Our Sunday School recently had a Sunday School Rally with Bro. Phillips. We are rejoicing over all God is doing with our children! During the altar call, Trezila received the Holy Ghost and many were refilled! He’s still moving and filling our kids with the Holy Ghost!
At the Holy Ghost Rally, time was also taken to award the bus riders, students, and bus worker of the month. Our bus riders for the month are Aiden, Zahaven, Jeremiah, Hazel,and Isabella. These kids are excited about Sunday School, invite their friends and family, and are kind to all. Jeremiah also recently received the Holy Ghost! The students of the month are Elena (Toddler Class), Maddy (Super Class), Hannah (Youth), and Kevin (Youth). A few special notes from their Sunday School teachers included their faithfulness and involvement in their classes. Elena has helped teach the plan of Salvation to her Kindergarten class! Maddy is an altar worker and can be found fervently praying for others. These are just two examples of the awesome things that make us Holy Ghost proud of our students of the month. Our bus worker of the month is Bro. Seth Clark! He is part of our Yellow Route and does an amazing job. Bro. Seth has a passion for Sunday School and brings a crazy, fun energy to his route.
We are Holy Ghost proud of all of our students who received awards and we are rejoicing with all of our students who have received and been renewed in the Holy Ghost at this rally. God is moving in our Sunday School and we are excited and anticipating great things.
Ladies Day 2023 was a powerful meeting! God showed up greatly from the beginning of service through the altar call. We were blessed to have Sis. Lorraine Bertram from Lakeside, CA and Sis. Connie Tiller from Carrollton, KY as our guest speakers this year! Ladies were empowered and restored and left the meeting ready to win the battle and declare “Hallelujah, Jesus!”
Sis. Bertram spoke about it being time to fight and how our mind is the first place the enemy attacks. She then taught that our weapons of warfare are prayer and worship. This powerful lesson was followed up with a mighty move of God as women across the sanctuary were picking up their weapons of spiritual warfare.
Sis. Tiller spoke on saying “Hallelujah, Jesus” in the middle of the storm. It is a small statement with great impact as it is giving praise to God and surrendering it to Him. She taught seven Hebrew words for praise and how they differed. She encouraged women to worship their way into victory. After Sis. Tiller spoke there was another powerful move of the Holy Ghost and women were encouraged and empowered.
We are rejoicing in all that God is doing with Momentum Youth. Recently Bro. Berrier shared the amazing things God has been doing in our youth department! God has been moving greatly and opening doors in the community!
For 4 years we have knocked on the door of campus ministry at San Bernardino Valley College. On May 1st, the campus ministry was established and later this month they are hosting their second meeting! This is just the beginning of what God wants to do on our school and college campuses!
A testimony was shared of Bro. Estrada working on a call to a Boys and Girls home in Mentone. He asked if they would be interested in Bible studies. The house manager mentioned groups trying to start Bible studies but never returning for a second visit. He let them know we’d come and God is working and the door to Bible studies in Mentone is opening!
Not only is God opening doors but he is moving in our city and preparing hearts! At the beginning of the year, Momentum Youth adopted the vision of 75 souls im 2023. In just 4 months, 44 young people have received the gift of the Holy Ghost and several have prayed through. We are believing for 100 to be filled with the gift of the Holy Ghost and be an integral part of Momentum.
God is doing the impossible and the incredible and there is no telling what else He has in store for Momentum Youth in 2023. To quote Bro. Berrier, “He’s just getting started and we get to be part of it!”
On May 4th the church doors were opened for our annual National Day of Prayer event. It was a special time of shared burdens and focused prayer.
After the opening of the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and singing of our national anthem, Bro. DeCosta led us in an opening prayer of repentance. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall 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” (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Our keynote prayers this year were led by Sis. Alvarado and Bro. Estrada. Sis. Maureen Alvarado shared her heart and burden for individuals who are incarcerated and led us in prayer for the individuals incarcerated and those employed in our prison system. For our second keynote prayer, Bro. Estrada shared his experiences as a first responder and testified of protection because of prayer. He shared the prayers that are needed for our first responders and their families and then led us in prayer.
After the keynote prayers, Rev. Lackey led us in prayer for our government, Sis. Leaya Thomas led us in prayer for our schools and education system, Bro. Jimmy Florez led for our military and veterans, Bro. Jonathan Florez led over prayer for businesses, Bro. Isaiah Abrego led prayer over media, and Bro. Josue Alvarez led prayer over families.
Thank you to all who were involved in the planning and preparation, music, and leading in prayer during this event. Thank you to all who came. Let’s continue to bind together in prayer over these areas of focus.
“Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17
This past Sunday our Sunday School had a Holy Ghost Rally. Bro. Berrier preached on promises–God keeps his promises and we should keep our promises. Kids filled the altar pouring their hearts to God making commitments to him and seeking for the Holy Ghost. During the move of God, Anaiah Hamilton received the Holy Ghost!
During the Holy Ghost Rally we also had special awards given for Bus Rider of the Month, Bus Worker of the Month, and Student of the Month. For our Bus Riders of the Month we had Jeremiah Haynes from Orange Route, Reina Soriano from Green Route, Phayroh Jones from Blue Route, and Jesse Navarro From Red Route. Our students of the month were: Addison Estrada, Riley Coggins, Peyton Booker, and Olivia Schnepp. Our Bus Worker of the month was Abigail Molina. We are Holy Ghost proud of our Sunday School Department and are excited about all of the great things God is doing with our kids!
