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Westside Vineyard Church (Former Senior Pastor)
Los Angeles, California 90066
310-391-7366

About Brad
  • Education: M.Div and M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy (Fuller Seminary)
  • Experience: Following a couple years serving abroad (Europe and India), served for over 33 years as the Senior Pastor of the Westside Vineyard Church (1991-2024)
  • Comment to those looking at my sermons: I have chosen to share full sermon notes on Sermon Central as a means to provide those with limited time to draw from full text at no cost as they discern and develop their own messageā€¦.or their own spiritual growth.
  • Family: Married with four children
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  • The Saga Of Mitsuo Fuchida

    Contributed on Aug 9, 2004
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    the saga of Mitsuo Fuchida. Fuchida grew up loving his native Japan and hating the United States, which treated Asian immigrants harshly in the first half of the twentieth century. Fuchida attended a military academy, joined Japan’s Naval Air Force, and by 1941, with 10,000 flying hours behind ...read more

  • Soldier Explains How Song Sung By Enemy Changed ...

    Contributed on Aug 9, 2004
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    SOLDIER EXPLAINS HOW SONG SUNG BY ENEMY CHANGED HIM One Christmas Eve, Ira D. Sankey was traveling by steamboat up the Delaware River. Asked to sing, Mr. Sankey sang the "Shepherd Song." After the song was ended, a man with a rough, weatherbeaten face came up to Mr. Sankey and said: "Did you ...read more

  • In The Comic Strip, Calvin And Hobbes, Calvin Is ...

    Contributed on Aug 9, 2004
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    In the comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin is at school, and his teacher is attempting to teach the class. She begins, “ If there are no questions, we will move on to the next chapter. I have a question. Certainly Calvin, what is it? What’s the point of human existence? I meant any questions ...read more

  • A Minister Had Run Out Of Time To Prepare For A ...

    Contributed on Aug 9, 2004
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    A minister had run out of time to prepare for a sudden funeral. Using the latest technology, he went to his computer and found the funeral service he had used last, and doing a word "search and replace", had the computer put in the name of the newly deceased, "Edna", as a replacement for the ...read more

  • In Gulf War The Ground Offensive Was Successful ...

    Contributed on Aug 9, 2004
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    IN GULF WAR THE GROUND OFFENSIVE WAS SUCCESSFUL DUE TO AERIAL ATTACK THAT PRECEDED IT On February 24, 1991, a lightning ground offensive was launched by the U.S. and allied forces in the Persian Gulf War. Its effectiveness shattered the defending Iraqi forces. Within days the world’s fourth ...read more