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Last Sunday was My Hope Sunday and we're excited that Sis. Parris Penland, granddaughter of Bro. Joe & Sis. Brenda Hancock, joined on Christian Experience and is a candidate for Baptism. Please pray for the following members experiencing bereavement: Sis. Betty Holman (passing of mother who was also the grandmother of Sis. Tamullia Jones ). This is the last week of Lent. So as our fast comes to a close, join us for an hour of prayer at Elder-Led Prayer on Wednesday from 6 to 7pm. If you are unable to attend, you can submit your prayer request online and we'll pray for you.  Join us and invite a friend for our Easter Celebration this weekend:  Good Friday Service, 3/30, 6:30-7:30pm  Egg Hunt, 3/31, at 2pm  Easter Program, 3/31, at 3pm  Sunrise Easter Service, 4/1 at 6am (There will not be a 10am service) Congratulations to Sis. Regina Sands who is getting married but will be transferring her membership to her new husband's church. Today is...

Today was our My Hope Sunday.  We had several guests that joined us for worship.  Sis. Karen Gray shared her testimony about her struggle to help her son dealing with mental health issues.  As much as she wants to remove all the pain and struggle from her son, she realized that she could not do but has to trust and depend on Jesus. I preached on the topic "Why Did Jesus Have To Die?" from Leviticus 17:11 .  Life is in the blood.  It is the blood of the sacrifice that gives life to the spirit of man.  It is the blood that makes atonement (to be at one or harmony) with God possible.  Why did Jesus have to die?  God is holy and cannot let sin go unpunished.  But God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son to be the perfect sacrifice to bear the sins of those who trust in Him.  Jesus shed His perfect, innocent blood so that sinners can be forgiven and brought into a right relationship with God.  Jesus had to die because ...

Please be in prayer for the following members who are in bereavement: Sis. Diana Neal, whose father passed last week and Deaconess Shebbie Coppage who had two recent deaths in her family. Plan to join us for any or all of our Easter Celebration: Good Friday Service, 3/30, 6:30-7:30pm Egg Hunt, 3/31, at 2pm Easter Program, 3/31, at 3pm Sunrise Easter Service, 4/1 at 6am Congrats to Daquon and Ch'ressa Johnson as they dedicated their daughter Chelsea.  My Hope Outreach Sunday is next Sunday, 3/18, where our members are committed to invite at least one unbeliever or unchurched person to join us for that service where we will share the hope we have in Jesus Christ. The topic will be "Why Did Jesus Have To Die?". As we prepare our hearts for My Hope Sunday, we heard a testimony from Sis. Phoebe Thermitus . Members turned in their commitment cards and we prayed over them. Each card represented at least one soul that we prayed would come to know Jesus in a greate...

On this past Sunday, I preached from Mark 13:1-23 on "Watch out that no one deceives you". You can catch t he full sermon from our archive .  But here are some points from the sermon to address: How do you keep from being deceived? "And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand." Mark 13:21-23 (ESV) One of the best ways for you to avoid being deceived is to read and study the Bible in context for yourself! You must compare what people are saying in the name of God against the Word of God. Do the work of a Berean. "The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word wi...

Sis. Jackie Wooten 's mother passed last week. The funeral will be on Wednesday in Goldsboro. Please pray for Sis. Wooten and her family during this time of bereavement. We are having My Hope Outreach Sunday, where all of our members are asked to commit to inviting at least one unbeliever or unchurched person to join us at church on 3/18. During that service, we will share the hope we have in Jesus Christ. This week, write down the names of those you are inviting to My Hope Sunday on your commitment card and pray that they would come and God will save them. Next Sunday, we'll collect all the commitment cards with the names and we'll pray for them. As we prepare our hearts for My Hope Sunday, we'll have testimonies from various people to share their hope in Jesus Christ. Today, Sis. Jennifer Allen shared how God helped to forgive and heal from hurt she received in church.