Prayer

The FMCSC family is faced with some rather serious challenges that call upon us to unify ourselves in prayer. Please join with me as we seek the Lord for the following:

Mitch Thomas (Sam's brother. Sam is pictured above) moved to Pasadena about nine months ago to work with Sam and Christi at Corridors church. Mitch has been a great blessing to the ministry. Yesterday Mitch was diagnosed with a rather severe form of leukemia. Mitch is still in his 20's and has trust and peace in the Lord. He begins chemotherapy on Tuesday. Sam is pretty shaken up over the news. Matt and Marlene are on their way down to be with Mitch.

Pastor Wes Keller has suffered a stroke earlier this week. On Saturday evening the family will determine if life support systems will continue. Pastor Keller has served the FMCSC for decades as local church pastor and interim superintendent. Please lift the Keller family up in prayer.

Pastor Melaku is facing some challenges within the Ethiopian congregation. It seems that Badeg is back in the US and demanding to preach at the church. Pastor Melaku has refused to surrender the pulpit as a result of church disciplinary action. Badeg is doing everything he can to divide the church and is attacking Melaku. Tomorrow after the morning service the church leaders are holding a special meeting with Badeg to try and resolve the problem.

Thanks for being family. I pray that "it is good to belong" is not just cliche.

Blessings,

Building Walls

Here is a report that we just received from The Lamb's Fellowship in
Murrieta:

At Annual Conference, Don Rogers spoke about Empower Lives International - and he showed some buildings they had built without completing the walls. Don spoke at Lamb's, Murrieta at both services this past Sunday. I felt the Lord speaking to me about those walls. I challenged the Body to make a special offering, even to give their tithe if they felt led, to ELI to get those walls built. At 12:30 we were able to hand Don a stack of checks for ELI and the walls on those buildings for $12,981 !!! We feel it was truly a move of God, a miracle.

John Hansen

Harley Davidson for Christ

Last week we were at our annual conference and had many great reports on different ministries that do not fit in the traditional ministries of the church. One of the reports was from Marty Edwards from Black sheep which he started a few years ago.

Black Sheep Harley-Davidsons for Christ is more than just a motorcycle club. It’s a motorcycle ministry of men and women that ride for Jesus: helping and serving H.O.G. members and chapters across the country.

The ministry exists “To introduce Jesus Christ to the world of motorcycle riders, for the purpose of making more and better disciples through the ministry of the local church."

While remaining involved in a local church, we get to ride with other believers, meet new friends that ride, support people, share God’s love and how to become saved if they so choose.

What Black Sheep Does:

1. Bring the Gospel to those who ride.
2. Help those who are in H.O.G.
3. Support a local church.

How Black Sheep Does it:

1. Ride and develop relationships with H.O.G. Members.
2. Encourage and support other Black Sheep Members.
3. Support the Church and the Black Sheep ministry
(Financially and prayerfully that it may grow and be effective.)

Why Black Sheep Does it:

1. God said to do it.
2. We are uniquely qualified by proximity, demographic profile, and Harley Ownership.
3. No other ministry group exists specifically for the 800,000 H.O.G. Members.

• They really need our prayer!! The spiritual warfare is tremendous. Click here if you want more information about Black Sheep.
• If you want to see Marty Edwards, the founder of Blacksheep, roasting our Bishop Haskins please click here . This will be his last year as our Bishop as he will be going back to pastoring a church.

Happy Mother' Day

I want to wish all the mothers a “Happy Mother’s Day” as this day should be a time of happiness and appreciation of our mothers. It can be a difficult day for many. Today Gina Robertson shared in our 2^nd service on grieving the loss of her mother. (Gina is pictured on the right.) If you're interested in hearing her testimony please click on "Gina’s Story."

Baptism

Angela at Kosovo

This morning Angela shared about her trip to Kosovo during Easter break. During her sharing she is referring to a few pictures so you can go to the photo album (the link is to the right called M.C.F. photo album) then click on the album called The Average Church band, then click on the slideshow.

God's Will

Beginning this Sunday I’m going to start a new series: "What Is God's Will For My Life?" Why? I’m asked that a lot. It's an important question because there's nothing more important than knowing and doing God's will. Success is knowing the will of God and being right in the center of it. He wants us to know His will.

Ephesians 5:15-17 "Be very careful how you live, not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish but understand what the Lord's will is."

God wants you to understand what His will is. Why is it so difficult? Why is it so hard to figure out "God, what is Your will for my life?" How come it's so confusing? Why do we have a fog so much of the time?

I think the reason is that there are some basic misconceptions about God's will. We will look at those starting this Sunday, and what God has to say about it. This is will be an introductory message. Please begin to pray today for this coming Sunday and my prayer for this series will be that everyone will have the resources to seek His will for their lives.