UP Church Christmas Candlight Service

Come join us for a very special Christmas Candlelight Service for the entire family.  Sunday, December 25th from 1-3 p.m. 

Service held at:

600 W. Queen Street (First Lutheran facility)
Inglewood, CA 90301

New monthly message

Are you always beating yourself up when you make a mistake?

STOP IT RIGHT NOW!

Let me tell you something, even Jesus Christ had to grow in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and men. Check it out in LUKE 2:52.

We all make mistakes and we must grow in wisdom, because wisdom increases our stature. A mistake does several important things for us.

1. It shows us that it won’t work the way we are doing it, and we should find another way; or leave the whole thing alone. I think they call that cutting your losses.
2. If we get the lesson from the situation, we, also, get the blessing from the situation.
3. When we make progress through (and in spite of) the mistake, we build courage.
4. The respect of others for our wisdom brings the favor of God Men.

SO, YOU FELL DOWN. GET UP. YOU’VE LEARNED SOMETHING. YOU WILL DO BETTER NEXT TIME.

-Rev. Della

I’m Still Here! An concert with Della Reese

I’m Still Here!

An Evening with Della Reese

 

In Concert

Celebrating Her 80^th Birthday

 

Catalina Jazz Club

6725 W. Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, California 90028

July 14, 2011 Thursday 8:00pm

 

Tickets $50.00

Please call Catalina Jazz Club to reserve or purchase tickets 323-466-2210 or

Purchase online www.catalinajazzclub.com

Dinner or 2 drink minimum required in addition to the ticket.

 

Ticket proceeds will benefit

Understanding Principles For Better Living Church

  A Willing Workers Presentation

We missed you!

UP Church is experiencing an amazing rebirth and we would love for you to join in the newness.  Sunday services are held at 600 W. Queen Street, Los Angeles, CA  90301 from 1-3 p.m.

We miss you!  Come join us!

Winter 2011 Classes – You Can’t Lose With These Spiritual Tools!

Winter Classes are beginning!!  You Can’t Lose With These Spiritual Tools!

Is Spiritual Growth, Healing, Prosperity, or Love one of your 2011 New Year’s resolutions?  If so, equip yourself with the spiritual tools you need to get the job done.  Our 2011 winter classes begin on this Sunday, January 16^th.  We are offering four dynamic courses especially designed for your spiritual unfoldment.  You can register for class before service or at the beginning of the first class.  Registration is only $15 per class.  Books can be purchased in class. 

SUNDAYS

The Perfect Power Within You– A Course in Healing                   11:00a.m.-12:30 p.m.

So you understand the basic truth principles and now you’re ready to use the Truth that you know to heal your life.   This course in healing your own life, world and affairs is the next step for any New Thought Christian who is interested in lasting spiritual growth.   Primary text: The Perfect Power Within You by Jack & Cornelia Addington

Becoming a New Thought Christian – Basic Truth Principles I     3:00-4:30 p.m.  

What is the basis for a spiritual life? What are some ideas and concepts that can lead to a more spiritually aligned life? Can New Thought principles help me? Where did this New Thought Movement come from anyway?  This class explains the difference between traditional Christian perspective and the New Thought perspective on concepts like God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, salvation, prayer and more.  Primary texts:  New Thought Christian by William A. Warch and Alternatives by William L. Fischer 

 

Lessons In Truth – Basic Truth Principles 2                                   3:00-4:30 p.m.

This amazing course introduces and teaches you how to use the tools for overcoming.  Master affirmations and denials, understand how to be who you really are, learn the truth principles that will set you free.  You can only demonstrate to the level of your understanding. To demonstrate a more peaceful, joyful, purposeful and prosperous life, you must understand the Truth principles to create that experience.  This course is an in-depth study of the basic principles one should learn to live successfully. Primary text:   Lessons in Truth (or the Complete Works of H. Emilie Cady) by H. Emilie Cady

 

  TUESDAYS

Bible 2:  Old Testament 1 – Metaphysical                                       7:30-9:00 p.m.

Bible 2 is a study of the metaphysical meaning of the characters and the events of the Old Testament and their relationship to our attitudes and consciousness. This course covers the Old Testament from the allegories of Genesis to the Solomon and the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah .  Required Texts: Let There Be Light by Elizabeth Sand Turner; Metaphysical Bible Dictionary by Charles Fillmore;

Revealing Word by Charles Fillmore

 

All Classes held at:  600 W. Queen Street, Inglewood , CA 90301 ( First Lutheran Church )

Sunday Sermon January 3, 2010

Happy New Year, Happy New You!

Trusting that the Christ is reborn in you as you today and everyday.  Sunday was amazing!  Rev. Della’s message was all about being brand new.

I am brand new!  I urge you to order the CD!  www.upchurch.org

Here are some of the powerful scriptures that she shared with us.  Use these to fortify your walk.

Isaiah 43:19

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 42:9-10

“Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.”  Sing unto the LORD a new song and His praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea and all that is therein, the isles and the inhabitants thereof.”

Are you carrying your old stuff into your new year?  It’s time for you to sing to the Lord a new song.

Lamentations 3:22-25

It is through the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness.”The LORD is my portion,” saith my soul, “Therefore will I hope in Him.”  The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.

Have no memory of the old stuff.  It came to pass.  Let it go.

What’s Happening at UP?

UP Church Concert Series – 3^rd Sundays from 1-3 PM

Sunday, September 20, 2009 – featuring Sisters Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse

First Lutheran Church 600 W. Queen St. , Inglewood , CA

Bring a friend to praise and worship with us at our first Sunday Concert on September 20^th.  Every 3^rd Sunday we will feature a different choir, ensemble or soloist.

UP Church Annual Picnic

Saturday, September 26, 2009  -  10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Rustic Canyon Park , 601 Latimer Rd. , Santa Monica , CA

$5 per adult.  Children are FREE! (Must pay by September 20^th.)

Join us for a wonderful day of games, food and fun for the entire family.  Payments can be made at the Men’s CUP table on Sunday or reply to this email to make other arrangements.  We strongly encourage carpooling, it’s good for the environment and ensures that everyone will have a close place to park.  Invite your friends!  Directions to the park are at the end of this email.

Register for Fall Classes

Classes are held on Sundays from 3 PM to 4:30 PM

September 27 -  December 13, 2009

Basic Truth Principles II – Lessons In Truth

You can only demonstrate to the level of your understanding. To demonstrate a more peaceful, joyful, purposeful and prosperous life, you must understand the Truth principles to create that experience.  This course is an in-depth study of the basic principles one should learn to live successfully.  Learn the truth that will set you free.

The Love Experience

Discover the Laws of Love.  Students explore their concept of love and how it reflects in their relationship with God, themselves and the world.  Through study and application students develop a mastery of the Love Principle that brings unparalleled harmony and unspeakable peace to their lives.

All Classes Held At:   600 W. Queen St. Inglewood , CA .  2^nd floor

Cost:  One time registration free of $10; Love offering accepted each class

Sign up at the Education Department table before or after Sunday service or email upchurch@upchurch.org.

Catching God’s Vision for Your Life

Khadijah Williams graduates Jefferson High School

We started the month by saying that the imagination is the forming power of the mind. What you imagine today, will become your tomorrow. You can think of your imagination as the hands of your mind. With these hands, you can create any type of life you want.

Last week, we talked about protecting your imagination. We said we must keep our minds in a place where the impossible is possible for us.

This week, I want to talk about catching God’s vision for your life. God has a plan for you. As a spiritual being, your responsibility is to “catch the vision” of that plan. To catch the vision, we must figure out what makes us different and then nurture those differences until they draw to us the magnificent life that each of us was born to live.

I want you to imagine a ball – a big rubber ball. If I toss the ball to you, what must you use to catch it? Your hands. You catch the ball with your hands. Now, think of God’s vision for your life as that ball. Spirit “tosses” the ball to you and through the hands of your mind – your imagination – you catch it. It is through your imagination that you catch God’s vision for your life.

Let me share with you a story about a remarkable young woman from Los Angeles named Khadijah Williams. Khadijah is 18 years old and this year she graduated from Jefferson High School. Next fall she will enroll as a freshman at Harvard University.

Shake It Off – Like Water On a Duck’s Back

Sunday, June 14th, UP Teacher Sherri James continues to break down imagination.  Here is the text from her lesson:

Last week, I shared with you that the imagination is the forming power of the mind. Through this faculty the formless takes form – the invisible becomes visible. We said that your imagination functions as the hands of your mind. It takes the ideas that God gives you and shapes them.

This week I want to talk about protecting your imagination. There are no limits to your imagination. Imagination is a gift from God. Any gift from God is like God.

God is limitless. Your imagination is limitless. God is perfect. Your imagination is perfect. God has no beginning and no end. Your imagination has no beginning and no end. Whatever you imagine you can do, you can do.

As a child, you believed anything was possible. Raise your hand if you remember what it was like to believe in the impossible. You had no concept of what you could not do. So, you believed you could do anything. You felt like you’d live forever and that everything would always be good. Anyone remember that feeling?

All of us are born believing we can do anything. We believe we can fly. Over time different experiences clip our wings. Sometimes life clips our wings.

Della presents…June 20th Must see show in Los Angeles, CA