Top of the afternoon to everyone!! We greet you in Divine Love, our prayer is that you and your family are walking under an open heaven!!!! I do apologize that this has been an extremely busy week for me so let me start with last Wednesday at Bible Class.
We started at 6:00pm with New Member's Class and in the main santuary the Deacons and the Deaconess led us into prayer service. Again i'm encouraged about the souls who are joining our ministry because they are going through thier new member classes.
Bible Study started promptly at the 7:00pm we are still studying What we believe as a baptist, the Articles we studied today were:
Article XVII The Righteous and the Wicked- We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked; that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and sanctified by the Spirit of our God, are truly righteous in his esteem; while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in his sight wicked, and under the curse; and this distinction holds among men both in and after death.
Article XVIII The World to Come- We believe that the end of the world is apporaching; that at the last day Christ will descend from heaven, and raise the dead from the grave to final retribution; that a solemn separation will then take place; that the wicked will be adjudged to endless pinishment, and the righteous to to endless joy; and that this judgement will fix forever the final state of men in heaven or hell, on priincipls of righteousness.
We finally finished this series that we started in January and I believe the family members of the New Beginning Church can stand flat footed in share with anyone what they believe as a baptist.
On this past Sunday we started with New Member's Class at 9:00am and then Sunday School started promptly st the 10:00am hour Class #3 the adult class won the banner offering and of course class #2 the teen class which is my class won the banner attendance!!!! Way to go young people!!!!! Our Morning Worship started at the 11:00am hour, this Sunday was 4th Sunday which means our Youth Ministry was in charge!!! Our Youth Choir was off the chain today, RoRo and Destiney led a song and had the church hopping!!!! Our youth praise dancers, dance and I mean they did a magnaficent job.
This sunday I started a series call Body-Building!!! As our church is growing I believe God wants us to make sure that we set some rules in place right now!!! This message came from Matthew 18:15-20 and the subject of this 1st sermon was, "This is how we do it" and the message was dealing with conflit, and issues that arises in church. The points were you need to deal with them in the right order, right away, with the right attitude, for the right reason. This message was a tremendous blessing to our church family and God endorsed with 4 more souls being added to our church family!!!! Thank you Jesus for all you are doing with and to the New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church!!!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday April 19, 2009
Top of the morning to you, we greet you in Divine Love, and our prayer is that you and your church family are walking under an open heaven!!!!!!!! Let me say first I am excited about what the Lord is doing at the New Beginning Church!!! This Sunday we started at 9:00am with our New Member's class, we had to do a Sunday morning class to accommodate those persons joining our ministry that can not make it on Wednesday Nights at 6:00pm. the reason we put these classes an hour before our teaching ministries is because we want to get the new members accustom to coming out to our teaching ministries!! The motto of our church is a Purpose Driven fellowship where we are Reaching People, Building Faith, and EQUIPPING DISCIPLES. Our Sunday School started at 10:00am and the Teen Class won the banner attendance, and the adult class won the banner offering!!!!
We started service at 11:00am and family of New Beginning came out in full force this Sunday, our choir was awesome as usual and set the atmosphere for worship!!! This Sunday I preached from 4 different passages of scriptures, Luke 2:49, John 4:34, John 9:4, John 18:11 and the subject of the message was the Secret of Jesus Success. The message was on time and another soul was added to our church family!!!(Praise God)
Starting next Sunday I will start a series at our church call Bodybuilding, the Lord has release me to share with our family some key issues that will help us grow and be more effective for the Kingdom, and I am excited about it. So I'm looking forward to sharing with you those services!!!!!
Winning the Lost at Any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
We started service at 11:00am and family of New Beginning came out in full force this Sunday, our choir was awesome as usual and set the atmosphere for worship!!! This Sunday I preached from 4 different passages of scriptures, Luke 2:49, John 4:34, John 9:4, John 18:11 and the subject of the message was the Secret of Jesus Success. The message was on time and another soul was added to our church family!!!(Praise God)
Starting next Sunday I will start a series at our church call Bodybuilding, the Lord has release me to share with our family some key issues that will help us grow and be more effective for the Kingdom, and I am excited about it. So I'm looking forward to sharing with you those services!!!!!
Winning the Lost at Any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday April 15, 2009
Top of the morning to you, we greet you in Divine Love, and our prayer is that you and your family are walking under an open heaven!!!!
We started this Wednesday at 6:00pm with prayer service in the sanctuary, and we had new members class in the fellowship hall. Again we thank God for a church that still believes in the power of prayer!!! Of course I am grateful for the Lord adding to the church, and the folk that he is sending is attending the new members class.
Our Bible study started promptly at 7:00pm, we picked up with Article XV and XVI, let me give them to you: Article XV The Christian Sabbath- We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord's Day, or Christian Sabbath; and is to be kept sacred to religious purposes, by abstaining from all secular labor and sinful recreation; by the devout observance of all the means of grace, both private and public; and by preparation for that rest that remaineth for the people of God.
Article XVI Civil Government- We believe that civil government is of divine appointment, for the interests and good order of human society; and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed; except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Lord of the conscience, and the prince of the kings of the earth!!!
Of course we had a wonderful discussion in class and we closed out our bible class with our bible drill and we had so much fun!!! See you next time!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
We started this Wednesday at 6:00pm with prayer service in the sanctuary, and we had new members class in the fellowship hall. Again we thank God for a church that still believes in the power of prayer!!! Of course I am grateful for the Lord adding to the church, and the folk that he is sending is attending the new members class.
Our Bible study started promptly at 7:00pm, we picked up with Article XV and XVI, let me give them to you: Article XV The Christian Sabbath- We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord's Day, or Christian Sabbath; and is to be kept sacred to religious purposes, by abstaining from all secular labor and sinful recreation; by the devout observance of all the means of grace, both private and public; and by preparation for that rest that remaineth for the people of God.
Article XVI Civil Government- We believe that civil government is of divine appointment, for the interests and good order of human society; and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed; except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Lord of the conscience, and the prince of the kings of the earth!!!
Of course we had a wonderful discussion in class and we closed out our bible class with our bible drill and we had so much fun!!! See you next time!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Resurrection Sunday
Top of the morning to you, we greet you in Divine Love, my prayer is that you and your family are walking under an open heaven!!!! Well let me first start with last Wednesday bible class, we had an awesome time, we just reviewed the articles that we have already went over. Towards the end of our bible class we had a Bible drill, that we use to have an BTU(Baptist Training Union) and when I tell you it was funnnnnnnn!!!! Wow we had a ball. It's a game that help you find the books of the bible fast. It was awesome!! So i decided to put it in our Bible Class toward the end, about the last 15 minutes!!!!
Before I go any further let me give my condolences to the family of Pastor Joseph Andrews of the Metropolitan Baptist Church and the President of the IMA. He passed last Monday!!!!
This past Sunday on Resurrection Sunday we begin with Sunday School at 10:00am, the banner offering went to the adult class and the banner attendance stayed with my class, the teen class!!! Of course our attendance was awesome, we were packed because of this Sunday, I was excited about our church family members inviting their families to worship!!! I preached from Philippians 3:10, and Luke 18:33 "I will rise again" . The service was awesome the choir was off the chain, and another soul was added to the kingdom. We have 83 souls left to reach our goal for the year 2009.
Again this was an awesome resurrection Sunday, I'll talk to yall later!!!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
Before I go any further let me give my condolences to the family of Pastor Joseph Andrews of the Metropolitan Baptist Church and the President of the IMA. He passed last Monday!!!!
This past Sunday on Resurrection Sunday we begin with Sunday School at 10:00am, the banner offering went to the adult class and the banner attendance stayed with my class, the teen class!!! Of course our attendance was awesome, we were packed because of this Sunday, I was excited about our church family members inviting their families to worship!!! I preached from Philippians 3:10, and Luke 18:33 "I will rise again" . The service was awesome the choir was off the chain, and another soul was added to the kingdom. We have 83 souls left to reach our goal for the year 2009.
Again this was an awesome resurrection Sunday, I'll talk to yall later!!!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Sunday April 5, 2009
Top of the afternoon to you!!!! We greet you in Divine Love; our prayer is that you and your family are walking under an open heaven!!!
Well Sunday started at 9:30am with Sunday School, remember on 1st Sunday we move our times around, so that we can accommodate baptism. Sunday School was good as usual, class #3 won the banner offering, the adult class and class #2 won the banner attendance, way to go teens!!! We had baptismal service at 10:30am, again we graciously appreciates Pastor Marcus Gibson and the Shady Grove Baptist Church for allowing us to baptize with them. We had 2 souls to go down in the liquid grave(Praise God).
We got back to New Beginning and worship service started at 11:30am, it was raining outside so our crowd was small, but the presence of God was great!!! The choir was off the chain as usual and this Sunday we had a visiting praise dancer, who blessed in the ministry of dance(she was truly awesome)
I was excited about preaching, and I shared with the family, "who wouldn't serve a God like this?" I tell you the word went forth and God blessed us tremendously!!!! Looking forward to prayer service and Bible class!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
Well Sunday started at 9:30am with Sunday School, remember on 1st Sunday we move our times around, so that we can accommodate baptism. Sunday School was good as usual, class #3 won the banner offering, the adult class and class #2 won the banner attendance, way to go teens!!! We had baptismal service at 10:30am, again we graciously appreciates Pastor Marcus Gibson and the Shady Grove Baptist Church for allowing us to baptize with them. We had 2 souls to go down in the liquid grave(Praise God).
We got back to New Beginning and worship service started at 11:30am, it was raining outside so our crowd was small, but the presence of God was great!!! The choir was off the chain as usual and this Sunday we had a visiting praise dancer, who blessed in the ministry of dance(she was truly awesome)
I was excited about preaching, and I shared with the family, "who wouldn't serve a God like this?" I tell you the word went forth and God blessed us tremendously!!!! Looking forward to prayer service and Bible class!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday April 1, 2009
Top of the evening to everyone, we greet you in Divine Love, our prayer is that you and your family are walking under an open heaven!!!!
We started this Wednesday night at 6:00pm with New member's class and prayer service!! Before our Spring Revival this year in March, we had two days of prayer and it set the atmosphere for our Spring Revival!!! So we implemented a prayer service on Wednesday nights from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Our Deacons and Deaconess are in charge of this service!!! I was teaching our new members class in our fellowship hall and was able to hear the saints singing and praying I was so encouraged. Thank you New Beginning for being a church that doesn't mind praying!!!
Well at 7:00pm we started our Bible Class and of course we are still studying, "What we believe as a Baptist!!" We did two more articles. article #12 and #13. They are as follows: XII- The Harmony of the Law and the Gospel- We believe that the law of God is the eternal and unchangeable rule of his moral government; that it is holy, just, and good; and that the inability which the Scriptures ascribe to fallen men to fulfill its precepts arises entirely from their love of sin; to deliver them from which, and to restore them through a Mediator to unfeigned obedience to the holy Law, is one great end of the gospel, and of the means of grace connected with the establishment of the visible church. Article XIII- A Gospel Church- We believe that a visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by his laws; and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his word; that its only Scriptural officers are bishops, or pastors and deacons, whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in the epistles to Timothy and Titus.
You can imagine that we had an awesome time and discussion. One of the discussions we had was if we as a Baptist believe in these articles of faith and we say that we are governed by his laws(which is the Bible) why do we as Baptist run to the By-laws like they are the Bible I would love to hear your comments!!! Leave me a post!!!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
We started this Wednesday night at 6:00pm with New member's class and prayer service!! Before our Spring Revival this year in March, we had two days of prayer and it set the atmosphere for our Spring Revival!!! So we implemented a prayer service on Wednesday nights from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Our Deacons and Deaconess are in charge of this service!!! I was teaching our new members class in our fellowship hall and was able to hear the saints singing and praying I was so encouraged. Thank you New Beginning for being a church that doesn't mind praying!!!
Well at 7:00pm we started our Bible Class and of course we are still studying, "What we believe as a Baptist!!" We did two more articles. article #12 and #13. They are as follows: XII- The Harmony of the Law and the Gospel- We believe that the law of God is the eternal and unchangeable rule of his moral government; that it is holy, just, and good; and that the inability which the Scriptures ascribe to fallen men to fulfill its precepts arises entirely from their love of sin; to deliver them from which, and to restore them through a Mediator to unfeigned obedience to the holy Law, is one great end of the gospel, and of the means of grace connected with the establishment of the visible church. Article XIII- A Gospel Church- We believe that a visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by his laws; and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his word; that its only Scriptural officers are bishops, or pastors and deacons, whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in the epistles to Timothy and Titus.
You can imagine that we had an awesome time and discussion. One of the discussions we had was if we as a Baptist believe in these articles of faith and we say that we are governed by his laws(which is the Bible) why do we as Baptist run to the By-laws like they are the Bible I would love to hear your comments!!! Leave me a post!!!!!
Winning the Lost at any Cost,
JD Johnson
R8:28
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