FOCUS OF THE MONTH
The Lord is the Strength of my Life
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK
He giveth power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Isaiah 40:29
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Sister Annette P. Jordan – March 7 – Class 09/10
Sister Marietta Pinkney – March 8 – Class 03
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Overview: Jesus demonstrated what love looks like in action. Let’s reciprocate this love by reflecting His character in our daily lives. As we keep our minds on Him, we’ll be less prone to falter, however, if we fall short, we must repent because God’s love forgives, protects and never fails. Remember, God is Sovereign over everything. We must humble ourselves under His mighty hand and worship Him as we allow Him to rule over our lives as He sees fit.
God is able to conform us more into the image of Jesus by helping us to examine our attitudes and actions. The results will help us to safeguard our relationships with one another in love as we represent the heart of Jesus. There may be times when we don’t behave as we should in our relationships to one another, however, we must acknowledge our sin and don’t treat it as just a casual mistake. Once we are godly sorrowful for what we’ve done or said, we must repent and God is faithful to forgive us.
Through all of life’s trials, we learn daily from the teachings of Jesus, that our heavenly Father will care for us. Even through the new norms of life, we have hope and security in the Lord Jesus Christ. As we continue this pilgrimage of life, it doesn’t matter what our past struggles and mistakes have been, don’t despair, we can rest in the fact that our hope is in our new home with Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Monday, March 6, 2017 – Loving Perfectly – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Focus: Jesus showed us what perfect love looks like in action. We must keep our minds on Him and stay in His love in order to reflect Him more. When we falter, repent because love forgives, protects and never fails.
Scriptures: 1 John 4:7-8; 1 John 2:1-5
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 – Ruler of the Waves – Job 38:1-18
Focus: God is Sovereign over everything. We must humble ourselves under His mighty hand, praise and worship Him for ruling over lives as He sees fit.
Scriptures: 1 Chronicles 29:12-14; Matthew 8:23-27; Psalm 104:1-35
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 – Painting a Portrait – Philippians 2:1-11
Focus: We paint a picture of Jesus to others by our attitude, actions and relationships. Let’s be sure that we represent His heart by taking on His mindset to love one another.
Scriptures: 1 John 4:7-8
Thursday, March 9, 2017 – Mistakes Were Made – Exodus 32:1-5, 19-26
Focus: When we sin, don’t call it a mistake, instead, we must acknowledge it as sin and repent. God is faithful to forgive us when we accept the blame.
Scriptures: 1 John 1:9; Psalm 32:1-5
Friday, March 10, 2017 – Home – Ephesians 2:11-22
Focus: In Jesus, we have learned that we are cared for by the Father. We have hope and security in the new norm; therefore, we don’t have to despair in our past struggles because our new home is with Christ.
Scriptures: Hebrews 11:13-16
Thoughts from Sister Clovia Thompson
We Are The Only Jesus Some People Will Ever See
We vowed to serve Jesus so we bear His name.
We are living examples and people will either praise God or give us the blame.
We bear the responsibility of showing what Jesus looks like if were He to walk the earth today.
Especially to those who may never go to church or read a Bible and who have lost their way.
Every day are opportunities to be the hands and feet of Jesus and to show His redeeming love.
To reach out to help someone the way Jesus would and share all the good things from heaven above.
Let’s fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. Let’s be there for our fellowman.
We are exactly where Jesus wants us to be. Everything we do should be a part of His divine master plan.
So, let us be careful how we live because we may be —
The only Bible some people will ever read;
The only sermon some people will ever hear; and
The only Jesus some people will ever see.