Defiled and Left Alone

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Defiled and Left Alone

January 5, 2025 • Bishop Rick D Brackett • Matthew 15:12–20

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Jesus attacked the teaching of the Pharisees who were hung up on ceremony and tradition. Specifically, it was about the ceremonial handwashing ritual. It involved the use of a two-handled cup in which water was to be poured twice on the right hand followed by twice on the left. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for their hypocrisy, and they were offended.

25th Anniversary Celebration Sunday 01/19/2025

January 19, 2025 • David Gosnell

A House Not Made With Hands

January 12, 2025 • Bishop Rick D Brackett • 2 Corinthians 5:1–4

Recently we have seen how quickly a house can be destroyed by a flood and by a fire. Houses that were built alongside the rivers and streams of Western North Carolina were obliterated by the flood waters. Multimillion dollar homes and an entire city have been wiped off the map by the fires in California. You build a house as a permanent residence but in just a moment, it’s gone! These tragedies have reminded us that everything we see is temporary. 2 Corinthians 4:18 b NLT 18 For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. It’s all temporary so don’t get adjusted here.

SAILING INTO THE UNCHARTED WATERS OF 2025

December 29, 2024 • Bishop Rick D Brackett • Acts 27:13–20

As we sail into the uncharted waters of the New Year of 2025, we can be certain that we will encounter storms. Even today, you are either headed into a storm, in the middle of a storm, or coming out of a storm. That’s the way life is, everything can be sailing along smoothly until suddenly you’re in a disastrous storm. Life is a voyage on the sea of life and our circumstances are like the weather. Sometimes there’s smooth sailing and sometimes there are storms. We are suddenly caught off guard by a storm as we sail on the sea of time between two eternities.