“A place where the Word and Power of God is made available to you!”
Focus Ministries Christian Outreach Center
OUR PASTOR: Raymond S Spriggs
Born in Loudoun County, Virginia, Raymond S. Spriggs is the 6th child of Jake and Edna Spriggs. As a child, he was always very energetic, lovingto participate in sports, go fishing, play cowboys, ride horses, and spend time helping his parents. He enjoyed going to Sunday school, and when he returned home, his mother would ask him what he had learned. Since he was attentive, he was able to tell her the message the teacher had shared. This began his journey, of not only hearing, but internalizing, and acting upon what he had been taught. He continues this habit today.
A tragic house fire destroyed his family home at the age of 14, and his brother, James Spriggs, and wife, Thelma, took Raymond into their home. His experience with them was life changing. He saw the ethic of hard work, the joy of unity in the home, bonding between family members, and the great value of teamwork. This was exactly the type of environment that he desired for himself one day. In his heart, Raymond began to envision what his life could be like.
Raymond comes from a long line of entrepreneurial family members, which helped him to be brave enough to branch out and start the first of many businesses that he has owned and operated over the years. He has done janitorial work, detailing, contracting, teaching, counseling, and has been an artist. These businesses have blessed him and many others, and are still very strong and vibrant today. His desire is that the knowledge that he has gained over the years would continue to be passed on and bless mankind forever. He has loved helping people.
Raymond surrendered his life to the Lord Jesus Christ in 1975, and then opened his heart to listen and follow the leading of the Lord. He was ordained and licensed as a Baptist Pastor where he served under the leadership of Dr. Hennie Brown Jr. His service was welcomed and appreciated by all. He has also served The Greater Northern Virginia area and expanded to other countries of the world by using the gift that the Lord placed in his heart, which is to carry the Gospel to all that would hear. After sowing into the fields that the Lord had given him, he began to have a leading to become the founder and senior pastor of Focus Ministries Christian Outreach Center (FMCOC) in Sterling, Virginia. His call is to help mankind focus on and to understand the importance of receiving healing for the whole man - spirit, soul, and body. He wants to help all those he comes in contact with, to open their eyes to the spiritual side of life. Raymond delivers simple, Biblical principles to be applied in his listeners’ daily lives. Pastor Spriggs truly believes he is an end time pastor with an end time message. Recognized for his cutting-edge revelation and pragmatic approach, he empowers millions to experience God’s grace, restoration, and healing.
Come and grow with us at Focus Ministries Christian Outreach Center and stay focused on the Word of God. It has all the power that is needed to position you to experience all that the Father has for you.
Email him at: PASTOR-RAYMOND@FOCUSMCOC.ORG
Mission Statement
“We are not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ
for we Believe that It is the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth.”
Romans 1:16
PASTORS WIFE: Nadine K Spriggs
Nadine and her husband, Raymond, work very closely together. She offers her full support as he follows the Lord’s leading, and organizes many things behind the scenes at Focus Ministries Christian Outreach Center. She always has a listening ear and gives heartfelt, life-improving advice based on the Word of God. She has a caring heart for everyone, from the infants to the elderly, and those in need. She allows the Ministry of Help to inspire her to assist in a way that will bring Glory to her Lord.
Nadine and her husband have four children and four grandchildren. Teaching and training them to follow the Lord and live lives of faith, integrity and honesty, has been a lifelong mission.
Email her at: NADINE@FOCUSMCOC.ORG
What We Believe
• The Bible is the inspired Word of God.
• Our God is One, but manifested in three Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
• 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.
• Salvation is the gift of God to man through faith in Jesus Christ.
• The New Birth is necessary to all men, and when experienced, produces eternal life.
• Baptism in water is by immersion, is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only.
• The Baptism in the Holy Ghost is a gift and is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues.
• We believe in sanctification, which is living a life of holiness.
• Healing is the privilege of every member of the Church today provided through Jesus’ death on the Cross.
• Jesus will return and “. . . 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 . . .” (1 Thess. 4:16–17).”
• The one who physically dies in his sins without accepting Christ is eternally lost and, therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or repenting.
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 (2 Tim. 3:16; 1 Thess. 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).
THE GODHEAD—Our God is One, but manifested in three Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being coequal (Deut. 6:4; Phil. 2:6). God the Father is greater than all; the Sender of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter (John 14:28; John 16:28; John 1:14). The Son is the Word 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 14:16; John 15:26).
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. The Bible says “...all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God,” and “...There is none righteous, no, not one” (Rom. 3:10; 3:23). Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the works of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God (Rom. 5:14; 1 John 3:8).
Salvation is the gift of God to man, separate from works and the Law, and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God (Eph. 2:8–10).
ETERNAL LIFE AND THE NEW BIRTH—Man’s first step toward salvation is godly sorrow that worketh repentance. The New Birth is necessary to all men, and when experienced, produces eternal life (2 Cor. 7:10; John 3:3–5; 1 John 5:12).
WATER BAPTISM—Baptism in water is by immersion, 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; Rom. 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, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.”
BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST—The Baptism in the Holy Ghost 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 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 2:1–4).
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 at Christ’s return (Heb. 12:14; 1 Thess. 5:23; 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Cor. 3:18; Phil. 3:12–14; 1 Cor. 1:30).
DIVINE HEALING—Healing is for the physical ills of the human body and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith, and by the laying on of hands. It is provided for in the atonement of Christ, and is the privilege of every member of the Church today (James 5:14,15; Mark 16:18; Isa. 53:4,5; Matt. 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24).
RESURRECTION OF THE JUST AND THE RETURN OF OUR LORD—The angels said to Jesus’ disciples, “...This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” 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...” (Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:16,17).
Following the Tribulation, He shall return to earth as King of kings, and Lord of lords, and together with His saints, who shall be kings and priests, He shall reign a thousand years (Rev. 5:10; 20:6).
HELL AND ETERNAL RETRIBUTION—The one who physically dies in his sins without accepting Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost in the lake of fire and, therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or repenting. 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 denoting the duration of joy and ecstasy of saints in the Presence of God (Heb. 9:27; Rev. 19-20).