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WHAT DOES GOD WANT FROM ME?
"He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:6-8
In the movie, Bruce Almighty, Jim Carrey's character (Bruce) is having the worst day of his life. He drives off in his car in the rain. He's going nowhere in particular and his frustration is turning to desperation. He cries out to God, "Okay, God. You want me to talk to you? Then talk back. Tell me what's going on? What should I do? Give me a sign!"
Have you ever found yourself in this situation? Like Bruce, we're asking, "What is it, God, that You want me to do?" Micah tells us in this passage what God wants us to do. He lays out three things that should characterize our lives as Christians, to 'do justice', to 'love mercy', and to 'walk humbly with our God.'
I hope you can join us this weekend as we continue our "Answer the Call" series and look at the second thing that God requires of us.
Embracing the journey,
Pastor Rick
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 WOMEN'S CHRISTMAS TEA
Our annual Women's Christmas Tea is an opportunity for women of all ages to come together and celebrate the gift of Jesus. We'll enjoy festive food and a special message from our featured speaker, Kim Nieto. Tickets are $10 per person, or you may invite your friends and purchase a table of 6 for $60 or a table of 8 for $80. Contact Wendy Jensen: jensenlcf@gmail.com.
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 SENIORS WRAPPING PARTY
Seniors, join Eagle's Wings as we celebrate the holiday season by donating and wrapping gifts for poor children living in the inner city. It's happening Wednesday, December 12, 2-3:30PM. Bring a new toy for a child (1-13 years old) and wrap it at the party (gift wrap provided). Enjoy dessert, coffee, cider and eggnog. Contact Hortensia: hortensia@eaglerockbaptist.com .
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 CHRISTMAS CAROLS & COOKIES
Join us for a sweet, silly, special evening of holiday fun for the whole family. Don't miss out on the cookie-baking contest, the ugliest Christmas sweater contest and lots more. This free event is for the whole family. It's all happening Friday, December 14, 7-8:15PM in Fellowship Hall. For more information, contact Becky Bibelheimer: becky@eaglerockbaptist.com.
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 FEED THE 500 OUTREACH
ERBC Young Adults invite everyone to join us as we reach out to feed the homeless at the Union Rescue Mission. We'll meet for worship at ERBC at the 9AM service on December 16 and then carpool to downtown LA where we'll serve 500 people, from 11AM-3PM. You must complete a volunteer application to serve. Contact Jennifer Elrod: jennifer@eaglerockbaptist.com
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 YOUTH CHRISTMAS PARTY
ERBC Youth are invited to our Christmas Party (and last Greenhouse & dinner until the new year), Sunday, December 16, 6-8:30PM. Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater, bring a "white elephant" gift, and invite a friend (and get a prize!). We'll have dinner, cookie decorating and games. Contact Andrew White: andrew@eaglerockbaptist.com.
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 SENIORS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
ERBC Seniors are invited to join Eagles Wings for Christmas Lunch at the Mandls, Wednesday, December 19, 11:30AM-2PM. For more information, please contact Hortensia Aguilar: 323-255-4611 or email: hortensia@eaglerockbaptist.com.
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 CHRISTMAS WEEKEND AT ERBC
Worship with us Christmas Weekend! We will be holding worship services at our usual times the weekend before Christmas: Saturday, December 22 at 5:30PM and Sunday, December 23 at 9AM and 11AM. We look forward to worshiping with you!
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ANSWERING THE CALL 
By now you have hopefully heard about our Special Offering, ANSWERING THE CALL, that includes some God-sized goals for 2013.
The first gifts to ANSWERING THE CALL are already coming in, and it's exciting to see how our church is responding to this unique opportunity to support these initiatives.
Please take a look and pray about making a special sacrificial gift to the offering either right now online or this weekend using your offering envelope.
Through the Answering the Call Special Offering we have the opportunity as a church to make a HUGE impact for God in the coming year by:
- Doing justice by partnering with I-empathize (anti-human trafficking organization) and Living Water International (a Christian organization that provides clean drinking water for the poorest of the poor around the world)
- Loving mercy by supporting organizations that assist the widows, orphans, and the poor and needy in our community and around the world.
- Walking humbly with our God by sharing God's love through outreach and evangelism projects, offering resources in marriage, financial and emotional counseling and investing in local church planting
So - let me encourage you in this... Will you make a sacrificial gift to support these ministry initiatives right now online, or this weekend at the service? You may even add the special offering to the amount you give 'over and above' your tithes over the next several weeks.
Also - will you join me in praying for this offering? Pray that as a church we will surpass our goal of $50,000 - and pray specifically about what amount God would have you give.
These are exciting times for our church...as I believe God has much for us to do in the next year! In the coming weeks, I'll share even more details about how this offering will make a difference both here in Southern California, as well as around the world...but know how appreciative I am of you and how blessed I feel to know that you are part of our ERBC family.
Expecting great things from God in 2013...
Pastor Rick
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