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Please keep the following individuals in your prayers who are dealing with health-related problems:  John Thorne – at home recovering from a heart issue  Joselyn Cepeda – dealing with health issues  Van Johnson – at home recovering from surgery  Lou Eldridge – at home recovering from surgery  Mother Roxie Barnett – dealing with a lot of pain;  desiring to be with the Lord  Please pray for the following members who have bereavements : Mary Higginbotham (the passing of her son)  Rasheeda Oliver (the passing of her aunt)  Aprile King (the passing of her younger sister)  We had our last Church Family Meeting for the year right after the service today. Here are a few highlighted items from the meeting: We're making a change to Foundation Fellowship in ‘23. Since it seems people enjoy the times that we break out into separate Men and Women's classes, we'll be having separate classes for two months and then combined for two months. So we'll ha...

Today, we started a new series in the book of Hebrews called “ Jesus is Better ”. The author of Hebrews is unknown. Even though we may not know the human author, we know that the Holy Spirit is the author! This letter was written in the first century, probably before 70 A.D. Hebrews was written to address those Jews who were thinking about going back to Judaism. They professed belief in Jesus but for whatever reason (perhaps persecution and hardship) they were being tempted to go back to the old system of Judaism.  Hebrews contains several warnings to keep people on the right path. The major theme of Hebrews is: Jesus Christ is greater than any angel, prophet, priest, old covenant institution, or anything else so hold onto your faith. I want to remind everyone of our MAPS group... Mature Adults Praying and Studying. This group meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 10 to 11:30AM at the church. If you're interested in spiritually growing with likely minded saints...

It was a pleasure and privilege to preach at Vision Church today for their 12th Church Anniversary. I preached " God Has Made Us Rejoice " from Nehemiah 12:31-43 . You can catch my sermon here .  While I was away, Minister Matt Darby preached at Mt. Zion on " Knowing God’s Voice " from John 12:27-37 . Thanks to all who attended the panel discussion, From the Womb to the Tomb , yesterday. It was a great discussion. If you missed it, the video is available on our YouTube channel .  Our next Prayer Rally will be Tuesday, 10/18, from 7 to 8pm. Our Youth Ministry will be hosting the rally and it will be at the church in the sanctuary as well as on Webex . Join us for a time of corporate prayer. If you can't make it, you can submit your prayer request online.  Next Sunday, we start a new sermon series in the book of Hebrews called “ Jesus is Better ". Please read chapters 1-2 in preparation.  If you're interested in being a part of the Nehemiah Team that ...

Today was My Hope Sunday . Members invited many guests to attend. I preached on "The God of Hope" from Romans 15:13 .  God is the God of hope so believe in Him. He provides joy, peace, and hope through the person and work of Jesus Christ. We also had another My Hope testimony. (RSS subscribers: Click here to watch the video) We welcome our newest member who has completed New Members Orientation and his membership interview: Bro. Gary “CJ” Sutton  Many people say that the Bible is not relevant to our modern times. But the Bible is God's wisdom and contains truth that transcends culture and times. On 10/15 at 10 AM, we're going to have a special panel called From the Womb to the Tomb to discuss God's design for family, marriage, sex, and human flourishing in light of the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. My hope is to help us all think biblically about these manners. There will be a time for Q&A.  We are forming a new team called the Nehemiah Team . Just as Nehemia...

Happy Birthday to our October babies... Happy Anniversary to our October couples... Our October Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Sis. Phyllis Boulware! And we had an extra surprise for Bro. Ed Cochrane-Brown who helps bake the desserts for the birthday surprises. On 10/15 at 10 AM, we're going to have a special panel discussion, From the Womb to the Tomb , on God's design for family, marriage, sex, and human flourishing in light of the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. My hope is to help us all think biblically about these manners. There will be a time for Q&A.  Next Sunday is My Hope Sunday . All of our members are asked to commit to inviting at least one unbeliever or unchurched person to join us at church on My Hope Sunday. During that service, we will share the hope we have in Jesus Christ.  We brought our commitment cards with the names of those we're inviting to the altar and prayed over those names for salvation and restoration. We're having testimonies of hope...