Author Archives: Jonathan Spencer

God is doing a great work at VBS!  It has been an amazing week of ministry with nearly 800 children and adults filling our building each day.  Our ABC Kids are learning that Jesus is the light of the world, and they are having a blast through engaging games, crafts, and lots of cheers.  ThankContinue reading “Baptism Celebration”

VBS is here!  Our ABC Kids team is hard at work to prepare for hundreds of children next week at Vacation Bible School.  When you show up this Sunday you will see our church has been transformed into an “Illumination Station” for our children to learn that Jesus is the Light of the World (JohnContinue reading “The Blessing of VBS”

This Sunday we will be blessed to host Pastor Derek Berry from Gospel of Christ Church in Pasadena, California.  Dr. Berry is our church-supported planter in Los Angeles.  Through your generosity to Light the Way, we have been able to fund the Send LA church residency program, in partnership with the North American Mission Board. Continue reading “Special Guest This Sunday”

Our mission at ABC is to lead people into a life-changing relationship with the Light of the World, Jesus Christ.  We have a goal behind what we do at church.  We do not offer worship services, camps, events, and activities simply to fill our time.  We do these things to lead people to experience theContinue reading “Celebrate Freedom”

Summer is officially upon us at ABC!  We will be send our first group of campers next week for ABC Kids’ Pre-Teen Camp.  Soon after they return, we will send out two buses of teenagers and leaders to Colorado for Peak Week, and then we shift our focus to Vacation Bible School.  We already haveContinue reading “Summer Series”

Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).  Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and I hope you take some time to reflect upon the meaning of this holiday.  Unlike our upcoming 250th Independence Day, Memorial Day is designed to be more reflectiveContinue reading “Memorial Day Weekend”

We are already halfway through May and just weeks away from the summer season   It’s hard to believe but the school year is wrapping up, and all eyes are shifting towards the summer calendar.  In a few weeks we will be sending students to Pre-Teen Camp and Peak Week in Colorado.  We will then hostContinue reading “Serve @ ABC”

Greetings from Egypt!  Our group is having an incredible time touring this amazing country and seeing Scripture come alive.  We visited the same pyramids that stood when Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Jeremiah, and Jesus came to this ancient land.  We walked through Luxor (Thebes), where Moses would have grown up and where 1/6 of the world’sContinue reading “Greetings From Egypt”

“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11).  David contends there is a fullness of joy to be found in the presence of God.  The scriptures teach us that were made for relationship with our Creator.  He desires this relationshipContinue reading “The Purpose of Pathways”

We had a remarkable Easter Sunday at ABC!  Thank you to everyone who invited their friends for Easter.  It was a record setting day, as we welcomed 2,160 people to our three Easter worship services.  An additional 675 people joined us on Good Friday.  Special thanks to our amazing staff and volunteers who made itContinue reading “New Sermon Series”