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VOLUMEIINUMBER11DECEMBER1971-JANUARY1972 DONATION
FIFIY
CENTS
 
IN
N
ITY
APUBLICATIONOFTHEUNIVERSALFELLOWSHIPOFMETROPOLITANCOMMUNITYCHURCHESINC.
PUBLISHER:
ChapelPress
EDITOR:
PatRardin
ASS'T.EDITOR
~ltonBreedlove
TREASURER:
LouLoynes
CIRCUlATION:
Rusty
FEATUREWRITERS:
C.
Shaum
FarrellPatRardin
GRAPHICDESIGNERS:
JoanJohnson
Quinn
STAFF:
MartySeneca
FOUNDER
CHAIFMANOFBOARDOFPUBLICATIONSOFTHEUNIVERSALFELLOWSHIP
LouLoynesFatherinheaven,whohast stoopeddowntothisundeserv- ingandunreceptiveworld
to
placeinthearmsofamother thegiftofThySon,wethank TheeforThyholyGift.We confessthatbyoursinwe mistreatHisinnocence.By ourunbeliefwemockHistrust ofThee.Byourselfishnesswe makelightofHissacrifice. BythememoryofHisbirth letHimbeborninusanew thatwemayliveinperfect trustinThee.LetHimrulein ourheartswithloveandgrace thatThykingdommaybeestab- lishedwithinusandthatwe maylivewithTheeeternally throughHimwhoisourLord andSavior,worldwithoutend. Amen.
BOARDOFELDERSOFUNIVERS.A.L FELLOWSHIPOFMETROPOLITANCOMMUNITYCHURCHES:
ReverendTroyD.PerryReverendJohnH.HoseReverendRichardA.PloenReverendLouisLoynes-PSALM133:1BEHOLD,ho~goodandho~p1sasantitisforbrsthrs"tod~slltogstherINUNIT!!
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90007.
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DearBrothersandSisters: Greetings
111
theNameofourLord,
.Jesus
Christ.IvzishtosayHerryChrist- masandaHappyNewYeartoallofyou. \-,Ielookbackthisyearandithasbeen awonder-ful.timeaswedrawtotheseason ofthistimeoftheyearwhenwer'enember- againthecelebrationofthebirthof Christ.Hecelebratetheconingofthe ChristChildVJhobroughtdeliverenceto thepeople.ThissameJesuswhoseBirthdav wecelebrateinDecemberandcallChrist~ mas,nanyyearslaterspokeandsaid,"The SpiritoftheLordisuponHebecauseHe hasanointedme.Hehassentmetoan- nouncegoodnewstothepoor,toproclaim releasefromprisonersandrecoverthe sightfortheblind.Toletthebroken victimsgofree,toproclaimtheyearof theLord'sfavor." Hereideareasmembersoft'1etropolitan COmffiunityChurchstilldoingthatthatthe Lordhadcorrmandedustodo.Howlittle peoplerealizedalmost
200(1
yearsagowhen ChristwasbornthatHewouldhavesuchan ir~luenceonthelifeofthisbig,wide wor-Ld;Onewhocameinthenameofthe Lcrd,onei.·lhocameandsaidHev7astheSon ofGod,onewhowasdisbelievedbvsome butcompletelybelievedinbyothers~,and asaresultofit,asnaIlbandofChrist- iansgre'i.JuntilChristianityencompassed theworld. Dur-ingthisDecemberwelooktoGodwho alsoledtheChildrenofIsrealandasa memorialtoHim,eventodayour.Jevri.sh brothersandsistersstillcelebratethe ~estivalofHannukah,Itis
vzi.th
p;ladness Inourheartsthatweenterintothis ChristianYearlockingforwardagainto December'25th,whenagainwevJillwor-sh'ip inourchurchesandproclaim,"HEISBOPJ~, THEHESSIAt.I,THESAVIORSCOMETOALLOF VM1<IND. .YoursinC0rist,
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1£5.
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Rev.TroyD.Perry,Pastor'
11ETROFOLITANOJvll'1L~ITYHURCH LOSANGELES,CALIFORNIA "THISLASTINGWORLD"
Whoever
heard
ofa
monkey,
,Thatcouldn
t
tclimbatree,
Or
afW'lIlYookingZebra,Thatwasveryverywee.Theelephanthasahugelong
trunk,
Perniciousodordenotestheskunk,
A
gracefulswanglidesacroSsthelake,'Thelioncroucheshispreytotake.chflowerbloomswithfragrancesorare, God'slovinghandsprotectswithcare.Thesquirrelprepares
for-
winterlong,Whilethebeaverprepareshisdamsostrong.Eachtreebearsfruitfromyeartoyear,Thegroundhogtellsusmorewinterishere.Snowflun-iesstarttowardstheearth,'Thehouseholdwelcomesaweenew birth.'Thoughneverendingthisworldcouldbe, Remember,onlyGodcanmakeatree.
~JOHNNIEMATHEWS
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