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MESSIAH BAPTIST CHURCH CELEBRATING 59TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S DAY The First Lady Pamela Jones and the Women’s Ministry of the Messiah Baptist Church are excited as they prepare to host their 59th Women’s Day Service, Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the 10:30a.m. Worship service. Our theme for this glorious occasion is: “The High Calling of a Christian Woman”, Titus 2:1-5, 10-13. Special presentations will be made to the “2013 Messiah’s Woman of the Year”. We have invited a Spirit Filled Empowered “Woman of God” to be our speaker, Sis. Gail Burks-Stansell. She has a degree in Drug and Alcohol Studies from MT San Antonio College and

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a Bachelor degree in Psychology from California Southern University. Gail is currently the Women’s Ministry Director at Praise Tabernacle Bible Church in Chino, California. We are claiming an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this service. We will begin our celebration with a Prayer Breakfast on October 19, at 9a.m. in the Whalen Jones Fellowship Hall. The Women of Messiah extend a cordial invitation to our friends, families and sister churches to join us as we lift up the name of Jesus. Messiah is located at 4500 W. Adams Blvd. in Los Angeles, California. Rev. Perry J. Jones, Senior Pastor. First Lady Pamela Jones, Chairperson.

ANNUAL MEN AND WOMEN’S DAY AT ST. REED MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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Come one; come all where the roads lead to the corner of 79th Street and Stanford Avenue, to a church that’s on the move – St. Reed Missionary Baptist Church. You are cordially invited to join us in our Annual Men and Women’s Day Celebration on Sunday, October 13, 2013. Our theme for this glorious occasion is: “Christian Men and Women Having the Mind of Christ” Philippians 2:5.

At our 11:00 a.m. worship celebration, St. Reed’s mighty men of valor will be giving leadership. The anointed Male Chorus will grace us in songs and praise. The renowned Rev. Roger O. Walker, Sr., Pastor of the Tabernacle of Praise Baptist Church will bring a spirit-filled message. For our afternoon worship service at 3:00 p.m., the dynamic women of St. Reed will be giving leadership in worship. The Women’s Day Chorus will be singing spirit-filled songs of Zion. Our theme speaker will be the distinguished Lady Rose Neale is a member of The Liberty Church, Rev. David Cross, Pastor. Lady Rose Neale is a much sought after solo artist, praise and worship leader and conference speaker. Mark your calendars and come celebrate the name of Jesus with us. The officers of our combined Annual Day are: Sis. L. Joyce Jones and Dea. Kenneth Ray, Chairpersons; Sis. Ann Jones, Dea. George Tucrkile and Bro. Eric McHenry, Co-Chairpersons. St. Reed Missionary Baptist Church is located at 656 East 79th Street, Los Angeles, CA.. For additional information, please call our church office at (323) 752-7807. Rev. C.R. Jones is our pastor. All are welcome. Sis. Brenda Cohen reporting.

PARK WINDSOR BAPTIST CHURCH CELEBRATING 3rd PASTOR’S APPRECIATION DAY FOR PASTOR TERRELL TAYLOR & FIRST LADY REGINA TAYLOR

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On Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 8am/11am/and 4pm, Park Windsor Baptist Church (PWBC) will come together to celebrate the anniversary of Pastor Terrell Taylor and First Lady Regina Taylor’s 3rd year of ministry and leadership at “The Park.” We, the members of PWBC, truly believe that God has sent His messenger, Rev. Taylor, to teach and preach The Word of God to believers and non-believers. We invite all our members, former members, and our many friends to come and help us celebrate this blessed occasion. We have invited three dynamic and awesome men of God who will come and share messages from Heaven at the following services: 8:00 am, Rev. Duane Moore of the Golgotha Trinity Baptist Church in Long Beach; 11:00 am, Rev. Don Burse, Pastor, from One Body in Christ Christian Church, of Las Vegas, Nevada; and at 4:00 pm. Rev. Welton Pleasant II, from Christ Second Baptist Church in Long Beach, CA. The theme is “A Messenger Approved by God” from 1Thess. 2:4. Park Windsor is located at 1842 West 108th Street in Los Angeles, CA 90047. You may contact Sis. Cheryl Guinn or Sis. Christy McNorton at (323) 756-3966 for further details. We look forward to seeing you there.

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The officers and members of the Greater Starlight Baptist Church have set aside the month of October 2013 to

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honor her Pastor Dr. Prentiss and First Lady Gloria Lewis. Services will begin today October 6, , and continue each

Sunday through October 27, at 4:00 p.m. with guest churches as follows: Mt. Aaron Christian Center, Pastor Michael Albert and Tabernacle of Praise, Rev. Roderick Walker, Pastor. Sunday, October 13, 2013 @ 4:00 p.m., New Way Baptist Church, Pastor Earnest Waters, Pastor; and First Antioch Baptist Church, Rev. Gerald Burgess, Pastor; Continuing with the celebration on October 20th, the guest churches will be Tabernacle Community Baptist Church Rev. Wilbur Lewis, Pastor; Greater True Light, Rev. E.

Wayne Gaddis, Pastor; United Christian, Rev. Nathaniel Haley, Pastor; Mt. Pleasant Hill, Kevin Palmer, Pastor; October 27, 2013 @4:00 p.m., New Covenant Baptist Church, L. Daniel Williams, Pastor; Security Baptist Church, Rev. Jack Richardson, Pastor, Power of Love Christian Fellowship, Rev. Eric Jackson, Pastor. The chosen theme for this occasion is “A Preacher for all seasons”. II Timothy 4:1-5. All services will be held at Greater Starlight Baptist Church located at 8018 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90003.

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come on children let’s sing about the goodness of the Lord. “Praise the Lord Everybody!” These are the very words often spoken by the prolific and anointed Sis Tonnett Durr-Young. Tonnett is on a mission to provide encouragement whenever possible as well as lift up the name of Jesus Christ through song. On Sunday October 13, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. an invitation is extended to ALL. Please come and help us celebrate a Great God. My family and I will offer up Praise and Worship to the

only GOD who is indeed worthy of our Praise. This musical extravaganza will be held at the First Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1300 E. 57th Street, Los Angeles, Calif. 90001 Rev. Darnell Jones, Pastor & Rev. Darryl K. La Bat Sr., Host-Pastor. For more than 30 years our family has been celebrating God through music. It is our belief that a family who prays together, stays together. With God’s grace and mercy we have indeed been able to do that. Our Parents, The late Dr. Thomas Matthew

Sr. & Cleo Durr, laid a great foundation for us and it was built on our Christianity and Faith. My family and I have kept the tradition alive and we live it out through song and in unity as often as we can. The Theme for the concert is, “God Is Sunshine On A Cloudy Day” taken from Psalm 107:13; Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distress. Speaker, Sis Loretta HughesContinued On Page 5 TONNETT .........

Fall Revival 2013

NEW MT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH MARK YOUR CALENDERS and join us for five nights of powerful praise, worship, and teaching for our Annual Fall Revival. Serving as our featured revivalist for over ten years, we are excited to welcome back Rev. Terry D. Streeter, pastor, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Washington D.C. Our theme this year is “Breaking up the Fallow Ground” (Hosea 10:12). As one of God’s highly anointed vessels, Rev. Streeter is known as a “teacher’s teacher” and has used his ministerial gifts of preaching, teaching, and evangelizing, both domestically and internationally to transform the lives of men, women, boys and girls from all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds with messages of hope, love, and Kingdom principles. Further, in 21 years of

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pastoral ministry, Rev. Streeter has led Mount Pleasant in several transformative projects. And, it is through prayer, passion and persistence that God continues to use Rev. Streeter to edify the Body of Christ and serve this present-age. Now, ARE YOU READY TO BREAK EVERY CHAIN? ARE YOU READY TO BREAK UP

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THE FALLOW GROUND? Our fall Revival begins on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at our 7:30AM and 10:45AM Worship services. And will continue nightly on Monday, October 14 at 7:00PM, Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00PM, Wednesday, October 16 at 7:00PM, Thursday, October 17 at 7:00PM, and concludes

Friday, October 18 at 7:00PM. So, we invite our Church families and the community at-large to join us for this LIFE-CHANGING EVENT as we become REDEEMED by the WORD, RENEWED by the HOLY SPIRIT, and RESTORED in our PURPOSE. New Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church is located at 402 E. El Segundo Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90061. For more information, including general Worship service times and directions, please contact our Church office at (310) 324-0644. You may also send us an email at newmtcalvary@newmtcalvary.org or visit us online at www.newmtcalvary.org Min. Dawnesha K. Beaver- NMC Public Relations Dept., Rev. Dr. Sonja R. Dawson- Pastor, Rev. Dr. Lonnie Dawson- Founder.

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Bible Fellowship Baptist Church Celebrates 4th Appreciation Service Honoring Pastor DeShay Ward Sr. The Bible Fellowship Baptist Church members are happy and proud to announce the 4th appreciation service for Pastor DeShay Ward Sr. A Pastor who have proved himself to be a Servant of Christ, who is always laboring fervently in Prayer that he might stand

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perfect and complete in all the will of God, we pray that if you can you will come and share in this joyous occasion with us Oct. 13th and Oct. 20th, 2013 at 3:00PM. We are located at 6915 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003. Our guest churches for Sunday Oct. 13th

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Theme – Our Pastor and Wife Trusting in the Lord and Doing Good “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Psalm37:3 &

Ephesians 2:10) We, the Bethel family, are preparing for the 38th Appreciation Service of our Pastor Reginald Pope and First Lady Juanita. Come out and join us in this exemplary celebration. The services are as follow: Sunday, October 20th at 3:30 p.m.: Pastor K. L. Burrus and True Ever Faithful B. C.; Pastor J. W. Brown and

Welcome B. C.; and Pastor Ticey Brown and Mt. Tabor B. C. Thursday, October 24th at 7:30 p.m.: Pastor Curtis Williams and Christ Full Gospel B. C.; Pastor Earnest Waters and New Way B. C.; and Pastor Stephen J. Randle and Christ St. John B. C. Friday, October 25th at 7:30 p.m.: sons of Bethel: Pastor Kalvin Cressel, Sr. and Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church #2; Pastor Lovely Haynes & St. Mark Baptist Church; along with Ministers McKinley Alexander, Jr., Randy Allen, Tony Hale, Roosevelt Hall, Michael Jones, James Lettries, Quentin McKinney, McKinley Moore, Tommie Ross, Xezakia Rouse, Alvin Stafford, Jr. & Ishmael Torres. Sunday, October 27th at 3:30 p.m.: Pastor Lucious Pope and Greater New Vision Continued From Page 5 BETHEL .........

ST. ANDREWS M.B.C. ANNOUNCES THE 22ND APPRECIATION SERVICES HONORING BISHOP ALEX & MRS. ANJEL TOUSSAINT

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GENERAL THEME: Our Pastor well equipped to teach and feed the flock of God, who he was appointed to lead. I Peter 5:2 Sunday, October 13, 2013 – 3:30 pm Guest Churches: Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Rev E.V. Hill II, Pastor, Kingdom

Builders Christian Fellowship, Rev. Tyron Robinson, Pastor Greater New Unity Baptist Church, Rev Randy Allison, Pastor Sunday, October 30, 2013 – 3:30 pm Guest Churches: McCoy Memorial Baptist Church, Rev. R. A. Williams, Jr., Pastor New

Bethel Baptist Church, Rev. Marvis Davis, Pastor Sunday, October 27, 2013 -3:30 pm Guest Churches: The Church of Greater Love, Inc., Rev Darrly Moore, Pastor Mt. Olive Second Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. E. Winford Bell, Pastor Sunday, November 3, 2013 – 3:30 pm Guest Churches: Union Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Milton Marshall, Pastor Tabernacle of Praise Baptist Church, Rev. Roderick O. Walker, Pastor Hosted by: The Sunrise Usher Board, Bro. Daniel Ferguson, President The Belles and Lilies, Sis. Ardella Robinson, President St. Andrews is located at 1794 West 36th Place, Los Angeles, California.

will be Christian Unity B.C., Rev. Willie Davis Jr. Pastor and the Family of Christ B.C. Rev. Lonnie B. Hogan, Pastor and Speaker for the hour. Our guest Churches for Oct. 20th, will be First Zion Travelers M.B.C., Rev. Frank Bryant, Jr. Pastor, Promiseland B.C. Rev.

Charles W. Williams, Pastor and will be delivering the spoken word. The elected theme for honouring our Pastor is “Celebrating the Laborer that dwells among us” 1st Thessalonians 5:12-13. Rev. DeShay Ward Sr. Pastor, Sis. Bernice Wooden, Reporter, Sis. Ethel Hightower, Chairperson.

FIRST ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH YOUTH EXPLOSION EXTRAVAGANZA

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You’re invited to F.A.M.B.C.YOUTH EXPLOSION on Friday, October 18, 2013, at 7:00pm. Our gifted

youth will share their God given talents through the ministry of Song, Spoken Word, Praise Dance and Worship. Special guest performers from Greater Emmanuel Temple, Philadelphia MBC, 2 in Agreement, Greater All Nations Pentecost Church of Jesus Christ and many more will be in attendance to help us lift up the name of Jesus. If you wish to be added to the line-up, please contact Toni Landers at (213) 598-0159. Come be a part of this explosive event. We are located at 8725 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles. Gerald Burgess, Sr.~Pastor, Lady T. Fredrick, Reporting.

CHURCH CONGREGATION WILL FEED 300 NEEDY AND HOMELESS VETERAN’S AT “THE PARK” On Saturday, November 9th, 2013 the Park Windsor Baptist Church “The Park” will host its 2nd “Athens Community Thanksgiving Feast” from 11am to 3:30pm. We will be serving a hot, delicious traditional Thanksgiving meal to 300 needy and homeless Veteran’s at: 1842. W. 108th St, Los Angeles, CA. 90047. The Pastor of the Park Windsor Baptist Church, Rev. Terrell Taylor, strongly believes that GOD lives beyond the walls of the Church and encourages its members to be community minded and to offer ministries that serve and benefit the entire community. Thus, the “Athens Community Thanksgiving Feast” is just our way of paying homage and showing our appreciation to those Veterans who sacrificed their lives

to protect and serve our Country and it is also a way to show other needy and homeless families that we care for them and more importantly that GOD loves them. There has been overwhelming support from local businesses who are giving generous discounts in support of the churches community efforts. Rick Enterprises is supplying appliances. S & S Portable Service will provide Port-a- Potties. L.A. Party Rentals is providing tents. Lee’s Market in Watts will be smoking the turkeys while the various church ministries will be preparing the side dishes. The LAPD, the Sheriff ’s and Fire Departments will be onsite to provide security and first Continued On Page 5 HOMELESS .........

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ONE FAITH FELLOWSHIP’S NUGGETS FOR THE SOUL WHAT WILL BE YOUR TRAVELING EXPERIENCE Since the order of life is for it to continue moving forward in time, seasons and motion; that means each of us is moving forward on the escalator of life to the end of our destination (purpose, target, goal and objective)! Whether it is the destination of finishing school or a project, finally owning that long awaited-home, etc.; the time allotment for our lives to move forward is continuously ticking away. Definitely, our journey’s end of where we will spend eternity in Heaven or Hell is getting closer and closer with each passing moment. While on life’s journey headed for our destination, we can control our travel experience of how we allow life’s

challenges to affect us! Some people will have the travel experience of allowing their minds and hearts to have a bumpy, miserable and worried experience. While others will choose to have the travel experience of Psalm 37:7aRest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him. As long as we are on this side of eternity, we will all experience the agonies of life; however, we don’t have to allow the challenges of life to control the travel experience of our journey. The Pulpit Comm. explains Daddy God’s invitation to rest as: “literally, to be silent; i.e.do not murmur; make no complaint; be silently agreeable and submissive. We are to quietly sub-

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mit to His will.” We are to quietly rest knowing that He is in control of those of us who have submitted our hearts and lives to Him. We are to quietly rest because of our assurance that He knows what He is doing. We are to quietly rest because when we voice “our” opinions, mostly it will speak negatively

to ourselves and to others of what He is voicing for our lives. We are to quietly rest because we learn as is stated in Romans 8:38 NLT-And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” We are to quietly rest because our attention should not be on “Making things happen for ourselves” but rather on making sure we are staying in tune with His will and path for a successful, restful and peaceful travel experience. In so doing, Daddy-God will attend to “Making things happen for us”. He will provide the favour, provision, opened doors, grace, mercy and everything else needed to bring to pass His best into our lives. Psalms 46:10a reminds us to: Be still,

and know that I am God: N A Standard Bible-”Cease [striving] and know. “The Lord God loves us and does not want us to be concerned and worried about issues He has already taken care of. We are also told in Psalm 37:7a to wait patiently for Him. Most of us will agree that Daddy-God does not work in our preferred time schedule or fashion. Most of us will agree that most of the time we will pass through the tunnel (s) of doubt before what God has promised in our lives will manifest. But when we acknowledge that there are such wonderful conclusions that Daddy-God births in us during our waiting; we will learn to wait patiently for Him. We grow, mature, are strengthContinued On Page 14 WHAT WILL BE.......

Pastoral Love Celebration for Pastor Xavier L. Thompson On behalf of the Southern Church family, we cordially invite you to help us celebrate the 17th Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor and Mrs. Xavier L. Thompson at our 2013 Shepherd’s Month Celebration Services! First Timothy 5:17 reads, “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.” Our Pastor is an anointed man of God with a servant’s heart. He has a call to both preach

and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor Thompson’s love for God’s church and desire to see people live a life of purpose and influence in right relationship with God fuels everything that he does. October is not only Shepherd’s Month but also the month of Lady Rinnita’s birthday! Our First Lady, Rinnita Thompson, has a genuine love for God and His Word. Lady Rinnita is zealous about her faith and continually strives to glorify God in all that she does. She combines virtue

and a servant’s heart, which compliments her role and exemplifies her character as a First Lady. Join us in wishing her a happy birthday on Sunday, October 6th at our 10:00 a.m. service. A host of Los Angeles’ finest leaders and clergymen will make special presentations to our beloved Pastor and First Lady: Sunday, October 6th at 5:00 p.m.Bishop Miquail Broadous and the Grace Temple Baptist Church,Pastor George Hurtt and the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. Sunday, Octo-

ber 13th at 3:30 p.m. Pastor Ticey Brown and the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Overseer Tyron Robinson and the Church in the Kingdom, Pastor C. Lamar Simmons and the Greater Mt. Olive Church. Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Reginald Payne and the Full Gospel Baptist Church, Rev. Terry Brown and the Liberty Baptist Church, Dr. J. Wendell Davis, Sr. of the New Jericho Baptist Church, Rev. Daryll Labat and the Greater Metropolitan Missionary Bap-

tist Church. Sunday, October 27th at 3:30 p.m. Dr. T. K. Carroll, Sr. and the Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church, Dr. J. Benjamin Hardwick and the Praises of Zion Baptist Church, Bishop Johnny Withers and the Unity Christian Fellowship, Overseer Jawane Hilton and the City on the Hill. The Southern Missionary Baptist Church is located at 4678 W. Adams Blvd. in Los Angeles. We look forward to seeing you at our celebratory services!

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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 Ser-

vice. 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 ministry, service in love, and motto to: Pray Until Something Happens (P.U.S.H). God has truly blessed the View with Ser-

vants 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

“OBAMACARE COMES TO YOU WORKSHOP” Senator-Elect Holly Mitchell and Trinity Baptist Church Present Workshop on Affordable Care Act LOS ANGELES, CA – October 1, 2013 - Trinity Baptist Church will host a Workshop on “ObamaCare Comes To You “ on Saturday, November 2, 2013, from 10:00am to 2:00pm, in the J.L. Caston Fellowship Center, at the church, located at 2040 West Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018. This workshop is a joint effort between Senator Holly Mitchell and Trinity Baptist Church to provide critical and essential information to the community on the Affordable Healthcare Act, which opened

for enrollment on October 1, 2013. On-site enrollment also is offered. The Affordable Healthcare Act, also called “ObamaCare”, was enacted by the US Congress so millions of Americans will be able to choose affordable, high-quality health insurance coverage. The program will take effect nationwide January 2014 and enrollment started on October 1, 2013. In California, an insurance exchange is offered through Covered California, which is a new, easy-to-use marketplace where you and

your family may get financial assistance to make coverage more affordable and where you will be able to compare and choose health coverage that best fits your needs and budget. By law, your coverage can’t be dropped or denied even if you have a pre-existing medical condition or get sick. Every individual must be enrolled in a plan by January 2014 or be subject to a fine. It is important that each individual understands essential aspects of the new law and the options offered through Covered Cali-

fornia before enrolling. The Trinity workshop will provide that information in English and Spanish and offer opportunity for individuals to enroll on site. “Each uninsured individual in our community can and should now find out what healthcare is available to you and your family members under the new law, whether you are entitled to free or assisted coverage, how to choose an option which fits your needs, and what to do to enroll in an affordable health plan immediately,” said Senator Holly J.

Mitchell. “ObamaCare offers an unprecedented opportunity for Californians to obtain affordable health coverage that must include prevention, medical treatment, prescriptions and rehabilitation for you and your children up to age 26. In this workshop your questions will be answered by certified experts and, if eligible, you can enroll on site.” PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE AT (323)735-0044 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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PRESIDENT XAVIER L. THOMPSON TO PREACH AT TRUE WAY B.C

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2013 @ 3:30 PM Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! We are looking forward to our Annual Dr. Frank J. Higgins Sr. Day here at True Way. This is a day we set aside to remember the legacy of Dr. Higgins, and all of our loved ones who have gone to be with the Lord. Dr. Higgins was a Husband, Father, Grandfather, Pastor, Leader of Pastors, Seminary Dean, Teacher,

CEO, Community Organizer, Civil Rights Leader, Community Worker, Builder, Visionary ,Veteran, and Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. True Way is a most grateful people, blessed by God to share a rich heritage paid for by the sacrifice of many saints, many of who now rests from their labors and are secured by the blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our special

guest will be Pastor Xavier L. Thompson, Senior Pastor of The Southern Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles and President of The Baptist Ministers Conference of Los Angeles and Southern California. The entire Los Angeles community is invited to join us in this joyous occasion. True Way M.B.C. is located at 9122 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90003. Rev. Donald L. Wilson, Pastor. www.twmbc.org.

Traveler’s Rest Baptist Church Celebrates 66th Church Anniversary 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. 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. Ev-

ery 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.

NEW COMMANDMENT M.B.C. HOST 12TH COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR Saturday, October 26th, 2013 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM New Commandment M.B.C. Rev. Grady Jones, Pastor, will host their 12th Community Health Fair. Available will be: FREE FLU SHOTS, FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS for Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cholesterol, (Free Mammograms (must call for

appointment) AND MUCH MORE........ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS....Child ID Prints, Puppet Show, Face Painting, Tips on healthy eating and exercises…Information for parents of Special Needs Children…. The purpose of the Health Fair is to increase community awareness through education, early detection and preven-

tion. We believe that when health awareness is increased, there will be an increase in wellness and a decrease in mortality. We are located at 15548 Paramount Blvd., in the City of Paramount. Free Healthy Snacks for everyone. Free Admission & Parking More Info call (562) 756-9404.

ST. MARK BAPTIST CHURCH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRESENTATION

St. Mark Baptist Church Women Ministry will host its 5th Domestic Violence Presentation on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 6:30 pm. The presentation is educational and informative for Men, Women, Young Adults, Teen-

agers, Friends, Family, Civic and Community Organizations and Church Leadership. Domestic Violence happens in all socio-economic levels, age groups, cultural and ethnic communities. Panel participates include the Faith-

based Community, L.B. Police Department, Domestic Survivors, and Women’s Shelter Advocates. Location: St. Mark Baptist Church; 1703 Lemon Ave. Long Beach, CA 90813. Rev. John K. Berry, Pastor.

ing the event. The day will be filled with food, evangelism, songs, entertainment, and fun. The gates will open at 10:45 and the serving will start at 11am and ends at 3:30. If you would like to donate a blan-

ket or a coat, please contact NCNW representative-Tomina Mitchell at: 310-245-7593. For more information, feel free to contact: Valerie Lathern at: 323-754-1242 or via e-mail at: localorie@prodigy.net .

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Greater Metropolitan Church, Pastor D. K. La Bat Sr. Singing along with Tonnett will be her Children; Shevette, Herlette & Money Jr. Grandchildren; Sydney, Skyler, Mi’Lauhn, Dylan & Moiya-Marie. Sisters; Faye, Dianne & Patricia. Friends; Carl, Andre’, Deborah, Shaniqua, Herschelle, Precious, Amanda, Shalonda, Rodrick and Lamont. Musicians; John Callahan, Jeffrey Freeman , Keith Liggins Paul Turner. We do hope that your schedule will permit you to join us as we plan to have a spirit filled time in the Lord. Please remember, we are nobody, trying to tell everybody about Somebody, who can save Anybody. Yours In Christian Service,Tonnett M.Durr-Young.

E-WASTE RECYCLING EVENT

The Beulah Baptist Church in collaboration with the Southern Area Community Outreach Project and New Generation Empowerment Group will be holding an EWaste recycling drive on Saturday October 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Items to be recycled include desk top and laptop computers, printers, monitors, flat screens of

any size scanners, any size televisions, cell phones, copiers, cameras, pagers, fax machines, MP 3 players, DVD and CD players/recorders, radios, speakers, and all types of computer cables. Beulah Baptist is located at 1454 E. 100th. Street in the city of Los Angeles. For further information please contact Mr. Wheaton at New Generation Empowerment Group at (562) 426-6517.

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Baptist Church and Pastor Aaron D. Iverson and Paradise Baptist Church. Let’s look at 2013 Achievements under the pastorship of Reginald Pope. The maturing of the membership in the knowledge of the Lord; The mentoring of 12 Associate Ministers; scholarship support for students in college; refurbishing of our sanctuary floor and pews; resurfacing of our parking lot, and our community Back-toschool Rally which serviced over 1,000 students with backpacks and school supplies. Our pastor shares the Word of God through his teaching and preaching. He is a man after God’s own heart. His office is always open and makes himself available to you. Our First Lady, Sister Juanita Pope, is a virtuous woman of God.

She has God’s anointed Power working through her. She embodies the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. She teaches the women’s Sunday School class and Evanglelism E-102. She is the secretary/ registrar for the new members. She is a humble servant doing the will of God. Bethel is located at 10905 South Compton Avenue, Los Angeles. Join us for any of our Worship Services on Sunday morning at 8 o’clock and 11 o’clock. Evangelism on Monday nights at 7:29 p.m. and Bible Study on Wednesday at 12:00 noon and evening at 6:30 p.m. Reginald Pope, Pastor Lillian Smith, Chairperson Willie B. Goins, Chairperson Emeritus. B. Sweet, Reporter

COMMUNITY MEETING

Monday, Octobert 21, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m.

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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Genesis 21:13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. 21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for

I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. 26:2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 26:12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great.

IN FOCUS Carol slowly opened the envelope. She already knew what was inside. Since age 13, Carol’s father sent her a birthday card and enclosed a $100 check. Her father had never really been a part of her life, and a part of her resented this annual token “gift” from him. Carol was the oldest of his three daughters; her younger halfsisters, Vivian and Shirley, lived with her dad and his new wife, their mother. Carol’s father and her mom had dated in high school. When Carol’s mother became pregnant, her father broke all ties. He sent regular child support payments, but rarely visited Carol, even though they lived in the same city. If they happened to bump into one another at stores or on the street, he would say hello and then claim to have to hurry off somewhere.When she graduated from high school, he had sent a note congratulating her and a check. Friends told her that he attended the graduations of both her sisters and had showered each one with floral bouquets. In a few months, Carol would graduate from college with honors. She already knew that her father would have some excuse for not attending. She knew there would probably be another note and a check. In today’s lesson, we will see how the circumstances of birth can cruelly separate siblings. Only through the loving kindness of God do justice and fairness come into fruition. THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND TIMES Hagar. Hagar was an Egyptian girl who lived as a slave in the household of Abraham and Sarah. Although the Bible does not tell us, it is reasonable to assume that Hagar may have been a part of a generous dowry paid to Abraham by Pharaoh (12:10-20). Giving slaves was a widely accepted practice. If this theory is correct, then it is easy for us to see that Hagar was at a distinct advantage among Sarah and the other Hebrew women. She had come from Egypt, a land that was economically, socially, and politically advanced. Now she was the property of a nomadic tribeswoman. She was both a foreigner and a slave among a people whose living conditions must have seemed quite primitive to her. Concubines. In the ancient world, it was not unusual for men in power to have both wives and concubines. Concubines served many of the same roles as wives. The primary difference was their inability to actually marry the man. Often, this was a socioeconomic issue. If the concubine was a slave, then she could not marry her master. Reasons for the practice of concubinage are numerous. Poor families could find financial relief by selling their daughters (Exodus 21:7-11; Judges 19:1). A concubine was often used to provide male heirs for a barren wife (Genesis 16:15-16) and often

for multiplying both the available family workforce and the family wealth and status. Concubinage was also used to solidify political relationships between nations. Royal wives were sometimes inherited by succeeding kings (2 Samuel 12:8). We read of concubinage in the early Israelite history. Though they did not have the same status as the wife, concubines were not to be mistreated (Exodus 21:7-11) and were protected from being violated by other men (Genesis 35:22, 49:3-4). The sons of concubines were often treated as co-heirs with the sons of wives. BACKGROUND Not only does God make promises, He can be counted on to keep them. God promised Abraham that not only would he have a son, God would also “make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered” (from 13:16). Abraham was already an old man when God made this promise, and his wife, Sarah, was past childbearing age. More than ten years went by and still Abraham had no child. So it is not that surprising that Abraham had grown doubtful. Instead of trusting God to do what He said He would, Abraham foolishly listened to his wife, Sarah. She proposed that Abraham take her Egyptian slave, Hagar, as a concubine and father children through her. Hagar became pregnant and the domestic situation between the two women became so hostile that Hagar ran away. Hagar was intercepted by the angel of the Lord on her way back to Egypt. The angel, perhaps a pre-incarnate presence of Jesus, told Hagar, “Return to thy mistress [Sarah], and submit thyself under her hands. … I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude” (from 16:9-10). Hagar believed that God would keep His promise to her, and she returned to Abraham and Sarah. Perhaps Hagar understood that if God could be with her in the wilderness, He could be with her in having to submit to Sarah. This is a wonderful reminder to us. We often want to run away from our problems, but God wants to demonstrate His power in the midst of our problems. When her son was born, Hagar obeyed the instructions she had received from the angel and named him Ishmael, which means “God hears.” IN DEPTH 1. God’s Promise for Ishmael (Genesis 21:13-14)

By the end of the lesson, participants will: EXPLORE the implications of the blessing God gave to Isaac and Ishmael; CONFESS any jealousies that stand in the way of loving God and neighbor as believers should; and PRAY for world peace, including peace among people of all faiths.

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“In all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed” (from Genesis 21:12-13).

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When a son was finally born to him, Abraham was 99 years old. It had been 24 years since he had obeyed the call of God and left his homeland of Haran (12:13). After he separated from his nephew, Lot, Abraham enjoyed the favor of God, including his defeating the eastern alliance of kings. God made a formal covenant with this faithful servant that specified three particular promises. First, Abraham would father a child of his own body (15:4). Second, Abraham was told what will become of his offspring for the next several generations (vv. 12-16). Finally, he would come to possess a specific land (vv. 18-21). Abraham’s reliance on God did waver, however. Instead of trusting God, Abraham placed his trust in himself. He attempted to produce the heir God had promised by taking Sarah’s slave, Hagar, as a concubine and fathering a child with her. Not surprisingly, this only led to hurt and heartache for all three of them. Abraham was not unlike present-day Christians. We sometimes lose faith when God does not “show up” when we want Him to. Rather than rely on Him and wait on Him, we grow anxious and turn instead to our own limited abilities. 2. God’s Protection and Provision for Ishmael (vv. 17-21) The strain of the relationships in Abraham’s household became apparent during the celebration held for Isaac’s weaning. During the festivities, Sarah saw Ishmael, now a teenager, mocking her son Isaac. Sarah was outraged. All the resentment she felt toward Hagar and Ishmael spilled out. She demanded that Abraham expel Hagar and Ishmael from the encampment. We must remember that even the slaves within the tribal group enjoyed the food, shelter, and protection of the camp. Now Sarah demanded that these vital means of survival be removed from Hagar and Ishmael. Sarah’s motivation was clear: Ishmael must not share in any part of her son Isaac’s inheritance. This is especially heartbreaking when we consider that God had already made a promise to Sarah and Abraham concerning the inheritance that would be given to Isaac. Of course, the idea of sending Ishmael away made Abraham very unhappy as he had, no doubt, grown to love his firstborn son. However, God instructed Abraham to “hearken unto her voice.” God reminded Abraham “in Isaac shall thy seed be called” (v. 12). God reminded Abraham that Ishmael was the product of his and Sarah’s impatience, while Isaac was the child of God’s promise. Because God is a promise keeper, He offered Abraham this reassurance: “And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed” (v. 13). The continued presence of Hagar and Ishmael placed a psychological strain on Sarah, however, and she wanted the discomfort to end. Sarah’s desire for a “quick fix” should remind us of ourselves. We want our problems and worries to end—quickly! We often take actions that are not motivated by love but by our own selfishness. It is in these dark and difficult times that we must draw near to God and seek His wisdom and strength. It is only when we fol-

low direction from God that we can we get through those dark and bitter experiences. As He did with Abraham and Sarah, God has made us promises. He has promised us freedom from stress and worry (Philippians 4:6-7; Psalm 91:1; Matthew 11:29), hope (Psalm 33:18; Colossians 1:27; 1 Peter 1:3), forgiveness (1 John 1:9; Psalm 103:12; Isaiah 1:18), and eternal life (John 3:16, 36, 4:14). Our realization of God’s promises is predicated upon our obedience to Him. It would appear that Ishmael was a casualty in the domestic strife between his parents; however, verses 21-27 make it clear that God had not forgotten His promise to Abraham, and that He fully intended to protect and provide for Abraham’s firstborn son. After Abraham expelled Hagar and Ishmael, they quickly ran out of water. Verse 17 lets us know that the omniscient God was aware of everything going on, including their distress: God heard Ishmael crying. Once again God revealed Himself to Hagar and repeated His promise to provide for her son. He would, God assured Hagar again, “make him a great nation” (v. 18). Here we see that not only was God concerned about Ishmael’s immediate needs (water and shelter), He had plans for Ishmael’s future as well. God had no intention of allowing Abraham’s firstborn son to die in the desert. He may not be the “promised child,” but we see that God loved Ishmael as much as He loved Isaac. In verse 19, we read that God “opened her eyes, and she

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Daily Bible Readings MONDAY The Promise of Many Descendants (Genesis 15:1-6) TUESDAY A Child Born in Affliction (Genesis 16:7-16) WEDNESDAY The Symbol of the Covenant (Genesis 17:9-14) THURSDAY Abraham’s Test of Faith (Genesis 22:1-8) FRIDAY Abraham’s Obedience Blessed (Genesis 22:9-18) SATURDAY The Blessed of the Lord (Genesis 26:26-31) SUNDAY Blessing Two Famil Branches (Genesis 21:13-21; 26:2-5, 12-13) 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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saw a well of water.” Distress often has a blinding effect on us. Everything appears dark when we are troubled, and often we cannot clearly see our situation. As God ministered to Hagar in the desert, she was able to see what she could not see before: a well. This is a powerful reminder that we must continue to praise God even when we are at our wit’s end. Thanking Him and praising Him is our “eye-opener.” 3 . G od ’ s P r om i s e f o r Isaac (26:2-5, 12-13) In the opening of Genesis 26, there was a famine in the land. This led Isaac, now a grown man, to seek out a safe haven for his tribe in a larger city where they would have a better chance of finding a regular food source. Gerar is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the territory belonging to the Philistine people. Isaac would have needed the permission of Abimelech, the Philistine king, to set up residency for his people. At some point, Isaac must have also considered moving his people forward into Egypt because we read that God appeared to him and told him not to go there. Now God transferred to Isaac the blessings that He had given to Abraham. It is important to note that the promises were conditional and were preceded by God’s warning to Isaac not to travel south into Egypt. Instead, God told Isaac to settle in a land that He would provide for him. God then transferred the future promises that He

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had laid out for Abraham to Isaac. Not only would God be with Isaac, but He would bless him and give him a land for himself and his offspring. The continuation of God’s promise to Isaac also included the establishment of the same covenant He had made with his father Abraham. God promised to multiply Isaac’s offspring and give them the land. The culmination of the promise was that through Isaac, all of the nations would be blessed because Abraham had obeyed and kept God’s commandments. Interestingly, we see in the entire remainder of the Bible the fulfillment of these promises made to Abraham and then to Isaac. SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES 1. Concerning Ishmael’s future, what did God promise to Abraham and to Hagar (Genesis 21:13, 18)? 2. What were some of the blessings that God promised to Isaac (26:2-5)? DISCUSS THE MEANING The strain between Sarah and Hagar was tremendous. When Sarah reached a breaking point, she demanded that her husband banish Hagar and Ishmael. What did this say about Sarah’s consideration of her husband’s feelings toward his son? LESSONS IN OUR SOCIETY God offers constant reassurance to those who love Him. His promises are certain, but they require our complete obedience to Him and to His word. When we disobey God, we only invite dire consequences and difficulties into our lives.

1-888-290-7277 Rather than God’s will being done in our lives, we often waste time trying to supplant His will with our ways. As He did for Abraham, God can work through any circumstances in our lives to bring His promises to fulfillment. Most of us have had the unhappy experience of making an agreement only to find that it profited us far less than we had hoped for and been led to expect. Just the opposite is true with God’s promises. The more we learn of them, the richer the blessings they contain. MAKE IT HAPPEN Many of us know of situations of hurt and resentment within our own families. We know about fathers who have no relationships with their children, and siblings who have not spoken with one another in years. The causes for these estrangements are numerous, but the result is the same: bitterness and brokenness. Think about some of those situations in your family. Pray and ask God to use you to help reconcile family members. FOLLOW THE SPIRIT What God wants me to do: REMEMBER YOUR THOUGHTS Special insights I have learned: MORE LIGHT ON TEXT Genesis 21:13-14, 17-21, 26:2-5, 12-13 21:13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. Abraham cared for both Ishmael and Hagar and did not want to abandon them, but God said it must be done. When Sarah talked Abraham into sleeping with her maid, she made a mess of many things. That’s just

NEWS@RAISETHEPRAISENEWS.NET what happens when we take matters into our own hands and do things our way instead of God’s way. But God had compassion for Hagar, Ishmael, and all the Arab children that would be Ishmael’s descendants. This, too, is the way God works. We may mess up His best plans, but He always knew the mistakes we’d make and is able to bring blessings in spite of it all. This is our wonderful God of grace and compassion. The previous verse (v. 12) reminds us that Isaac was Abraham’s seed, and in this verse the same Hebrew word for “seed” is used: zera (ZEH-rah), which can be translated as posterity. God created the Jewish people from Isaac, but He also created the Arab people from Ishmael’s descendants. God created many nations from Abraham’s descen-dants—both from Sarah and from Hagar. The Hebrew word for nation is gowy (GO-ee) and can be translated as people or nation. And as time passed, more nations branched off from Isaac’s and Ishmael’s descendants. 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. Abraham made lots of mistakes, but we also see that when God gave him a

direct command, he obeyed immediately, such as when he circumcised all the males in his household (17:23) and even more dramatically, when he started on the path to sacrifice Isaac (22:1-18). So Abraham got up early in the morning to send Hagar and Ishmael away from their home. This was a very difficult task for Abraham, but he did what he could to care for Hagar and Ishmael. Obeying God is not easy if we have already disrupted His perfect plans. Hagar wandered about in the wilderness, having no home and no refuge. The first part of the place name Beersheba refers to a well, which was there, but Hagar didn’t see it until it was supernaturally revealed to her. Beersheba (Heb. Ber Sheba, be-AYR SHEH-bah) means “well of the oath.” 17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. The Hebrew meaning for Ishmael (Yishmael, yish-mawALE) is “God will hear,” and God heard Ishmael’s cries. When Sarah initially sent the very pregnant Hagar away (16:6-11), God’s eyes were upon her as she desperately stumbled about in the wilderness. God spoke to her, giving her the name for her son. Hagar had already experienced God’s loving care for her and her son even before he was born. And now that she and Ishmael (probably about seventeen years old at this time) were exiled from their home, God was still watching over them both. The angel of the Lord asked Hagar what was wrong. Surely God knew, but there is nothing more comforting than to have someone who knows you are suffering ask, “How are you?” This question lets us know that someone cares about how we are feeling. In His great compassion, God let Hagar know that He was aware of her desperate situation. Although the Ishmaelites were not God’s chosen people, still God cares for them and for all who feel like outsiders. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. This promise to Hagar and Ishmael was very similar to the promise made to Abraham in Genesis 12:2. God had promised to make Abraham into a great nation, and here He was making a similar promise to Ishmael as Abraham’s descendant. But God made far greater promises to His chosen people, the Jews (12:2-3, 17:7-8, 18:18, 22:16-18), and these were the promises to Isaac, the son of both Abraham and Sarah. God opened Hagar’s eyes to see the well, so she quickly got water for her son, who was dehydrated almost to the point of death. Hagar knew exactly how to take care of Ishmael at this point. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. God enabled Ishmael to grow and become a man in his wilderness home. Becoming a skillful archer was necessary in

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REV. WAYNE CHANEY, JR. PASTOR

SUNDAY MORNINGS: Worship Services ........... 8:30 A.M. 10:30 A.M.& 12:30 P.M. Elements Bible Study ........................ 7:30 A.M. & 9:00 A.M. Spanish Worship Service ...................................... 3:00 P.M. KJLH Broadcast 102.3 “Real Life”......................9:00.P.M. Family Night Bible Study ........(Wednesday).......... 6:30 P.M.

BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF PASADENA

1972 North Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena, CA 91103 PHONE: (626) 794-3136 JOHN T. McCALL, PASTOR DR. F. S. STEVENS, ORGANIZER PASTOR EMERITUS Sunday School ................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ............... 11:00 A.M. Mid-week Pray/Bible Study 12:00 NOON & 7:00 P.M.

PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH

950 East 45th Street, L.A., CA 90011 Phone: (323) 231-9153

Phone: (323) 231-2391 (323) 231 1433

WORSHIP LOCATION: 16425 Ishida Ave Carson, CA 90248 (310) 327-0274 pastorjhiltoncothchurch.org

Sunday Morning Worship ............................10:30 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Renewal Service ....7:00 PM

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Email: Pastorlewis@greaterstarlightmbc.org DR. PRENTISS LEWIS PASTOR

Church Website: www. greaterstarlightmbc.org Sunday School ................................................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship ............................................... 11:00 A.M. Life Hour (2nd Sun.) ........................................... 8:00 A.M. Prayer Meeting/Bible Study (Tues.) ..................... 7:30 P.M. Hour of Power Prayer (Fri.) ............................... 5:00 A.M. Noonday Rhema (Fridays) ............................... 12:00 P.M.

MESSIAH BAPTIST CHURCH

REV. DEMONTRE REEVER YOUTH PASTOR

DR. ALBERT NICHOLAS SENIOR PASTOR

REV. E. ROLAND AREVALO PASTOR/SPANISH MINISTRY

Sunday School ................................................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship & Youth Worship.................... 10:45 A.M. Evangelistic Class...(3rd Tues) ............................7:00 P.M. Prayer Band (Wed.) ........................................ 12:00 Noon Mdwk. Prayer (Wed.) .......................................... 7:00 P.M. Spanish Worship (Sun) ...................................... 4:30 P.M. Spanish Prayer Mtg .. (Thurs) ..............................7:00 P.M.

“PRAISE CITY” PRAISES OF ZION B.C. 8222 So. San Pedro St. L.A., CA 90003 Office: (323) 750-1033 Fax: (323) 758-6030

Website: www.wordonnet.com/hardwick

DR. J. BENJAMIN HARDWICK, SR. PASTOR Early Morning Worship ............................................. 6:45 A.M. Educational Hour .................................................... 9:15 A.M. Mid-Morning Worship ........................................... 10:30 A.M. Bible Study (Wed.) ................................................. 7:30 P.M. Broadcast ......................(KJLH 102.3)................... 5:00 A.M.

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES 4802 South McKinley Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90011 PHONE: (323) 231-2424 PASTOR W. E. JENKINS Moderator of Los Angeles District Association Morning Worship ........................................... 9:00 A.M. Sunday School ............................................ 10:45 A.M. Children’s Church (1st Sun.) ....................... 10:00 A.M. Mdwk. Prayer (Wed.) ............................. 12 & 7:00 P.M. FIRST ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

4500 W. Adams Blvd. L.A., CA 90016 Phone: (323) 734-7920; Fax: (323) 734-2374 Email Address: Messiah1954@aol.com Web Address: Messiahmissionarybaptist.org REV. PERRY J. JONES, (SENIOR PASTOR) DR. WHALEN JONES, (PASTOR EMERITUS) Sunday School ..................................................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ..............................7:30 A.M. & 10:30 A.M. Weekly Bible Study (Tues. & Thurs.) .................... 7:00 P.M. Weekly Bible Study /Prayer Mtg. ..................... 12:00 NOON Choir Rehearsal -”YOUTH” (Thurs.) ..................... 6:00 P.M.

NEW MT. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

8725 South Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90002 Phone: (323) 589-2551 REV. GERALD BURGESS SR., PASTOR “KINGDOM BUILDING MINISTRIES” Early Morning Worship ....................................... 8:00 A.M. Sunday School.................................................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship................................................ 11:00 A.M. Mid-Week Prayer ................(Wed) ......................6:30 P.M. Bible Study .........................(Wed.) ......................7:00 P.M.

402 E. El Segundo Blvd, L.A. Ca, 90061 CHURCH: 310-324-0644 FAX: (310) 769-1287

REV. SONJA DAWSON., Senior Pastor REV. LONNIE DAWSON, SR., Founder (1962-2010) Sun. Worship ........................................... 7:30 & 10:45 A.M. Sun. School/Bible Study ....................................... 9:30 A.M. Communion Serv. (1st Sun.) ....................7:30 & 10:45 A.M. Noon Pray/Mtg/Bible Study (Wed) ........................... 12 P.M. “Wed. Night Live” ....... Prayer Meeting Bible Study & Book Studies ... 7:00 P.M.

GREATER NEW ST. MATTHEW Missionary Baptist Church 346 East 36th St., L.A., CA 90011 CHURCH: (323) 233-7729 FAX: (323) 233-8057 E-mail: gnsmchurch@yahoo.com

REV. LOVESTER ADAMS, SR., PASTOR Sunday School ..................... 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship Service ... 11:00 A.M. Mid-Wk. Prayer (Wed.) ......... 7:00 P.M.

NEW COMMANDMENT M.B.C.

15548 Paramount Blvd. Paramount, CA 90723 PHONE: (562) 531-7703 FAX: (562) 529-5062 EMAIL: Praise15548@aol.com DR. REV. GRADY JONES, PASTOR SUNDAY: 9:15 A.M. Sunday School 11:00 A.M. ........... Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. Children’s Church (3rd, 4th, & 5th Sunday)

WEDNESDAY: 7:00 P.M., Prayer/Bible Study

The ROCK Christian Fellowship Build, Teach, Engage & Empower

Temporary Location @ Florence Bixby Elementary School 5251 E. Stearns, Long Beach, Ca 90815 Mailing Address 6285 E. Spring St. #223, LB 90808 (562) 597-7481 Fax (562) 597-6356 GREGORY SANDERS, SR., PASTOR www.THEROCKTODAY.com Morning Worship ................... 10:00 A.M.

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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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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.

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.

ST. MARK BAPTIST CHURCH

1703 Lemon Ave Long Beach, Ca 90813 (562) 591-7822 Office (562) 591-0242 Fx www.stmarklb.org REV. JOHN K. BERRY, PASTOR Sunday School .................... 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship ............... 10:45 A.M. Bible Study (Tues) .............. 6:30 P.M. Prayer .... (Wed) .....12 P.M.| 7:30 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 ....

this environment. Paran today is known as the Sinai Peninsula. It is hot and desert-like and is the bridge between Egypt and Israel. This was the wilderness that the Israelites wandered in for 40 years. It is now a part of Egypt—that part of the African continent that borders Israel. Bedouin herders still live in this area and are the descendants of Ishmael. 26:2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. And now we shift the story to Isaac, Continued On Page 15 son of Abraham and SUNDAY SCHOOL .... Sarah, the son of

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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

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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SOUTHERN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF SOUTHEAST L.A. 1149 E. 68th St. L.A. CA 90001

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.

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GOOD NEWS RETURNS FROM GREATER NEW UNITY BAPTIST CHURCH! Greetings in the blessed name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords!! Good morning and God bless you one and all!! We missed you, loyal readers of RAISE THE PRAISE but we are BAAAAAACK! And to God be the Glory!! God is still on the throne, still blessing and keeping us, and His promises are STILL true!! What a great day to be alive; to feel the sun on our faces and the wind at our backs; to be able to lift Holy hands and offer praises unto our God: “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, early in the morning our song shall rise to thee!” Summer days are gone, and Fall has fallen,

and October is always a busy month at Greater New Unity! We look forward to fellowshipping with several of our dear sister churches: Praises of Zion, Love Lifted Me, and on the 3rd Sunday, we will celebrate our Annual Men and Women’s Day and our special AM guest speaker will be the prolific First Lady Sister Barbara Henderson, and at 3 pm, the St. Reed Church Family, pastored by our Moderator, Rev. C.R. Jones will join with us and we look forward to the greatest time ever!! For your spiritual growth, we offer Family Bible Study and classes of all ages on Wednesdays from 7:30 pm 8:30, Sunday School Teachers meeting on Fridays at 7 pm, and Sunday School at 9:30 am

each Sunday morning. You are cordially invited to come and join with us as we study God’s Word together. Greater New Unity is a Forward moving church serving a Forward moving God. We are still located on the mighty corner of 98th and Avalon, “where the power lines of the city, meet the Power of God”, where everybody is SOMEBODY, and Christ is the center of all... serving as the Under shepherd of this flock by the aid of the Holy Ghost is our Pastor, Rev. Randy Allison Jr. and back in the saddle as reporter, very happily I might add, is yours truly, Sis. Arlene Andrews. Until next week, don’t forget to keep RAISING THE PRAISE!!!

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promise. By this time, both Abraham and Sarah had died and Isaac had married Rebekah. Abraham had been constantly on the move, a nomad traveling from one country to the next. He was a man of action with many dramatic things happening in his life. But God called Isaac to a quiet life. He commanded him to stay right where he was. The Hebrew for “sojourn” is guwr (goor), meaning to remain, to be a stranger or a guest. Although Isaac was called to remain where he was, he was still a stranger in the land, just as God called Abraham to be. God moves in the lives of each individual in different ways. For those whose lives seem very quiet, God may still be leading, and it was to seemingly unremarkable Isaac that God first made the promise, “I will be with thee” (v. 3). This is the promise that we hear God make again and again to His people (Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, and to us today). God chose Abraham to be the head

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 of the family that became His chosen people, and He restated the promises to Isaac in these verses. The promise to multiply his descendants (Heb. rabah, raw-BAW) means to increase, to nourish. This was something God was doing, something that He was causing to happen. The word “countries” is plural (Heb. erets, EH-rets). The plural assumes that the chosen people would be replacing a number of small nations or city-states. God gave these nations plenty of time to repent—hundreds

of years until Joshua led God’s people in conquering the land. Although many people were dispossessed of their lands by the Hebrew people, this was necessary so that God could bless all the nations of the earth, because it was through the chosen people that God sent the Savior. “Bless” is a word that is often tossed around by Christians without really thinking of what it means. The Hebrew word is barak (baw-RAK), and when we bless God, it means that we figuratively kneel in adoration

They passed another neighbor on the trail Who said, “Why are you two so cruel?” “Its unkind for both of you To ride the back of that poor mule” So the son dismounted and began to walk Until a relative happened along And said, “For father to ride and son to walk This is so terribly wrong” So the father dismounted and the son rode Soon another neighbor did advise “If your son really loved you,” he told the father, “He would dismount and let you ride” The father and son became confused For their mind knew no ease Until they came up with a plan That all the people might be pleased However as they walked into town Everyone laughed and called them fools As they strained and wobbled down Main Street Struggling but carrying the heavy mule

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to Him. But when He blesses us, it means that He provides benefits to us. In sending Jesus Christ through the family of Abraham and Isaac, God has given everyone the most wonderful blessing of all. 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. In 22:1-18, God gave Abraham the most awful test—the command to sacrifice Isaac, the Continued On Page 15 son of God’s promise to him and to Sarah. We know the SUNDAY SCHOOL ....

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byANDREA Andrea ANDREWS Andrews Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may

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test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2. With every moment we live and breathe our tendency is to operate within God’s “permissive” will rather than His “perfect” will. The mere thought of this, however, should cause believers to cringe. Yet, rarely do we ever consider what this means. Our very core should shake at the presence or probability of being outside of God’s perfect

will...leaning to our own understanding and giving in to the nature of our flesh. While Paul assures us that renewing our minds is the key to welcoming the works of The Holy Spirit within, through and all around us, so few of us truly understand what this passage means. Every moment of everyday is spent battling our wicked impurity and our retched thoughts of continual sin. Every thought is based upon pure selfishness - what

we’ll eat, wear, spend God’s money on, where we’ll live, vacation, etc. Every decision we make (no matter how insignificant) is based upon acts of selfishness and interestingly enough a process in which God never interferes. Could you imagine a world where God interfered with our free will? If you can, you should be filled with terror. Why? Because, if God interfered with our free will then the devil would have free reign; enabling him to

hold a gun to our heads and force us to operate in wickedness. We’ve all heard it said, ‘the devil made me do it”... Yet, the Word of God ensures we will never be tempted beyond what we are able to withstand. Although God permits us to “do as we please”, it does not mean we should. In fact, it means as Christians we must become hypersensitive to the Spirit of God in order that we remain in His perfect Will always. Peace, Love & Blessings www.theprocesschristiancounseling.com.

Comm. notes: “Time is nothing to Him; let it be nothing to thee. God is worth waiting for. “He never is before His time, He never is too late.” In a story we wait for the end to clear up the plot; we ought not to prejudge the great drama of life, but stay till the closing scene, and watch to see the end

result and how it will arrive.” When we command ourselves to “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him, we will experience and maintain a smooth, restful, peaceful and exciting travel experience. We won’t worry! We won’t lose faith! We won’t stress! So whether it is with your health,

finances, relationships, education, professional experiences, do yourself a favor and decide to Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him! God Bless You! Be a vendor at our 10th Celebration on Nov. 16, 2013!Join us for our 1st Sat. Fellowship, November 2, 2013, 1:15 p.m. at the U S Bank Com-

munity 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

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ened, enriched and enlightened during the wait. As the Pulpit Comm. states- “Be content to await His time, which is sure to be the right time.” Gill“(We are to wait patiently) for the enjoyment of Him, help from Him, and deliverance by Him.” The Treasury of David

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

PREPARING LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE

DR. JOYCE HARRELL

It’s good every now and then to stop and take assessment of where you are. Here we are in the 10th month of the year, and we realize how time has truly flown by. Stop and think of the

things you had contemplated on doing but thought it would take too long. Truth be told we have had more than enough time to do more in the area of Kingdom Building. I don’t mind being transparent in the area of ministry, especially if it will help someone else to not make the same mistakes that I’ve made. Please don’t think that because I have a doctorate degree that I have it all together and I don’t make mistakes. I made the mistake of only promoting leaders to lead only when I thought they had achieved what I thought was

necessary for them to be in a leadership position. But after spending time in God’s Word, I realize that I have made a grave mistake. The Maxwell Leadership Bible states, “Effective leadership attracts and brokers the talents of others. Leaders must develop others to reach their potential. No one did this better than Jesus. In Matthew 10 we see the results of Jesus’ vision for more workers (37, 38). Even though He has not finished training His disciples, He sends them out to exercise their gifts. So it is with our people. At some

point we need to end the lecture and send them out to try what they have learned. We should consider how Jesus empowered His twelve-man staff ( Matthew 10:1-15): Jesus selected them and called them by name; After instructing them, He sent them out; He told them to go to the Hebrews, not the Gentiles; He gave them a specific message; He equipped them to gain credentials by giving them tools to confirm their message; He instilled confidence and gave them a plan to acquire needed resources; and He furnished convictions on how they were

to act with both friends and critics.” We must prepare leaders for the future; we cannot scrutinize their every move. Jesus challenged his disciples to be wise but innocent, He warned them about future hardships and He instructed them on how to handle those hardships, He also gave them hope and assurance of ultimate victory. How can our leaders grow if we are locking them into our expectations? Give them what they need and then let go and trust God to do a might work through them. Dr. Joyce’s contact information is: Joyce-harrell@sbcglobal.net

HOW DARE YOU, GOD? (PART XII)

“But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.” - Exodus 11:7

LADY DR. PHELENCIA A. WHITE

For everything there is a time. A purpose. A season under the sun. (Eccles. 3:1-8) To this there is no exception. The Israelites, as GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE HAD SUFFERED A LITTLE WHILE , but God is faithful to not only forgive but to restore. In that, God will put you into a position to both receive and be His bless-

ing to OTHERS. (1 Peter 3:822) While suffering, He brings precious promises to mind He whispered in your ear bringing comfort to your soul as only He can. (Acts 9:4-7) When it seemed no one saw your truth. No one wanted to hear it. Or, no one even cared… But God was RIGHT THERE! (Ps. 50) Many years ago, when the Holy Spirit penned these words, “Girlfriends In Christ is the ambulance to drive the church hurt and unchurched to hospitals (churches) and clinics (ministries)….” Thinking I understood the call, while hearing people articulate very generalized ministry missions,

I did not understand the scope of the assignment. When Moses was in Pharaoh’s house, he did not understand his either as the extent of the suffering of his people had been removed from his life. He only saw their life struggles and oppressions through a window in the palace. But when faced with seeing his Hebrew brother being mistreated by an Egyptian the situation became real. It was then that his life passion, purpose and mission became intensely ignited, however, it lacked direction. Still, Moses had God’s good stuff inside of him finding himself to be God’s man on the run. (Ex. 2:11-

15) No one TRULY KNOWS how GOD qualifies His called. Who can? (Rom. 11:33) After accepting Christ as my personal Savior, being baptized by my father on December 2, 1978, I never expected that 35 years in relationship with God would lead me to this place in faith. A place, that rests solely on God’s sovereignty to do anything in my life, but fail. I may rise. I may fall. (Rom. 7:9-25) But I DID NOT fall off the back of a Church Bus going from GHETTO to GOSPEL overnight. Early on in ministry, I asked God while homeless, “Should I go to Seminary?” He told me, “No! I will teach

you. ” He didn’t want to share His glory in my life with anyone. (John 14:23-31; 1 John 2:26-27) I didn’t accept the call to GAIN NOTORIETY OR FAME (Acts 8:9-25) Could God choose people who have NO FINANCIAL RESOURCES, but have His heart in this hour? (Acts 9:4-12; Mark 9:23; Luke 1:37; Luke 18:27; Mark 10:27; Rom. 4:7-25) Yes, He can. Ministry isn’t a hobby for me. It is a ever-learning process that will never end. Even Jesus continued to learn obedience through suffering Continued On Page 15 HOW DARE YOU ...

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story of how at the very last minute God provided a ram in the bush for the sacrifice (v. 13), but Abraham’s total obedience was proved. Then in verse 18, we read the same words as we see here—because Abraham obeyed God’s voice, God chose his descendants to be His people and to bless all the nations through Jesus, who came through his lineage. 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great. God blessed Isaac immediately. In the very first year, he harvested one hundred times as much as he had sown, a miraculous crop that could only be due to the blessing of the Lord. Isaac became a wealthy man with an abundance of crops and large herds of sheep and goats. His phenomenal success continued as is evident in the Hebrew, which repeats the thought of the multiplication three times— “waxed great,” “went forward,” and “grew until he became very great.” Sources: “Concubine.” BibleStudyTools.com. http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/ concubine.htm (accessed July 15, 2012). Janzen, J. Gerald, Fredrick Carlson Holmgren, and George Angus Fulton Knight. Abraham and All the Families of the Earth, A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 12-50. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993. Mathews, Kenneth A. Genesis 11:27-50:26, Vol. 1B. The New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2005. Strong, James. Strong’s Concordance with Greek and

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until the very end. (Heb. 5) The Apostles walking in His footsteps, too. (Gal. 6:6-10; 1 Peter 2:1525) Does your walk look like Jesus’ and His Apostles? God responded to the Israelite’s cries in the fullness of time. (Ex. 2:23-25; Ex. 3:9-10) And yes, there comes a time when

you WALK WITH GOD that even YOUR ENEMIES will attest to the ANOINTING OF GOD upon your LIFE…Like it or not! (Acts 5:2942) It’s all about God’s glory. There are two sides to EVERY STORY. Jesus had 12 to carry HIS STORY and then there were the Phari-

sees, Sadducees and others who told THEIR VERSION OF IT. While both versions remain, even to this day, the true POWER OF GOD only stands with THE ONE who HOLDS HIS TRUTH. (Luke 24:44-48; John 21:18; Mark 16:14-18; Matt. 28:2810) God displays HIS FAVOR upon

LIVES just because HE CAN! (John 8:1-12; Psalm 41) Until Next Week – Part XIII…Stay Connected! Stay Blessed! Lady Dr. Phelencia A. White, Executive Spiritual Director s Girlfriends In Christ International, Inc. s www.GirlfriendsInChrist.org s Telephone: (323) 7504GIC (4442) s Info@GirlriendsInChrist.org

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