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Hi Everyone! This past Sunday's sermon was like the faith boost's cousin. It emphasized how in order to have faith, we have to be believers. When we say we believe (in) God, we're also expressing a level of faith. Mark 9:2-29 2  Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured [definition:   transform into something more beautiful or elevated.]  before them.  3  His clothes became shining, exceedingly  white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them [whirlpool has met its match; even the best washing machine couldn't get clothes as white as Jesus' at that moment] .  4  And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.  5  Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—  6  becau...

Hi Everyone!! I hope you're having a great week thus far! This past Sunday, we got another faith boost. They're like a pre-workout supplement that gives all the fuel and nutrients one needs to go put in the work. Per usual, it's always worth revisiting the Hall of Faith when discussing faith boosts: Hebrews 11:1 Hebrews 11:6 Hebrews 10:38 Some complementary scriptures include: Romans 12 The story of Joshua and Caleb The blog for the Faith Boost part 1 can be found here:  https://wopccbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2019/06/faith-boost.html That blog goes into the weeds of what was preached in part 1. _______________________________________________________________________________ This Sunday was like the water break where we got the opportunity to hydrate before we got back to work.  The sermon started with a demonstration so we could get an understanding of the parallel between sight and obedience.  The idea was that eyes c...

Hi Everyone!! *I hope Bishop is okay with me creating a title for this sermon. Sunday, we had the pleasure of hearing from our Bishop about letting that thing go, leaving it there, and moving forward. Philippians 3:12-14 [Context: We've gone over the preceding verses a few weeks ago, but Paul was explaining that if anyone is able to talk about their natural/human/bad deeds, it's him. He went through a whole list, but then we arrive to verse 12 where he's saying, "yes, I've done those things and though I don't do them anymore, I'm not perfect and I'm not trying to say that I have achieved perfection, but I'm moving forward and I'm still trying"] Not that I have already  attained, [ c ]   [footnote: obtained it] or am already  perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.  13  Brethren, I do not count myself to have  [ d ] apprehended [footnote: laid hold of it] ; but o...