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Washington Speaks
by Dewayne Spivey | May 24, 2022 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments
As we prepare to celebrate Memorial Day, I thought it would be good to remember some words of final warning given to us by George Washington in his Farewell Address. He spoke of the great care that needed to be taken to guard and preserve the unity of our government....
Focus On The Text
by Dewayne Spivey | May 17, 2022 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments
I really enjoy using my computer Bible software. It is called BibleWorks. Early on, it would always start with a reminder to “Focus on the text.” God tells us to do the same thing. "So you shall observe to do just as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not...
Biddable
by Dewayne Spivey | April 26, 2022 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments
"Biddable" means "easily led, taught or controlled." The Oxford Dictionary defines it as " meekly ready to accept and follow instructions." Whether it is describing a good or bad quality in a person would depend upon the nature of the instruction or leading to which a...
The Greatest Thing Ever Said
by Dewayne Spivey | April 12, 2022 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments
This is not new. But sometimes it helps to look at something with a different perspective to broaden our understanding. So, what is the greatest thing ever said? Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. (Matthew 22:37...
Choice
by Dewayne Spivey | April 5, 2022 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments
Choices have consequences. Our choices mean certain things. “...as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). When Joshua spoke these words he was calling upon all Israel to make a choice. He had already made his choice. He shared it with...
John 17: 20-23
by Malvin Sanders | March 29, 2022 | Youth Minister | 0 Comments
20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory...
Thank You, RCOC!
by Dewayne Spivey | March 29, 2022 | Minister Articles, Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments
What a turn out Sunday night. What a joyful, fulfilling evening. What an example of organized chaos. But we got it done. Over 150 buckets filled. All delivered to Healing Hands and they should be headed out today to the ship that will deliver them to those in need in...
Being Like Jesus
by Dewayne Spivey | March 22, 2022 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments
Being like Jesus, now there is a challenge for all of us. The first step of this challenge is to make sure we are actually being like Jesus. I read an article about a man who is considered by his peers to be the nicest man in his profession. After reading his...
We Need Your Help
by Dewayne Spivey | March 15, 2022 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments
When? Sunday evening, March 27, at 6:00 p.m. in the Family Life Center. For What? We are loading buckets of essential items to be sent to those fleeing from the war in Ukraine. Healing Hands International has provided us with a list of essential items that will...
Revival
by Malvin Sanders | March 8, 2022 | Youth Minister | 0 Comments
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? I don’t know what the word “REVIVAL” brings to mind for you. For some people it may bring to mind a very specific picture of a church event. This week I am at a youth minister’s retreat in Columbia,...