Preached by Anthony Franklin, 4/29/2012 Click to stream audio or right-click to download audio Duty First – Outline “No mission too difficult. No sacrifice too great. Duty First” -What is our duty? Matthew 22:34-40 -Jesus was being questioned -Love God with all your mind, heart, and soul everyday -Our duty is to love God -What […]
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God’s SoldOut Movement
The Biblical Differences Between The International Churches of Christ And The International Christian Churches “And this is my prayer… that you may discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ.” Philippians 1:9-10 The City of Angels International Christian Church was planted on May 7, 2007 by 42 sold-out disciples sent by the Spirit from Portland, Oregon! Truth is of God and confusion is […]
Fruitfulness Through Prayer
“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.” Matthew 12:29
The PSU Campus Ministry continues to be fruitful with the baptism of Brandi!
In defending His performing of miracles, Jesus acknowledged the power and strength of […]
The Need for Constant Spiritual Restoration!
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Then I will t…
Gratitude in the Mission of the Disciple
Preached by Mike Underhill, 4/22/2012 Click to stream audio or right-click to download audio Gratitude in the Mission of the Disciple – Outline 1 Thessalonians 5:16 -God wants us to have this kind of heart all the time -Gratitude is important -Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and a vision for […]
Train a Child in the Way He Should Go Guest Editorial: Ted, Kathy, and Chris Green
“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6
Jon Green is restored to the Fellowship, just before he and his mother Kathy baptized his wife Trisha into Christ – that is a modern-day miracle!
Chris, Kathy and I wanted to share the perspectives […]
Hoy es el dia!
Predicado por Juan C Garcia, 4/15/2012 Click to stream audio or right-click to download audio Gabriela Damian fue bautizada! Con ella Betty Garcia, Francis Robles, Laura Gutierrez y Lupe Hernandez Mateo 5:38-42 hablábamos de caminar la extra milla, el ir mas alla. La ley en aquel tiempo era que si un soldado romano te pedía […]
Filled with the Spirit
Preached by Chris Broom, 4/15/2012 Chris’ son Austin preaches communion and contribution! Click here to listen, or right click to download! Chris Broom makes a special visit and preaches on the Holy Spirit! Click to stream audio or right-click to download audio Filled with the Spirit – Outline Ephesians 5:15-17 -“Be very careful” -When was […]
Women’s Day 2012–The Promise
Women’s day was amazing! Singing, dancing, preaching, food and God, all at one wonderful event. Here are the highlights: 4 powerful testimonies: All about God’s promises of strength, peace, love, and healing Preached by Marlyn, Jacque, Ana and Bernie, 4/14/2012 (click the links below to stream audio, or right click to download audio) Marlyn […]
Women’s Day 2012–The Promise
Women’s day was amazing! Singing, dancing, preaching, food and God, all at one wonderful event. Here are the highlights: 4 powerful testimonies: All about God’s promises of strength, peace, love, and healing Preached by Marlyn, Jacque, Ana and Bernie, 4/14/2012 (click the links below to stream audio, or right click to download audio) Marlyn […]
Degrees of Lukewarmness
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm – neither hot nor cold – I’m about to spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:15-16 The Easter Sunday Celebration Service of the City of Angels Church can be summed up in one word – “hot!” With an attendance of 864, the fellowship and the singing were electric! Included in the service was the AMS Region’s presentation of the moving play entitled, The Crossmaker – which so fittingly for Easter, glorifies the resurrection of Jesus Christ. During this momentous day, the Lord added 11 to our number – seven baptisms, two place memberships from our former fellowship, and two restorations – one of whom was Nivan Bhalla, a former Evangelist in India and Pakistan! Very excitingly, with a challenging goal of $334,000 for our Missions Contribution, the Lord blessed us as $374,956 was joyfully sacrificed to help plant five more SoldOut Movement Churches this summer – Boston, Orlando, San Francisco, Mexico City and Paris! God desires and demands “wholehearted devotion” from His people. (1 Kings 8:23) Jesus reiterates this total commitment when asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” Jesus answers quoting from the Book of Deuteronomy, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:28-30) At another time, Jesus explains that “the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and went and sold all he had and bought that field.” (Matthew
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Guest Editorial: Mike Underhill (Mike & Brittany Underhill, who humbly serve as the Evangelist and Women’s Ministry Leader of the dynamic Chicago Church, are the San Francisco Mission Team Leaders. They are very dear friends to Elena & me. Though they are a young couple who was married less than a year ago, they are held in high esteem for their work’s sake by the entire SoldOut Movement. KM) “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 God has set His eyes on one of the most beautiful cities in the world – San Francisco. This “Paris of the West” has always been about the heart with songs written about it such as: I Left My Heart In San Francisco sung by Tony Bennett; Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding; Welcome To Paradise by Green Day; Save Me, San Francisco by Train, and of course, one of the hippie movement’s anthem songs – If You’re Going To San Francisco, which inspired thousands to move to San Francisco in the late ’60′s. Hauntingly, another lesser known song that is inspiring to the whole San Francisco Mission Team is by American Music Band, All The Lost Souls Welcome You To San Francisco! With that song in mind, there are almost eight million lost souls in this amazing world city who prayerfully will “welcome [the mission team] to San Francisco!” The local band Train sings, Hey, Soul Sister, and I am so honored to be called by God to “the City by the Bay” with my new bride and “soul sister,” Brittany, along with about 30 sold-out disciples – primarily from
Keep the Unity
Ephesians 4:3 “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” According to this Scripture “every effort” must be made to keep “the unity”. What is unity? The greek word “henotēs”, which is translated as such in the NIV denotes unity but also unanimity and agreement. The websters dictionary simply defines unity as: “the quality or state of not being multiple”. Whenever we are studying the bible, we need to get into the sandals of the first century church and understand what they mean by unity; not its modern interpretation. Let’s look at a Scripture that not only prescribes unity but gives an example of it: Acts 4: 32-34 “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.” This passage is like finding a fossil of a dinosaur that unlocks all kinds of secrets about how that dinosaur lived. This Scripture tells us that the Church operated like the tribes that the disciples were formerly part of before joining the “Church” or “The Way” as they called it. Billions of people in the world still live and die in tribes much like the first century disciples yet it’s extremely hard for the
Spiritual Cataracts?
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” – Matthew 6:22-23 “They know nothing, they […]
The Promise
Report: 2012 Women’s Day Guest Editorial – Helen Sullivan “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through Him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” 2 Corinthians 1:20 What an incredible Women’s Day! When asked what was personally the most impacting, the women responded… “The gathering and sharing of women speakers always causes a great time of reflection. The event also allows me another opportunity to be closer to my daughter who invited me.” “The courage of the women and their vulnerability touched my heart. Also the interpretive dance moved me deeply. Thank you.” “Sonja was brilliantly used by God. Truly, an amazing day!” With 270 sisters in the City of Angels Church, we had a total of 726 women who came out to Women’s Day – 557 attended the English Women’s Day and 169 participated in the Latin (Spanish-speaking) Women’s Day! Although the events took place on March 3rd and March 10th, respectively, the preparation started much earlier! In December, the sisters – powerfully led by Elena – began to discuss the possible themes and most importantly, committed to pray daily for this special conference specifically designed to move women’s hearts. We agreed to keep everything simple! Once January hit, we began calling everyone we knew – family, friends and acquaintances – to invite them to attend. During Staff Meetings every Tuesday morning, the women gathered separately from the men in order to spend time planning and praying, as well as listening to inspiring lessons about loving women, reaching out to them, and winning them to Christ. On the morning of March 3rd, walking into the