Burbank Outreach (July 1st, 2017)

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Hebrews 1:1-4

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Reminder!

Two Saturdays from today (July 15th) is the Glendale Car Show!  The show runs from 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm.  Come when you can, and stay as long as you want - we'll have THOUSANDS of tracts, Bibles, and other resources at our booth.  You don't need to supply anything (though consider water - it promises to be a HOT day).  This is a family-friendly event, so bring the whole crew!

If you are able to help set up beforehand, please let Steve know.  Setup starts at 2 pm and must be completed by 3, which is when they start filling the street with cars.  Also, if you are around at the end of the night (10ish), we would greatly appreciate your help packing up the booth and getting everything back to the cars.

This is always my favorite event of the year, and even if you have never handed out a tract in your life, come join us!  This is one of the few nights in a year where many people ASK for them!

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Burbank - July 1st, 2017

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Glendale Outreach June 24, 2017

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

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Media

It's easy to say that salvation is a free gift of God, but often we show a lack of faith by contradicting that Scripture with our words.  We imply that one won't be saved until they repent and have faith, missing that the Bible declares that if they are saved, the evidence of that salvation will be that they will repent and have faith.  In a new believer, both of those (salvation and repentance) may happen at the same moment, and that often fuels our misunderstanding.

While this may sound like mere semantics (a chicken and egg problem), consider the two positions carefully: one says that it's my work of repentance and faith plus Christ's work on the cross that saved me (I accepted Jesus and then I was saved) vs. the other which says that I have faith and repent (both ongoing, btw!) because God graciously chose to save me, justifying me through the work of His Son on the cross.  This is a far larger topic than we can discuss here, but with Bible in hand please consider this article from 2013 on Why Is Faith Not a Work?

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Glendale - June 24th, 2017

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Outreach June 17, 2017

Why do you say, O Jacob,
     and speak, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the LORD,
     and my right is disregarded by my God”?
Have you not known? Have you not heard?

The LORD is the everlasting God,
     the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
     his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
     and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
     and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
     they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
     they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:27-31

Burbank - June 17th, 2017

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Pictures (June 10, 2017)

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

John 3:1-8 (ESV)

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Media

Listen as this gentleman with Appalachia Cry in West Virginia explains what it means to be born again in an example of clean, straightforward, and Biblical street evangelism: Open Air: Update 6/5/17 at Glen Elk.  (scroll to the end of the page for the video)

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Heads Up

Notice anything missing??  We've done a little house cleaning this week and removed several links from the side bar, consolidating everything in a new Resource page.  See the image link on the side bar to access that page.  We've added new things there, plus removed outdated and no longer functioning links!

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Burbank - June 10th, 2017

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