march 2013 - gcc english newsletter
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Senior Pastor: Sam Rojas Email: [email protected] Cell : 623-824-2590 Women’s Ministry Coordinator Sis. Edna Rojas Email: [email protected] Cell: 623-271-4895 Spanish Assistant Pastor: Luis Arambula Email: [email protected] Cell: 623-824-6640 Assistant Pastor: Rudy Antunez Email: [email protected] Cell: 909-222-7621 Music & Arts Pastor: Mizael Uvari Email: [email protected] Cell: 602-578-5600
Care Pastor: Michael Norman Email: [email protected] Cell: 602-791-7667
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SCHEDULE OF WEEKLY SERVICES
SUNDAY SCHEDULE 9:30am - English Service 12pm - Spanish Service
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE 7;00pm Bible School
Bible classes for all ages in the KidZone. DAILY COMMUNITY LIFE GROUPS (CLG)
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MINISTERS
Rudy Antunez
(909) 222-7621
Salvador Bernabe
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Michael Norman
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Henry Ortega
(480) 202-6425
Ramon Osorio
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Robert Rico
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DEACONS
Alonzo Canales
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(323) 517-4632
Jose Escoboza
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Roy Magallanes
(623) 262-3535
Steve Villanueva
(480) 434-0531
Greetings GCC! Then Saul gave David his own armor—a bronze helmet and a coat of mail. 39 David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before. “I can’t go in these,” he protested to Saul. “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off again. 40 He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shep-herd’s bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine. I Samuel 17:38-40
This passage brings to light several interesting points:
He picked up five smooth stones from the stream. In order to fight the battles of life you will need at least five smooth stones. Although David only needed one to kill the giant, he had all five available upon request. The five smooth stones may have represented the following:
Prayer: Prayer is so very important in facing a trial. Prayer is an opportunity to take our problems to God and ask Him for His help. Prayer is a way of communicating our problems to God. It shows that we recognize that we have a problem that we cannot handle on our own. We realize we need God’s help. Prayer is our opportunity to humble ourselves before God and seek His help. Fasting: This stone offers another way to demonstrate humility and show God that we need Him in our lives. At times there are problems that take more than prayer to overcome. Fasting is a tool that God gives us to fight spiritual battles. It reflects an attitude that acknowledges our need for God to provide the basic necessities of life, the food and water that we need to exist. As we afflict ourselves through fasting, we show that we rely on God for all of our needs. Some trials are just that big. Bible Study: Someone else has already faced every situation we face in life. There is nothing new under the sun. The Bible tells us that Christ was tempted in all points, yet without sin. He faced all possible situations. When we face trials, we can come up with all kinds of ways to solve the problems. But is our solution acceptable to both God and man? By diligently studying the Word of God, we can find the trial that we face and the solution to the trial, by reading the way the men and women of the Bible and Christ Himself faced their trials. Meditation: This is not the type of meditation where one hums to try to take oneself into a spiritual consciousness. Rather, this is where one goes over a thought or idea again and again in one’s mind, sort of like a ruminant animal. A ruminant animal is one that chews the cud. It takes the food into its mouth, chews it and gets nutrients from it, and swallows it into its first stomach. Later on in the day, it regurgitates it back up into its mouth in the form of the cud and chews it again. This way the animal gets all the nutrients from the food it takes in. Service: Christ told us that He came to serve and not to be served. Serving should be done in balance. Service is an opportunity for us to get our mind off of ourselves and our problems and focus on someone else and their problems. Often when we see the problems that others are facing, our problem seems to pale in comparison.
Respectfully, Pastor Sam
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