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Mother Behold Thy Son. Son Behold Thy Mother. John 19:23-27  We gather on this Sunday Morning, The second Sunday in this Month on which honor our Mother. The Jewel of The Created Beings.  And perhaps the strongest of Human Species.  Our text for the morning is...

As Often As You Do This..  I Cor  11:23-26 Probably one of the most Significant Witnesses Of The Christian Church Is The Sacred Observance of Communion.  Too often if observed it has been reduced to a shallow routine far different from the directive given by Jesus...

What A Difference A Day Makes... Psalms 118:19-24 To better understand stand you have to apply to get proper grouping of The Text. Using the 5Up 5Down.... If I am to determine the verses that best belong to this series. Those that convey the real message and it’s not...

Today Is The Day Of Salvation I I. Cor. 6:1-2 This Simple appeal to the Corinthian Church is in essence The Heart of The Gospel and God has chosen to reveal it.   Paul discloses His  effective plan that keeps The focus upon Christ and Those who     He desires to...

When Life Happens. Luke 19:28-48 My wife uses this phrase often to describe those moments in life when insulating layers are peeled back and where we are exposed to the realities of life. Jesus had come to this pivotal juncture in His Ministry where He must reveal the...

Fishing For Disciples  Luke 5:1-10 Jesus enters into the ship of Simon Peter and Andrew his brother which represented their lives as well as their livelihood.  He impacted their lives and improved the efficiency of their livelihood and those connected to them namely...

Gospel According To Jesus Luke 4:18-19 God’s Testing is ultimately a sign of God’s Preparation.  Jesus had just endured a rigorous 40 day temptation experience no coincidence that it was after being confirmed as the Messiah but more relevantly identified as the Lamb...

Tricks Of The Devil. Luke 4:1-12 Chapter 3 of Luke’s Gospel ends with the identification baptism and genealogy of Jesus to set the stage for His Ministry. From the outset Jesus is forced to establish priorities and parameters in His Ministry.  The Essentials of any...

The Foci Of Love. Romans 12:9-10.  Paul uses this letter to Roman to discuss the relationship of believers with Christ through the Gospel. This Congregation particularly having come from an uniquely Gentile background needs specialized focus with adapting to The...

The Example Of Love  I Cor. 13 Beloved we live in a twofold world.  First we are prone to short cuts and next we always expect sensationalized results.  Paul opens this discourse on love  by setting some Proper  prospectives and expectations.  Literally he says, Love...

The Power of Love I Peter 4:8-10 What an appropriate day to be reminded of the need for love and the mandate to love. As time becomes closer to the end, basic spirituality becomes more difficult to identify. As believers, it becomes more necessary for us to truly...

Testing The Spirit. I John 4:1-6 Beloved our Millennials have “coined” a phrase “you better stay woke “.  This phrase addresses the tendency that each of us exhibits when just going along and not paying attention to indicators and actions that are contradictory to...

Benefits Of The New Year. Phil 4:4-9 Beloved we are 4 weeks into this New Year. I want to just this sermonette as as a reminder that if you have not redirected your thoughts and energy in this year, hopefully this will help. First Remember to rejoice at the...

Joy Is Coming In The Morning. Psalms 30:5 Perhaps one could rightfully say on this Lord’s Day that we are living in Dark Times. In fact, The Night Of Life has set in upon our lives.   However, Beloved The Good News is Night does not last forever. Uncontrolled Covid-19...

Child Like Humility: Matthew 18:1-4 Marcia and I had the distinction of your the presence of Jaxon on last night and this morning. And much as he bosses the house, there are still unending lessons of humility. Jesus say to His disciples that rank and profile title or...

The Call To Reconciliation.  II Cor. 5:17-21 This New Year Hopefully Is Affording Us 3 Things:  New Chapters New Chances and New Choices.  We are living in a World which is splintered and split apart. Separated by race politics gender socioeconomic status education...

A New Beginning For A New Year  Ephesians 4:22-32 The fact is now that 2020 is behind us.  So many things could have and should been better. Many things that were out of our control but must take responsibility for things that we were responsible for. I am guilty of...

Signs Of Hope Fulfilled  Isaiah 9:6-7 A couple of days ago we celebrated the fulfillment of This Promise revealed through Isaiah.  It was revealed at a time when The Human Condition was much like it is today. Evil Greed Power and Ego were paraded as essential tools...

Signs Of Hope Part III A Tribute To Mary Luke 2: 19;49-51 We certainly never want lose focus of Jesus being The Focus of This Holiday Season but this season would lose relatability if we dismiss the support staff of the Jesus’s Incarnation Saga. They are presented in...

Signs of Hope Part II Matthew 2:1-12 Today’s message is a reminder of how we find The Disclosure  Jesus’s Birth is of a Divine Nature.  Each January 6th, some Christian religions celebrate Epiphany which is a holiday to commemorate the manifestation of the Christ...

Signs Of Hope Luke 2:9-14 We have moved into this Holiday Season.  This time of reflection upon The Redemptive Love of Our Heavenly Father through The Incarnated Christ Child. This time of the year affords us opportunity to redevelop a proper focus and perspective...

Hannah’s Reason For Giving Thanks. I Samuel 2:1-11 Hannah is one of the many Stalwart Women to be encountered in Holy Scripture. She is known for her strong prayer life and her devotion to The Temple and Yhe Ministry of The Priest Eli. Her marriage to Elkanah who...

When Grace Is Amazing John 9 The Chapter tells a story of what appears to be a chance encounter only for Jesus to reveal it is Providential. Seemingly while walking with His Disciples. Their attention is drawn to this man who was born . They pose the question of whose...

The Duality Of Thanksgiving. Luke 17: 1-19 Beloved during this season of Thanksgiving Let us be reminded that being Thankful goes beyond just a shallow phrase. I want to look on this morning at a true attitude of gratitude. Jesus,while traveling with his disciples,...

Beloved on yesterday we  witnessed A   Historical Move Of God not because any one color(blue or red) is any better than the other but because of The Lord’s Sovereignty to remind us that He is still in control. I would this morning remind us of some cogent facts. ...

This Bread And This Cup.  Matthew 26: 26-28 Jesus in this 26th Chapter of Matthew set the stage for His Death Burial and Resurrection. He explicitly details The Why’s and The Who’s  by giving explicitly exact details as to how Redemptive Events will unfold....

CATCHING A Vibe IV: Sustaining A Vibe. Psalms 34:19-22 The Psalmist ends this 34th number by stating this unique relationship can be maintained by keeping the right Positional relationship with God. Far too many times we focus so much on our afflictions until we...

CATCHING A VIBE III Psalms 34:8 David uses this verse to make personal yet a universal statement. He says that I can make the statement based upon proximity of where I live. Verse 7. Build your life around the fear and reverence of God and God will permeate your...

Catching A Vibe II Psalms 34:2-3 David, The Psalmist, on last Sunday ignites an passionate appeal to the praise and worship of God. Spending time in Divine Presence creates an Awe which propels him into an explosively personal Worship Declaration.  However in verses...

Catching A Vibe: Psalm 34 Nothing Can Bless Your Day and Life Like The Perpetual Presence God. Cognizant Divine Presence will empower your life.  David has discovered some benefits of bonding with God. Namely God alone can be a refuge that provides solace m,forgives...

Christian Living Series: Romans 12:4-5 Beloved I wanted step back on this morning and glean something out of this text without going into a full blown diversities of gifts that we so frequently zoom in on. Paul establishes two truths one that we are a collective...

Christian Living Series: Romans 12:17-21 Beloved, Peace Biblically Speaking doesn’t mean the absence of conflict but rather wholeness. Jesus states that “ in this world you’ll have trials and tribulations but be of good cheer I have overcome the world.”  What He is...

Christian Living Series  Romans 12:13-15 Beloved Paul moves slightly from talking about the Ideals and Dynamics’s of The Christian Life to Rules of Living In Community. Many are quick to suggest that this is argument for Socialism. I deem it a treatise on humanity and...

Christian Living Series. Romans 12:9-12 Beloved I want to continue today with this series found in Romans Chapter 12. I have slightly changed the title name to prevent any Website confusion. Paul uses this chapter to paint a picture on the mental canvas of The Roman...

A Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1-2 Beloved one of the fallacies of The Mo dern Church Life Is we talk about things that we do not take time to explain. One particular area is the idea of a transformed life and fitting into a transformed community. Paul devotes this...

Rich Man Poor Book 3 Some of you will recall the mini drama series from the 70’s entitled Rich Man Poor Man. So if I may borrow from that title. Jesus in this chapter has much to say about stewardship. The stewardship of others possessions. The stewardship of Kingdom...

A Father And Two Sons. Luke 15:11-32 It's a parable The meaning is implied It is inferred It is suggestive It is significant A certain Father. Not any Father but a certain Father.  There's something unique about this Father..... Had two Sons names  are mentioned  but...

Ripping Off The Roof: Mark 2:1-12 This text reminds us that in a world where limitations abound that when Jesus is in the atmosphere shifts    are unlimited and nothing is impossible. The Setting is at a home. Jesus is there people have gathered even the Pharisees and...

The Transformation of Veronica Each of The Gospel Matthew Mark and Luke give an accounting of a woman who is unnamed in scriptures yet who Church History reveals her as Veronica who lived Caesarea Philippi. This familiar story will hopefully remind us of how potent...

This Is Day That The Lord Has Made. Psalms 18:24 What Does Psalm 118:24? The Psalmist in Psalm 118 is writing at a time in their life where they are facing challenging situations. Such times required them to call out to the Lord in anguish for he was surrounded by the...

A Promise Reminder: Isaiah 41:8-10 The first two quarters of this year have left a lot to be desired. And seemingly the coming days offer seemingly little if any hope at all especially if you base your authority upon popular reports and opinions. This time of Pandemic...

Essentials For Standing: The Sword Of The Spirit. Another Piece Of Armour That’s Paul Discusses in Ephesians 6 is The Sword Of The Spirit which represents The Word Of God which is the second of only two offensive pieces of equipment. This piece represents The Word Of...

Essentials For Standing: The Helmet of Salvation. A helmet protected soldiers from deadly blows to the head;likewise, The Helmet Of Salvation provides hope and protects the mind that would disorient or destroy the Christian such as discouragement deceit or fear. The...

Essentials For Standing In The Evil Days: The Shield Of Faith Paul again returns to a defensive focus reminding that The Christian Life involves Spiritual Warfare. Thus The Shield Of Faith is Needed to defend against the attacks of Satan. A shield be it physical or...

The Whole Armour Of God:Shoes Fitted For The Gospel Of Peace I think you can understand that phrase that shoes can make or break an outfit is relative only to the Fashion World. Here Paul takes A Slight turn and talks about an Offensive Piece of Armour: Foot Wear for...

Essentials For Standing In Evil Days: The Breastplate Of Righteousness.    Again we are reminded of Paul’s admonition for Spiritually Protective Equipment which ought to be “Standard Equipment” for Christian Ministry and Spiritual Warfare. On last Sunday, I suggested...

Essentials For Standing In Evil Days: Belt Of Truth Paul introduces in chapters 4&5 the idea of an active pursuit or an active Christian walk or sojourn suggesting some specifics about the nature of our walking. He moves into Chapter 6 with a specific walk, The...

Essentials For Standing In The Evil Days.  Ephesians 6:10-20 Beloved Recent Events of this week serve as a “sober reminder” that we are living in some evil days. The Assaults and senseless killing of our Young Black Men and Women. I too feel the passion for making an...

A HABIT OF TRUSTING. Joseph’s Life is a remarkable attestation of God’s Favor and the fact that you can trust him. Joseph’s Life is definitely a reflection of this.  As a lad and teen we see evidence of this.  At 16 he arrives in Egypt.  Immediately the Favor Of...

Repent or Perish Luke 13: 1-7 Jesus uses this occasion and tells a Parable to highlight some life truths. He discusses the  inevitability of life events and the urgency of preparation for life events. He makes a play upon the phrase unless you repent. First using it...

An Enduring Faith. 2Tim. 1: 1-5 Today  we pause to celebrate two Celebrate two-fold: Our Graduates who have completed a milestone in their lives. Congratulations on your Accomplishments and Achievements they're indeed noteworthy and hopefully the foundation of a Faith...

They That Wait On The Lord Isaiah 40:28-31 Throughout The Events of Recent Days Beloved The Challenges have been many. Fear Of The Unknown has been a Consistent Theme. However I would submit to you not to lose Focus on the that God is in Control and to remind us...

A Living Sacrifice Rom.12:1-2 Beloved one of the fallacies of The Modern Church Life Is we talk about things that we do not take time to explain. One particular area is the idea of a transformed life and fitting into a transformed community. Paul devotes this entire...

Redemptive Social Distancing  Acts 8:1-4 Beloved Affliction Disease Devastation and Genocide, yes that what we are currently dealing with, but none of which are new. The Old Testament Community of Israel constantly models a "Faith Under Assault." Even into the  The...

THE TOMB IS EMPTY  Luke 24:1-8 On Today Believers around the world hopefully will take time to Celebrate the Life and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. History attests the Grave was Empty. The Witnesses of The Women , Disciples  Men on The Road to...

Happy Good Friday.  Beloved, Good Friday is perhaps one of The Greatest Monomers of history. It would seem that there was nothing good to come of that dark dreadful day in history when  the Awaited Messiah Elect was tried beaten crucified and died. Certainly it would...

Palm Sunday : Death & Triumph  Jesus makes His Entry to Jerusalem determined to keep His Father's Assignment. An appointment with suffering and death. The Climate is surreal. The Elation of a misguided and misinformed crowd who commence an antiphonally harmonious...