Exodus: Journey Of Promise

The whole generation had to die before entering the promise land.

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What a perfect way to close out 2005. We sat in a circle on the floor. It was intimate yet casual… like family. Worship was amazing… rich with the spirit. Words shared were so heartfelt, they brought tears. Though God’s refining process maybe painful & difficult, He is also a faithful God who is molding us, teaching and revealing in His time. The room was thick with God’s presence… His mystery & His majesty…

Merry Christmas everyone!

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Maggiano’s
Christmas Gift Exchange

from MJ:

Click here to draw a house on The Exodus Street!

click on the above to draw your house. it’ll analyze your
personality based on the drawing, and then add it to The
Exodus Street so you can see others’ houses and their
personalities! ackckkc! how fun is this gonna be?!
please do it. don’t leave me hanging so i feel like a loser
with the only house on the block.

2 Corinthians 4:1-7

Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart. We have renounced the shameful things that one hides; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word; but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.

2 Chronicles 7:14-16 (NIV)
14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. 16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

2 Chronicles 7:14-16 (NLT)
14Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land. 15I will listen to every prayer made in this place, 16for I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be my home forever. My eyes and my heart will always be here.

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Repentance . Refocus of Life . Reprioritize

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Zankou Chicken

UPCOMING EXODUS WORSHIP GIG:

Worship Night
Friday, July 29, 7:30pm-9:30pm

Rowland Heights Community Christian Church
19309 Colima Rd.
Rowland Heights, CA 91748

www.exodusworship.com

1 Kings 17:6-18

Then the LORD said to Elijah, “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. There is a widow there who will feed you. I have given her my instructions.” So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, “Would you please bring me a cup of water?” As she was going to get it, he called to her, “Bring me a bite of bread, too.” But she said, “I swear by the LORD your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.” But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and cook that ‘last meal,’ but bake me a little loaf of bread first. Afterward there will still be enough food for you and your son. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There will always be plenty of flour and oil left in your containers until the time when the LORD sends rain and the crops grow again!” So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her son continued to eat from her supply of flour and oil for many days. For no matter how much they used, there was always enough left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.

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thoughts anyone?

Oswald Chambers
In other words, we should “be ready” whether we feel like it or not. If we do only what we feel inclined to do, some of us would never do anything. There are some people who are totally unemployable in the spiritual realm. They are spiritually feeble and weak, and they refuse to do anything unless they are supernaturally inspired. The proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not.

One of the worst traps a Christian worker can fall into is to become obsessed with his own exceptional moments of inspiration. When the Spirit of God gives you a time of inspiration and insight, you tend to say, “Now that I’ve experienced this moment, I will always be like this for God.” No, you will not, and God will make sure of that. Those times are entirely the gift of God. You cannot give them to yourself when you choose. If you say you will only be at your best for God, as during those exceptional times, you actually become an intolerable burden on Him. You will never do anything unless God keeps you consciously aware of His inspiration to you at all times. If you make a god out of your best moments, you will find that God will fade out of your life, never to return until you are obedient in the work He has placed closest to you, and until you have learned not to be obsessed with those exceptional moments He has given you.

Check out the new exodusLA.com site… redesign by Nobu

Congratulations to Dennis and Wendy on their new baby girl!! Amanda Grace Chang was born last night at 4 pounds 12 onces and 18 inches. She’s a tiny little girl who couldn’t wait to come into this world. So here she is, a little bit early, but otherwise healthy.

Please also to continue to pray for Emily and Jonathan and their baby as well. Here’s an excerpt from Jon’s xanga detailing what has been happening.

“Last Monday, Emily and I went for an ultrasound and the doctor made note of some strange measurements. Emily had also been saying that her stomach hurt but thought it was just some food discomfort. Anyways, as it turns out the stomach pains were actually pre-term contractions, and the ultrasound measurements were a warning that the baby was coming!

These contractions are coming really early. We are not even 7 months into the pregnancy. A full-term pregnancy is a 40 week deal, but we were barely into week 26. Supposedly, anything after week 34 is fair game, but that’s a long ways away from us. The doctors say they can keep a baby alive after week 28, but that’s an ordeal with tubes sticking in and out of the baby for a couple of months.

We’ve been trying various medications to suppress the contractions and stabilize Emily’s body. There hadn’t been much progress until yesterday. Yesterday Emily started to feel better and have less contractions.

Each day is a fight for this little kid’s life. Each day something critical is being developed and each day this baby stays inside, she has a better chance of surviving. So far, the doctors have all said the baby looks healthy, heart rate and size. They did give Emily some steroids to speed up the baby’s lung development. She has an estimated weight of 2 pounds! That’s tiny. Kay was small and she was 6 pounds.”

This Sunday, THE EXODUS will not be meeting at westside pavilion.

Instead, we’ll be at Cafe Selah in El Monte. Here’s the address:

10502 Lower Azusa Ave.
El Monte, CA 91731