The Book of Acts: The Never-Ending Story

Preaching the kingdom and teaching Jesus Christ is the perpetual purpose and calling of the Church, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa states in its post about Pastor Brian Brodersen's message titled, "Book of Acts:The Never-Ending Story."Taken from Acts 28, Brodersen gives his teaching in the final session of his Acts series. Watch and listen to his message below.

He shares that the book of Acts doesn’t have much of an ending. This is undoubtedly intentional because the work of the Holy Spirit that began on the Day of Pentecost continued long after the original apostles were gone. It is continuing today and will continue until the kingdom of God comes.

Learn more about CCCM's lead pastor, Brian Brodersen below, as published on the church's website.Pastor Brian Brodersen grew up in Southern California. He became a Christian at age 22 and began attending Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, pastored by Chuck Smith. He met his wife, Cheryl, the youngest daughter of Pastor Chuck and Kay Smith, at a Bible study in Huntington Harbor. They were married on May 23, 1980, and have four grown children, four grandsons, and one granddaughter.Brian served in youth ministry and taught Bible studies. Then he and Cheryl moved to Vista, California, in 1983, where he assumed the pastorate of Calvary Chapel Vista. During those years, he began traveling overseas, initially to Yugoslavia and Hungary, and this led to Calvary Chapel’s outreach to Eastern Europe. Many young men and women were sent out from California in those early days of ministry as pastors and missionaries, and currently there are numerous churches, Bible colleges, and retreat centers all over Western and Eastern Europe.In 1996, the Brodersen family moved to London, England, to plant Calvary Chapel Westminster. The church began small, but God blessed the ministry, and thankfully there are now dozens of affiliated Calvary Chapel churches throughout Great Britain.In the year 2000, at the request of Pastor Chuck, the family returned to California to transition into the pastorate of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Brian began ministering alongside Pastor Chuck, as well as traveling and teaching at many conferences both nationally and internationally. Pastor Brian was elected to serve as the senior pastor in October 2013.Brian is known for his clear and challenging exposition of the Scriptures and can be heard daily on his Bible-teaching program, Back to Basics.Favorite verse: “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).

Steve McQueen American Icon DVD Includes Bonus Content By TogetherLA

The story of how the missing stunt car from the classic film “Bullitt” as captured by TogetherLA is part of the fantastic bonus content included in the Special Limited Edition DVD of “Steve McQueen: American Icon - The Untold True Story of the Spiritual Quest of a Hollywood Legend” available now.The bonus video produced by TogetherLA and One Ten Pictures includes an interview of car renovator Ralph Garcia, Jr., with Pastor Steve Wilburn discussing the car’s discovery and authentication process in Mexico. The interview was done in the production room of So Cal Harvest with Greg Laurie at Angel Stadium this summer."The story of the found Bullitt car is of immense interest to those in the classic car community,” said Gary Zelasko, Producer at Harvest Fellowship. “I personally find it amazing that 37 years after Steve McQueen's death, even his ordinary, worldly personal possessions routinely sell for large sums at auction. The fact that Ralph Garcia wants to use this car, lost for nearly fifty years to glorify the Lord and bring lost people to Him is truly Providential."

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In the bonus video, Pastor Steve Wilburn of Core Church LA, who was part of the team sent to Mexicali during the authentication trip, enthusiastically leads Garcia in the telling of the story.“When Pastor Steve told me the story the day before we filmed at Harvest, I knew he was the guy to drive the interview before the cameras,” TogetherLA Editor Alex Murashko said. “His enthusiasm and incredibly detailed story telling about the Bullitt car is fascinating.”For the film, Greg Laurie partnered with the Erwin Brothers (Woodlawn and Moms’ Night Out) to tell McQueen’s amazing faith journey. An avid fan of the actor (and the owner of a replica of Steve McQueen’s car in the classic film Bullitt), Laurie and his mint Mustang hit the road in search of the true, untold story of McQueen's redemption-filled final chapters.TogetherLA in association with One Ten Pictures helps facilitate the conversation about what’s good in L.A. Through articles on TogetherLA.net and videos produced by One Ten Pictures, the hope is that a behind-the-scenes force focused on following God’s work, not leading it, could further catalyze the impact of ministry workers and church leaders all over the city.Steve McQueen: American Icon can be purchased on the Harvest website and other locations.

Jennifer Hudson Shares Son's Amazing 'Hallelujah' on Instagram Video

Singer Jennifer Hudson is known for her amazing pipes, but it turns out, the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. The “American Idol” alum recently shared an Instagram video of her 7-year-old son belting out “Hallelujah.”“This is so precious to me. I can’t even begin to describe how it melts my heart,” Hudson wrote in the video’s caption. “I did not want to shame my baby by shouting but…look at him…he so serious and focused!”Hudson called the moment a “mother’s dream.” Watch her son, David Otunga, Jr., perform below:

This is so precious to me , I can't even begin to describe how it melts my heart !!! I did not want to shame my baby by shouting but ... look at him .. he so serious and focused ! A mothers dream ! My babies singing!

A post shared by Jennifer Hudson (@iamjhud) on Apr 19, 2017 at 1:19pm PDT

At the end of the video, the little boy appears shy and smiles as Hudson excitedly proclaims that her “baby is singing.”The clip quickly garnered more than 176,000 views and 1,129 comments, with fans praising David’s singing chops. One commenter wrote, “That is totally awesome. He is adorable,” with another adding, “What a blessing.”As Faithwire reported, Hudson also recently brought the house down when she sang an impromptu hymn on “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert. Watch that moment below at the 3:01-mark:This article originally appeared at Faithwire.

Bizzle Testimony Includes Pimpin to Support Rap Dream

Bizzle.We ran across this exciting artist while learning about The Legacy Los Angeles Conference planned for Biola University on April 1st. From his bio, we discover that the Los Angeles raised M.C. Bizzle (born Mark J. Felder) wrote his first rap verse at no older than 8 years old and also started writing R&B around that same time. Now at 31 years old, he has over 20 years under his belt as a writer and "the experience shows in his sound and versatility."

In January 2010 he released the track “You Got Some Explaining to Do”, a song directed towards Jay-Z, calling him out on his negative references towards Jesus in his raps; which caused a lot of controversy. The buzz was bigger that he could have ever imagined.After continuously being called the “Christian Rapper” that dissed Jay Z, Bizzle decided that he wanted to continue his movement to bring Glory to Christ through his music. He released his first Christian Mixtape entitled “The Messenger” in March of 2010. “The Messenger” was a huge success, receiving over 20,000 downloads and creating an even bigger buzz on the internet, with his views on Worldstarhiphop.com, Allhiphop.com, Mediatakeout.com, Bossip.com, youtube.com, etc… totaling well over 3 million....In July of 2014 Bizzle released “Well Wishes.” The project is a heavy collaborative Christian Hip Hop album in which 100% of the profits are going towards building water wells in Mozambique Africa. Well Wishes reached #2 on the Christian Gospel billboard charts and #12 on the Hip Hop/Rap billboard charts. - Bizzle bio excerpts

Bizzle gives his testimony in the video (above). He is part of the Truth Music Tour which makes a stop at The Legacy Los Angeles Conference.