Service Times: Sunday Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
33981 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa, CA 92399
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"COTTON"
The first money I ever earned was when I was five years old and I started pulling cotton by hand, dragging a cottonsack up and down the rows with everybody else out in the cottonfield.
I was paid exactly the same as every other field hand—two cents a pound for every pound I pulled—and a grown man could pull a thousand pounds in a ten-hour day, making an easy $20.00!
Needless to say, a five-year-old kid could never pull that much cotton.
We were not “cotton-pickers”, we were “boll-pullers”; down in the deep south they “picked” only the lint out of the burr because they had a completely different method of harvesting and ginning cotton.
In our part of Texas we “pulled” the entire boll, including the lint, the seed, and the burr.
So then our gins produced cotton burrs that were spread back on the fields to replace the organic matter in the soil, as well as cotton seed that was treated and mashed into meal for our cattle.
The 500-pound compressed bales of clean cotton were then sent to market as our cash crop.
Good parents teach their children that work is an essential part of life (Proverbs 22:6), and that we are all expected to do our proportionate share, no matter our age, gender, or other difficulties we may have.
Each person is responsible for himself and for contributing to the support of his family; nobody gets a free ride in life.
Even my two great-grandparents who were still living then pulled cotton in the field alongside me.
I remember Grandma Watts in her bonnet and long dress, and Papa Allison in his straw hat and long- sleeved sweater, both wearing their boll-pulling gloves as they helped gather the crop.
And this was not unique to our family; it was common for the schools in our agrarian community to be dismissed for a few weeks every October so the schoolkids could help with the cotton harvest.
In those days we followed the admonition in II Thessalonians 3:10: “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.”
Your Brother in Christ - Jim Crooks
Our Mission
The Yucaipa church of Christ exists to glorify God, equip all Christians in their walk of faith, and win lost souls to Christ. We believe in the peace, love, and joy that God wants you to have.
We invite you to come and worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. It is our prayer that you will want to visit us in person as we worship our Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father together.
We are Christians who are committed to serving our Lord and Master. As believers our intent is to continue Jesus' mission. We know that Christ came to seek and save the lost. We further understand that all men are sinners. Without God's grace, all men would be lost and without hope. Our purpose is to spread the good news of Jesus to others that they too might enjoy God's saving grace through His word.
Core Beliefs
This Church Is To Foster The Worship Of GodWorship in churches of Christ centers in five items, the same as in the first-century church. We believe the pattern is important. Jesus said, "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth" (John 4:24). From this statement we learn three things:
1) Our worship must be directed to the right object ... God;
2) It must be prompted by the right spirit;
3) It must be according to truth.
To worship God according to truth is to worship him according to his Word, because his Word is truth (John 17:17). Therefore, we must not exclude any item found in his Word, and we must not include any item not found in his Word.
In matters of religion we are to walk by faith (2 Corinthians 5:7). Since faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17), anything not authorized by the Bible cannot be done by faith ... and whatever is not of faith is sin (Romans 14:23).
The five items of worship observed by the first-century church were singing, praying, preaching, giving, and eating the Lord's Supper.We Believe The Bible Is The Word Of GodWe are committed to the continual study of God’s Word, the Bible, to see how we can most closely give God the personal and collective worship He desires. (2 Timothy 3:16:17)
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The Yucaipa church of Christ is excited about the future. Our goal is to develop dynamic group activities that serve to bring glory and honor to God. Everyone is important to God and His church. We want to help every member in our group activities to reach his or her fullest potential in life. Sometimes glorifying God will look like service involvement. At other times, it may simply be enjoying the mutual bond we share as believers in Christ through fellowship.
Come and join us this week for Bible study and worship. We look forward to becoming your friend and having you as a member of our congregation.
What We Teach
Baptism Is Essential For SalvationPerhaps you are wondering, "How does one become a member of the church of Christ?" What are the terms of membership?
Churches of Christ do not speak of membership in terms of some formula which must be followed for approved acceptance into the church. The New Testament gives certain steps which were taken by people in that day to become Christians. When a person became a Christian he automatically was a member of the church.
The same is true of churches of Christ today. There is no separate set of rules or ceremonies which one must follow to be inducted into the church. When one becomes a Christian he, at the same time, becomes a member of the church. No further steps are required to qualify for church membership.
On the first day of the church's existence those who repented and were baptized were saved (Acts 2:38). And from that day forward all those who were saved were added to the church (Acts 2:47). According to this verse (Acts 2:47) it was God who did the adding. Therefore, in seeking to follow this pattern, we neither vote people into the church nor force them through a required series of studies. We have no right to demand anything beyond their obedient submission to the Savior.
The conditions of pardon which are taught in the New Testament are:
1) One must hear the gospel, for "faith comes by hearing the word of God" (Romans 10:17).
2) One must believe, for "without faith it is impossible to please God" (Hebrews 11:6).
3) One must repent of past sins, for God "commands all men, every- where to repent" (Acts 17:30).
4) One must confess Jesus as Lord, for he said, "He that confesses me before men, him will I also confess before my father who is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32).
5) And one must be baptized for the remission of sins, for Peter said, "Repent, and be baptized every- one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins ..." (Acts 2:38).
Contact Information
Yucaipa Church of Christ
33981 Yucaipa Blvd.
Yucaipa, CA 92399
Tel: 909-797-1919
Tel: 951-591-1157