FREEDOM OF CHOICE.

 An illustrious term used quite often during the turbulent 1960s that really did not fulfill the lofty thought that it infers. But have you considered that the freedom for us to make choices is born out of the sovereignty of Almighty God? The Lord God has given to all of mankind the right, the power, and the opportunity to choose.

 In the Garden of Eden, the progenitor of the species, Adam, made a bad choice. Hear what the Apostle Paul says about that choice in Romans 5:12: “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned”: Adam’s choice had an eternal impact upon all of mankind. However, I must tell you that your choices and my choices also have an eternal impact. When we choose Christ, we choose eternal life. When we choose Christ, we choose a relationship with Him, who is the way, the truth, and the life. When we make the choice to not choose Jesus, we have in effect made a choice of Satan. Not a good choice! Satan, the thief, the One who comes to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.

 Dear Ones, please know that Satan is a bad choice. Choice emanates from the soul realm. It is the exercise of one’s judgement (the will asserting, information processed in the mind and influenced by emotions). God has given to every person a conscience, knowledge within, a moral compass, the compulsion to do right and make the right choices. The Lord God said to Israel and he says to us in Deuteronomy 30:19: “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, that you and your descendants might live!”

 Dear Ones, choose to love the Lord, and to obey Him and commit yourself to Him, for He is your life.

 Pastor J. Amos Jones

What a blessing Spirit-filled, Holy Ghost led women are to the and in the Kingdom of God. Women have always contributed to the furtherance of the Kingdom in a significant manner.

 The New Testament is rich in examples of Godly women used mightily by the Lord in the early church. It has been this Pastor’s good fortune to have known, and to know, Godly women who model the examples of the women of the early church. What a blessing!

 Then this Pastor came to this church in 1973, there were caring, working, warm, and loving women who loved the Lord and His church, and sought the best for their new Pastor. (Just as there is now). Women like Addie Lee Dogan, a nurturer personified. Boy, did she love her Pastor and his family. Minnie Ola Branch Johnson, who was the musician and quite a soloist; Clara Ellis, who was a culinary artist extraordinaire. (Sister Ellis could feed a multitude with one watermelon). Then there was Melvina “Su Su” Ennis, also a nurturer, (Who would remind the Pastor that she “voted for him”). Also there was (and still is) Katherine Holloway, a worker and a blessing. Thank you “Ms. Katherine”.

 Praise God for Verdell Cooper, Catherine Miller and Ivy Miller, workers indeed, whom the Lord has received unto Himself. How faithful our heavenly Father has been. Through-out these forty-two years, God has always provided women who love the Lord and are seeking the furtherance of His Kingdom. (And for that I am grateful).

 Be blessed ladies as we celebrate Women’s Annual Day.

 Pastor J. Amos Jones