Today on the Westside Campus the Kids of the Kingdom helped lead worship and then they sang a special number for us. I want to thank all the children for using their gifts to serve and honor the Lord. They were such a blessing!
For anyone interested in attending, their performances are on December 7th, 8th and 9th. Please look at http://www.theshepherd.org/ for more information.
I want to thank Christine Miller for leading worship at the Porter Ranch Campus and I was so blessed by the attendance on both campuses. The Spirit was evident and hopefully all of us will “by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving” present our request to God.
ONE LAST NOTE… Yours truly has JURY DUTY. I have no idea what is going to happen this week. Keep me in your prayers and I’ll let you know if I get to serve as a jurist. Can YOU IMAGINE?????
I don’t know how to fully explain this to you but this past weekend while I was preaching about Warfare Praying we had a woman in her 40’s come to the Westside Campus and she had a demon in her by the name of Jerry. She was shaking violently and you could hear the demon actually speak. The demon said that he had been controlling this woman for 10 years. That he loved her and that he would not let her go. The voice sounded like a demon and she had this evil look in her eyes when she spoke. The woman had come to church because she wanted to be saved. She stepped forward during the invitation and began to convulse and our counselors took her outside and began to pray over her in the name of Jesus. Danny Furukawa and a host of people gathered around her. Danny asked the demon what his name was and the demon said “Jerry”. Danny prayed in the name of Jesus and kept saying “the blood of Jesus” over and over again. Danny told the demon that this woman belonged to the Lord and told the demon that he would not have any power over her if she invited Jesus into her heart. The demon finally said, “Ok, I will leave. But I will come back”. The lady then fell to the ground and when she got up she seemed extremely normal. But when everyone was hugging this woman the demon whispered in Danny’s ear, “I’m back”.
Now some of you might think this is a bunch of hogwash but I saw this woman and I know this is real. Do you think this is a bit ironic that this happened on the weekend that I preached on Warfare Praying? I don’t think it’s an accident that this happened on this particular weekend. It is a vivid reminder that Ephesians 6:10-12 is a reality. We MUST be careful. We must be people of prayer. Satan is pulling out all the stops trying to disrupt and destroy.
I looked it up in the Bible this morning and there are OVER 70 different times in the New Testament where you find the word or words “demons” or “demon-possession”.
The Gospels are filled with stories of demonic warfare. Read Mark 1:32-34, Mark 5:1-20, and Luke 8:26-39. I am NOT trying to alarm anyone but I am trying to get you to arm yourself with the full armor of God. These are all signs that we are making a difference in LosAngeles and the devil would prefer for us to fail. Will you not read again the declaration to Satan from yesterday’s post. Our enemy is alive and real according to I Peter 5:8. Let’s continue to be faithful to the things of God. Understand who our enemy is and read again the notes from our sermon this past weekend.
In love,
Dudley
If you missed the sermon from this past weekend you can watch it at www.callonjesus.com
At a Theater Near You…Church?
Posted by Lisa Regardie on Nov 5, 2006, 22:00
LOS ANGELES—Attending church has never been more entertaining than the present time. At first glance of the chapel’s exterior, one may get the impression he or she is about to go inside and witness some great performance—although not a play, but rather a sermon. On Sunday, Oct. 8, more than 1,000 people attended Westside Shepherd of the Hills, a new church to the West Los Angeles community, to not only propel the house of worship to a great new start, but also to be a part of the kick-off celebration at the Wadsworth Theater.
In 1995, Dudley Rutherford became pastor of Shepherd of the Hills, Porter Ranch, when, as the church stated, “God united it with Hillcrest Christian Church.” Over the years, more than 6,500 people have attended services each week. His dynamic speaking ability has made him a highly sought after respected convention speaker, a frequent speaker to several professional sports teams, and a featured chapel speaker for the World Series. Pastor Rutherford also has had the distinction of serving as the vice president of the North American Christian Convention.
In opening this additional campus, Shepherd of the Hills greatly increases their ability to touch hearts and meet the needs of the greater Los Angeles community. Westside Shepherd of the Hills offers an inspiring message by Pastor Rutherford or a stellar guest speaker each week, quality programs for the children—infants through fifth graders, ample parking, and a welcoming atmosphere. Refreshments are served after the services.
“There are so many wonderful people here,” stated Rutherford, senior pastor, in a news release. “We are so excited to be here and are interested in blessing and serving this community in any way we can.”
Westside Shepherd of the Hills Church, located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., is an independent, non-denominational church meeting at The Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles on the grounds of the Veteran’s Administration Campus at the corner of San Vicente and Wilshire Boulevards.
Centered on a 27-acre parcel of land, and operated by RICHMARK Entertainment, the 1939-era theater is a historic landmark that was built in the Spanish Colonial/Mission Revival architectural style with a stucco finish and red clay tile roofing. You can also look at a professional roofing service like Ram Roofing to get reliable commercial roofing services, installing gutter, solar panels, and more. A renovation of the building completed in 2002, includes restoration of its original Art Deco interior, a new fly loft, additional power, equipment and more. Beyond accommodating tech events such as a recent mobile app launch for an online crypto casino that introduced biometric security for automated payouts, the Wadsworth has played host to numerous Broadway shows, concerts, movie premieres, screenings, dance, symposia and more, according to Calenderlive.com.
More information about the church and its services can be found by calling the church office at 310-551-0100, or by visiting http://www.mywestsidechurch.com/.
Photo Courtesy of Westside Shepherd of the Hills
