JUNE 7, 2015 WEST ANGELES CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

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1 Cathedral: 3600 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA North Campus: 3045 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA WEST ANGELES CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 3045 Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, CA (323) Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM BIBLE COLLEGE (323) Ext or 2311 COUNSELING CENTER (323) CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE (323) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (323) PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE (323) CHILDREN, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CENTER 3010 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (323) JUNE 7, 2015 CONNECT WITH US! Watch us live online Listen to our Sunday morning radio broadcast 10:00AM - KJLH 102.3fm Follow us on Twitter Share with us on Facebook

2 ORDER OF SERVICE SUNDAY HYMN TODAY S MENU SERVICE TIMES PRELUDE TO WORSHIP Visitor Recognition ANNOUNCEMENTS Morning Hymn MINISTERIAL PRAYER Choral Response SCRIPTURE READING (in unison) PRAISE AND WORSHIP Choral Worship PASTORAL OBSERVATIONS Choral Selection THE MESSAGE Call to Discipleship TITHE AND OFFERING Choral Selection BENEDICTION Let us reverence the House of the Lord. Please no walking or talking, once Worship Service begins. Now I Belong To Jesus Verse 1 Jesus, my Lord will love me forever, From Him no power of evil can sever, He gave His life to ransom my soul, Now I belong to Him Chorus Now I belong to Jesus, Jesus belongs to me, Not for the years of time alone, But for eternity Verse 2 Once I was lost in sin's degradation, Jesus came down to bring me salvation, Lifted me up from sorrow and shame, Now I belong to Him Verse 3 Joy floods my soul for Jesus has saved me, Freed me from sin that long had enslaved me, His precious blood He gave to redeem, Now I belong to Him Enjoy a delicious, home-cooked meal and live music in the beautiful Crystal Room today! BREAKFAST $7.00 (9AM - 11AM) Fried Chicken Wings or Hot Links Scrambled Eggs or Quiche Hot Grits or Red Skinned Potatoes Biscuits and Coffee/Tea Juice (Additional $1.00) DINNER $12.00 (12:30PM - 2PM) Baked Turkey Wings or Fried Tilapia Country Mixed Greens or Caribbean Vegetables 3 Cheese Macaroni or Garlic Mash Potatoes Corn Bread and Beverage Dessert or Salad (Additional $2.00) * Chef reserves the right to make substitutions, as necessary. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES: GENERAL CHURCH 8:00AM and 11:00AM - Cathedral 7:00PM - North Campus Sanctuary SUNDAY SCHOOLS - North Campus 8:00AM - (K-12) Children/Youth/Adult 10:30AM and 5:30PM - Adult Only KIDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 10:30AM - Youth Center (5-12 yrs) (2nd - 5th Sundays) TEENS (13-19 yrs) 11:00AM - Performing Arts Theatre (2nd - 5th Sundays) TUESDAY BIBLE STUDIES: PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY 7:00PM - MPB, Rooms 1, 3, and 5 THROUGH THE BIBLE 7:00PM - Crystal Room YOUNG ADULT 7:00PM - Performing Arts Theatre WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDIES: PASTORAL TEACHING 7:00PM - North Campus Sanctuary CHILDREN 7:00PM - MPB, Rooms 1, 3, and 5 TEENS 7:00PM - Youth Center 1 10

3 AT WEST ANGELES For more information about these and other ministries available at West Angeles, please call (323) , or visit our website at BABY DEDICATION Schedule time for prayer and dedication for your children. Be encouraged as we ask God for His guidance and covering for not only your precious little ones, but also for you as you raise them. Ages 0-3 years old. To schedule your baby for dedication, call the church at Ext CRY ROOMS Our nurseries offer caring spaces for children 6 months to 5 years of age. Our precious, little ones are taught age-specific biblical principles while parents are enjoying and participating in the Sunday morning worship services. Infants and toddlers up to age 2, Cry Room 1. Potty-trained toddlers 2 to 3 years old, Cry Room 2. Ages 3 to 5 years old, in the Hangar of the Cathedral Parking Lot. DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING Interpreting for Deaf and Hard of Hearing is available 8:00AM and 11:00AM Services only. Seating is located in the first few rows of Cathedral Sanctuary, below the West A musicians. PRAYER Join us Monday - Friday, 6:00AM, 12 NOON, and 6:00PM in the North Campus Sanctuary. Ext or Prayer lines are available during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM. If you have an urgent matter outside of business hours, such as the death of a loved one, serious illness, or emotional distress, please call (877) Leave a message with our call center and the Prayer Ministry will be notified. SCRIPTURE READING John 15:12-17 NKJV 12. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one s life for his friends. 14. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. 17. These things I command you, that you love one another. OUR PRAYER LIST Walter Lee McDonald Sr. Eva Mae Jackson Lucille Durr We are praying for our Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Lady Mae, and the entire Church of God in Christ family. OUR MISSION STATEMENT West Angeles Church of God in Christ seeks to be a Biblical ministry of excellence designed to encourage life transformation through our threefold purpose: to Evangelize, Edify, and Equip the whole person to serve the community and reach the world for Jesus Christ. We strive to be compassionate in our love, excellent in our service, holy in our living, and passionate and reverent in our worship. 9 2

4 SERMON NOTES GET CONNECTED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION and EDUCATION ENRICHMENT SPEAKER: SERMON TITLE: SCRIPTURE: Would you like to be a part of what God is doing in the life of West Angeles Church? Attend New Member s Class to begin or complete the process of full membership. Regular New Member s Classes meet every Sunday morning at 8:00AM and 10:30AM in the North Campus Multi-Purpose Building, Room 8. For more information, please call (323) Ext To get involved in one of over 200 ministries here at West Angeles, call (323) New Members Orientation is Thursday, June 18th, at 6:00PM in the Crystal Room. One-Day New Members Class is Saturday, October 3rd, at 8:30AM in the North Campus Sanctuary. West Angeles is an EDUCATING CHURCH! The Christian Education and Education and Enrichment Departments are inviting all adults interested in pursuing higher education to a seminar Saturday, July 9th, 9:00AM-12:00PM in the Youth Center Multi-Purpose Room. Learn how to make attending college affordable! Representatives from institutions such as Azusa Pacific University and Student Resource USA will be present for your interest. For more information, call (323) Ext GENERAL CHURCH West Angeles is an ACTIVE CHURCH! Pick up a Ministry Brochure from various locations around our church campus, or download one from our website at to become involved in the life of YOUR Church! We look forward to joining with you in ministry! CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST CONVENTIONS THEME FOR 2015: Christ s Extreme Sacrifice Calls For Our Extreme Commitment (II Corinthians 5:14-15) COGIC Sunday School Lesson: Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13 Topic: Judgment on Israel and Judah. To find out more or to join a class, call (323) Ext AIM (AUXILIARIES IN MINISTRY) CONVENTION June 29 - July 3, 2015 Tampa, FL Contact: (888) Supt. Linwood Dillard, Jr., Chairman SOUTH AFRICA 2015 (TRIP WITH THE PRESIDING BISHOP) October 5-13, 2015 Johannesburg/Cape Town, South Africa Contact: (310) Ext. 107 Gwen Alexander, New Act Travel 3 8

5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MUSIC & WORSHIP ARTS DEPARTMENT West Angeles Church is a HELPING CHURCH! Homebuyer Education Course. This 8-hour Course teaches the language of real estate, money management, financing opportunities and how to create, secure and transfer generational wealth. For more information and to get the class schedule, please call the CDC office at (323) Home Retention Clinic. The objective of this clinic is to enable homeowners who are struggling to retain their homes with information about their options and assist with negotiating loan modification applications with their lenders. Please call for class schedule. Eight week Entrepreneurial Training Course. Classes are held Tuesday evenings in the West Angeles CDC conference room over the course of 8 weeks. Tuition is FREE. The cost for materials is $50. Seating is limited. Ext. 42 IDA Financial Literacy Course. The Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) Financial Literacy Course is available now! Each participant will learn how to reduce your debt, develop a savings plan and prepare for your savings goal. Call for current schedule and information. Ext. 42 West Angeles is a WORSHIPING CHURCH! Music & Worship Arts New Members Orientation Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 7:00PM, North Campus Sanctuary Attention all individuals interested in becoming a part of the Music & Worship Arts Ministries. The Orientation will provide you with pertinent information regarding the facets of this ministry. Please plan for Vocal/Dance/Acting assessment and placement exercises. We look forward to seeing you there. CHILDREN S MINISTRY West Angeles is a BIBLE-LEARNING CHURCH! Come and join our West Angeles Bible College, School of Practical Christian Living and New Members' Graduation in a worship celebration service, Sunday, July 19th at 6:30PM in the North Campus Sanctuary. Everyone is invited to celebrate God's Word and the Bible-learning achievements of our sisters and brothers. For more information, call (323) Ext or CHRISTIAN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT COUNSELING CENTER 7 West Angeles is a TEACHING CHURCH! Log in to God! How can we log in to God each day? Join Elder Owens for a special lecture to learn how to meditate and pray God's Word through the practice of holy reading on Thursday, July 9th, 7:00PM 9 :00PM in the Crystal Room. For more information, call the Christian Education Department at (323) Ext We cordially invite you to join us Saturday, June 20th, for a time of fun, fellowship and relationship renewal. Newlyweds - 11:00AM-1:00PM in the Multi-Purpose Bldg, Rooms 9 and 11. Married Couples for Christ Fellowship- 5PM-7:00PM at Griffith Observatory. Pre-Marital Mixer - 10:00AM-12:00PM in the MPB, Room 8. Should you have any questions about these and other wonderful programs offered through our West Angeles Counseling Center, please call (323)

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