Issue 307                                                    
                     April 23, 2015 
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The Mind Set on the Spirit
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:13-14 NLT)

Our freedom is great, but as we can see from the passage above is that we need to use our freedom to Love!!

Mind-set on the flesh is all about me! Mind-set on the Spirit is all about someone else! That is truly loving. Worrying about me is what fuels the flesh...and caring about others is what fuels love.

We can freely love others because we are loved so much.  Like the apostle John, who called himself by the nickname"the disciple Jesus loved," you can have your identity in relationship to Jesus.  You are the disciple that Jesus loved! His special one!
 

Listen to the Sunday message online or on iTunes:
The Mind Set on the Spirit -
4/19/15  Phil Helfer

IMPORTANT NEWS

Two Helfer Artists in Local Art Show

Our own Lori and Jenna Helfer have entered some original artwork into a local Art Show atGreenly Art Space (2698 Junipero Ave., Suite 113, Signal Hill, CA 90755).  The opening for this special exhibition is this Saturday from 6-10PM

Find out more about the Show: BLUE >>
Dr. Strawsburg Teaching Sunday

One of our former members, Brent Strawsburg will be with us this Sunday April 26th for a special presentation on Apologetics. Please join us at 10:15am Sunday!

Dr. Strawsburg to Details >>

A Coffee Connection- Church & School!

Los Altos Coffee House starts back up April 24
We still need sign ups to help bring goodies to make it a success! 
Sign up to bring goodies... Please >>
Find out more online >>
Madi Garcia to Haiti

Our own Madi Garcia who is going off to Haiti this summer for a mission trip. It's been 6 years on her heart...  

Read more from Madi >>
GREEN OAK RANCH REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!
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The Dates are set: Sunday, August 2 - Saturday, August 8, 2015  

Our Theme for 2015 is set: 2015-GOR-GlowInTheDark

Registration is now Open! Check out the Green Oak Ranch 2015 webpage for all the details about registration and more!
 
Biola's Fun Symphonic Concert

"The Making of a Box Office Smash" will feature Star Wars, Titanic Medley, Jurassic Park, Frozen and many more! Conducted by Bob Feller on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. @ Chase Gymnasium 

For Tickets and Details >>
Japanese Gospel Spring Concert

We've been invited as a church by Team World Vision to be the anchor for Long Beach to runs for clean water & fullness of life for children in Africa! Would you consider blessing others and getting healthy at the same time?!?!

Interested? Read more online >>

Latest Fruit from the O'Dells
Fruit loving, Fruit bearing and New Fruit! 

Cecil covers all this fruit stuff and
great stories of how God is reaching Japanese right here in Long Beach!

Read all the scoop online >>
 
Will You FLINCH?  Risk it for Jesus!

Flinch Conference is all about risk. And what better place to talk about risk than in the city that embodies it! Welcome to New York City, July 23-26, for the Grace Brethren National Conference... 


Flinch Conference Details Online >>
Run for Water. Run for Life.

We've been invited as a church by Team World Vision to be the anchor for Long Beach to runs for clean water & fullness of life for children in Africa! Would you consider blessing others and getting healthy at the same time?!?!

Interested? Read more online >>

Can You Trust the Heart of God? |   Latest Newsletter from the Bashore's
Of course, it's easy to say and harder to practice. Do we really trust the heart of God everyday? Do we doubt sometimes....  Read the rest online >>
Online for your listening/download:
Introductory Message on Galatians - 01/04/15  Phil Helfer
Utter Reliance on Grace - 01/11/15  Phil Helfer
The Gospel of Grace: From Jesus to Paul to the Galatians to Us - 01/18/15  Mike Jentes
       [Powerpoint from the message]
To Live is Christ - 01/25/15  Phil Helfer
Are You Bewitched? - 02/01/15  Phil Helfer
No One is Justified by Law - 2/15/15  Phil Helfer
What is the Law For? - 3/1/15  Phil Helfer
Gracious Identity - 3/8/15  Phil Helfer
Freedom in Grace - 3/15/15  Phil Helfer
Freedom in Christ - 3/22/15  Phil Helfer
Mary or Martha? Highpoints of Galatians - 4/12/15  Phil Helfer
The Mind Set on the Spirit - 4/19/15  Phil Helfer