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Greensboro Tornado, Church Family Meeting, Spring Spruce Up (Pastoral Emphasis for 4/22)

Bereavement: We were with Pastor Maurice Wright on Thursday evening to celebrate his church's 14th anniversary, his mother passed on Friday morning. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. Last Sunday evening, a tornado touched down on the eastern side of Greensboro and left a path of destruction that was 33.6 miles long and roughly one-quarter of a mile wide. The tornado, with 135 mph winds, plowed through homes and damaged properties, including three elementary schools that will remain closed for the rest of the year. One man died in the storm when a tree fell on the vehicle he was in. I'm currently looking for a church or ministry in that area that we can partner with to help. Once we find one, we'll at least raise a love offering and look for opportunities to go and serve there. Our next Church Family Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 29th, following the church service. We have important news to share. All members are asked to stay after the servi

Church Family Meeting, Speaking at NDFC, Baby Dedication (Pastoral Emphasis for 4/15)

We were happy to have the Sigma Tau Omega Chapter of the AKA Sorority join us for worship today. Mark your calendar: Our next Church Family Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 29th, following the church service. All members are asked to attend. On Thursday, April 19th, I will be the guest speaker at New Dimensions Fellowship Church for their 14th Church Anniversary at 7:30pm accompanied by our Mt. Zion Gospel Choir. The address is 124 E. Edgewood, Dr., Durham, NC 27704 (Victory in Christ Ministries). I would definitely appreciate your support and prayers. Congrats to Candance Kennedy-Locklear and Cody McClure on dedicating their daughter, Addyson.

No Foolin' Jesus Rose From the Dead, Initial Sermon (Pastoral Emphasis for 4/1)

Happy Resurrection Day! We had our Sunrise Easter Service at 6am to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. My text was Matthew 28:1-15 with the subject "No Foolin', Jesus Rose From The Dead". The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is often attacked and denied. Many people over the years have tried their best to discredit it. And this is not something new. Immediately after the resurrection, we see that the Jewish leaders tried to discredit it by bribing the soldiers with money to tell the people that the disciples came by night and stole the body while they slept. Some critics say that Jesus didn't die but was only nearly dead when placed in the tomb. We call this the swoon theory. It says that Jesus merely swooned like He was dead but later resuscitated. Some critics say that the disciples did not see a risen Jesus but what they saw was a hallucination. Many theories have been proposed to explain away the resurrection but they