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Welcome Back to WOPCC's Virtual Bible Study!! We’re starting this summer off with: Daniel 5: 13 - 16 [Context: King Belshazzar (king after  Nebuchadnezzar) threw a feast for his lords, wives, and concubines. While they were drinking and praising their idols, Belshazzar saw writing appearing on the wall by a hand. He wasn't able to interpret it, so he called in fortune tellers, and people of the like to tell him what it meant. Whoever could read and interpret would be given purple clothes, given a gold chain, and would become the third highest ruler in the kingdom. No one could read it. The queen mother then heard of this and told the king to relax because there's someone in the kingdom who can interpret. She encouraged him to call for Daniel.]   Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke, and said to Daniel, “ Are  you that Daniel who is one of the captives from Judah, whom my father the king [Nebuchadnezzar] brough...

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!! We are discussing  OVERCOMING COMPARISON We were prompted to own what we have (which includes victory) and protect it from the enemy. Victory is experienced in the place where you're supposed to be. In your lane, you can confidently declare, "I HAVE THE VICTORY AND MY NAME IS ON THE VICTORY LIST. RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR ME AT THE VICTORY TABLE. Don't entertain the lie, nor the liar. He will lead you to believe something other than what you've declared. John 14:26 KJV But   the  Comforter , which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will   send in My name,   He will teach you all things, and bring all things to your   remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto to you. Discomfort should be expected. People aren't hired for a job that doesn't exist. If there were no discomfort on the journey, the Holy Spirit wouldn't be able to be our Comforter. Your lane is the perfect lane for you. It's ...

Hello Everyone! Happy Wednesday! This past Sunday's sermon was a continuation of our Snow Day Sermon . In essence, the sermon gave us an awareness of the brighter side of things and implored us to quit complaining. In honor of 14 years (double the number of completion; a double measure of virtue), here are 7 Tools to Quit Complaining: Tool 1: Realize That Some Things Are Necessary & Will Require Patient Endurance Get what you need out of your current season. Just because it's uncomfortable doesn't mean it's uncommon. You're not the first to go through it, nor are you the last. With that understanding, it's proven that it's possible to get through it, so go ahead and go through it sans complaint. Tool 2: John 14:26 "But the Helper [Comforter], the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." NKJV You have what you need to ge...

Hello Everyone!! Happy Wednesday! I hope you all were able to catch the Facebook Live to see the sermonette Pastor gave us last Sunday and I hope you all are doing well. Pastor’s main point was to stop complaining! He took the snow as an example and basis for the sermon. A lot of us complain about the snow, especially when it inconveniences us. But snow wouldn’t exist if there were no reason for it to exist.  Snow serves 2 of perhaps many other purposes: 1. Excellent Insulator of the Soil 2. When It Melts, It Helps Build Rivers & Reservoirs The scientific knowledge is really good to know, but the spiritual revelations are also really good to know. Snow Is An Excellent Insulator of the Soil. “Some seasons we love wouldn’t be as pretty if not for seasons we didn’t enjoy.” We have to fashion ourselves to not complain about the things that are necessary. We’ve all heard it before, but if seasons were always pretty, we would have little n...

Hello Everyone!! I hope you're having a great week thus far! Last Sunday's sermon was definitely time appropriate and very encouraging. There are quite a few people who are currently furloughed right now, but Pastor taught many and perhaps reminded others that  Furlough: a temporary leave of absence He encouraged those who fell into this category to correctly use their speech, especially when other co-workers may be complaining or speaking in defeat. I'd like to stand with him and ask what are you doing during this temporary leave? Are there some projects you've been putting off because you haven't had the time? Well, here's your time. Have you been wanting to spend more time with God? Well here's some time to do so. I'd like to encourage you to make the best of the time you have until you're able to go back to work or until you get a new one if that's what you're looking to do. We were told that our faith cannot be f...