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“FRIENDLY” FRIENDSHIP PASTOR’S APPRECIATION The “Friendly” Friendship Baptist Church family in Los Angeles will honor our pastor/ teacher, Dr. LaMonte King, at a Pastor Appreciation Service on October 13, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. The theme is: Leading God’s People God’s Way - “And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.” (Psalm 78:72) Pastor King has led the Friendship congregation in a Bible-based ministry that strives to meet needs of individuals, the church and community. Pastor King’s leadership led him to survey church needs and to establish new ministries to meet those

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needs. We are thankful that the Lord has given Pastor King the courage to preach without compromise, the wisdom

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crisis, and to encourage hope, joy and holy living. Pastor Eric Jones and members of the Community Baptist Church

of Monrovia will be the guests for the afternoon. Our sister church Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Amanecer will also participate in this celebration. Rev. Joe Howard will lead us into this day of celebration by delivering the gospel message during our 10:30 a.m. service. We invite you to join us on October 13, 2013 for this celebration occasion. We look forward to your presence and support on this special day. Submitted by the Pastor’s Appreciation Committee. “Friendly” Friendship Baptist Church, 10101 Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90003 (323) 7564088 ffmbcnwatts@ aol.com. FOR MORE INFO

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WHW Ministries will host its annual Methods of Expository Preaching and Teaching Conference at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport 5711 Century Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90045 on October 7 – 11, 2013. The Conference focuses on providing the necessary tools for pastors, ministers and laypersons so that they can effectively teach the Word of God. The Conference was born from a vision shared by three strong men of God: Dr. R.A. Williams, Late Dr. Larry Harris, and Dr. George Wad-

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a method of expository study that could be utilized by ministers and laypersons alike in a manner that would enable anyone to be able to share the Gospel with the saved and unsaved alike. From their combined collaboration and effort, The “Methods of Expository Preaching and Teaching” was born. The WHW Ministries Conference offers some of the most dynamic and learned Christian Scholars of our time. Among the Biblical Scholars scheduled to present the Word this year are the following: Dr.

A. Louis Patterson of Houston, Texas; Dr. Frank Ray of Memphis, Tennessee; Dr. H. Wayne House; and Dr. Bill Mounce, courtesy of Faith Seminary, Tacoma Washington. In addition to a wide variety of classes and seminars, Conference participants will also have the opportunity to participate in Class Seminars that will assist them in developing their evangelical and teaching skills. New to the Conference this Continued On Page 13 WHW .........

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Monday, September 23rd marks the beginning of the fall quarter of Evangelism at

Bethel M. B. C., classes begin at 7:29 p.m. each Monday night. The Bethel School of Evangelism is in its 30th year. Our school doors have been open each quarter since our first class in 1983. The school is supported by prayer and freewill offerings. You can begin registering now by leaving your contact information at 323-566-5286 or by e-mail to rapope2@aol.com. Classes offered this semester are Evangelism 101 thru 106-C, which are designed to equip the believer for sharing the biblical truths in all situations; preparation

with prayer, without which no movement can properly function; equipping teens for presenting to peers and children classes designed to introduce them to basic beliefs of the family of faith. There is a class for every member of the family. Matthew 28:18-20 that says, “And Jesus came and spake unto them saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatso-

ever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Fall registration will continue through October 7th. All classes are facilitated by dedicated and certified facilitators. First time classes include Evangelism 101, Introduction to Principles of Evangelism facilitated by Pastor Reginald Pope and Minister Mike Jones; Prayer Class with Brother Columbus Wallace; Youth Classes with Deacon Shannon Jackson and Sisters Tiearea Robinson, Continued On Page 15 BETHEL SCHOOL .....

7th APPRECIATION SERVICE HONORING PASTOR & MRS. MICHAEL L. WHITE Oh magnify the Lord with me. Let us exalt his name together! We the members of the Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, cordially invite you to join us in honoring Pastor & Mrs. Michael L. White on their 7th Appreciation Service. Our celebrations will take place on Sunday October 13th

at 3:30 pm, Friday October 18th at 7:00 pm and Sunday October 20th at 3:30pm. The church is located at 7524 S. Compton Ave in the city of Los Angeles. Pastor & Mrs. White exemplify the true meaning of Christianity through their personal relationship with Christ, lifestyles of dedicated minis-

try, service in love, and motto to: Pray Until Something Happens (P.U.S.H). God has truly blessed the View with Servants who are Commissioned by God to carry out the work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18-20); and it is with great pleasure that we honor them during

this special occasion. We are grateful for the great things God has done and will continue to do in the lives of our Pastor and First Lady and appreciate your prayers and support. Rev. Michael White - Pastor, Rev. Wimberly WatsonVisionary, Sis. V. Childress -Anniversary Chairperson

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Mt. Olive 2nd Missionary Baptist Church Celebrating 21 Years of Dedicated Service

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! God has blessed the Mt. Olive 2nd MBC church to announce the 21st celebration of our Pastor Rev. Dr. E. Winford Bell and Family, for serving the community for 21 years, and we come together to just say “thank you”. There is a saying that goes “time flies when you are having fun”. It seems as though it was yesterday that Pastor Bell preached his first sermon at Mt. Olive 2nd ‘Can Any Good Thing Come Out of WattsCome and See”. Well, they came and they saw. So we the officers and members of the Mt. Olive 2nd MBC invite each and every one of you to come and see what God has done. There have been some good times and there have been some bad times, but thanks be to God all the good times outweighed the bad. Celebrating with us on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 3:30PM will be the Renewed Life Church, Rev. Joshua Sims, Pastor; and First Holy Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Terry Nelson, Pastor; and, St. Matthews Baptist Church,

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Rev. Greene, Pastor. Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 3:30PM, our guests churches are Greater New St. Matthew Baptist Church, Rev. Lovester Adams, Pastor; Greater Philippians Baptist Church, Rev. William Florence Jr., Pastor; Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Albert Nicholas Pastor. The Church of Greater Love Rev. Darryl Moore, Pastor. On Friday October 4, 2013 at 7:00PM we will be having an appreciation Musical featuring some of the greatest soloists and choirs in the Los Angeles area, “come and see”. The celebration will close out on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 3:30PM with New Philadelphia Baptist Church, Elder Eugene Bryant, Pastor; New Bethel Baptist Church, Rev. M a r - Continued On Page 4 vis Da- MT. OLIVE 2nd ........

PARK WINSDOR BAPTIST CHURCH CLEBRATES 103RD CHURCH ANNIVERSARY AND HOMECOMIING

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Rev. Terrell Taylor and the members of the Park Windsor Baptist Church are inviting you and all former members to return home and join us for our 103rd Church Anniversary and Homecoming Celebration. Our celebration begins on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 11:00 am to 4:00 pm with a Family Fun Day. The theme is “A Growing Church Committed to God”, Acts 2:42-47. On Sunday, September 29, 2013,

we have two dynamic speakers who are coming home to deliver the Word of God. Our speaker for the 8:00 am and 11:00 am services will be our former Youth Minister and Interim Pastor, Dr. Kenneth Gates. At the 4:00 pm service, our own son of the Park, Dr. Tony L. Booker of the Lakeview Terrace American Baptist Continued On Page 4

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TRAVELER’S REST BAPTIST CHURCH PRESENTS “LIZ KEITH & COMPANY” Praise God from whom all blessings flow! The Traveler’s Rest Baptist Church Family is moving forward, “forgetting those things which are behind,” we press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Today, September 29th at 3:30 p.m. our special guest will be Central B. C., Dr. Luther B. Keith, Pastor, featuring Liz Keith & Company. The com-

bined choirs of Traveler’s Rest will be rendering soul stirring offerings of praise for both concerts. We extend an open invitation to all friends, supporters and well wishers in the Metropolitan Area to come and share your talents with us in one or both concerts. MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Sunday, October 13, 2013, 3:30 p.m. we will celebrate our 66th Church Anniversary.

Our theme is: “God is Our Refuge and Strength, a Present Help in Perilous Times,” Psalm 46:1. Our 8:00 a.m. speaker will be Rev. Calvin Bernard Rhone, Sr. Pastor of Hope of Glory Christian Center, Inc., a Son of Traveler’s Rest; at 11:00 Rev. Clarence Devereaux, Pastor of Solid Rock B. C. another Son of Traveler’s Rest will be our speaker; and culminating our celebration at 3:30

p.m. will be a former pastor of Traveler’s Rest, Rev. James K. McKnight, Pastor of Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship. As we commemorate 66 years of faithful service we are always mindful of our organizer, the late Reverend David M. Durham. Every Sunday he would deliver timely, relevant sermons such as: “It’s too Soon to Quit” or “Let Us Do It Together” and

most memorably “Jesus Keeps His Word.” In summary Pastor Durham would say, “Just do your part.” We thank God for his life and his legacy. Traveler’s Rest is located at 1417 East Florence Avenue in the City of Los Angeles. Deacon Carl Wilson is Chairman of Deacons, Rev. John Stewart is Chairperson of the 66th Church Anniversary and Sister Christine Brewer, Reporting.

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ONE FAITH FELLOWSHIP’S NUGGETS FOR THE SOUL NOPE, IT’S NOT IN VAIN It is truly amazing how large existences spring from such very tiny beginnings. This applies in every area of our lives; people and animals evolving from sperm cells, endearing relationships and marriages developing from casual introductions, huge arguments igniting from one insensitive word, etc. James 3:5-…a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. Large and majestic oak trees originate from very small seeds. How often do we forget this very simple truth: that if we plant seeds, we can grow trees!! Just as we

“give” seed into the ground to receive back multiplied seeds, so it is with everything we give. Whether it is money, possessions, emotions such as love or hate, prayers, or our time, we will reap a harvest on whatever we give. We reap exactly what we sow (Galatians 6:7-8), and we receive proportional to the same measure that we give. “He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully” (2Co 9:6). ((NLT- You will always harvest what you plant.). (A.Wommack Ministries). If

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we plant seeds of kindness to others, we will grow trees of thankfulness and blessings both from them and from God for allowing God to use us to

“minister” to them. Each time we sacrifice our time, efforts, smiles, words, finances and other resources for the enrichment and blessing of others; Daddy-God takes note and rewards us. Even if it is not the same people we have extended kindnesses to, Daddy-God uses others to sow back into our lives for the good deeds we have done. Daddy-God does not penalize us or cancel His principle of blessing us when our acts of kindnesses are not appreciated or accepted by others. We don’t have to insist that others accept our of-

fers of good deeds so that we won’t miss our blessings. We must just have a sincere desire and willingness to do or give whether it is accepted or not; for Daddy-God deals with and rewards us individually. That truth gives us the motivation to refocus and to recommit to continue doing acts of kindnesses even when we have been wounded or rejected. How many times have we witnessed the truth of Luke 6:38Give, and you will receive. Continued On Page 14 NOPE, IT’S NOT.......

Pilgrim’s Hope Ladies of Virtuous Essence (L.O.V.E. Ministry) Host their Women’s Day Service The Women’s Ministry of the Pilgrim’s Hope Bible Church is excited as they prepare to host their Women’s Day Service, Sunday, September 29, 2013, in both the Morning and Afternoon Worship. The theme is “Women of God Walking by Faith”, Micah 6:8 and 2 CorContinued From Page 3 MT. OLIVE 2nd ........

vis, Pastor; and St. Andrews Baptist Church, Bishop Alex Toussaint, Pastor. We would be honored to have you join us during this time of celebration. St. John 1:45.46: Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophet wrote “Jesus of Nazareth”, the son of Joseph”. 46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” We invite you to “come and see”. Mt. Olive 2nd Missionary Baptist Church 9401 S. Zamora Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90002 (323) 563-0618. Rev. Dr. E. Winford Bell, Pastor. Rev. Mose Tyler, reporting. Continued From Page 3 PARK WINDSOR .......

Church will speak. We hope you will join us as we come together to praise the Lord in spirit and in truth. The Park Windsor Baptist Church is located at 1842 W. 108th Street in Los Angeles, on the corner of 108th Street and Manhattan Place. Rev. Terrell Taylor is our Pastor. For more information, please contact our church office at (323)756-3966 or our website at www.parkwindsorbaptistchurch.com .

inthians 5:7. Our own Pastor Joe L. Smith, Jr,. will bring the message in the 9:45 a.m. Worship Service and a special presentation will be made by some of the women of the L.O.V.E Ministry in the morning service. The service of praise will continue in the afternoon at 4:00 p.m. We have invited three

spirit filled women to speak to us in this service in the persons of (Sis) Claudia Myles, Bible Enrichment Fellowship Church, Pastor Beverly A. Crawford; Monique Davis, St. Rest Baptist Church, Pastor Torrey Collins; and Adrienne Jones, Lighthouse C.O.G.I.C., Pastor James Morales. We’re

claiming an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in these services and that everyone present will receive the Word that speaks to their and will be a blessing to them. Giving leadership for this event is Sis. Daisy Traylor, Director of the L.O.V.E. Ministry. On behalf of the women, we extend an invitation to our

VOS CELEBRATES 21 YEARS OF MUSIC MINISTRY On behalf of the Voices of Sinai at Greater Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church #2, in the City of Compton, California, a joyful invitation is extended to you, our Brothers and Sisters in Christ, to join us on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 10:45 a.m. as our fabulous and anointed Choir celebrates 21 years of lifting up the Name of Jesus in praise. The theme is “Trusting in God no Matter What” (Job 1:8). Along with the Voices will be Guest Soloist Jermaine Murray, with the spoken

Word brought by Reverend Danyette Jones-Hewitt of Balance is Our Goal Ministries, where the Pastor is the Reverend Matthew Wheaton, Jr. The celebration culminates at 3:30 p.m. with Guest Soloist Arleta Hicks, Guest Group, Anointed Voices of Praise (AVOP); Guest Choirs, Lily of the Valley Church, Pastor Gary Parks and World Outreach Christian Center where the Reverend Joel Benjamin, Sr. is the Pastor and Guest Dancers, Cartoons in Action. If you want to be blessed, do not miss sharing

MOTHER’S BOARD PROGRAM AT ST. JOHN M.B.C.

Rev. David Tolliver is proud to announce that the Annual Mother’s Board Program is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, 2013 at 3:30 P.M. This is an Annual Affair which Rev. David Tolliver sponsors to honor the Mother’s Board of the St. John Baptist Church. This is one program that you should not miss. There will be singing and other events to make this event you surely don’t want to

miss. So make plans now with your family, friends, and loved ones to attend this wonderful program. Don’t miss this event or you will miss a treat! Rev. James A. Brooks is the proud Pastor of the St. John Baptist Church which is located at 936 W. 49th Street, Los Angeles CA (between Hoover and Vermont). This has been your star reporter, James E. Moffitt, Sr. Rev. James A. Brooks, Pastor.

this spirit filled day by joining us in the edification and glorification of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through songs. We are located at 12317 South Wilmington Avenue, Compton, CA 90222, telephone (310) 631-0261.Our dynamic and gregarious Pastor/Teacher, the Reverend Kalvin E. Cressel, Sr. may even rap a little something for you, so please come out and join in this explosion of praise. Mother Sandra Taylor, Public Relations and Deaconess Yolanda Denine Holmes, Choir President.

sister churches, families, and friends to join us in this worship experience. Come ready to hear the Word and be uplifted as we lift up the name of Jesus. Pilgrim’s Hope is located at 7016 S. Compton Avenue in L.A., CA Joe L. Smith, Jr. Pastor/Teacher, Rose Harris, reporting.

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The General Mission will celebrate Annual Mission Day on September 29, 2013 at 9:00am & 3:00pm. Our guests for the afternoon will be Rev. Terry Brown & the Liberty B.C. The Watkins Cafe will be open for lunch, event taking place at Victory. The Joy Ministry Overnight Session will be held October 18, 2013 7pm to October 19, 2013 6am cost is $10 please; come out and support!! Event taking place at Victory Baptist Church 4802 S. Mckinely Ave Los Angeles, Ca.

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Shut-In HEALING & DELIVERANCE SERVICE SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 WITH APOSTLE RONALD C. HILL, SR. Compton, CA May 28, 2013 - Apostle Hill, the first African-American staffed Chaplin to work for the Union Rescue Mission and national and internationally requested speaker and instructor, headed a multi-million dollar state-ofthe-art building project that now houses the Love and Unity Christian Fellowship family. Apostle Hill is also the host of National television Broadcast “Food for Your Soul with Apostle Ronald C. Hill” which airs on TBN’s, The Church Channel on Tuesdays at 5:30 PM PST and Fridays at 3:30 PM PST. Food for your Soul is also on local Compton Access Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 4pm, also on Fridays @ 6pm. Starting with only 5 members, the church now ministers to a

membership of 3500+. Consecrated as an Apostle in December 2010, Pastor Hill is the overseer of a fellowship of churches and ministerial alliance nationally incorporated as Kingdom Harvest Christian Alliance. “We are expecting a great move of the Holy Ghost at the Healing and Deliverance Service September 2013” says spokesperson. As in Apostle Hill’s, God inspired fashion, a season of 3 Days and Nights of Fasting and Praying will begin at bedtime Tuesday evening, September 24 and end Friday night after prayer on Friday, September 27. Apostle Hill and congregants will move into the church after MidWeek Service on Wednesday, September 25 through Friday night. Seasons of prayer will

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continue 24 hours a day until Friday night and the doors will be open to the public. The Healing and Deliverance Service will convene on Sunday, September 29th at 6:30pm. Apostle will be laying hands on all the sick, demon possessed, bound and financially stricken. He will also be praying with those to receive the real baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Love and Unity Christian Fellowship, is located at 1840 S. Wilmington Avenue; Compton, CA 90220. (One block north of the 91 Freeway) For more information please call 310.604.5900 or review www.loveandunity. org . Contact: Angela C. Hill, Public . Relations/Events; 310 604-5900x111. info@khcaonline.org;www.khcaonline.org.

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GRACE TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH DEVELOPING A FIVE STAR CHURCH Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Here at the Grace Temple Baptist Church, where we are “Developing A 5 Star Church”, we have some exciting news for you! We are so grateful to God how he has continued to bless and grow the ministry of our Church. Under the leadership of our Anointed and Appointed by God Pastor, Bishop Miquail M. Broadous,

Grace Temple is on fire for the Lord! Mark your calendars for our upcoming events at Grace: Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 3:30PM, we fellowship with the Southern Missionary Baptist Church in their Pastoral & Wife Anniversary. Sunday, October 13, 2013 at 10:00AM and 3:00PM, the Women of Grace Temple will celebrate their Annual Women’s Day! The theme chosen for this year is “Em-

powering Women through Edification and the Gifts of the Spirit” Romans 14:19/Galatians 5:22. What a time! What at time! Join us every Sunday morning at 9:00AM for Sunday school followed by our Morning Worship Service at 10:00AM. We are located at 7017 S. Gramercy Pl. Los Angeles, CA 90047. Bishop Miquail M. Broadous, Pastor, Sis. Celeste Williams, Reporting.

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Invited Guests: Councilman Bernard Parks, LAPD Leadership and more to come Topics to be discussed: Job Training & Readiness Employment Opportunities Neighborhood Watch Resources, Grants & Beautification

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Bible Background • GENESIS 12:1-7; 13; 15:7-21; 17:8 Printed Text • GENESIS 15:7-21 Devotional Reading • HEBREWS 11:8-16

AIM for Change

By the end of the lesson, we will: DISCUSS the significance of God’s covenant with Abraham; TRUST God to keep His promises; and TELL others about the inheritance God promises to give to believers.

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“In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates” (Genesis 15:18).

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Genesis 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell KJV

IN FOCUS Mariam’s parents always treated her special. Her father gave her the best of everything in life. He promised her, “I’ll always take care of you.” Her life began to change when her father was injured on his job as a firefighter. At first he was able to get disability checks, but soon they stopped. He applied for Social Security Disability but was denied. The financial strain affected his relationship with his wife. They argued all the time. Her parents divorced when Mariam was thirteen years old. Her father disappeared, and no one knew where he went. For many years, Mariam wondered what happened to her father, and became very angry and bitter. One day, Miriam received a letter from a lawyer who represented her father’s estate. He had recently died and left all of his estate to her. Mariam contacted the lawyer and discovered that her father had been living on the West Coast, where he found a doctor who helped him recover from his injuries. It allowed him to secure a job as a fire safety trainer for corporations. Her father expressed in his will that he wanted to take care of Mariam as he had promised. All of it was now hers. All believers will receive an inheritance from God. In today’s lesson, we will examine the inheritance God promised Abraham and Sarah. THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND TIMES Abram. Abram grew up in the Euphrates River town of Ur, in what is now southern Iraq. For unknown reasons, his father, Terah, decided to move his entire extended family to Canaan (Genesis 11:31). Terah stopped halfway to Canaan. He settled some six hundred miles upriver in the busy caravan town of Haran, on Turkey’s side of the border with Syria. After Terah died, God told Abram to finish the trip to Canaan (12:1-3). God also promised to make him into a great nation, even though he and Sarai had no children. Abram obeyed God and moved his family and herds southward to Canaan, an area now known as Israel (12:4-5). Canaan. A name of the country west of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, and between those waters and the Mediterranean. The name means “belonging to the land of the red purple.” It was a land in which the Canaanites and Phoenician traders trafficked in red-purple dye obtained from the spiny warm-water shellfish called murex on the Mediterranean coast. The land is now known as Palestine. The Canaanites engaged in nature worship and had prostitute goddesses and many other gods. The land was given by God to Abram and the Children of Israel (12:7; Exodus 6:4). BACKGROUND Abram was a descendant of Shem, Noah’s son. His father, Terah, moved the family from Ur to Haran, which was near Canaan. Terah

OCTOBER 6, 2013 -Bible Study Guide 6 upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

never completed the journey to Canaan. God directed Abram at seventy-five years old to pack up and move his family, servants, and possessions to Canaan (12:15). He promised to grow Abram’s family and make them a great nation. By faith, Abram obeyed God and traveled to Canaan. God appeared to Abram in Canaan and promised to give the land to his offspring (12:7). His wife, Sarai, was sixty-six years old at this time. A severe famine in the land caused Abram to take his family to Egypt to live for a while. He made Sarai lie and tell the Egyptians she was his sister (12:1013). Abram feared they would see how beautiful she was and kill him to keep her there for Pharaoh. They were treated very kindly and given animals and servants by Pharaoh. Later, serious diseases afflicted Pharaoh and his household because of the lie Sarai and Abram told (12:17-20). Pharaoh sent them out of Egypt. Abram was more wealthy than when he came to Egypt. Both Abram and his nephew, Lot, had acquired many livestock. The land in Canaan could not sustain both their livestock and possessions. To avoid conflict among the herders, Abram let Lot choose land to live on. Lot chose to live near the wicked city of Sodom because it had good pasture and a dependable water supply. After Lot departed, God once again promised Abram the land and innumerable offspring (13:14-17). Abram moved his family and possessions to Hebron. A war broke out amongst the kings in the area, including the king of Sodom—he would eventually flee and retreat (14:8-10). All the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah were seized, along with Lot. Abram assembled 318 trained men and went to rescue Lot (14:14-16). Abram rescued Lot and the other captives. He also recovered all their goods and possessions. IN DEPTH 1. The People Exalt Themselves (1. Abram’s Uncertainty (Genesis 15:7-11) Abram had just defeated four kings and rescued his nephew Lot and others (ch. 14), yet God needed to encourage him. It is unclear why Abram was so afraid. Abram may have feared that the nations whose kings he had just defeated would rise up and come against him and his family. God reassured Abram that he had no need to fear (15:1). Moreover, God promised to protect Abram from all his enemies because He was his “shield.” God also promised to reward Abram for trusting Him. But a personal relationship with God

was Abram’s greatest reward. Abram heard God’s reassuring words but still complained about being childless. He was upset that his chief servant, Eliezer, was his only heir (15:2-3). If a husband and wife were childless, it was legally permissible to adopt a slave or servant as a conditional heir. God told Abram, “Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness” (15:5-6). Abram is the “father of all them that believe” (Romans 4:11). God also said to Abram, “I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it” (15:7). God’s covenant with Abram was announced and confirmed (12:14, 13:14-17, 15:1-7). But Abram still wanted confirmation and assurance that he would possess the land of Canaan (15:8). God requested that Abram bring a “heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon” (15:9). Abram cut the animals into two pieces, except for the birds (v. 10; Leviticus 1:17). 2. God’s Promise (vv. 1216) Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a frightening great darkness came over him. God spoke to Abram while he was asleep. He foretold the captivity of the Israelites by the Egyptians for over 400 years (v. 13; Exodus 12:40). They would be mistreated until God punished the Egyptians. Ultimately, the Israelites would be released and leave with great possessions from the Egyptians (Exodus 11:2-3, 12:3536). These events would occur after Abram’s death at the age of 175. Just as the Israelites were dwelling in Canaan before their captivity, they would dwell there again after four generations (Genesis 15:16). A generation was the age of a man when his first son was born. This meant a generation for Abram was one hundred years. It would take 400 years because all the wicked Amorite people had to be cast out of the land after God passed judgment on them. 3. God’s Covenant Confirmed (vv. 17-21) “A smoking furnace, and a burning lamp” passed between the animal pieces (v. 17). This represented the presence of God. Often God’s presence was manifested through fire (Exodus 3:2, 14:24, 19:18). A covenant was confirmed by the slaughtering and cutting of animals in two halves between which the two parties walked. It was a symbolic act meaning that if either broke the covenant, it would be with them like it was with the slaughtered animal. God gave Abram a sign as assurance that the covenant was real and trustworthy. This covenant was an unconditional divine promise to fulfill the grant of the land. When the smoking furnace and burning lamp passed through the animal pieces, this ratified the covenant. Today, we do not need to see smoke or fire to be assured of God’s promises. We have the Word of God and our testimonies. We can remember that

Jesus, who was the offspring of Abraham, promised to give us a lasting inheritance if we put our trust in Him. He has prepared a city for us to live in with Him for eternity. The New Jerusalem, a holy city, awaits us (Revelation 21:2). SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES 1. What did God promise Abram and his descendants (15:7, 16)? 2. How did God ratify the covenant He made with Abram (v. 17)? DISCUSS THE MEANING Abram wanted proof or assurance from God that His promise would be fulfilled. God confirmed His promise by telling Abram about future events. Why is it so difficult to trust God’s promises without having proof? LESSONS IN OUR SOCIETY People often make promises they have no intention of keeping. This cultivates an environment of mistrust. We learn to trust people based on their word. God proved He is trustworthy because He has fulfilled every promise made. It sometimes can be difficult to trust the promises of God. What are some of God’s promises for your life that seem impossible to believe? What impact does God’s promise of an inheritance for His children have on your faith? MAKE IT HAPPEN Abraham is the “father of all them that believe” (Romans 4:11), and that makes all Christians his heirs. God promised an inheritance to those

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Daily Bible Readings MONDAY The Faith of Abraham (Hebrews 11:8-16) TUESDAY The Call of Abram (Genesis 12:1-7) WEDNESDAY Settling in the Land (Genesis 13:8-18) THURSDAY The Land and the Covenant (Genesis 17:1-8) FRIDAY The Covenant Recounted and Renewed (Joshua 24:1-13) SATURDAY The Covenant Remembered (Psalm 105:1-11) SUNDAY The Covenant with Abraham (Genesis 15:7-21) NOTE: RTP will always print Daily Bible Readings when the lesson has them available. If unavailable we will not print them

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who put their trust in Him. We will live in a city, the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:2). God will dwell there with His people. This week, share with unbelievers God’s promises so they too can one day dwell in that holy city with God. It would be wonderful to inherit lots of money, houses, and land from someone. In reality, it may not happen. If it does, it will not last. With the exception of eternal life in heaven or hell, nothing lasts forever. FOLLOW THE SPIRIT What God wants me to do: REMEMBER YOUR THOUGHTS Special insights I have learned: MORE LIGHT ON TEXT Genesis 15:7-21 Like the prophet that Abram was (20:7), he “saw” a conversation with God in a vision (Heb. machazeh, makh-az-EH, used only four times in the Old Testament), which started with verse 1 of this chapter and during which he queried God about his offspring (vv. 2-3). This was his fourth of eight conversations with the Almighty. This time, God promised that he would have a child, not by adoption or other legal means, but a biological child (v. 4), and that his descendants—literally “seed” (Heb. zera, ZEH-rah)—would be as uncountable as the stars (v. 5). Later, God would promise that they would also be as numberless as the sand of the seashore (22:17). The much-quoted verse 6 says that Abram “believed in

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the LORD,” for which God credited him with “righteousness.” Abram had just become the father of faith (see also Romans 4:1-3; Galatians 3:6-9; Hebrews 11:8-10)! John Walton writes, “Recognized righteousness becomes the basis for blessing” (The NIV Application Commentary, 422). Similarly, John Sailhamer notes, “Only after he had been counted righteous through his faith could Abram enter into God’s covenant” (The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 129). In our lesson, God will make an eternal promise regarding a key aspect of that covenant: land, aptly named the “Promised Land.” 7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. Soon God will speak similar words to Moses just prior to making another major covenant with him at Mount Sinai (Exodus 20:2). God’s deliverance, bringing them “out of Ur of the Chaldees,” will mirror His coming deliverance of the Hebrews “out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” Both are spoken as reminders of God’s sovereignty and divine power of salvation, but more than that, they are identifying char-acteristics— God alone has intervened on behalf of His people; it is God alone who delivers His people from bondage and sin. 8 And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three

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years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. Abram’s honest question was met with an odd answer consisting of not only bringing five animals but also cutting three of them in half—the heifer, goat, and ram (all normally acceptable as sacrifices)—and laying out the halves opposite each other. Inexplicably, he did not divide the two birds. Little is known about this ancient ritual, which seems to be a way of ratifying a covenant or taking a blood oath—similar to today’s signing of contracts or having something notarized. One verse, Jeremiah 34:18, reveals a similar scenario; a few ancient texts also reference similar rituals. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away. Commentators agree that this probably refers to divine protection from Israel’s enemies, which Abram’s faith provided as he drove away those who would devour. A parallel reference might be made with Matthew 24:28-30, during which vultures descend on carcasses. In both instances, the birds of prey immediately precede a darkening of the sun, which then precedes a future redemption. It is possible that this refers to the coming of Christ, the protecting Shepherd, the One who returns and redeems, as referenced in the Matthew passage. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell

NEWS@RAISETHEPRAISENEWS.NET upon him. Adding to the mysterious imagery is the fact that this series of events happened while Abram was in the modern equivalent of an induced coma. At this point, he saw terrible, future events that would happen to his flesh-andblood descendants, namely Egypt’s enslavement of the Hebrews. It is noteworthy that this is the only time God spoke to Abram in such a manner; all seven of his other encounters with the Lord were when he was fully awake. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. With overlapping references such as this, God reaffirmed the earlier connection in verse 7 with the future enslavement in Egypt and the coming deliverance. A connection with the Exodus and its typology-rich deliverance inherently makes a connection with Christ, who

delivers any who believes from their slavery to sin. By following Abram’s example of faith, believers instantly become his spiritual descendants, who collectively are as numerous as the stars by now! 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. Here, the ritual was complete with the symbolic “smoking furnace” (“firepot” in many versions) and “burning lamp” passing between the halves of the severed animals. While there is room for interpretation of the symbolism, the explanation that seems best suited for the context is that the smoking furnace or firepot represents judgment, and the burning lamp represents the light of the world—both of which could represent either God’s presence or Christ. Sailhamer’s view is, “God walking through the parts represents his presence with his people” (The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 130). This was God’s response to Abram’s question in verse 8—He sealed His promises with His own presence and fiery, brilliant nature. 18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. The borders of the Promised Land seem to be the same as for the Garden of Eden (2:10-14). Walter Brueggemann believes the description fits a later time in Israel’s history: “It can be claimed that verses 18-21 describe the actual borders of the monarchy at its high point under Solomon (cf. 1 Kings 4:24)” (Genesis, Interpretation Bible Commentary, 150). For believers today, the old lessons of faith and patience exemplified by Abram still apply because the object of our faith, God, has not changed. “God is always impressed with faith,” says Walton (441). What God starts, God will finish, even if He does not operate on our timetable. The Old Testament prophet Habakkuk writes, “Though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry” (Habakkuk 2:3). Similarly, in the New Testament, Apostle Peter asserts, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise” (2 Peter 3:9; see also Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:24). Sources: Bible Study Tools. www.BibleStudyTools.com. “Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon—King James Version.” http://www.biblestudytools.com/ lexicons/hebrew/kjv (accessed July 10, 2012). Blue Letter Bible. BlueLetterBible.org. http://www. blueletterbible.org/ (accessed July 5, 2012). Brueggemann, Walter. Genesis. Interpretation Bible Commentary. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1982. 148-150. Gill, John. www.BibleStudyTools.com. John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible. Genesis 15. http://www.biblestudytools. com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/genesis-15/ (accessed July 18, 2012). Life Application Bible

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Dr. W.M. Brent Sr Pastor Emeritus

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Sunday School .....................................................8:45 A.M. Morning Worship ............................................... 10:00 A.M. Prayer & Bible Study .....(Wed.) ..... 12:00 Noon / 7:00 P.M.

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los angeles THE ASSEMBLING FAITH M.B.C. 1233 W. 91st St., L.A., CA 90044 Phone(323) 418-8800 E-Mail: assemblingf8th@att.net

DR. B. T. NEWMAN SR. Pastor Emeritus

BOBBY T. NEWMAN JR.

Pastor SERVICE TIMES: Concencration Period ........................................... 9:00 A.M. Sunday School ...................................................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ................................................. 10:45 A.M. Evening Worship ................................................... 6:30 P.M. Wed. Prayer ...................................... 9:30 A.M. & 6:30 P.M.

GREATER ZION CHURCH FAMILY 2408 N. Wilmington Avenue - Compton, CA 90222 Ph: 310-639-5535 / 310-639-6025

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BISHOP ANTHONY BENJAMIN SR. SR. BISHOP HENRY J. COX Founder Sunday School .................................................................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ................................................................11:00 A.M. Prayer Service (Tu................................................................ 6:00 P.M. Bible Study (Tues.) ...............................................................7:00 P.M. Praise Dance (Wed.) ........................................................... 7:00 P.M. Choir Rehearsal (Sat.) ......................................................... 1:30 P.M.

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YOUR ORDER OF SERVICE....... 9:00 A.M. YOUR ORDER OF SERVICE..... 10:45 A.M. YOUR ORDER OF SERVICE...... 7:30 P.M.

MT. TABOR MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

2040 W. Jefferson Blvd., - Los Angeles, CA 90018 Phone: (323) 735-0044 Fax: (323) 735-0219 E-Mail: Trinitybaptistc@sbcglobal.net WebSite: Trinitybaptistchurchla.org

REV. ALVIN TUNSTILL, JR., PASTOR

Sunday Worship Service ......................... 7:30 & 10:30 A.M. Church School ....................................................... 9:00 A.M. Broadcast (KJLH) - 102.3) .................................. 9:00 A.M. Prayer & Bible Study (Wed.).............. 12:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.

JESUS IS THE ANSWER C.F. CHURCH 750 Alondra Blvd Carson, CA 90746 Phone: (310) 515-7209

DR. R. STANLEY HAYWOOD, PASTOR Sunday School .................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ............... 10:00 A.M. Bible Study..(Wednesday)..... 7:00P.M.

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6614 SOUTH WESTERN AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA 90047

PHONE: (323) 753-3189 PASTOR (323) 753-3180

YOUR PASTOR’S NAME

Early Worship ....................................................... 8:00 A.M. Sunday School ..................................................... 9:40 A.M. Morning Worship ................................................. 11:00 A.M. Communion Service (1st Sun.) ............................. 5:00 P.M. Mid-Week Prayer Mtg. (Wed.) ............................... 7:00 P.M.

MT. ZION MISSIONARY B.C. 1300 EAST 50TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 PHONE: (323) 235-2103 REV. EDWARD V. HILL II, PASTOR Consecration ....................................................... 9:45 A.M. Sunday School ...................................................10:00 A.M. Morning Worship ............................................... 11:45 A.M. Prayer (Wed.) ......................................... Noon & 6:30 P.M. Prayer/Bible Study (Wed.) .................................... 7:00 P.M

PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY Missionary Baptist Church 3600 West Imperial Hwy. Inglewood, CA 90303

Phone: (323) 751-0502 www.theoneandonlywaymin.org - Website

TRUE FRIENDSHIP MISSIONARY B.C. 7901 South Van Ness Avenue Inglewood, CA 90305 Ph: (323) 750-7304 Fx. (323) 565-2894 REV. JAMES A. PERKINS, PASTOR Morning Worship ..... 8:00 A.M./10:45 A.M. Bible Adventure Hour ............... 9:30 A.M. Prayer & Praise/Bible Study (Tues.) 7:P.M. Youth Ministry (Wed.) ................ 6:30 P.M. Prayer & Praise/Bible Study (Thur.) 12 Noon

Long Beach CHRIST SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH 1471 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. Long Beach, CA 90813 Phone: (562) 599-3421 www.csbclb.org REV.WELTON PLEASANT II, PASTOR Sunday School ........................8:30 A.M. Morning Worship ................... 9:40 A.M. Midweek Prayer (Wed.) ........ 7:00 P.M.

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Inglewood

Dr. Herman C. Avery Jr., Ph.D, Pastor Sunday School .....................10:00 A.M. Morning Worship ................. 11:30 A.M. Wed. Prayer/Bible Study ........ 7:00P.M. 7010 S. Denver Ave., L.A.)

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THE LIBERTY CHURCH 14725 South Gramercy Place Gardena, CA 90249 CHURCH: (310) 715-8400 Email Address: libertytabmin@sbcglobal.net

Worship Services ........9:30 & 11:30 A.M. Word Power/Bible Study (Wed.) 6:30 P.M. “I Care Ministry” (Sat.) .......... 9:45 A.M.

Dr. Michael Fisher Pastor

SERVICE TIMES: Sunday Worship ....Main Sanctuary.... 9:00 A.M. & 11:00 A.M. Evening Worship (Sun)....Main Sanctuary................. 6:00 P.M. Bible Study (Wed.) Little Zion Campus 12:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.

Gardena

ELDER DAVID CROSS, PASTOR

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH

Dr. W. Jerome Fisher Senior Pastor

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ORDER OF SERVICE....... 9:00 A.M. ORDER OF SERVICE..... 10:45 A.M. ORDER OF SERVICE...... 7:30 P.M.

GREATER MT. SINAI M.B.C. #2

“A Church Bible-Based, ChristCentered & Spirit Led” 12317 S. Wilmington Ave. Compt., CA 90222 Phone: (310) 631-0261 REV. KALVIN E. CRESSEL, SR., PASTOR/TEACHER Bible Institue (Sun.) ............. 9:15 A.M. Morning Worship ............... 10:45 A.M. Mission (Tues.) ................. 10:30 A.M. Teachers Mtg. (Tues.) ......... 6:30 P.M. Bible Study/Discipleship (Wed)7:00 P.M.

UNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 16133 S. Atlantic Ave., Compton, CA 90221 Office: (310) 604-0234 unitychristianfellowship@yahoo.com website: www.unitycf.org BISHOP JOHNNY R. WITHERS, JR., SENIOR PASTOR/TEACHER Sunday Morning Worship ................................9:30 A.M. Teaching Empowerment Night (Tuesday) 7:00 P.M.

“A Full Gospel B.C. Fellowship Affiliate”

GOSPEL MEMORIAL C.O.G.I.C.

1480 Atlantic Ave., L.B., CA 90813 Phone: (562) 599-7389 BISHOP JOE L. EALY, PASTOR Sunday School ..................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ................ 11:00 A.M. Evening Worship ................... 6:30 P.M. Wednesday Night Prayer ..... 7:00 P.M. Pastoral Teaching (Wed) ...... 7:30 P.M.

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Your Church Address Your Church Phone Number Your Church Email YOUR PASTOR’S NAME

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NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

1160 New York St. Long Beach, CA 90813 Ph. (562) 599-3509; Fx (562) 591-7314 REV. COLEMAN L HART, PASTOR Sunday School ......................... 8:45 A.M. Morning Worship .................... 10:30 A.M. Sun. Discipleship Training ........ 5:00 P.M. Mon. Night Men’s Bible Study .. 7:00 P.M. Tuesday (Mission) WMU .......... 6:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth Family Night 6:00 P.M. Wed. Night (Mid-Week) Prayer 7:00 P.M.

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6915 S. Broadway Ave Phone: (323) 751-3532 (323) 751-7331 REV. DeSHAY L. WARD, SR PASTOR Sunday School ..................... 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship ................ 11:15 A.M. Prayer & Praise.. (Tues)..... 12:00 P.M. Choir Rehearsal ..(Thurs)..... 4:00 P.M. Bible Class ...(Thurs)............ 7:15 P.M.

AVENUE CHRISTIAN LOVE B.C. 7516 S. Central Ave., L.A., CA 90001 PHONE: (323) 587-1586 REV. HAROLD H. LEE, PASTOR

Early Morning Worship (Sun.). 8:00 A.M. Sunday School ........................ 9:15 A.M. Mid-Morning Worship ........... 11:00 A.M. Afternoon Service ................... 4:00 P.M. Mid-Week Bible Study (Wed.) .7:00 P.M. Prayer (Saturday) .................... 8:00 A.M.

BETHEL M.B.C. OF SOUTH L.A.

10905 S. Compt., Ave., L.A., CA 90059 Phone: (323) 566-5286/Fax: 566-3224 REGINALD POPE, DP.TH., PASTOR Worship ........... 8:00 A.M. & 11:00 A.M. Sun. School & Bible Train. .... 9:30 A.M. Evangelism/Prayer (Mon.) ..... 7:29 P.M. Prayer/Bible (Wed.) 11:30 AM/6:30 P.M. Radio KTYM-1460 AM ( Fri.).. 8:30 P.M. www.BethelSouthLA.org

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7301 So. Avalon, L.A., CA 90003 Phone/Fax: (323) 759-8087 REV. RAYMOND A. DENNIS, PASTOR Sunday School ..................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ............... 10:30 A.M. Mission Mtg. (Wed.) ........ 12:00 Noon Bible Study/Prayer Mtg. (W) 7:00 P.M.

GRACE TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH

7017 Gramercy Place, LA Ca Phone: (323) 971-8192 Fax: (323) 750-5106 MIQUAIL BROADOUS, SENIOR PASTOR/TEACHER Sunday School ........................ 9:00A.M. Morning Worship .................. 10:00 A.M. Intercessory Prayer..(Wed.)..... 6:30 P.M. Wednesday Worship. (Wed).... 7:00 P.M.

GREATER MT. HERMON M.B.C.

2302 West 132nd St., L.A., CA 90059 Ph: 310-635-1958 FAX: 310-635-1938 REV. A.R. BILLINGLY Organizer/Builder REV. KENNETH A. HALL, PASTOR Sunday School ...................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ................. 10:45 A.M. Evening Worship .................... 6:00 P.M. Mdwk. Prayer (Wed) 12 Noon/7:30 P.M.

CEDAR GROVE BAPTIST CHRCH

7623 8th Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90043 Phone: (323) 751-1121 Fax: (323)751-1122

REV. A.T. WILLIAMS SR. ORGANIZER REV. RODERIC BELL, PASTOR Sunday School ............................... 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning Worship .............. 11:00 A.M. Bible Study/Prayer Mtg... (Thurs) .... 6:00 PM.

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH

4901 S. Avalon Blvd. L.A. Ca 90011

Ph: (323) 232-0398 Fx: (323) 232-7183 Email; ebc4901@sbcglobal.net

DR. KENNETH E. LITTLE, PASTOR Intercessory Prayer.............. 8:30 A.M. Sunday School ..................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship..................11:00 A.M.

Night Service . (2d & 4th Sun.) 7:00 P.M. Mdwk. Prayer/Bible Study (Wed) .7:00 P.M.

FAITH AND HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH 344 West Florence Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90003 PHONE: (323) 753-6445 E-mail: faithhopecommunity@att.net REV. LA VELLE M. GATES SENIOR PASTOR

Sunday School ...................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship .................. 11:00 A.M. Discipleship Ministry (Tues.) ... 7:00 P.M. Get In Shape Ministry (Wed.) ... 7:00 P.M.

FIRST BETHANY M.B.C 507 W. 49TH Street Los Angeles, CA 90037 PHONE: (323) 232-4421 REV. GREGORY D. McClain PASTOR Sunday School ...................... 9:15 A.M. Morning Worship .................. 10:30 A.M. Communion Serv. (1st Sun)....10:30 A.M Bible Study (Wed.) ................. 6:00 P.M. Mdwk. Prayer (Wed.) .............. 700 P.M.

FRIENDLY FRIENDSHIP B.C.

10101 S. Avalon Blvd., L.A., CA 90003 Phone: (323) 756-4088 REV. LAMONTE KING, PASTOR Early Worship ........................ 8:00 A.M. Sunday School ...................... 9:05 A.M. Morning Worship ................. 10:30 A.M. Monday Bible Study ............... 7:00 P.M. Mdwk. Prayer (Wed.) ....... 12:00 NOON Mdwk. Pray/Bible Study (Wed) ... 7:P.M.

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GREATER MT. OLIVE B.C.

659 West Colden Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90044 Office: (323) 755-3201 REV. C. LAMAR SIMMONS PASTOR Sunday School ..................... 8:00 A.M. Morning Worship .................. 9:00 A.M. Prayer Meeting (Tues.) .......... 7:00 P.M.

GREATER NEW LIGHT B.C.

1154 E. 92nd Street Los Angeles, Ca 90002 Ph: (323) 567-1993 Fx: (323) 567-1407 E-mail: PastorPDRoss@aol.com DR. PATRICK D. ROSS, PASTOR Sunday School ...................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship Service ......11:00 A.M. Prayer....(Wed)........................7:00 P.M. Bible Study...(Wed)..................7:30 P.M. Prayer ....(Wed & (Fri)...9:00-10:00 A.M.

GREATER NEW UNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

9719 S. Avalon Blvd., L.A., CA 90003 Phone: (323) 757-5094; FAX: (323) 757-1080 E-Mail: gnubc@att.net REV. RANDY ALLISON, JR. PASTOR

Sunday School ....................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ..................10:45 A.M. Children’s Church ................ 10:45 A.M.

Midweek Prayer/Bible Study (Wed.) ...7:00 P.M.

HOLY MISSION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 1614 East 41st Street Los Angeles, CA 90011 PHONE: (940) 442-2972 Noah W. Payne, Pastor Rev. Reginal Payne, Asst. Pastor

Sunday School 10:00 A.M. Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. Prayer Service (Tues) 7:00 P.M. Choir Rehearsal (Thurs) 7:00 P.M.

HOLY ROCK MISSIONARY B.C.

11009 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90061 Phone: (323) 779-0583 REV. LEHMAN JOHNSON, PASTOR Sunday Morning Worshi .... 8:00 A.M. Sunday School ................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ............... 11:00 A.M. Prayer/Intercessory (Tues.) .. 7:00 P.M. Prayer/Mid-day (Fri.) ... 12:00 NOON

LOVE LIFTED ME M.B.C.

6501 Crenshaw Blvd - L.A., CA 90043 Ph: (323) 778-5438 Fx:(323) 778-0574 PASTOR DR. S.S. SHIGG ORGANIZER/PASTOR Sunday School .......................9:00 A.M. Worship Service ................. 11:00 A.M. Prayer/Bible Study ................ 6:30 P.M. Silent Revival (1st Sat).. 2:00-2:15 P.M.

MOUNT ISRAEL M.B.C.

230 W. 103rd Street, L.A., CA 90003 (323) 757-3090; Fx: (310) 532-8498 Email; jessiewalker@ca.rr.com DR. JESSE L. WALKER, PASTOR Sunday School ........................ 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning Worship ..... 11:00 A.M. Midwk. Worship Serv/Prayer Mtg 7:P.M. B.T.U. (Sunday)......................10:15 A.M. Choir Rehearsal (Friday.) ...... 7:00 P.M.

NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH 5200 South Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90011 PHONE: (323) 232-4326

REV. LARRY D. HOOKS II, Pastor Sunday School ........................ 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ................... 11:00 A.M. (1ST Sunday - Communion Service 8:00 A.M.) Prayer Service (Thurs.) ........... 7:00 P.M.

NEW PROVIDENCE M.B.C.

10200 South Normandie Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90044 Phone: (323) 754-3779

Sunday School ..................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ................ 10:45 A.M. Prayer/Bible Study (Wed.) .... 6:30 P.M. Choir Rehearsal (Thurs.) ...... 7:00 P.M.

ONE FAITH FELLOWSHIP P.O. BOX 56641, LA, CA 90056 E-MAIL: OneFaith2007@aol.com www.onefaithfellowship.org Phone: (323) 481-6724 Dr. Tonya Lewis, Founder/President 1st Saturday - Fellowships Celebration of Youths - March Celebration of Adults - August

PILGRIM’S HOPE BIBLE CHURCH 7016 S. Compton Ave, L.A. Ca 90001 Phone: (323) 581-7672 Fx: (323) 581-6466 Email: phbc7016@att.net

JOE L. SMITH JR., PASTOR / TEACHER Sundays Early Morning Worship ..............9:45 A.M. Word-Up Bible Study .2nd & 4th ..8:30 A.M. Children’s Church ................... 9:30 A.M. Mid Week Bible Study .............12:00 P.M.

Continued From Page 7 SUNDAY SCHOOL ....

(NRSV). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1989. 29-30. Sailhamer, John H. “Genesis.” The Expositor’s Bible Commentary with the New International Version: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Vol. 2. Edited by Frank E. Gaebelein. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1985. 126-131. Unger, Merrill F. Unger’s Bible Dictionary. Chicago: Moody Press, 1985, 170-171, 224-225. Walton, John H. Genesis. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001. 420-441. Youngblood, Ronald F., ed. Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995.

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los angeles PARK WINDSOR BAPTIST CHURCH Park Windsor B.C. is a Church of “Inclusion, Not Exclusion” 1842 W. 108th Street, L.A. Ca 90047 Phone: (323) 756-3966 F: (323) 756-3969

REV. TERRELL TAYLOR - PASTOR

Morning Worship Service ..8:00 & .11:00 A.M. Sunday School ...........................9:30 AM Noon Bible Study...Wed............... 12:00 PM Prayer Meeting/Bible Study Wed... 7:00 PM

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SOUTHERN MISSIONARY B.C.

“One Church For All Generations” 4678 West Adams Blvd, L.A. CA 90016 (323) 731-2703 Email: smbcla@gmail.com XAVIER L. THOMPSON, PASTOR/TEACHER Sunday School ................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ...............10:30 A.M. Bible Study (Wed.) ............. 6:45 P.M.

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1812 E. 110th St. - L.A., CA 90059 Phone: (323) 566-5315 Res.(310) 635-2827 Fx: (323) 566-2349 DR. MILTON MARSHALL, SR., PASTOR Sunday School .................... 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship ................ 11:00 A.M. Prayer Mtg./Bible Study (Tue.) 5:00 P.M. UBU Club (Ages 13-19) 4th Wed. 6: P.M.

SOUTHWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH

PLEASANT VIEW M.B.C. 7524 S. Compton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001

Ph: (323) 581-9900 Email Address: pvmbc54@yahoo.com REV. MICHAEL WHITE - PASTOR Sunday School ............9:15 - 10:30 A.M. Morning Worship Service ........11:00 A.M. Wednesday Night Prayer...........7:00 P.M. Wednesday Night Bible Study....7:30 P.M.

REDEEMER MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

1631 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90007 Phone: (323) 732-4124 REV. CURTIS MONROE, JR., PASTOR Sunday School ......................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship .................... 11:00 A.M. Mdwk Prayer/Bible Study (Wed) 7:30 P.M.

12121 S. Avalon Blvd. L.A. Ca 90061 Phone: (323) 755-9541 PASTOR DONALD ROBERSON ROY L. ROBERSON, PASTOR EMERITUS Sunday School ................ 9:25 A.M. Morning Worship ........... 11:00 A.M. Bible Study (Wed.) .......... 7:00 P.M.

TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH 4155 McKinley Ave., L.A., CA 90011 PH: (213) 233-3289; FX: (323) 233-9356 E-Mail: Tabernacle_bc@yahoo.com PASTOR LESTER MOSLEY 8:00 A.M. ........ Early Morning Worship (1st, 3rd, & 5th Sunday) 9:30 A.M. ....... Sunday Church School 11:00 A.M. ................ Worship Service 7:30 P.M. (Wed.) Mid-Week BibleStudy & Prayer Service

TABERNACLE OF FAITH B.C.

11328 S. Central Ave., L.A., CA 90059 Phone: (323) 569-4162

ROCK OF FAITH M.B.C.

www.tabernacleoffaithbaptistchurch.com

5151 South Normandie Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90037 Off.: (323) 296-5840 / 751-2658 REV. E. A. TAYLOR, FOUNDER Rev. William G. Davis, Jr., Pastor Sunday School ..................... 9:05 A.M. Morning Worship ................ 10:15 A.M. Afternoon Worship ............... 3:30 P.M. Mdwk. Prayer (Wed.) ............ 7:00 P.M.

REV., DR. R. M. LEFFALL, PASTOR Sunday School .................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ................ 11:00 A.M. Evening Worship .................. 7:00 P.M. Bible Study (Mon.) ................ 7:00 P.M. School of Prayer (Wed.) 11A.M. & 7PM

936 W. 49th Street Los Angeles, CA 90037 Phone (323) 752-0855 stjohnbc@att.net REV. JAMES A. BROOKS PASTOR Sunday School......................9:30 A.M. Morning Worship...................10:45 A.M. Prayer/Bible Study..... (Wed)....6:00 P.M.

ST. REED BAPTIST CHURCH

656 East 79th Street - L.A., CA 90001 Ph: (323) 752-7807; Fx. (323) 758-8529 E-mail: StReed@sbcglobal.net REV. C.R. JONES, PASTOR Sunday School ..................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ................. 11:00 A.M. Bible Study (Wed.) .............. 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service (Wed.) .......... 6:30 P.M. B.T.U. ..................................... 5:30 P.M. Teacher’s Mtg. (Thurs.) ......... 5:30 P.M.

ST. REST MISSIONARY B.C.

709 W. Manchester - L.A., CA 90044 Phone: (323) 752-6179 REV. TORREY COLLINS, PASTOR Sunday School ................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ............... 10:45 A.M. Evening Worship ................. 3:30 P.M. *Bible Study (Tues.) ............. 7:00 P.M. *Bible Study (Wed.) ........... 11:00 A.M. Choir Rehearsals (Wed. & Fri.) 7: P.M.

1210 East 41st St., L.A., CA 90011 Ph.: (323) 232-2694 FAX: (323) 231-3592 REV. J. LAWRENCE GULLEY, PASTOR Sunday School ......................... 9:15 A.M. Morning Worship .................... 10:50 A.M. B.T.U. ........................................ 5:45 P.M. Evening Worship ...................... 6:45 P.M. Mdwk. Prayer (Wed.) ............... 6:30 P.M. Bible Class ................................ 7:00 P.M.

TRAVELER’S REST M.B.C.

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1417 East Florence Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90001 Phone: (323) 582-7797 E-mail: travelersrest@sbcglobal.net

Morning Worship .........8:00 A.M. Church School .......... 9:30 A.M. Worship Service........ 11:00 A.M.

Ph: (323) 581-7711 (323) 296-1338 REV. L.L. LEWIS, PASTOR/TEACHER

Sunday School ...................... 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning Worship..... 11:00 A.M. Prayer /Bible ............12:30 & 6:30 P.M. Men Ministry Sat before 1st . 10:00 A.M. Women’s Ministry...4th Sat ...11:00 A.M.

WELCOME MISSIONARY B.C.

8615 South Central Avenue Los Angeles, Calif. 90002 www.Welcomebaptistla.org Ph: (323) 582-5813; FAX: (323) 582-4587 REV. J. W. BROWN, PASTOR Morning Worship .................... 8:00 A.M. Church School ..................... 10:00 A.M. Communion Served (Every 1st Sun.) Mid-Week Prayer (Wed.) .. 12:00 NOON Mid-Week Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 P.M.

(The Historical) WELLER STREET M.B.C.

129 S. Gless Street Los Angeles, CA 90033 Phone: (323) 261-0949 REV. K. W. TULLOSS, PASTOR Sunday School ..................... 8:00 A.M. Sunday Morning Worship ..... 9:00 A.M. Sunday Evening Worship........6:00 P.M. Bible Study (Tues).................. 5:00 P.M.

10400 S. San Pedro Street, L.A. Calif. 90003

“Family of Purpose” CHURCH Phone: (888) 294-5545 www.FOPLive.com

REV. FREDERICK E. HOWARD Senior Pastor/Teacher Editor/Publisher Sunday School ...................Sunday....................... 9:30 A.M. Worship Celebration...........Sunday..................... 10:45 A.M. Mdwk. Prayer ......................Wednesday................ 7:00 P.M. Choir Rehearsals................Thursday.....................7:00 P.M. LIVE BROADCAST * SUNDAY 11:00 AM FOPLivel.com

BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH 1454 E. 100th St., L.A., CA 90062 CHURCH: (323) 564-0691

www.BeulahBaptistLa.org TRUE EVER FAITHFUL B.C.

11167 S. Main Street, L.A., CA 90061 P: (323) 755-1134 F: (323) 755-1133 REV. K.L. BURRUS, JR., PASTOR Sunday School .................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship................ 11:00 A.M. Mission Circle...(Tues)......... 6:00 P.M. Pastor’s Bible Study.(Tues).. 7:00 P.M. (Except 1st Tues) Prayer & Teachers Mtg (Wed).6:00 P.M.

REV. ROBERT L. TAYLOR PASTOR

Sunday School .....................................................9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ............................................... 10:00 A.M. Bible Study (Wednesday) .................................... 7:00 P.M.

YOUR CHURCH NAME TRUE WAY MISSIONARY B.C.

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1521 East 111th St., L.A., CA 90059 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 61218 Los Angeles, CA 90061-0218 Phone: (323) 569-8819 REV. W. CHARLES HARRIS, II, PASTOR Sunday School ...................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship .................. 10:50 A.M. Program/Vesper Hour ............. 4:00 P.M. Prayer/Bible Study (Wed.) ...... 7:00 P.M.

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9122 S. San Pedro St., L.A., CA 90003 Phone: (323) 755-4087 REV. DONALD L. WILSON, PASTOR Early Morning Worship ......... 8:00 A.M. Sunday School ................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ................ 10:30 A.M. Prayer Meeting / Mission Bible Study Wednesday ............. 6:00 P.M. Sun. School Teachers Mtg. (Wed) 7P.M.

Your Church Address Your Church Phone Number Your Church Email YOUR PASTOR’S NAME ORDER OF SERVICE....... 9:00 A.M. ORDER OF SERVICE..... 10:45 A.M. ORDER OF SERVICE...... 7:30 P.M.

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Will They Know?

JASON TROY LEWIS

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” - John 13:34-35. Christ’s intent for all believers is not merely to know him, but to be a student and follower of him. To admonish his teachings and to walk practically in obedience to him. This is what it means to be a ‘disciple’ of The Lord Jesus Christ. Furthermore, Christ demands our discipleship to

be a public matter and not private; He wants people to know that we are his disciples. In Matthew’s gospel, the sixth chapter, Jesus refers to us as ‘salt of the earth’ and ‘light of the world.’ The implication is that people should be able to visibly see and be influenced by the works of our relationship with Christ. In John chapter thirteen, he specifies more clearly that the characteristic traits of a true disciple are evident in how they treat one another; more definitively, to love one another. The love shared amongst believers in Christ is the most beautiful display of love from a humanistic experience. It’s a love that fortifies the Christian character and is a testament to the efficacy of our relationship with God through Christ. However, this love ought to transcend that of brotherly love in Christ and reach those who are lost so they too may be saved. But the pressing question we all need to ask ourselves is ‘will they know that we are His disciple?’ Is the power of Christ so compelling that others are easily made aware that we are His? Charles G. Finney, a great revivalist of the 19th Century was reported to have walked into a cotton factory near Whitesboro, N.Y. As Finney simply observed the machinery, one worker, then another sank to the floor and burst into tears and in a few moments nearly all in the Continued From Page 14 room were WILL THEY KNOW in tears. The

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year will be seminars geared to creating and maintaining ministries geared toward community outreach, and strategies in maintaining ministries in adverse economic climates. Other highlights of the Conference include the “Lunch & Learn” series, which will be held on Tuesday 12:15 PM at the cost of $15.00 each. The session will be led by a panel of distinguished clergy, and will cover a wide range of topics. Some of the highlights are as follows: Golf fellowship at 8:00AM Tee Off at Coyote Hills Golf Course 1440 East Bastanchury Road, Fullerton, CA 92835 at the cost of $150.00. On Monday evening October 7, 2013, at 7:00 PM WHW Ministries will host a Night Service with Rev. Cedric Cheatham of Fort Wayne, Indiana. On Thursday October 10, 2013 WHW Ministries will host “Presidents Night”,

Travelers Rest M.B.C. The Pastoral search committee is accepting resumes for a Pastor. If you are an ordained Baptist Minister please submit your resume with photo. Attention; pulpit committee c/o Sis. Mary McCarthy. 1417 East Florence Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90001. Church PH (323) 582-7797 ** Chairperson @ (323) 759-6031 featuring WHW Ministries’ President, Dr. R.A. Williams as the speaker for the evening. On Friday, October 11, 2013, WHW Ministries will host its annual commencement ceremonies for the 2013 graduates of Faith Seminary. Faith Seminary is a fully accredited University which offers baccalaureate and graduate degrees in Christian Studies, Divinity and Theology. The University has partnered with WHW Ministries to offer a comprehensive curriculum in Christian studies for WHW Conference members. The cost for all classes and learning materials is $295.00 until October 1, 2013 and On-Site registration will be $320.00. Lodging is available at the Hotel at a special rate for WHW Ministries participants. If you are looking to expand your growth in Biblical study, you cannot afford to miss this conference. From the first day, you will realize, as many others have, that your life, ministry and walk with God will never be the same. For more information or to register please visit our website www.whwministries.com or call toll free 888-949-2378.

Wants to inform you that the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Los Angeles Will NOT be in Session For the full month Of Sepetember. We will reconvene on OCTOBER 7, 2013 @ 11:00 am You are welcome to watch our Archived Services Streaming Live at www.BMCLive.com

Speak To Your Mountain If you focus on your mountain It will chill your heart with fright When you moan about your mountain You will toss and turn all night There are ways to conquer mountains With faith and boldness in your tool kit Faith is more powerful than explosives Mountains have been blown to bits With the renewing of your mind You have the power to make it flee Boldly command that mountain ‘Be thou cast into the sea’ Don’t tell the Lord about your mountain Tell the mountain about your Lord Let your mountain know you have the answer Living large within your heart Every idle word that men shall speak Whether muddy or sparkling gem Thou shalt be justified by thy words Your words will bless you or condemn Many among us have moved mountains Mountains small and mountains great Listen to their miraculous testimonies Nothing is impossible with faith

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THE PROCESS....

TRANSITIONS

But Ruth replied: Do not persuade me to leave you or go back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. - Ruth 1:16-1.7

byANDREA Andrea ANDREWS Andrews Many Christians face change and transitions in their lives with great anxiety even

though they know that change is inevitable. Comfortably living in the same place and working in the same capacity for extended periods of time create a false sense of comfort for many. It also makes it difficult to move when God says “move” leaving one in jeopardy of disobedience. It is important that we never outstay our

assignment – each place where God leads us being a temporary appointment to accomplish His will through us for His glory and for the fortifying of The Kingdom. When we become complacent and comfortable we are simply feeding our own flesh and selfishness. Giving our lives to Christ means that our life is NEVER

our own. For, those who lay down their lives will gain eternal life in Christ. Ruth’s faith in a God she’d never known is a profound example of what trusting Yahweh is all about for those of us who profess His Name. When God asks anyone of us to “move”, He never does so without express provision. He also never sends us where He has not equipped us or pre-

pared a place for us to go. In scripture, there are countless accounts of His sending forth a messenger, disciple, servant, prophet, king…and He ALWAYS prepared the way for them. If God is calling you to move, trust Him. He is faithful to ALL who honor Him. Peace, Love & Blessings – Mrs. Garcia w w w. t h e p r o c e s s c h r i s tiancounseling.com

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

7 Keys To An Effective Ministry (Part 2) A Leadership Lifter by, Rick Warren

DR. JOYCE HARRELL

(Continued from 9/22) Number 4, “a ministry that is effectively blessed by God is performed in God’s power. He says, “By the power of signs Continued From Page 4 NOPE, IT’S NOT.......

Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount of time, resources and other kindnesses which we give will determine the amount we get back. “Jesus’ followers must be generous. We must be known among men as givers rather than judges. Boundless generosity, limitless kindness to all, saint and sinner-that is what

and miracles, through the power of the Spirit, I fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.” In John 15:5 Jesus is talking. He says, “I am the vine, you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit. But apart from Me you can do nothing.” If you are not preparing yourself spiritually for the ministry you’re in --whether you’re a greeter or an usher or a hostess or whatever, it’s not counting. But if you are spiritually preparing yourself, saying, “Lord,

I realize that today in our church there will be 5000 plus people who will come across this patio. May I just touch a few of them with the love of Jesus Christ.” Then it counts. You do it in the power of the Holy Spirit. You don’t just do it in the power of your own personality. Some of you are just naturally vivacious. But what impresses people in a spiritual sense is when somebody’s had their heart prepared and love is just coming through them. You can tell. Even if you’ve

only got a split second chance to pat somebody on the back, or care for them, it makes a difference. Number 5, the ministry that is effective, that God blesses, is planned according to God’s purpose. Paul says, “It’s always been my ambition…” Circle that. Is it ok to have ambition? Sure it is. You’d better have an ambition. Your ambition better be to fulfill God’s life mission for your life and the ministry that He’s given you. Paul says, “It’s always been my ambition to preach

the gospel where Christ was not known. But now there is no more place for me to work in these regions. I plan to do so when I go to Spain.” Notice that Paul made plans. Some of you think you should just get up in the morning and say, “Lord, what do You want me to do today?” and kind of free-float through life. I don’t think so at all. I think life’s too important to go without a plan. I think we need to be strategic. The Bible says it’s foolish not to plan.” Dr. Joyce’s contact information is, Joyce-harrell@sbcglobal.net

He, the Master, would press home to those who would follow His lead. Men would find out in time what generous friends they were, and would in their turn freely give to them.” (Pulpit Commentary). Give liberally of your worldly substance to needy persons as you have an opportunity, according to your ability, and as cases require: and it shall be returned again to great advantage; with great rewards.” (Gill Commentary). So family, we don’t lose or lessen our re-

sources when we give, but only increase them. We don’t go unnoticed by our Heavenly Father when we extend ourselves to others because we are told in Proverbs 19:17- NIV-Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will reward them for what they have done. “What is given to the poor (those lacking in any area), or done for them, God will place it to account as lent to Him, lent upon interest (so the word signifies); He takes it kindly, as if it were done to Himself, … A

very rich reward shall be made for it: He will pay him again, in temporal, spiritual, and eternal blessings. Almsgiving is the surest and safest way of thriving.” (Matthew Henry) Our kind actions are neither done in vain nor unrewardingProverbs 11:17- Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you. Remember, we benefit ourselves by doing well to others while the cruel injure themselves as well as others. (Fausset) Enable One Faith Fellowship to

publicly honor special people in your life and/or be a vendor at our 10th Celebration on Nov. 16, 2013!-Join us for our 1st Sat. Fellowship, October 5, 2013, 1:15 p.m. at the U S Bank Community Bldg., Crenshaw and Slauson, Los Angeles, CA. For additional information contact: Dr. Tonya Lewis, onefaith2007@aol.com, One Faith Fellowship, P. O. Box 56641, Los Angeles, CA 90056,www. onefaithfellowship.org, (323) 481-6724, or http://www.facebook.com/Dr.TonyaLewis

HOW DARE YOU, GOD? (PART X) “And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: Knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?” - Exodus 10:7 (KJV)

LADY DR. PHELENCIA A. WHITE

Moses didn’t pick this fight, but God would certainly finish it. “And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart…that I might shew these

my signs before him: And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt…that ye may know how that I am the LORD.” (Ex. 10:1-2) Crises ALWAYS reveals TRUE CHARACTER. Sometimes it is only by going THROUGH THE CONFUSION that you will get to WHAT GOD WANTS to accomplish. In this case, GOD WANTED PHARAOH to use EVERYTHING HE HAD to FIGHT HIM. There comes a

TIME, when as HARD AS IT IS TO WATCH, that you must ALLOW people to COMPLETELY HANG THEMSELVES just like Haman with Esther. (Esther 7) After all of the ILL GOTTEN GAINS PHARAOH had amassed in his ENTIRE LIFETIME nothing could STOP HIS DETERMINATION to DESTROY that which GOD WOULD NOT ALLOW! Preferring to HONOR FLESH, Pharaoh’s SERVANTS said, “How long SHALL THIS MAN be

a snare unto us?” Their DISOBEDIENCE was their OWN SNARE! (vs. 3) God didn’t tell PHARAOH to just LET THE MEN GO to serve Him. He said, “LET MY PEOPLE GO!” THAT MEANT EVERYBODY…Women and children, too. But they DECIDED to ONLY LET THE MEN GO. With this decision, Pharaoh then drove Moses and Aaron from out of his presence. (vs. 11) As a WOMAN OF GOD, it is GOOD TO KNOW that we MATTER IN THE EYES

OF GOD. WE ALL have PURPOSE! Like it! Love it! Or Leave it! But how many of us WOMEN have LOST WHO WE ARE to BECOME who we are REALLY NOT only to HATE SOMEONE who is WHAT WE WISH WE COULD REALLY BE? Some women THOUGHT that God could ONLY BRING THEM TO THE FOREFRONT if they got a FORMAL EDUCATION, Continued On Page 15 HOW DARE YOU ...

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Joyce Howard, Hattie Marshall; and Teen Class with Sister Bertha Sweet. Other Facilitators are as follow: E-102, Scripture Comprehension for Witnessing with Sisters Juanita Pope and Melverna Brown; E-103, Scripture Memorization and Role Play with Sisters Dixie Brown and Cassandra Jones; E-104, Conversational

Witnessing as You Go with Sisters Irma Bowman and Tara Aldridge; E-105, Responding to Cults and False Doctrines with Sister Brenda Hawkins; E-106A, How to be a People Helper with Sisters Brenda Wood and Helen Moore; E-106B, Personal State for Witnessing with Deacon Eddie Sweet and Minister McKinley Moore; E-106C, God’s Power for Helping Hurting People with Ministers Alvin Stafford, Quentin McKinney and Sister Jenell Ross. The bible says, “and the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, The same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” II Timothy 2:2 Wednesdays, starting October 2nd at 6:30 pm., Bible Book-by-Book facilitated by Pastor Pope. Come out and search the Word. Get Fired Up!!! Bethel is located at 10905 South Compton Avenue, Los Angeles. Reginald Pope, Pastor/President Brenda Hawkins, Dean Doris Turner and Dixie Brown, Evangelism Coordinators B. Sweet, Reporter.

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NEED ALL THAT some women have HOOKED UP to get HIS GLORY out of YOUR LIFE. Jesus never WANTED TO BE CENTER STAGE in the MINISTRY BUSINESS. But as a MARRIED WOMAN, you MUST CARE for the things of the world as to HOW SHE MAY PLEASE HER HUSBAND. (1 Cor. 7:34-35) Now back to our STORY IN PROGRESS… LOL! God, this time, sends LOCUSTS known for their UNPARRALLELED DESTRUCTIVE capabilities. Locust, the PERFECT SPECIMEN for eating up the RESIDUE that GRACE (unmerited divine assistance given to humans for the regeneration, spiritual renewal or revival) and MERCY (compassion shown especially to an offender subject to God’s power) left behind from the hail, thunder and lightning plague. (vs. 5) Egypt had NEVER SEEN LOCUSTS REV. ROBERT REESE like this before…They COVERED the whole earth, so that the LAND WAS DARKENED: and they ATE EVERY HERB in the land, ALL THE FRUIT on the trees. (vs. 15) Pha“Mission to helping people” 309 East Hillraoh called for Moses and Aaron again IN A HURRY. He crest Blvd #386 Inglewood, CA 90301. Busiacknowledged his sin, asked for forgiveness for ONLY THIS ness Phone number (323) 971-1294, Cell NumONE TIME (vs. 17), and asked for prayer. Moses prayed. ber (310) 749-0948. Rev. Robert Reese, Baptist God responded. Moses and Aaron left. I know I’ve seen Min. Hours of operation are Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. this somewhere on a Sunday Morning! The LORD hardens – 5:30 p.m. Saturday by Appointment only. Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would still not let the children of Israel go. (vs. 20) Until Next Week – Part XI…Stay ConContinued From Page 14 HOW DARE YOU ... nected! Stay Blessed! Lady Dr. Phelencia A. White, Executive Spiritual Director © Girlfriends In Christ International, joined an ELITEUS GROUP or MARRIED an AposInc. © www.GirlfriendsInChrist.org © Telephone: (323) this factory run.” Friends, this is an example tle, Bishop, Pastor, Evangelist, Preacher or Prophet… 750-4GIC (4442) © Email: Info@GirlfriendsInChrist.org of a life marked by God and will it encourage us to examine ourselves and seek to live out NOT SO! Yes, I am TAKING A LEFT TURN by REAContinued From Page 14 the will of God in our lives. Article by: Jason SON OF THE ANOINTING. WOMEN today HAVE WILL THEY KNOW Troy Lewis, Executive Pastor, The Redeemer LOCKED THEMSELVES up into all types of SITUATIONS because THEY NEEDED A MAN TO VALI- factory’s owner, who was not a believer, was himself taken Church of Los Angeles 1631 W. Adams Blvd, www.facebook.com/jaDATE THEM in their SPIRITUAL WALK WITH by what was happening. “Stop the mill,” he instructed his L.A., CA 90007. superintendent, “and let the people attend to religion; for it sontroylewis www.jasontroylewis.blogspot. GOD. In fact, as misery loves company, some were www.instagram.com/jasontroylewis coerced into it by other miserable people. God didn’t is more important that our souls should be saved than that com

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