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June 17, 2016 - Revival Services hosted by Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church will be held from June 20th to 24th starting at 7:00pm each evening. Brother Joesph Pemberton, Pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Pine Bluff, AR will be the speaker. Supper will be served after each service. Directions: From HWY 7 take FM 139 S Approximately 2 miles, turn right onto FM 2787, then turn right at the first dirt road, CR 3569. Go one half mile to the church.
June 17, 2016 - Jesus was traveling from Judea, heading back to the land of Galilee from where He had first come.
The Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making more disciples than John the Baptist. They were concerned that Jesus was baptizing or converting more people than had John and were becoming more intent on stopping Him and His followers.
Jesus did not Baptize His disciples did all of that, as Jesus spent His time teaching the gospel, which was first called; "the way".
As He makes His way from Judea back to Galilee He must travel through the lands of Samaria. "Now Jacob's well was there, Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour." (John 4:6)
A single verse of scripture. It seems so simple but tells us much. It is during the time while He is in Samaria that about noon that day He finds and stops for rest at what is known as Jacob's Well. This is in the area where both Jacob and Joseph and many of their family are buried and Jesus sat by this well to rest and drink from its cooling water.
As He sat and took rest a Samaritan woman from the nearby town of Sychar walked down to the well to draw water. As she drew water Jesus asked her for a drink.
We see from this scripture that the Lord, as He was in His physical body, grew thirsty, as He also did upon the cross when he said; "I thirst". (John 19:28)
Isn't it ironic that the One who is the "Living Water of Life" could actually thirst for earthly water.
Normally, Jews would not associate with Samaritans and looked down on them as being inferior people but we know that Jesus was definitely not "normal". He was totally focused on teaching and converting everyone, both Jew and Gentile to what we now call Christianity. He saw this as an opportunity, not for a drink of water, but as a chance to introduce another person to Himself and to salvation and He spoke to the woman-at-the-well of the "living water" that which when one drinks of it shall never thirst again.
Jesus may have gotten physically weary but he never became weary of His work. He came to seek and to save those who were lost and He never tired of that work.
He spent His entire human life doing good, never denying anyone who was in need, never doing any wrong.
He never closed His eyes to humanity's needs, He ever failed to speak peace to troubled hearts.
He was touched by man's infirmities and during His human life He endured all of the temptations and troubles that we are faced with during our lives.
Even though he is now seated at the right hand of the Father, He is still watching over His disciples as they minister in His name, for his sake, and for His glory.
I pray He is watching over you as well today. If, you have accepted Him as Lord and Savior then He is doing so, if you haven't accepted Him; then it's time. Salvation is free, all you must do is accept Jesus Christ in your heart and confess Him as Lord with your mouth to be saved, do it today...
June 16, 2016 - “...and my answer will be Yes, Lord Yes! “
For the reason that God has called, and Michael Cloudy, Sr., has answered; Elder Marlin Cloudy, Sr., founder and senior Pastor of Abundant Love Ministries and the entire church family would like to extend to you an invitation to share in the “Initial Sermon” service of Aspiring Minister Michael Cloudy, Sr., Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 3:00 pm at Abundant Love Ministries, 1426 Shelbyville St. Center, TX. Michael “Brother Mike” is a native of Center. He is the youngest of eleven (11) children born to the late Marvin Cloudy and Mrs. Lucille Cloudy. He and his wife, Sister Candel Cloudy have been married for 25 years and are the proud parents to four children; Jordan, Michael Jr., Daniel and Maxwell. Brother Mike is a 1984 graduate of Center High School and a nine year employee with Hallmark Center Fixtures, where he is presently employed as a Shift Manager. Being faithful in his call as Minister of Music and with the call of Minister of the Word on his life, Bro Mike gives glory to God and graciously acknowledges his former Pastors, A.H. Stanton, and Dathan Triplett, of Revival Tabernacle, (where he was baptized in the Baptism of the Holy Ghost in 1991), his older brothers (five of whom are Ministers of the Gospel), as well as a family and extended family in Christ, for pouring into and positively influencing his life.
Brother Michael is a founding member of Abundant Love Ministries, where he currently serves as Minister of Music, Bible Study and Sunday School teacher, and unselfishly gives of his time in the maintenance and upkeep of the church. His favorite scripture is Galatians 2:20.
Please join us for this momentous occasion.
June 16, 2016 - East Hamilton Missionary Baptist Church locaterd at FM 2261 Shelbyville, TX, regretfully announces that Revival scheduled to be held June 20th through the 24th has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
June 16, 2016 - Providence Missionary Baptist Church welcomes all ages to their "The Conquerors" VBS on Friday, June 24th from 6-8pm and Saturday, June 25th from 9am-3:30pm. Please come join us as we learn how to conquer fear, threats, worry, peer pressure, and discouragement! VBS will include bible stories, games, crafts, food, and more. Director is Darby Hudspeth and Pastor is Don Moore.
June 15, 2016 - Pine Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, Joaquin, TX., will be having vacation bible school June 20-24, 2016. It will be from 9:00am til 12:00pm daily, and refreshments will be served. Our theme this year is The Conquerers. Come on out for fun, crafts and learning about our Lord. For more information, please call Lela Woolf at 936-269-4429.
June 14, 2016 - Abundant Love Ministries and Pastor Marlin Cloudy Sr. would like to invite you to join us for a very special occasion. Brother Mike Cloudy’s will be preaching his First Sermon on Sunday June 26, 2016 at 3 PM at 1426 Shelbyville Street in Center, Texas.
June 14, 2016 - Abundant Love Ministries Women's Ministry would like to invite you to join us for our annual Women's Conference on Friday June 24, 2016 at 6:30 PM and Saturday June 25, 2016 at 10 AM at 1426 Shelbyville Street in Center, TX. Our theme is "Deliver Me From Selfies - Becoming Selfless in a Self-Centered World" 2 Timothy 3:1-2. The Guest Speakers will be Sister Alice Rogers and Sister Hazel Morris along with a Special Presentation by ALM's "Women of Praise". T-Shirts for sale $15 all sizes. T-Shirts orders and money need to be turned in to First Lady Felicia Cloudy by Sunday June 19, 2016.
June 14, 2016 - Mt. Zion to celebrate 140th Church Anniversary on Sunday, June 26th at 3p.m. Guest Speaker will be Rev. Kelvin Lynch, pastor of Growing Valley Baptist Church, Longview, Texas. Rev. Robert Gipson, Pastor.
June 14, 2016 - Lessons from Malachi, the last of the Old Testament Prophets.
Malachi was the last of the messengers of God to the Israelites of the Old Testament. His ministry was in the 4th century before Christ, about 430 years before the birth of Jesus.
His message came directly from God as his book shows that through it's verses. While it is only 4 chapters and 55 verses, 47 of them are spoken by the Lord. The highest percentage of any book of the Bible. In the first verse he credits the Lord as he says; "The burden of the "word of the Lord" to Israel by Malachi."
Both Haggai and Zechariah had told the Israelites that if they would build the temple that great prosperity would come to the nation of Israel. They built the temple but were expecting material or worldly gain. God intended great spiritual gain through their worship in the temple.
Since they misunderstood, they became discouraged when they didn't become rich in the world and their worship became only a ritual, formal ceremonies and they began to defile the alter of God with unfit offerings. They even got to the point of only offering to God the animals which the Roman Governor had rejected as payment of taxes.
Just as with so many today, the absence of God's blessings are seen as His unconcern and not our own sins.
The time from Genesis to Malachi is about 1500 years, Malachi demonstrates that there had been few improvements in the lives of the people during that time. They still were ignoring the Word of the Lord, they were still living for their own selfish interests and desires, and they were still as unconcerned about God's coming judgement as were those before the flood. As is said, there is; "Nothing new under the sun."
The Israelites of Malachi's day had much the same problems as America today. Religious problems were that they did not honor God, they prayed for God's grace even as they were insulting Him through their lack of reverence and lack of worship.
They had social problems, idolatry was rampant; "For Judah has profaned the Lord's holy institution which He loves: he has married the daughter of a foreign God." (Mal 2:11) Even while they were deep into idolatry, they would still go to God's alter and cry and pray, to no avail. Worship of worldly gods brings debasement upon society, until they would return to God they would suffer. Wake up America, it's the same for us...
Their moral problems were rampant; adultery, lying, idolatry, stealing, pridefulness, lack of reverence for God, cold-heartedness, lack of respect for parents. Do these things should familiar to you? Moral decay is always the result of the loss of a close relationship with God.
Through Malachi, God gives us hope when He speaks of His faithful; "They shall be Mine says the Lord of Hosts, on the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him. Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him." (Malachi 3:17-18)
May the Lord bless you and keep you. Please feel welcome to join us any Wednesday evening for Bible study. For more info call 936-615-1427.
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