TITLE: Darkness Can Handle the Light
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: John 1: 1-5
NOTES:
V 1:1 THE WORD, THE WORD, THE WORD
V 1:2-3 THE WORD STARTS IT AND THE WORD CAN CHANGE IT
V 1:4-5 THE WORDS WE SPEAK SHOULD BE LIGHT
TITLE: Darkness Can Handle the Light
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: John 1: 1-5
NOTES:
V 1:1 THE WORD, THE WORD, THE WORD
V 1:2-3 THE WORD STARTS IT AND THE WORD CAN CHANGE IT
V 1:4-5 THE WORDS WE SPEAK SHOULD BE LIGHT
TITLE: Happy is Blessed Wisdom is the Way to Blessing
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Proverbs 3:1-18
NOTES:
The Hebrew word “asher” is translated blessed or happy. Only God’s blessing bring true happiness. The only way to true happiness is blessing with the wisdom of God’s word.
Happy Birthday First Lady!
TITLE: Hear in Faith to Speak in Faith
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Romans 10:14-17
NOTES: People cannot be born again through human faith. They have to use God’s supernatural faith to receive God’s supernatural gift of salvation.
TITLE: Speak the Word Only
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Matthew 8: 1 – 13
NOTES:
Faith is exercised in confession and believing.
V 5-6 The Centurion Humbles Himself on Behalf of a Servant
V 7-8 The Centurion Acknowledges His Inferior Status as a Gentile
V 8-9 The Centurion Recognizes Jesus’ Unlimited Authority to Heal
V 10 Jesus Accepts This Attitude as Faith
Many church workers focus on getting people saved in churches where new people rarely visit; we may need to focus more on sharing the faith by word and deed in our communities outside church walls, and across cultural barriers as well.
Brother Marvin Young taught a self defense course to the New Beginnings general body.
He covered legal provisions for the usage of physical force in defense. Brother Young taught New Beginnings how to protect one’s interest, property and property. By explaining strategies for safeguarding yourself from bodily harm, he empowered the church community.
He emphasized vigilance; pay attention to your surroundings.
Brother Marvin Young is a Correctional Officer. He has several years of experience in criminal justice, and has been a member of New Beginnings Ministries for more than ten years.
TITLE: The Truth Will Change Your Facts
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Mark 5:21-40
NOTES:
The truth of God’s Word will change the facts.
VS. 21-24 In a dead situation, confess the truth (God’s Word)
VS. 25-27 Stop letting obstacles win
VS. 28-29 Confess what you want; receive what you want
VS. 30-34 Jesus is a bad man
VS. 35-43 Don’t speak negatively, just believe
TITLE: It is Well if You Say So
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: II Kings 4: 18-36
NOTES:
V 26
New Beginnings Ministries of Jacksonville, Inc. hosted Soup, Sandwich & Salvation in partnership with Eastside Pal and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. This community outreach event supplied homeless individuals with a brown-bag lunch. A whooping 250 brown bag lunches were given away from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Downtown Jacksonville.
TITLE: Call Those Things How You Want, Not How You See Them
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Romans 4:1-25
NOTES:
VS 1-16 By grace we are saved
VS 17 Call it like God calls it
VS 18 Hope that is seen — not hope
VS 19 Stop looking at the fact and look at the truth
VS 20 Give God the glory, give God the praise
VS 21 God keeps his promises
Vs 22-25 Faith is what justifies us, not our works