“You are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:14

“Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Mark 16:15

“All mankind will see God’s salvation.” Luke 3:6

“A new command I give you: Love one another… By this all men will know you are my disciples…” John 13: 34-35

Each “gospel evangelist” – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – recount the global vision of Jesus. For Matthew, the dream to evangelize the world in a generation is accomplished through “the light” of the disciples’ lives, both in word and deed. For Mark, Jesus’ command “to go into all the world” is to be obeyed through preaching the good news! For Luke, the ancient prophecy of Isaiah for “all mankind will see God’s salvation” is fulfilled through Jesus’ plan of discipling. For John, the love between disciples is the irrefutable sign of Jesus’ church, providing the pathway to a lost world’s heart. Paul shares that Jesus’ dream became reality – “All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing… [and] has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven.” (Colossians 1:6, 23)...

When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers received us warmly… Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. When they heard this, they praised God! Acts 21: 17-20

Kyle preaches an awesome sermon for the Inaugural Service in Honolulu!

Reporting in detail about the ministry was the practice of Paul and the early church. The focus of all the praise was God! Therefore, let us praise God for the last 15 days! On Sunday June 1, 2008 at the City of Angels Church was the moving appointment of Kyle Bartholomew as an Evangelist. The service concluded with many of us in tears, as the Honolulu Mission Team and Melina Zepeda of Santiago, Chile, were sent off with the prayers of our shepherds Nick Bordieri and Lance Underhill, as well as our new shepherd, Tony Untalan. The team was torn away by the Spirit, when they flew to Hawaii the next day. On that Monday evening the Mission Team, lead by Kyle and Joan Bartholomew and accompanied by Josh Aguirre, Joy Axelson, Naveh Pilate, Lorenzo Pruiett, David Rydstedt, CL Salamanca and Albert Wagers, were “received warmly” with a welcoming luau by the fourteen member remnant group in Honolulu! Also on Monday, Matt and Helen Sullivan arrived in Los Angeles after being sent out the previous day from our sister church in Phoenix. Their purpose in coming was simply to spend a few days strengthening our bonds of unity, further preparing them for their mission journey. On Thursday June 5, the Sullivans with their three children flew to Santiago with Melina, who will be a full-time intern.

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“You are not your own; you were bought at a price.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Kacie Comisford on The Price Is Right with Drew Carey!

In November of last year, my wife and I took our Hollywood Bible Talk to the CBS game show, The Price is Right, praying that somehow we could raise money for the City of Angels Church Thanksgiving Contribution. Many disciples even within our fellowship jokingly mocked our efforts, but I was reminded of 2 Thessalonians 3:2, “Not everyone has faith.” We were persuaded that God had control of all the money in the world, and if He so desired, He could give it to us! Much to our amazement, our sister, Janelle Rushen got to “come on down” and ended up winning over $24,000 worth of cash and prizes including the Showcase Showdown! All of her prizes that could be sold were sold and the money was given to God for the Thanksgiving Contribution. Surely with just a mustard seed of faith, with God “nothing will be impossible for you!” (Matthew 17:21)

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