Have you ever said something that you regretted and hurt someone you really loved? Kerry exceptional example of not doing this. Never said – I wish I had never married you (not because I am perfect) Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. How do you do this? Speak the truth […]
Category: North America
September 8th
Greetings from Ventura! The Lord graciously added one more to our number this week! Bobby was baptized in the Pacific Ocean today after our Park Service! He was a former coworker of Marcel who was recently restored. Even though Bobby knew him while Marcel was in the darkness, when Marcel changed and restored his relationship with God, Bobby noticed and wanted to change as well! He diligently studied the Bible […]
Cameron’s Baptism – September 1, 2013
Cameron is an awesome carpenter living in the student populated area known as Isla Vista, that was met through our tagging efforts! He overcame a challenging past and was baptized today on the beach of one of the most wicked areas of the whole Santa Barbara County – Del Playa! It is the ocean front street that is infamous for its flagrant sin and today God placed a ray of […]
Alex’s Baptism – August 27, 2013
Alex is an incredibly talented UCSB graduate student, pursuing a Master’s in Mathematics. He graduated high school at 15, graduated Stanford at 19, worked at Yahoo for a couple of years before deciding to go back to school, as well as teaching undergraduate math classes. Alex came from a Scientology background with almost no knowledge of Jesus, and in just under three months came to faith in Jesus, and completely […]
Live the DREAM – Fall 2013
Live the DREAM – Fall 2013 “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” – Ephesians 3:20 (NIV1984) Aug 26th – Nov 22nd Fall Semester Campaign Goal: To build up each disciple in faith and Self-confidence of their evangelism ability Campaign Objectives: Each campus will share their faith on Cal State at […]
AV Sunday Service Location Changed for this Sunday!
Location of our service for this Sunday, September 1st, has been moved to Rawley Duntley Park, 3334 West Ave K, Lancaster. This will be an outdoor service, so please dress appropriately.
Congregational Labor Day “Fun Day”
The annual Labor Day “Fun Day” will be this Monday, September 2nd, at William R. Mason Regional Park, 18712 University Drive, Irvine, CA 92612, from 10:00am til 1:00pm. Parking fee is $7.00 per vehicle. $5.00 per adult for lunch (no charge for 12 and under). Please bring your own drinks, coolers, chairs, and blankets. Games start at 10:30am. Lunch will be served at 12:30pm. After lunch, the event will officially […]
Why all the confusion about Baptism?
Start with the teaching of the oldest church in the world, the Catholic Church. What do they teach? Quote from Catholic creed “We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We […]
What is Biblical Repentance?
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. What does God want; does he want people to perish? Luke 13:3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. How many choices are there? Acts 17:30-31 In the past God overlooked such […]
Revelation Series
Next Sunday, September 15th, we will be continuing our study of the book of Revelation! Please come join us at the Courtyard Marriott at 10am!
How The West Was Won!
This past Sunday we continued with our How The West Was Won series lead by Tyler Sears. It was an amazing park service and the fellowship was on fire! The biggest highlight of the service was of course the two incredible baptisms in the Singles Ministry! James and Astari both decided to make “Jesus Lord” today as the West Region Celebrated with them!
Church History: Where it all went wrong (A Guide to understanding what has happened in almost 2000 years of church history)
What was the early church like? Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together […]
Can We Trust the Bible?
The Bible is unarguably an incredible book. It is the best-selling, most quoted, most published, most circulated, most translated, most influential book in the history of mankind. There is no close second. But why should anyone believe that the Bible is actually true? Might not the Bible be a fraud? Might not it be an ancient book of mythology, filled with the fanciful, yet deceitful writings of men? What about […]
Science vs The Bible – Friends Or Enemies?
A commonly held belief today is that you can’t be a Christian AND a scientist since a scientist lives by the light of reason and not faith. Interestingly, the reason man was originally bold enough to venture scientific theories was because scientists believed in a rational thinking God, of law and order and therefore that there would be knowable laws of the universe. After this period (known as the Enlightenment) […]
If God is so good and loving, why is there so much evil in the world?
Introduction: First let us understand one simple fact; many people think that God is in control of everything. If God was in control of everything, He certainly has things in an awful mess! The Bible is clear; Man is in control of what happens in the earth for the present. God has, as it were, “leased the earth out to mankind”. Genesis 1:26: Then God said, “Let us make mankind […]