Church guide

Pastor Terry Lee MeKinney brought us a wonderful lesson this morning about Security in Christ. We are so thankful for our ministers and church leaders ♥️♥️♥️

Vacation Bible School time is near again. Starts on Monday July 29th through August 2. That is right 5 fun filled days. Time is 6 PM - 8:15 . Ages are kindergarten through 14. Over 14 are welcome to come and help out our leaders. We have a nursery for parents who are working at VBS only. We have lessons from the BIBLE , crafts, snacks, games, face painting. And lots Of fun planned for each night. You can register at the church in advance or first night of VBS. Hope to see you there ready to learn and have lots of fun. GOD bless, Sister Carol Scissom

WHEN GOD HEARS PRAYERS " I HAVE HEARD YOUR PRAYER AND SEEN YOUR TEARS. I WILL HEAL YOU." 2 KINGS 20:5 LORD, I AM STILL IN AWE OVER YOUR DESIRE TO CONNECT WITH YOUR CHILDREN. YOU HEAR OUR PRAYERS AND LISTEN TO OUR COMPLAINTS. YOU WALK BESIDE US EVEN WHEN WE DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME BEFORE YOU ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL ANSWER. THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE NEVER TOO BUSY TO ANSWER US. I PRAY WITH A HUMBLE HEART TODAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO FAN THE FLAMES OF MY HOPE IN YOU AND ANSWER THOSE PRAYERS THAT ARE FOR MY GOOD AND THE GOOD OF OTHERS ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL AND PUPOSE. AMEN !!

NOT PROUD OF MY PRIDE PRIDE LEADS TO DISGRACE, BUT WITH HUMILITY COMES WISDOM. PROVERBS 11:2 FATHER, I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR ANY BITS OF PRIDE THAT I MIGHT ALLOW INTO MY LIFE. I PRAY THAT ANY ARROGANCE WHICH MAY EVEN REMOTELY SET ITSELF UP IN MY HEART, MIGHT BE INSTANTLY DESTROYED. I ASK THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM SINS OF PRIDE IN THEIR WORK, THEIR WEALTH AND EVEN THEIR FAITH. LET US ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE ARE TOTALLY IN NEED OF YOUR CONTINUAL GRACE AND MERCY. WATCH OVER THOSE WHO ARE DANGEROUSLY TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF PRIDEFUL ACTIONS, THAT THEY MAY TURN FROM THEIR ARROGANCE, AND PUT ALL THINGS IN YOUR HAND. LET US BOAST ONLY OF OUR LOVE FOR YOU. AMEN

THAT IS SO TEMPTING REMEMBER THAT THE TEMPTATIONS THAT COME INTO YOUR LIFE ARE NO DIFFRENT FROM WHAT OTHERS EXPERIENCE. AND GOD IS FAITHFUL. HE WILL KEEP THE TEMPTATIONS FROM BECOMING SO STRONG THAT YOU CAN'T STAND UP AGAINST IT. WHEN YOU ARE TEMPTED, HE WILL SHOW YOU A WAY OUT SO THAT YOU WILL NOT GIVE IN TO IT. 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 LORD, SOMETIMES WE BRUSH TEMPTATION ASIDE AS A SMALL THING. WE CAN BE TEMPTED BY SIMPLE THINGS THAT HAVE SOME POWER OVER US, BUT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THOSE BIGGER TEMPTATIONS. HELP US TO OVERCOME THE TEMPTATION TO BREAK OUR MARRIAGE VOWS, OR THE TEMPTATION TO NOT PROVIDE THE BOSS WITH A GOOD DAY'S WORK. HELP US TO BE AWARE OF THE CHOICES WE MAKE THAT WOULD GO AGAINST THE THINGS YOU WOULD HAVE US DO. WE FACE TEMPTATIONS EVERY DAY. PLEASE HELP US BE STRONG, AND WHEN WE'RE NOT STRONG, HELP US FIND YOUR WAY OUT. AMEN

Reminder; tomorrow is our free fellowship breakfast. Everyone welcome. Starts around nine. Feed your body and your soul. Bring your prayer requests and blessings reports and we will raise them up to the creator of the universe, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. Agape♥️♥️😊n

A LITTLE EDUCATION TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH, AND WHEN THEY ARE OLDER, THEY WILL REMAIN UPON IT. PROVERBS 22:6 FATHER, SOMETIMES WE THINK HAVING AN EDUCATION HAS TO DO WITH COLLEGE DEGREES. THOUGH THAT MAY BE ONE ASPECT OF EDUCATION, WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS SPIRITUAL EDUCATION. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO DISCERN RIGHT FROM WRONG. WE NEED TO KNOW WHEN THE COMPANY WE WORK FOR ISN'T BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF ITS RESOURCES OR OF THE PLANET. WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE HOW TO MANAGE OUR OWN RESOURCES IN WAYS THAT BENEFIT OTHERS. HELP US AS WE TRAIN OUR CHILDREN, TO TEACH THEM MORE THAN BASIC MATH AND READING SKILLS. HELP US TO TEACH THEM EVERLASTING LIFE SKILLS. THOSE ARE THE ONES WE HOPE WILL KEEP THEM SAFE ON THE PATH, KEEP THEM GROWING AND WALKING TOWARD YOU. BLESS ALL WHO EDUCATE OTHERS TODAY. AMEN !!

WHENEVER I FEEL AFRAID " I AM LEAVING YOU WITH A GIFT -- PEACE OF MIND AND HEART. AND THE PEACE I GIVE ISN'T LIKE THE PEACE THE WORLD GIVES. SO DON'T BE TROUBLED OR AFRAID." JOHN 14:27 LORD, I CALL ON YOUR NAME TODAY TO BE WITH ALL WHO LIVE IN FEAR. REMEMBER THOSE WHO FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF WARS OR MALNUTRITION OR ILLNESS. HELP THEM KNOW THAT WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCE MIGHT BE, HOWEVER BLEAK THINGS MAY APPEAR THAT YOU ARE INDEED WITH THEM. BE WITH THOSE WHO HAVE OTHER FEARS TOO, LORD. BE WITH THE PERSON WHO FEARS HIS JOB MAY END, OR HER MARRIAGE MAY FALL APART. GRANT YOUR GIFT OF PEACE TO ALL TROUBLED SOULS THAT THEY MAY REST IN YOU, FIND COURAGE IN YOUR GRIP, AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE. HELP EACH ONE MASTER ANY FEAR THAT EXISTS AND EMBRACE YOUR PEACE. AMEN !!

What a beautiful day the LORD has given us let us rejoice and be happy

THE WORLDWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE WE NOT ALL CHILDREN OF THE SAME FATHER? ARE WE NOT ALL CREATED BY THE SAME GOD? MALACHI 2:10 LORD, HOW OFTEN HAVE I PRAYED, " FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON ..... " WHY IS IT THAT I OFTEN MISS THE PART ABOUT YOUR LOVE FOR THE " WORLD"? FATHER, FORGIVE ME, WHEN I DON'T STOP TO PRAY FOR MY NEIGHBORS WORLD WIDE. THE INTERNET HAS HELPED TO CONNECT PEOPLE FROM EVERY RACE AND CULTURE TOGETHER, GIVING US MORE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND TO CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER. BLESS THOSE WHO WORK TO CARVE LASTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS AROUND THE GLOBE. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO HELP US LEARN TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. AMEN !!

A DAILY DOSE OF YOU GOD IS LOVE, AND ALL WHO LIVE IN LOVE LIVE IN GOD, AND GOD LIVES IN THEM. AND AS WE LIVE IN GOD, OUR LOVE GROWS MORE PERFECT. 1 JOHN 4:16-17 HERE I AM, LORD, BACK AGAIN, IT SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T GET BY FOR LONG ON MY OWN. I DEPEND ON YOU, ON THE TIMES WE GET TOGETHER TO BE IN EACH OTHER'S PRESENCE. I NEED YOUR GUIDANCE FOR THE THINGS I DO IN MY WORK, FOR THE THINGS I DO IN MY HEART, AND THOSE THINGS THAT AFFECT MY SPIRIT. I NEED YOU ALL THE TIME. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD NOT EVER LET ME GET FAR FROM YOUR GRASP, NEVER WANDER TOO LONG ON MY OWN TERMS, BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS THEN. I KNOW THAT I'LL FIND MYSELF IN A SITUATION OR A PLACE THAT I DON'T WANT TO BE AND I'LL FEEL ALONE AND LOST THERE. BE WITH ME, EVERY DAY, LORD, AND BE WITH ALL THOSE WHO CALL UPON YOUR NAME. AMEN !!

THE GIFT OF LITTLE THINGS WE KNOW THAT GOD CAUSES EVERYTHING TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE GOD. ROMANS 8:28 LORD, AS I LOOK BACK OVER THE YEARS OF MY LIFE, I MARVEL AT THE THINGS THAT HAVE MADE A DIFFRENCE, THAT HAVE CAUSED ME TO RECONSIDER MY PATH, OR TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT MY OWN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS. I REALIZE THAT IT WAS THE KINDNESS OF A STRANGER THAT OFTEN MADE A DAY SPECIAL OR THE CLOSE CONVERSATION WITH A SIBLING. MOST OF THE TIME, IT WAS A MOMENT SHARED WITH SOMEONE WHO SEEMED TO RECEIVE ME JUST AS I AM AND WHO LIFTED ME UP WITH A LITTLE GIFT OF UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION. LORD, BLESS ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO OFFER A HELPING HAND OR AN ENCOURAGING WORD, PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFRENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS SIMPLY BY DOING LITTLE THINGS WITH BIG HEARTS. AMEN !!

REACH FOR A STAR ! REMEMBER THAT IN A RACE EVERYONE RUNS, BUT ONLY ONE PERSON GETS THE PRIZE. YOU ALSO MUST RUN IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU WILL WIN. 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24 LORD, I LOVE TO SET NEW GOALS AND CHALLENGE MYSELF TO MEET THEIR POSSIBILITY. I'M GLAD THAT YOU MADE ME A POSSIBILITY THINKER BECAUSE IT ADDS A DIMENSION OF QUALITY TO MY LIFE. I KNOW THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR FOR YOU TO LOVE ME. I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO WIN EVERY RACE FOR YOU TO SEE ME IN A SPECIAL WAY. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP ME TO KEEP SEEKING MY BEST SELF. HELP ME TO BE WILLING TO DO THE WORK TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS AND TO REMEMBER THAT YOU GAVE ME EVERY SHRED OF SKILL AND TALENT THAT I HAVE TO MAKE THOSE GOALS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME REACH FOR A STAR. AMEN !!

JUST CARRY ON ! MARK OUT A STRAIGHT PATH FOR YOUR FEET; THEN STICK TO THE PATH AND STAY SAFE. PROVERBS 4:26 LORD, HELP ME TO ALIGN THE DIRECTION OF MY LIFE WITH THE DREAMS YOU HAVE FOR ME, THE ONES YOU PLACED INSIDE MY HEART BEFORE I WAS EVEN BORN. HELP ME TO ACHIEVE MY LIFE PURPOSE, MY MISSION OF WORTH SO THAT I MIGHT FAITHFULLY SERVE YOU. BE MY LIGHT ON THE PATH I TAKE AS I GO FORWARD. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING AND SO I PRAY ALSO THAT YOU WOULD WALK WITH ME ALL ALONG THE WAY. PUT ME ON THE PATH TO SOMEWHERE...... SOMEWHERE ONLY YOU WANTED ME TO GO..... SOMEWHERE YOU ALREADY ASSIGNED TO ME. HELP ALL OF US WHO SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE TO CARRY ON WITH TRUST AND JOY KNOWING YOU ARE WITH US ALL THE WAY. I ASK YOUR BLESSING ON ALL THAT I DO TODAY TO FURTHER MY DIRECTION AND MY DREAMS. AMEN !!

JUST A BIT OF COURAGE BE STRONG WITH THE LORD'S MIGHTY POWER. EPHESIANS 6:10 LORD, PLEASE GRANT THAT I MIGHT HAVE MORE COURAGE IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE..... THE COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR WHAT I BELIEVE, THE COURAGE TO BE MYSELF, AND THE COURAGE TO LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY. IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO BE COURAGEOUS WHEN SO MANY FEARFUL THINGS ASSAULT US ON EVERY SIDE. LORD, THANK YOU FOR BEING IN CONTROL OF THIS WORLD, FOR YOUR FAITHFUL BLESSINGS AND GIFTS AND YOUR ENDURING LOVE. GRANT THE GIFT OF COURAGE TO EACH PERSON WHO SEEKS YOUR FACE. AMEN !!

BEING HAPPILY CONTENT I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO GET ALONG HAPPILY WHETHER I HAVE MUCH OR LITTLE. PHILIPPIANS 4:11 LORD, HOW OFTEN DO I SHAKE MY PUNY FIST AT YOU, QUIBBLING OVER ONE SMALL MATTER AFTER ANOTHER ? HOW OFTEN DO I SET MY WORRIES UP LIKE ICONS TO BE POLISHED AND ENJOYED, RATHER THAN LEAVING THEM IN YOUR POWERFUL HAND ? HELP ME TO BE CONTENT IN ALL SITUATIONS FOR WHEN I AM, I KNOW THAT IT MEANS MY HEART IS AT REST IN YOU. BE WITH ALL THOSE WHO NEED TO PUT THEIR TROUBLES TO REST, AND GUIDE THEM TO SIMPLY COME CLOSER TO YOU. HELP THEM TO SEE THAT YOU OFFER THEM THE GIFT OF TRUE PEACE NO MATTER WHAT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY LOOK LIKE. WHETHER WE HAVE ABUNDANCE, OR WE SIMPLY HAVE ENOUGH, WHETHER WE'RE UNCERTAIN OF TOMORROW, OR TOTALLY SECURE, LET US FIND OUR TRUE PEACE AND SECURITY IN YOU. AMEN !!

THIS WAY AND THAT THEN ELIJAH STOOD IN FRONT OF THEM AND SAID, " HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO WAVER BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS? IF THE LORD IS GOD, FOLLOW HIM! BUT IF BAAL IS GOD, THEN FOLLOW HIM! " BUT THE PEOPLE WERE COMPLETELY SILENT. 1 KINGS 18:21 LORD, I LIKE TO THINK I'M NOT STUBBORN WHEN IT COMES TO MY FAITH IN YOU.LIKE TO THINK THAT IF ELIJAH STOOD IN FRONT OF ME, I COULD ANSWER WITH A LOUD SHOUT OF AFFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE THE LORD. I WONDER HOW MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN SILENT WHEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS MY FAITH CAME UP, OR WHEN I HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE TO DO SOMETHING THAT I WASN'T QUITE SURE YOU'D BE HAPPY ABOUT. I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE TIMES, FOR KEEPING MY FAITH LIKE SOME KIND OF SECRET, INSTEAD OF SHARING IT WITH THE JOY I HAVE IN YOU. I PRAY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF FAITH THAT WE WOULD BE STRONG AND WILLING TO DECLARE OUR FAITH IN YOU AT ALL TIMES. AMEN !!

Don’t forget about the Father’s Day cookout after services this morning! Bring a dish & enjoy the fellowship while we honor our fathers!

FREE AS THE WIND " YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE. " JOHN 8:32 LORD, THANK YOU THAT I AM FREE TO WORSHIP YOU. THANK YOU THAT I CAN LIVE AND BREATHE AND HAVE MY BEING IN YOUR SPIRIT. YOUR LOVE AND YOUR TRUTH HAVE SET ME FREE. I ASK YOUR HEALING ON THOSE WHO ARE STILL TRAPPED IN THE DARKNESS, STILL WANDERING ABOUT IN A STATE OF UNCERTAINTY, ROAMING THE PLANET WITH NO PLACE TO GO. I ASK THAT YOU WOULD TURN UP THE LIGHT FOR THEM TO SEE YOU MORE CLEARLY AND SET THEIR HEARTS FREE TO LOVE YOU AND SERVE YOU. I ASK THIS, FATHER, BECAUSE OF YOUR BELOVED SON WHO TRULY SET US FREE. AMEN !!

SLINGS AND ARROWS " STOP JUDGING OTHERS, AND YOU WILL NOT BE JUDGED. " MATTHEW 7:1 LORD, I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE TIMES WHEN I'VE MADE SNAP JUDGMENTS ABOUT PEOPLE, ASSUMING I KNEW THEIR MOTIVES, THEIR STORIES. I ASK FORGIVENESS BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO ME. SO MANY TIMES, I'VE SUFFERED THE OPINION OF SOMEONE HOPING TO " SET ME STRAIGHT " ONLY TO REALIZE THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING OF ME REALLY, NOTHING OF MY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND WHY I ACT AS I DO. ALL OF US SUFFER THE SLINGS AND ARROWS THAT OTHERS SEND OUR WAY, SOME TIMES HITTING THE MARK IN A WAY THAT BRINGS US GREAT PAIN. HELP US TO FORGIVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHEN THOSE THINGS HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON IN AN EFFORT TO GROW CLOSER TO YOU. AMEN !!