Phoenix International Christian Church

Guest Editorial: Mike Patterson

“Men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do…” 1 Chronicles 12:32

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.” Romans 1:16

Saturday night marked a new beginning for the Teen Ministry of the City of Angels Church! Around 50 teenagers and parents gathered at the Velasco’s house for the kick-off of our Five Region Teen Fellowship. Since we have teens throughout the LA metro area, we are praying that God will raise up powerful teen leaders and establish flourishing ministries of sold-out teen disciples in each region of the City of Angels Church. The “power of the gospel” can change “Kingdom Kids” (“Jews”), as well as “Gentile” converts! Although the gospel does not change, our approach will differ among varying age groups. Like the “men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do,” we must pray to discern “the times” and know what “spiritual Israel” – the church – “should do” to win teenagers for Christ. Read the rest of this entry »

On Sunday evenings, many of the evangelists and women’s ministry leaders in the SoldOut Movement graciously send me their “good news” for the week. On Monday mornings, I gather the most exciting of the reports and send them out to all of our leaders around the world, accompanied by some heartfelt admonitions for the movement. This keeps us connected and encouraged by the Spirit of God working in our family of churches. The following is this past week’s “Good News Email!”

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