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Look at the Reader’s Best Choice Award for 2011

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I have always wondered what would happen if the Daily News ever had a category for “Best Place to Worship” in their annual poll for Los Angeles. For some reason it had never been one of the questions listed. Well, for the first time ever they asked that question for 2011 and look what church came in on the top of the list? Drum roll…………… The 2011 Readers Best Choice for Best Place to Worship is SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS CHURCH. Results will be shown in the August 26th edition of the Daily News.



Just want to thank Michael, Leyla, Christine, Nikko, Charlotte and John for using their talents week after week in leading our church in worship. Also Maxi and Susanne and all the musicians and praise team members, the choirs and all the volunteers. Also the light and sound team. I want to thank all the members who show up each week prepared to sing and worship with all their hearts.



And we are MOST GRATEFUL for the LORD ON HIGH is who MOST WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!
Why not join us this week as we lift our voices, hearts and hands to the Lord God Almighty!


Paul writing to the Philippians

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Philippians 1:9-11

“And this is my prayer:
This is my prayer for all of you as well…

that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
This says to me that love, true love, biblical love, is more than just an emotional response; that love is sitting down and going through a process of reasoning and attempting to gain knowledge, insight, and wisdom. This insight is what enables us to make right decisions. It allows us to think about the details of our circumstances, see how God is truly working in and through our situation, and then come to conclusions that will bring honor and glory to God. That is why the rest of the prayer goes like this…

so that you may be able to discern what is best
There is always a huge difference between what is good and what is best. There are always things that are good, but they are not necessarily the best for us. For example, ice cream is good, chocolate sundaes are REALLY GOOD, but I’m not sure that these are the best things for us. Likewise, many choices we make may be good choices, but they just might not be the best choices.

and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ — to the glory and praise of God.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh you know this is the end result, that in and through our love for the Lord, we will gain wisdom and insight to know HOW to make wise decisions that will ultimately lead us to live lives of RIGHTEOUSNESS. Righteousness and living pure and blameless lives are what bring GLORY and PRAISE to God. As we embark on the beginning of a new year, may each of us, in love, have discernment and wisdom in making choices and decisions that will result in the fruit of righteousness.