GLC Newsletter Monday Edition 120618

Newsletter

June 18, 2012

Monday Edition

Greetings!

Some Christians have trouble understanding that they now operate under the new covenant (as opposed to the old covenant). When Christ rose from the dead the shift from the old to the new covenant was complete. There was no carry over of anything old to the new. Suffice it to know, in simplest terms, that there was a "move from a place of responsibility to a place of entitlement."

No longer is there a requirement to do certain things, only a need to accept the gift of salvation when one believes that Jesus died for his or her sins, once for all time, and accepts Him as Lord and Savior into the heart. And because it is a gift, one can't work for it or merit it. It's as simple as that.

Let's all rejoice that the assurance of salvation is there for all. The only action on our part is to receive it without preconditions.

The Church Staff

China Buffet

That's where most should be headed tomorrow evening , Tuesday, at 7 p.m.

It is our monthly fellowship dinner night.

It is not too late to call Johnny Chua for your reservations (909-228-2162). Or if you can't decide till the last minute, just be there at the appointed time and we'll make sure you'll be seated.

China buffet restaurant is located at 870 E. Arrow Highway, corner of N. Grand Ave., in Covina.

Good News Hour

Blaine Pacini, Dean of Students at the Blazing Fire Kingdom Training School of the Supernatural in Pleasanton, CA, will speak at our Good News Hour on Sunday, June 24.

Mr. Pacini is one of the guest faculty at the Lion's Den School this summer, and will be teaching the students this weekend.

Born into a War

Pastor Hansel presented the topic "The War You were Born Into" as part of the "Kingdom Authority" series during the Good News Hour at yesterday's Sunday service.

Being born again means being born into a war, he said, because on earth there are two kingdoms battling against each other, the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. He emphasized that our war is not against flesh-and blood enemies but against authorities of the unseen world (Ephesians 6:12).

The pastor explained how we should wage that war and that the weapons of righteousness include the gospel, intimacy with God, service and spiritual gifts among others. Being in this war means we put our lives on the line and that once we are saved, we are to share the gospel with others.

Pastor Hansel called on all the new high school and college graduates to come to the front where they received prayers for blessings and were prophesied over by the congregation.

Marketplace Ministy

The Gospel of the Kingdom

"This is how we know we are in Him: Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did." - 1 John 2:5b-6

When Christ came to earth, He came to bring to mankind the gospel of the Kingdom. Over the centuries, the Church has tended to emphasize only a portion of the gospel. That portion is the gospel of salvation. However, Jesus came that we might have more than just salvation. He came to give us a whole new life that was accompanied by signs, wonders, and His Spirit living in us and revealing Himself to us daily. He came so that we might walk on this earth as He did. If our lives are not reflecting the same things as Jesus' did, we must ask why?

I have noticed three distinct types of workplace believers throughout my 24 years of walking with Christ. First, many of us come to Christ out of a need for salvation. Our hearts have been touched by His call on our lives. We reason and analyze the claims of Christ and make a decision for Him. It is the convenient time to accept Him in our lives. This first stage is often characterized by a "Bless me, Lord" attitude toward God. It is the first stage that primarily brings salvation into our lives. Some never really go past this first stage.

The second stage is the crisis stage. A crisis takes place in our lives, and we are motivated to seek Christ with a whole heart. However, this motivation is not out of pure love for Christ; rather, it is motivated by the desire to get out of the pain of living. The motivation is to solve "the what" versus "the why" in my life at the time. This stage is best characterized as "Help me, Lord."

In the third stage we begin to experience the gospel of the Kingdom. It is the place where Jesus resided in His walk with His heavenly Father. It is the place of conviction. The number of people who live at this level are quite few, but these people are experiencing the reality of a walk with God that is foreign to all others. They are seeing daily occurrences of His involvement in their lives. They are motivated by a deep love for Him. They know Him. These people have an attitude characterized by these thoughts, "Have me, Lord; though He slay me, still will I trust Him."

Where are you today? Have you merely accepted His salvation to simply float along? Or do you seek Him with a whole heart only when a crisis occurs? His desire is for you and me to live a life of conviction, motivated by our love for Him and His love for us. This is where we will experience the gospel of the Kingdom.

Today God Is First (TGIF) devotional message, Copyright by Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders.

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Meditation

Dear God, I want a REAL relationship with You. I want to hear Your voice, to feel Your presence, to walk with You each and every day.

Thank You for giving me the desire to put You first in my life. Help me to minister in one accord with my brothers and sisters in Christ...with the team You have assembled for Your glory.

Thank You for hearing my prayer and for working Your will in my life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.