Church News. Crenshaw Church of Christ 2719 W. MLK Blvd., LA CA (323) June 18, Willpower: The Fair-Weather Friend

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2 Church News June 18, 2017 If you are visiting today, we welcome you to the Crenshaw Church of Christ 2719 W. MLK Blvd., LA CA (323) June 25, 2017 Church of Christ Worship on the Mountain Six Flags, Magic Mountain. Golden Bear Theatre; Time: 11:30a.m.; Cost $40/per person (Admission to park and Worship service). For more info contact Horace Johnson or Flyer on both bulletin boards. June 25-28, st Anniversary and Revival Meeting Southside Church of Christ, 1655 W Manchester Ave. Los Angeles, CA; (323) ; Time: Sunday 3:oop.m., Monday Wednesday 6;30p.m.; The Southside Church of Christ will be celebrating 61 years of serving the community and honoring Bro. Carl C. Baccus on Sunday. Revival will take place Monday Wednesday with Prayer meeting, Group singing, followed by Revival meeting. Guest speaker for Revival Thomas O. Fitzgerald Jr., guest Minister of Music Robert C. Guy. For more info please see flyer on bulletin board at both entrances. June 25, 2017 Imperial CoC Honor Bro & Sis Moultry Carson Community Center-Community Hall A, Carson, CA; Time:1:00p.m. 5:00p.m.; The Imperial Church of Christ will be honoring Bro. L. Marshall and Sis Eula Moultry laboring for the Lord for 20 years at the congregation. Tickets are $50 for adults and $20 for children 11yrs and under. For more info please contact Sis Delois Maye (310) July 8, 2017 Senior s Ministry Committee Meeting - Crenshaw Church of Christ ANNEX; Time: 10:00a.m.; All who are interested in assisting on the Senior s Ministry are welcome to attend the meeting. You do not have to be a Senior to assist on the committee. For more info contact Regina Bryant. July 16-21, 2017 Vacation Bible School - SAVE THE DATE! Crenshaw Church of Christ. More info to come July 22, 2016 Crenshaw COOKOUT - Kenneth Hahn Park; Time: 10:00a.m. 3:00p.m.; This will commence the VBS 2016 activities. Please plan to come out and fellowship, play games, eat, and more. For more information contact Victor Williams. Aug 1, Yard Sale - Sutro House; Time: 7:30a.m.-1:30p.m.; The Senior s Ministry will host a Yard Sale. If you have items you would like to sale, please sign-up. All those who will be selling their items are required to bring your own table and chairs. Space is limited, and it is first come, first serve. For more info and to sign-up contact Regina Bryant. Sept 17, 2017 (NEW DATE) 48th Annual National Day Dinner Proud Bird Restaurant Aviation Blvd, Los Angeles, CA; Time 1:30p.m; Women at Work for Southwestern Christian College (SWCC) invite you to attend the 48th National Dinner Day. Tickets are $75/person (which is tax deductible). Donation help to support SWCC. For more info and tickets contact Mary Curl. Willpower: The Fair-Weather Friend Willpower sure sounds like a great thing. We are led to believe that we have enough of it to fight off every temptation that comes our way. And sometimes it works. But let me tell you a little secret about willpower. Willpower is your best friend when things go well, but it's the first friend to check out when you get weary. I have found that if I really don't want to do something, my mind gives me plenty of reasons why I don't have to. My emotions even join in, saying, "I agree because I don't feel like doing it anyway." Our soul (mind, will, emotions) would love to run our lives, but the Bible says we are to be led by God's Spirit. We are never instructed to be willpower-led, we are told to be Spirit-led. Willpower and discipline are important and vitally necessary to a successful life, but willpower alone won't be enough. Determination gets you started and keeps you going for awhile, but it is never enough to bring you across the finish line. Zechariah 4:6 (NKJV) says, "Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts." What happens if, instead of turning first to willpower in your time of need, you turn to God instead? God releases His power into your willpower and energizes it to bring you across the finish line. Willpower does not get the credit for our success, God does. Jesus said in John 15:5 (AMP), "Apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing." This is one of the most important and most difficult lessons we must learn if we want to enjoy the life Jesus died to give us. I say Then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. -Galatians 5:16 From the book New Day, New You. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

3 Infirmed Ministry Contact Persons: Billy Curl or Modesty Briggs (323) :00 a.m. Worship: Bobbie Jackson, (323) Johnnie Pitts, (562) :00 a.m. Worship: Mary Curl, (323) Sick & Shut-in**: Robert Braden: 2713 Flangel St., Lakewood, CA Sadie Clark, Home: 3500 W. Manchester Blvd #41 Inglewood, CA Johnetta Mitchell: 815 E. Calaveras Street, #202 Altadena CA Leatrice Murray: 2203 W 76th St, Los Angeles, Ca Carmella Sessions, Home: Windsor Care Center, 3533 Motor Ave. Rm. 124c, Culver City, CA 90034; (310) Derald Simmons, c/o th Ave; Los Angeles, Ca Robert Ladden, Helen Lynn, Jennie Leachuga, Pearl Banks, Terrie Valdez, James Hampton **Please let the church office know when the condition of your loved one/friend has improved and can be removed. Notes: June 18, th Annual United Christian Women (UCW) Seminar October 6-8, 2017 Sheraton Gateway-LAX Get Out Of The Boat! #WaterWalkingFaith Matthew 14:28-29 Online Registration: unitedchristianwomen.org Registration: $150 (Adults), $100 (Youth) before September 17, 2017 For more info please contact JoAnn Moon UCW Outreach Ministry 2017 ask the members of the Crenshaw Church of Christ to assist in donating underwear for Men, Women, and Children (in original packaging), and toiletries. Donations may be left in bins located near front and back entrances of the church (near bulletin boards). For more info please contact Ruby Morgan or Valerie Duplessis (11am) or see Flyer on both bulletin boards UCW Choir director and committee has invited ALL Women who would like to sing with the choir, to join in rehearsals each Monday evening, at 6:30p.m. (starting June 12, 2017). The choir will meet at Crenshaw Church of Christ in Rorex Hall. For more info contact Ashley Crowe (8am) or JoAnn Moon. Come and receive information on Diabetes, Mental Health and Wellness, Meditation Techniques, Issues in Adolescences, and More. This is free event, but the information is priceless! Attendance for Sunday, 06/11/17 AM & PM Worship 433

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