Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. 37 The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.” Luke 10:36-37 Someone who is missional is someone who is sent. PIC of LAX. “We gather […]

“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Where do we see Jesus practice this? “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:14)  “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.” (Mark 8:35) […]

Foster Care Stats443,000 (U.S.) 30,000 (LA County) Church Stats224.76 million christians in the us. 1-507 in U.S.1-229 in LA CountyAverage church size in U.S. = 89 congregants. James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by […]

Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law? Matthew 22:34-36:  Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ Matthew […]

Luke 10:25 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?” 27 The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all […]