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11.24.2013

Chris Broom: Greetings from Orange County! God has truly been working powerfully over the past few weeks! Romans 8:28 states, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” This was evident at our 2013 New Member Orientation on November 9th as around 60 gathered to celebrate all that God has done! We were […]

“Today Is the Day the Lord has Made”

Corey Blackwell How do you describe the kind of joy only the Lord can give? Pure joy! The South Central Ministry is dynamically growing not only in number, but even more so in spirit! Sunday March 17 we had five house churches! Can you imagine that just two years ago we were nine people meeting in a kitchen? Another milestone occurred on Friday night, March 15, as Lisa Davis the […]

John’s Baptism – November 17, 2013

Richie McDonnell- November 24, 2013 Greetings! God is doing incredible things here in beautiful Santa Barbara! Last week, God added John to our number through baptism! John is a freshman at UCSB, whom I met on the second day of this Fall semester. He has been coming around ever since, and after studying the Bible for several weeks, John came to the conviction that he was never Biblically converted to […]

European Missions Conference

This year’s amazing European Mission’s Conference was held November 7-10 in beautiful London, UK! Brandyn and I were very honored to attended and even speak at the conference! Lessons from this life-changing conference are available online at: http://www.londonchurch.org.uk/2013/european-missions-conference2013-2/ We very much enjoyed our time at the conference, with the disciples, and also sight seeing. Brandyn and I stand in front of iconic landmarks Big Ben, a red telephone booth, and […]

Jonah: Called and Ticked Off About It!

Introduction Jonah a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel he is from Gath-hepher (a few miles north of Nazareth) active during the reign of Jeroboam II (c.786-746 BC), 8th century According to Jewish tradition Jonah was the boy brought back to life by Elijah the prophet in 1 Kings 17, and hence shares many of his characteristics (particularly his desire for ‘strict judgment’). The book of Jonah is read […]

Grace

The understanding of grace is the foundation for a love motivated relationship with God, rather than one that is works motivated. People from a religious background or having grown up in the church can struggle with having a Pharisee mind set, knowing the requirements of Christian life, but missing the heart motivation. Similarly, overachievers (in the world or the Kingdom) are valued by others and themselves based on their performance. […]

10.27.2013

Chris Broom of the OC Region: “All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation… We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us!” (2 Corinthians 5:18-20) Friday, God allowed us to be His “ambassadors” to over 400 teens through “180 Worldwide” – the benevolent arm of the CR Ministry that Russ Preston, a Shepherd-in-Training […]

2nd Annual American Red Cross – MERCYWORLDWIDE Blood Drive

ARM-to-ARM 2 1 3 2nd Annual American Red Cross – MERCYWORLDWIDE Blood Drive   by Olimpia Argueta MERCYWORLDWIDE Blood Drive Coordinator   Every 2 seconds 1 pint of blood is needed and 1 pint of blood saves 3 lives.   In partnership with the American Red Cross, MERCYWORLDWIDE is hosting the 2nd Annual Blood Drive, titled Arm-to-Arm 2 1 3. “More than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day. “ […]

Good News 10.13.13

Victor Gonzalez of the East Region: Greetings from Las Vegas!! This week, my wife & I had the incredible privilege to fellowship and preach for our brothers and sisters in the Las Vegas International Christian Church! The zeal and love here in Las Vegas is exactly the same as the City of Angels Church! It is truly a privilege to be a part to a totally unified movement! Back home […]

10.13.2013

Capil Marhatta: The Sensational Singles Ministry in the South strikes again! The Lord is moving powerfully and we are happy to be following His lead! Our dear brother, Steve Morici (ICCM student) & Andrew Nicholas – a four month old in the faith – have been building a great friendship with Steve’s former co-worker (Ramiro Vasquez) from the Mazda-Lincoln Car Company. They linked up on Facebook a few months ago […]

10.6.2013

Capil Marhatta: What a glorious day it was in the sensational South Region! Our very own 20 year old young prophet – Sean Valenzuela (a Campus Intern and ICCM student) preached his very first sermon simply titled, Your Relationship With God! The lesson brought many to tears. To close his message, Sean kneeled down and challenged us to beg for God’s mercy! Be praying for Sean as he is preparing […]

Central Region on USC Campus!

Greeting from Central Region! God is moving powerfully in the hearts of the campus disciples as they have hit the ground sharing their faith on USC Campus! This month marked the first month that the fellowship met at the Radisson Hotel for Sunday service. Please pray for all the great things that God will be doing on the University of Southern California!  

Teen Ministry Represent!

Greetings from the Central Region! It was a special Sunday as another teen was baptized into Christ! Over 60 people from four different regions came out to witness Kaycee James, (a Kingdom Kid) move from the darkness to the light! She is the awesome daughter of Damon & Vicky, our Congregational Deacon Couple! Just before her baptism, Kaycee shared about other Kingdom Kids and teens that inspired her to make this […]