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SHIELD OF FAITH

CHRISTIAN CENTER

OF POMONA

God in the United States

We are glad to announce

that Several new pastors

were introduced to the Fel-

lowship and many of them

now want to be a part of

this great move of God

Baptism in Jesusrsquo Name

We are glad that

the nation of France now

has a strong Jesus-Name

movement Pastor Israel

came to America some

years ago received the Ap-

ostolic message and was

fully persuaded that baptism

in the Name of Jesus Christ

is an essential doctrine He

returned to France and be-

gan the practice of baptizing

Pas-

tor Israel

K a m u l e t a

and the

saints at Cite

de Joie in

Paris France

were blessed to receive the

Shield of

Faith Euro-

pean Con-

vention for

2013

Dr Brinetta

Thomas was the anointed

preacher and American

guest of saints in St Denis

―The Year of Expansion

was the heart of the mes-

sage that Pastor Brinetta

delivered a word that knit

the hearts of the saints of

Europe with the saints of

c o n -

verts in

t h e

s a v i n g

N a m e

of Je-

s u s

W e

w e r e

p r i v i -

l e g e d

to baptize Pastor Israelrsquos

own children in Jesusrsquo name

and they came forth from

the water speaking in

tongues

Pray for the work

in Europemdashin France Bel-

gium and the Netherlands

where Shield of Faith pas-

tors are doing the work of

the Lord

Shield of Faith in PARIS Still Going Strong for Jesus

Church You Can Feel

Dr Brinetta Thomas preached at the SOF

Convention in Paris

Wwwshieldoffaithpomona

org

Pastor Israel of

St Denis

France

and enhanced In small

groups ―people genuinely

matter in a personal way

(When even one member

of a small group is missing

from the gathering it is

noticeable) Small groups

lead to the formation of

biblically-sound relationships

which allow for transpar-

ency openness genuine

dialogue and frank discus-

sion of both individual

strengths and weaknesses

In small groups spiritual

gifts and talents are easily

recognized and members

can be mobilized and mo-

tivated to offer service to

God according to the gifts

in their life Small groups

create fun and lasting

friendships that strengthen

the Body of Christ Small

groups become a small

close Christian-family a

subset of the larger con-

gregation of which it is a

part In the full congrega-

tion of any large church

and individual can easily

become anonymous

The early

c h u r c h

met in

s m a l l

groups of

believers

gathering

from house to house eat-

ing together and praying

for one another As Apos-

tolic people who are bibli-

cally sound and commit-

ted to the practices of the

Apostolic Church at Pen-

tecost we are eager to

see the full restoration of

New Testament practices

in our church life not only

in matters of doctrine but

also in the practices of

The Church We are un-

doubtedly in a season of

restoration and one New

Testament practices that

God will undoubtedly re-

store is ―small groups

which promote fellowship

and cause spiritual

growth

The first Christians met in

two different ways ndash cor-

porately at the temple

but also in the homes of

the saints The church at

Ephesus grew to some

80000 people but histori-

cally they never stopped

meeting in small groups of

just a few saints here and

there strengthening one

another It is clear that

their pattern was noticea-

bly different from the pat-

terns of church life we

commonly see today in

that many churches have

no small group meetings

The Significance of Small Groups

Why exactly are small

groups so urgently need-

ed and what do small

groups really achieve in

the life of a church Only

in small groups can indi-

viduals receive the atten-

tion that they need to sur-

vive and thrive in a church

above 150 people A small

group is a place of account-

ability where an individu-

alrsquos growth and spiritual

maturity can be supported

Small Groups Can Make a Big Difference

SHIELD OF FAITH

CHRISTIAN

CENTER OF

POMONA

June-July 2013 Volume XXII Number 6

The Shield Special points of

interest

JULY REVIVALmdash

The entire month of July every night we will enjoy

the Word of the Lord as

preached by our Shield of Faith pastors We will

have guests from Sunday through Friday night of each week allowing us to receive the best God has

to offer in full measure Wersquoll see you at the July

Breakthrough Revival

Inside this issue

Small Groups 1

Fundamental

Apostolic Doc-

trine

2

Welcome new

members

3

July Revival

Schedule

4-5

Coming Events 4

Intercessory Pray-

er

7

SOF Europe 8

Fundamental Apostolic Doctrine

The basic and fundamental doc-

trine of Shield of Faith Christian

Center shall be the Bible stand-

ard of full salvation which is re-

pentance baptism in water by

immersion in the name of the

Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and the

baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of

speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives the

utterance

We shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith at the same time admonishing all brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body

About the BiblemdashThe Bible is the infallible Word

of God and the authority for salvation and Chris-

tian living (See II Timothy 315-17)

About GodmdashThere is one God who has revealed

Himself as our Father in His Son Jesus Christ and

as the Holy Spirit Jesus Christ is God manifested

in flesh He is both God and man (See Deuterono-

my 64 Ephesians 44-6 Colossians 29 I Timo-

thy 316)

About Sin and SalvationmdashEveryone has sinned

and needs salvation Salvation comes by grace

through faith based on the atoning sacrifice of Je-

sus Christ (See Romans 323-25 623 Ephesians

28-9)

About the GospelmdashThe saving gospel is the good

news that Jesus died for our sins was buried and

rose again We obey the gospel (II Thessalonians

18 I Peter 417) by repentance (death to sin)

water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ

(burial) and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit

(resurrection) (See I Corinthians 151-4 Acts 24

37-39 Romans 63-4)

About Christian LivingmdashAs Christians we are to

love God and others We should live a holy life in-

wardly and outwardly and worship God joyfully

The supernatural gifts of the Spirit including

healing are for the church today (See Mark 1228

-31 II Corinthians 71 Hebrews 1214 I Corinthi-

ans 128-10)

About the FuturemdashJesus Christ is coming again

to catch away His church In the end will be the

final resurrection and the final judgment The

righteous will inherit eternal life and the unright-

eous eternal death (See I Thessalonians 416-17

Revelation 2011-15)

Summer Fun Camp

For kids Monday through Friday from 9am-

3pm the kids of Shield of Faith and

kids from the neighborhood are invited to join in the

fun and enjoy friendship and bible lessons in the Fel-

lowship Hall of our church Minister Jessica Banuelos

and her staff will love your kids and cause them to

be healthier and happier in Christ Jesus The kids

receive a free lunch play games get exercise and

enjoy their day at the House of God Donrsquot let your

family miss out on Shield of Faithrsquos SUMMER FUN

CAMP Call the church office for more details See

you there

Intercessory Prayer By Elder Maurice Landry

Most churchgoing adults believe in interces-

sory prayer and the power of prayer People are

often heard to say ―Irsquom just waiting on my blessings

But our prayers are more than just asking and re-

ceiving Godrsquos blessings Our prayer should be inti-

mate communication with God that includes our ad-

oration confessions thanksgiving and fellowship We

see examples of faithful and powerful prayers

throughout the Bible but letrsquos pause for a minute

and consider the example that First Samuel gives for

intercessory prayer In I Samuel 41-11 the Philistines had at-

tacked Shiloh conquered the Israelites and captured

the Ark For seven months the Ark was moved from

city to city and at each place the Ark was taken the

Philistines were struck with terrible plagues or dis-

eases The Philistines decided to return the Ark by

first taking it to Beth-Shenesh and then sending it

back by cart to Kireath-jearim The men of Israel

fetched the Ark and brought it to the house of

Abinadab It was there 20 years before the people

lamented The Ark remained there for 100 yearsmdash

until Davidrsquos timemdashand then it was moved By the time we reach I Samuel 71 we realize

how desperately Israel needed prayer Israel was in

idolatry that led them away from the Lord Israel had

turned to Ashtaroth and the strange gods of their

neighbors and they were not serving God with all

their hearts Their loyalties were divided Samuel offered Israel ways to prove their loy-

alty to the Lord They must ―put away their strange

gods The phrase ―put away means to destroy com-

pletely rid or turn the opposite direction Israel must

humble itself in full repentance to prepare their

hearts to serve only Him True repentance is a

change of mind and heart It is turning away from

idols (those things that keep our minds off God) and

turning toward God (2 Chronicles 714) God re-

quired their hearts service and worship for Him

only Destroying the idols had to be done first be-

fore Israel was delivered from its enemy the Philis-

tines In I Samuel 75 Samuel gathered Israel at

Mizpeh which means ―watch or watchtower

Mizpeh was five miles north of Jerusalem and the

place where Samuel was appointed to be judge

Samuel said he would pray an intercessory prayer for

Israel He knew that his prayer for Israel

had to be true communication with God

for only God could answer his request I

Samuel 76 says that Samuel ―drew water

and poured it out The action speaks to

Israelrsquos humiliation and sorrow for sin and

the pouring out of

their hearts They were in dis-

tress and needed to repent and

show true remorse The people

had made public confession

―We have sinned against the

Lord The people publicly stat-

ed the seriousness and the truth

of their situation Israel showed their true repent-ance from their contrite hearts and deliverance was

to come Samuel judged them and Israel was par-

doned of their sins God wants His people to come

to Him and He would deliver (Psalm 1066) In I Samuel 77 the Philistines heard of the

gathering of the children of Israel at Mizpeh and be-

gan to prepare for war Fear spread throughout Isra-

el for the Philistines had defeated them in the past

and were still an intimidating enemy Because the

Philistines believed that Israelrsquos gathering was a po-

tential uprising the Philistines began a war with Isra-

el The people of Israel said to Samuel ―Cease

not to cry for us In other words ―Samuel please

donrsquot stop interceding for us Keep going before the

Lord in prayer Israel stayed close to Samuel and

desired his intercessory prayers for them Samuelrsquos

act of intercession with God for Israel included the

offerings of the sacrifice for their sins as well as his

sincere prayers God hears the cries of His people

and He answers their prayers Samuelrsquos intercessory prayer for Israel attests

to the great power of prayer Samuel was a man of

prayer who cried and called on the Lord as the lead-

er for Israel (I Samuel 86 1217 1511) The Bible

has other examples of intercession and requests for

intercession In the New Testament Paul in his let-

ters would request that the saints and brethren pray

for him and his ministry (Romans 1530 I Thessalo-

nians 525) But the ultimate example of intercessory

prayer is our Saviour Jesus Christ In John 1721 Je-

sus prayer for all who believe He prayed on our be-half and no greater intercessory prayer was ever

made Hebrews 725 says Jesus lives to make inter-

cession for us

Jesus prayed on

our behalf No

greater interces-

sor prayer was

ever made

We are blessed with a wonderful pastoral team to help us grow in God (pictured from left) - Bishop James Newman Pastor Gary Everett Pastor

Byron Walters Dr Jim Jimerson Pastor Richard Greene Pastor Robert Jackson Apostle Henry Alexander Pastor Darren Madkin Dr Marty

Alexander Pastor Brinetta Thomas Pastor Cyndela Walters Pastor Kitt Madkin Pastor Amanda Jackson Pastor Geneva Newman Pastor Brenda

Buck (other members of pastoral staff not pictures are Pastor Ernestine Everett Pastor Veneta Green Pastors Edward and Grace Garcia)

Calendar of Coming

SHIELD OF FAITH EVENTS

MONTH OF REVIVAL

July 1stmdash31st

Youth and Young Adult Convention

August 1stmdash3rd

Men Empowered Retreat

August 15-17

Deaconsrsquo Day

August 18th

Pastors and Leadersrsquo Institute

Saturday August 24th

Communion Service

Sunday AMmdashAugust 25th

WOMEN OF FAITH CONFERENCE

September 12-14th

WE ARE - ldquoTHE MOTHER CHURCHrdquo ndash Shield of Faith is the Headquarters Church of a Worldwide Move-

ment of Apostolic Restoration that touches every continent of the world

WE ARE - A PRAYING CHURCH ndash Shield of Faith is a praying people We are a church that has been called

by God to intercede for our nation and our world We have raised up 100 Prayer Chapters to pray in the

Kingdom of God

WE ARE - ldquoTHE EDUCATION CHURCHrdquo ndash We call ourselves ―The Education Church because we are

committed to bless our families and our community through promoting academic excellence and lifelong

learning working largely through our Christian Education and Youth and Young Adult Departments

WE ARE - ldquoCHURCH YOU CAN FEELrdquo ndash Shield of Faith is a church ―where the volume is turned uprdquo We

are a people passionate for God a church whose preaching and worship are fervent and heartfelt No one

sleeps in our services

WE ARE - THE ldquoOFFICIAL CHURCH OF WEST POMONArdquo ndash Shield of Faith functions as The Official

Church of Pomona because we are committed to touch the lives of our community by meeting the practical

needs of the families in West Pomona with a special emphasis on youth

What IS Shield of Faith of Pomona Renewing Our Church Vision

Welcome New Members Those listed below were either baptized or filled

with the Holy Ghost since our last newsletter

1 Banuelos Juan

2 Bloss Cristy

3 Cano Everett

4 Fisher Bretney

5 Gallardo Michelle

6 Harris Antionette

7 Higgs Belinda

8 Lopez Adam

9 Pardo Lisa

10 Polk Azevah

11 Reed Roberta

12 Scott Jean

13 Trodahal Katerhine

14 Urias Jim

15 Weicks Dante

16 Williams Fredcerick

17 Wynes Tiffany

18 Yvette Cerda-Zuniga

19 Regina Foley

Be sure to Con-

nect with your

Mentor Leader

They will help

you grow in God

Education Sunday Apostle Alexander wants to assure that all the

members of the Shield Family know our com-

mitment to higher education and the highest

levels of Academic Excellence

Every year we take one special Sunday in June to

celebrate those who graduate In 2013 we have

a high number of students who are graduating

from colleges universities and other institutions

of higher learning Congratulations to those who

have completed their education and encourage-

ment is extended to those who are in the midst

of their endeavors

May God bless you richly as you strive to pre-

pare yourself to be used

by Him ―Wisdom is the

principle thing therefore

get wisdom and with all

thy getting get under-

standing