i-Praise Compassion Ministries

Matthew 25:40, where Jesus says, "The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Verse 44-46 ⁴⁴ “They (the religious people) also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ ⁴⁵ “He (Jesus) will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

⁴⁶ “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

i-Praise Internet Church is blessed to have a BIG HEART for God's Children. Our goal as a community is to use all of the people in our community to give back to their community in ways that best fits them. To some it maybe financial, to other's it might be physically donating time and being on the prayer team (You can do that on a cell phone, on the street, at home or in your car) or a blend of both, BUT we are all participants and not just along for a free ride.

At i-Praise Internet Church, 80% of our content and messages will be about our compassion ministries as well as adding organizations based on revenue growth from donations and suggestions from our community at i-Praise.

There are many topics in the Bible but taking care of the poor, the homeless, the orphans, the single parents, those who that have fallen on tough times, we want to be there for them. Not the city, county, state or federal government! It is the people of Faith's responsibility to take care of the social issues in our country. So it's ME and YOU and your neighbor, your co-worker, the people in your small group and Bible study, the people that say they are Believer's in Jesus, all the people attending your churches. 70% of America claim to be Christians and another 22% other Faiths, but ALL Faiths believe in compassion and charity for the poor. It is at the core of all religions, I believe.

What could we do if 92% of our country stood up in Faith and Compassion to our fellow human? We could change the landscape of America.

Millennial's are 75 million strong in America. Millennial's are "social minded" people so whatever they buy should be tied to a social cause, whenever they spend money there should be a social cause associated in some way. You all want a "Cause of a Lifetime?"

Take on all the social issue's that I have listed and your generation will change America. When we solve these, we can add more,because you are young, smart and social ninja's.

WE are supposed to take care of our family and our community.

Below are a few of many Bible verses about service to our community.

Proverbs 22:9 (ESV) “Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.”

Proverbs 31:20 (ESV) “She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.”

Proverbs 19:17 (ESV) "Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed."

Psalm 82:3-4 says, Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked

2 Corinthians 9:7 (ESV) "Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."

Matthew 25: 34-36 (NIV) Jesus said, “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’"

1 John 4:19 (NIV) If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother (any person alive), he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, (any person alive) whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.…"

Below are some of the organizations that Bob and Vivian contribute to each month that they would like to include as recipients of support in the future through

i-Praise Internet Church..

As our i-Praise community grows, we will grow our list of organizations we will financially and physically support. If you have a Non-Profit organization you want us to look at by adding it to our community in the future, please send the information through our Contact Us page.

Our prayer is to use the donations of time and money to support people in the United States. Our veterans, our homeless, our jobless, our single parents, kids without parents or people that love them, people addicted to drugs, alcohol, food, sex, whatever, ALL need help in our country.

There are plenty of organizations helping the rest of the world and we applaud them.

Learn more about the OC Rescue Mission below and about the rest of the Faith Based charity and church organizations we currently support and our prayer is to continue to support them through

i-Praise Internet Church.

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Orange County Rescue Mission:Great organization we have been donating to for over 10 year. Short, medium and long term transitional living facility, feed hundreds of people a meal everyday, teach life skills as well as job placement. They provide day care, medical, dental and many more services for their clients.

We increase our donations to OC Rescue Mission during the holiday because the expenses go up. As our ministry grows, we plan to increase our donation to this organization.

We also plan to start sending donations to those who reach out to us at i-Praise.org for help. We will partner with several agencies, churches, outreaches, jails, adoption homes and shelters across the USA.

There is a National Social Services phone number: 211 is all you dial. (Similar to 411 and 911 as help lines), 211 can be called from anywhere in the US. They will help find the social services in your area for food, shelter, medical, etc.

Website:www.ocrescuemission.org

1 Hope Drive, Tustin, CA 92782

Phone: (714) 247-4300
Toll-Free: (800) 663-3074
Fax: (714) 258-4451

Email
info@rescuemission.org

Water From the Rock: "Touching Hearts and Changing Lives"; This organization is very near and dear to our hearts. It is a small organization that has been serving the Lord for 20+ years now. Their ministries include Women and Men's Prison Ministry, Pregnant Teen House for Unwed Mothers, 6 Battered Women's Shelter's, Middle School and High School Prayer and Mentoring Program, and an Orphanage in the Philippines.

Water From The Rock receives a monthly donation and as this ministry grows, a portion of your donations will go to this ministry for specific projects.

Rhet Peterson - info@waterfromtherock.org or Bob Maxwell 949-228-1998

Website: www.waterfromtherock.org IRS Code 501c3 Non-Profit Id 20-8983989

Saddleback Church Lake Forest, CA: Amazing church that God has Blessed more than they ever could have imagined. Rick Warren and the Saddleback family saved my life and I will be foreever thankful. I recommitted my life to the Lord at Saddleback around 1996 and was Baptized at Saddleback Church like in the picture above. We give a monthly offering to Saddleback and we would like to increase that giving. As this new ministry grows, a portion of your donations will go to special projects with Saddleback Church.

Website: www.Saddleback.com

Address: 1 Saddleback Pkwy, Lake Forest, CA 92630

Phone: 949-609-8000

Compassion International: Vivian and I have been sponsoring a child in the Philippines for about 10 years now. Brett Carlo is his name and he was 8-9 when we first met him and he recently had his birthday and he is now 19 years old. Vivian volunteers at many of their events around Orange County and Inland Empire areas in California, and we financially donate to the organization each month.

Website: www.compassion.com

12290 Voyager Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80921

*(800) 336-7676

Lakewood Church: Joel Osteen has been my spiritual inspiration for the past 15 years. I watch Joel on TV each week and listen to him and Victoria Osteen, Joel's wife, on Sirrus XM Radio Chanel 128 everyday. Sometimes I listen to two or three messages each day of the week. Joel is the reason I have stepped out in Faith to start this website and to write my first book, which will hopefully be out by the end of 2019.

We contribute to Lakewood Church monthly because we feel so Blessed by Joel's teachings. As this ministry grows, some of your donations will be going to programs with Lakewood Church Ministries. If it wasn't for Joel's daily inspiration, I would not be anywhere near where Jesus has taken me. It's not even close! Joel and his messages are like supplement tablets to my spirit and mind. He feeds me the Bread of the Word and pours out The Water of Life in me every time I hear him speak or read one of his books.

Harvest Ministries: Greg Laurie is another spiritual leader I follow everyday starting as soon as I wake up in the morning. I read and follow his daily devotion's and well as Rick Warren's and Joel's morning devotionals.

Greg teaches right out of the Bible and I learn so much about other perspectives on scriptures I have read before, but from a different angle.

Greg spent time with Billy Graham helping him edit some of Billy Graham's messages so you know how talented and deep in the Word Greg Laurie is.

Greg has an amazing testimony, raised by an alcoholic mother with numerous husbands and boyfriends. But at 17 he gave his life to Chirst and now ministries to millions! Praise God for Greg Laurie and his ministries.

Greg Laurie also holds huge events and one is called SoCal Harvest, which takes place at baseball stadium and other very large venues. My wife Vivian and I go almost every year to the SoCal Harvest event at Anaheim Angel's Stadium, pictured above. The event takes place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the stadium fills up every year.

Vivian and I work the Compassion Booth at SoCal Harvest for some years now, so we can hear the excitement of a stadium full of people washed in the spirit of Jesus.

We contribute monthly to Harvest Cristian Ministry and as our ministry grows, some of your donations will go to some specific projects with Harvest.