December Calendar

In the Eagles Nest

We welcome a strong, smart & sacrificial woman into our fellowship today. Sheney declared "Jesus is Lord" & was baptized tonight after studying the bible diligently for the last 5 months. During that time, she would drive an hour & a half just to make it to midweek services & church sometimes. CONGRATS & WELCOME!!

So Why Are Spiritual Relationships So Awesome!?

All throughout the New Testament, we read about the lives of the disciples who followed Christ, and we notice, they were never alone! Why is that? Because it is part of God’s plan, and it just makes sense!

So why are spiritual relationships so important?

- It is Jesus’ command for us and what defines a Christian, to love one another with the standard that Jesus loved us (John 13:34-35)
- So that we can get open with our lives through confession and prayer (James 5:16)
- For accountability (Colossians 1:28, Ephesians 4:25)
- Gaining a heart of giving and denying ourselves (Luke 9:23-25)
- Because together we get closer to God (1 John 1:3)
- Spiritual counseling and training (2 Timothy 3:16)
- So we can pray for each other (Philemon 4-5, Ephesians 6:18)
- Others see your relationships and it can “speak to them” (1 Timothy 4:16)
- Getting advice (Proverbs 15:22, 12:15)
- Convenience when you need a helping hand (Acts 2:42-45)
- Because we have a common bond in Christ (Acts 2:44, Philemon 6)

What else can you come up with?
- To learn new things and skills
- For pure enjoyment and fun, doing the things you love with others
- Building friendships for life- even finding that “other half!”

November Calendar

FOOD in NOVEMBER

Jesus said "I have food you know nothing about..." Whether it was a wedding feast, a parable about fruit, or a mass miracle for a bunch of hungry people, our Lord seems to constantly be talking about FOOD. Traditionally, November is a month that America seems to center around that theme as well. For the first 3 fridays of the month leading up to the Thanksgiving the Central Campus will be doing its own mini-series on food. Nov. 6th: FOOD 4THE SOUL: Brian Tan leads us in an investigation of spiritual eating. Nov. 13th: FOOD 4THE BODY: NIck Garcia puts his Nutrition degree to use as he teaches us about how to properly care for our temples. Nov.20th: FOOD 4 OTHERS: Yaminah Jackson & her Community Outreach team will set us up to prepare meals for the homeless to be delivered the next morning.

FALL CAMPUS RETREAT: "CRAVE"

450 campus disciples & 150 friends met at the intersection of whole-hearted searching & Holy Spirit in Magic Mountain country this past weekend. The campus band rocked the Hyatt ballroom with worship from a variety of musical genres: rock, reggae, R&B, rap, old spirituals & even older hymns. Gainesville's Troy & Kim Chris came loaded with faith and Spirit-led messages that cut straight to the heart. 2 students gave their lives to Christ & were baptized in the Hyatt pool and many more are on their way. In the Central we were amazed at what God did in our women's ministry: our 16 bold sisters had 18 guests at the retreat!

OCTOBER calendar

MACHO NACHOS: Campus Fundraiser

The Campus Ministry was amazed by the support & generosity of the Central Region. We raised $850 for our Fall Retreat coming up in October. Everyone was warm & well-fed with Macho Nachos, drinks & cupcakes. THANK U!

SEPT 2009

Hey all! Please remember our big fundraiser on the 27th!

FRIDAY @ THE BEACH

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Psalm 16:6

RUN THE RACE

The life of a disciple of Jesus is a marathon, not a sprint. It requires the same discipline, commitment, purpose and grit that an Olympian would train with in preparation for the games. Paul reminds the church in Corinth, and us, of this truth.

Chris is a disciple who runs track at his university. He also plays football. Doctors told him he tore his MCL at practice on Tuesday afternoon in what looked like a career-ending injury. Wednesday night the whole campus ministry prayed for healing in Chris' knee and that God would reveal HIs will to Chris through this situation. At the same time about 20 miles east of the prayer Chris was getting a second opinion from a specialist. After a thorough examination, this doctor said his MCL was only sprained and that it looked like he would run again. God is good.As a young man, Leve spent a lot of time running from things. When he got away, he started running towards other things. Leve runs on the track team at his university now. More importantly, he's been spending this last year running towards God...and he's found what was waiting for him. He made the decision to make Jesus Lord of his life and was baptized August 21 in the waters of the Pacific.

What are you running from?

What are you running towards?

Our prayer is that we can make it to the finish line of this amazing spiritual race we're running. We may cross bloodied, bruised and beat-up, but we'll finish. We hope you'll join us as we run.

IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU

John studied the bible to become a Christian for months. He decided there were things in his life he just couldn't say "good bye" to and he vanished. A couple months later he shows up on our doorstep, ready to do whatever it takes. God had prepared his heart. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. Mark 4:27

SPORTSDAY

Come join in the fun, food & fellowship on AUGUST 30th!

HOPE Play Day

Hey Brothers and Sisters!

We have an awesome opportunity to serve and have fun this weekend! This Saturday from 10:00am - 1:00pm at Shadow Oak Park in West Covina, HOPE worldwide is going to be hosting a fun day for kids from ages 5 - 14. Everything will be included for the kids, even lunch. All they have to do is show up and have fun! Activities will include kickball and a water war. This is an awesome event to bring out families that you know of who just need a day off and to spend time with their kids. It is also an awesome way for us to serve and be a role model or big brother/sister to the younger kids. (Maybe even help us recapture a childlike heart!) Hope to see you all there!

The address for the park is:

2121 Shadow Oak Dr.
West Covina, CA 91792

If you have any questions feel free to contact me!
Brian Tan
Central Region HOPE Coordinator
(626) 476-6309

check out footage of recent HOPE work: CLICK HERE

I C M C | Here Am I. Send Me! "SO THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW"

There are hardly words to express what kind of life-changing weekend those of us who have attended the International Campus Ministry Conference just had. We lift our hands to our Lord and thank Him for blessing us with opportunities like these to change, to grow and to take the message of Christ out so THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW.

CHECK OUT LIVE STREAMING MEDIA FROM THE CONFERENCE! CLICK HERE