifully captured in Romans 6:4 (NKJV), &#8220;Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.&#8221;<br><br>So, while water baptism is a significant step of obedience for a Christian, it is not the means by which we are saved. Salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ alone. Baptism is a wonderful way to publicly declare your faith and commitment to follow Jesus, but it does not earn your salvation.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-rounded wp-block-details has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#00000014;padding-top:16px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><summary><strong>How should I face suffering as a Christian?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-text-opacity-80\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Facing suffering as a Christian involves a combination of faith, prayer, community, and seeking God&#8217;s guidance. It&#8217;s a journey that will lead to personal growth and a deeper relationship with Jesus. Remember that you don&#8217;t have to go through it alone, and seeking help and support is a sign of strength, not weakness. Many characters in the Bible suffer, like Job, Joseph, and Daniel. However, through their sufferings, they are sanctified and the glory of God was manifested. <br><br>\u201cFor everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world\u2014our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God]. Who is the one who is victorious and overcomes the world? It is the one who believes and recognizes the fact that Jesus is the Son of God.\u201d \u202d\u202d1 John\u202c \u202d5\u202c:\u202d4\u202c-\u202d5\u202c \u202dAMP<br><br>\u201cConsider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace]. And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.\u201d James\u202c \u202d1\u202c:\u202d2\u202c-\u202d4\u202c \u202dAMP<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-61d6132d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:40px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3821ebe5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1611242254711-3f3e21033e4b?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;q=80&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;crop=\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-white-border-color\" style=\"border-width:3px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:undefinedpx\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-42e9c677 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Interested in supporting our Mission?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-text-opacity-80\">Have more questions about Jesus and our Christian values? 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