Young Pioneers

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Comment by Louis Kelso on April 21, 2009 at 2:07pm

Me and my wife got a lead on a facility that will become available this week that we could start having our Sunday morning service in, I ask that you pray that God will open doors if this is His will and that He will close the door if it's not, thanks!

Comment by Pastor Jerome H. Weymouth on January 19, 2009 at 7:57am

Ì was reading in the book of "Systematic Theology" by Stanley Horton this morning and in the introduction of the chapter on Missions he said this:

"Chapter 17: The Mission of the Church

Any discussion of the mission of the Church leads participants to consider the very foundations on which they build their identity. Pentecostals have certainly been noted for the fervor of their obedient response to the redemptive mission given to all Christians. However, each generation must attain a fresh appreciation for the mission and purposes around which they center their identity.

Our perspective on the Church and its mission is deeply rooted in our experience with Christ and the Holy Spirit. To suggest that we can step back from the influence of this spiritual encounter and simply theorize about the Church and its mission is to remove an essential part of our calling. Although other religious traditions may still view the Pentecostal Movement as primarily experience-centered, we should not allow this to cast shadows on God's sovereign work reintroduced in the twentieth century. The Spirit has graciously enabled our Movement to stand as a testimony of the empowerment necessary for the Church to be a vehicle of God's redemptive mission. "
Amen to that and another thing that was said was this little tid-bit; From Zero pentecostals in the beginning of the 20th Century to over 500 million in the beginning of the 21st. Century! Not Bad form us who believed what Williamm Joseph Seymore said We believe the Bilbe days are here again and that the infilling with the Holy Spirit is the proof that God wants us to go into all the world and obey His commands with freverent obedience to Preach the Gospel to every Creature!
So when a Pentecostal Church does not hit the streets, or believe in speaking with tongues they quit being a Church and now are nothing but a social club!


(from Systematic Theology © 1994, 1995 by Gospel Publishing House. All rights reserved.)

Comment by Pastor James and Lucia Purser on January 18, 2009 at 8:29am

Jerome - I think too many people are really trying to build big churches , yet seem to forget one thing-build big people for God. Instead of being seeker sensitive we need to be Spirit sensitive in order to win the seekers . Street evangelism is the heart and soul of our church and the fellowship.

Thanks Jerome

Comment by Pastor James and Lucia Purser on January 17, 2009 at 3:30pm

My wife and I pastor Praise Chapel Hanford . We are located in the central valley . We have been here for about 1 1/2 years . We starting to see good fruit. we average 45-50 adults each Sunday with 25-30 kids. God is moving . Our fellowship's vision is alive and well in central California. The key to our church's vision is relational evangelism. If we are going to grow as a church we must become a true missional church. Everyone is a missionary at Praise Chapel Hanford. We must win our community one at a time.

Pastor James