HE   IS   ALIVE!

This proclamation has thundered a message of hope across the centuries.  He is risen as He said He would!  Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.  (John 2:19)

He is faithful to His Word.  In all things, Jesus can be trusted to keep His Word.  He said He came that we might have life and that we might have life more abundantly.  For your life and for my life, Jesus has regard for it’s preservation, protection, perpetuity, provisions, punishment, and ultimately it’s perfection in glory.  Because He lives, we can have life in it’s fullest measure.  As the people of God, we have resurrection power.  We can (and we should) experience His resurrection power in every facet of our lives.  That power will keep us and deliver us out of life’s difficult circumstances.  If it is a dying relationship, He is able to resurrect it.  Be it, husband and wife, parents and children, neighbor and neighbor, most of all man and His God; fractured relationships are not the will of our heavenly Father.    It does not matter how foreboding we might feel, we have His resurrection power in us.  Let Him live in your relationships.  He is alive and we enjoy His protection.  I know what the Chronicle, and Time magazine has to say about COVID19 and coronavirus, but I choose to let the Word come alive in my spirit.    The angel of the Lord emcampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.  (Psalm 34:7)

Dear ones, Easter is Christ raised from the dead for our justification.  Easter is, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Easter is, God through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Easter is God has made Jesus to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.  Easter is, because He is alive, salvation is provided for “whosoever,”  that’s you and that’s me folks.

H  A  P  P  Y      E  A  S  T  E  R.

Pastor J. Amos Jones

THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS

Matthew 28:1-10, 18-20

In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

And, behold, there was a great earthquake:  for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye:  for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

He is not here:  for he is risen, as he said.  Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him:  lo, I have told you.

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail.  And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid:  go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.  (Matthew 28:1-10)

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.  Amen.  (Matthew 28:18-20)

Chant:  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen!  Amen!

Baby Reina

Sis. Sarah Albritton

Sis. Pat Allen

Sis. Sylvia & Sis. Joann Anderson

Sis. Terry Arceneaux

Sis. Margaret Armstreet

Sis. Pinkie Aytch

Bro. Darrell & Sis. Jacqueline Bailey

The Baines Family

Sis. Grace Banks

Bro. Tyler Bell

Bro. Michael Bishop

The Brown & Blackmon Families

Bro. Terry Blalock

Sis. Pam Bolden & Family

The Brooks Family

The Burton Family

Sis. Billy Butler

Sis. Laurie Kelly Bownds

Sis. Susie Bowner

Sis. Janet Brewster

Bro. Anthony Brown

Sis. Bernice Brown

Bro. Jonathan Brown

Sis. Tiffany Brown

Sis. Jessica Burton

Sis. Susan Burton

Sis. Cacie Chatman

Sis. Carla Clark

Sis. Barbara Colon

Bro. Douglas Creeks

Bro. Glen & Sis. Cynthia Darby

The Davenport & Downing Family

Bro. Mard Davis

Bro. Elmer C. Dennis

The Dickerson Family

Sis. Lawanda Dogan

Sis. Mae Margaret Edwards

Pastor Percy Edwards

Greater Mt. Pilgrim B.C.

Bro. Houston Ellis

Sis. Jenny & Baby Ellison

Bro. Randy Ellison

Sis. Alana Fontenot & Family

Bro. Victor Fontenot

Bro. Rylon Francis

Sis. Karen Freeman

Bro. Ardley Fuqua

Bro. Eric Fuqua

Bro. Don Gamble

Bro. Jonathan Gibson

Bro. Frederick Gilbert

Sis. Frankie Golden

Sis. Lorice Goode

Sis. Virgina Graham

The Gray Family

Bro. Cedric Hagan

Bro. Marvin Hall

Sis. Shamora Hall & Bro. Kenneth Hall

Sis. Shervada Hall

Sis. Tommie Harvey

Bro. Wesley Harvey

Bro. Hayes

Sis. Jessie Mae Henderson

Bro. Ray Hill

Sis. Mary Ann & Carrington Hinton

Bro. David Holden

Sis. Katherine Holloway

Sis. Bennie Jackson

Bro. Terry Jackson

Sis. Oda Mae James

Minister Loretta Jasper

Sis Arnita Johnson

The Johnson Family

Bro. Fred & Sis. Rhenea Johnson

Bro. Harry Johnson

Sis. Ruth Johnson

Pastor J. Amos Jones & Sis. Odessa Jones

The Family of Sis. Josephine Jones

Sis. Marjorie Jones

Bro. Terrence Jones

Bro. William Jones

Rev. Alton King

Sis. Joy King

Sis. Sharon King

Rev. & Sis. Adrian Lara

Bro. Michael Lewis & family

Sis. Ora Lewis

Bro. William Love & Family

Sis. Melaney Lynch

Sis. Curtesia Malone

Sis. Danielle Mazzaro

Rev. Elvis Mays

Sis. Shamora McCoy

Sis. Carol McCray

Sis. Valerie McDougal

The McNeil Family

Sis. Michelle McReynolds

Bro. Jerome & Sis. Josetta McWain

Sis. Joyce Mitchell

The Monroy Family

Bro. John Morgan

Sis. Jennifer Okoro

Sis. Michelle Parker

Sis. Gloria Patterson

Bro. Joseph Patterson

Elder Grandison Porter & Family – The Barnes Family

Bro. Alex Rahn

Sis. Tiana Reado

Bro. Kyler Rideau & family

Sis. April Roy

Sis. Minnie Searcy

Bro. James Shirley Sr.

Bro. Albert Simon

Bro. Avery Smith

Sis. Maxine Sogia

Bro. Gary & Sis. Deborah Stafford

Sis. Dorothy Stafford

Bro. Jim & Sis. Susie Stoughton

Sis. Janisha Tatum

Bro. Charles Thomas

Bro. Harold Thomas

Bro. Edmond Tremble

Bro. Anthony Torres

Sis. Peggy Townley

Sis. NaKisha Viltz

Bro. Jasper Walker

Sis. Myra Walker

Sis. Pat Ward

Sis. Gloria Ward & Son,

Donald Ward, Tremaine Ray, Zachary Ray

Bro. Tom Ware

Sis. Chelsea Washington

Bro. Deon Washington

Bro. Henry Watkins

Sis. Althea Webb

Bro. Jessie Whiting

Sis. Ruby Whiting

The Wilkins Family

Sis. Amesha Williams

Sis. Mary Williams

Sis. Shirley Williams

Sis. Vivian Williams

Tamia Hayes

Jayda Murray    

Heidi Smith    

Kendra Smith  

George ‘Eddie’ Hurd 

Edwina Eugenia Dogan 

Devon Hodge 

Kenya Patterson

Elder Grandison Porter

Kimberly Guillory

Prince Emmanuel Alexander 

Katrina Negbenebor 

Kache’ McGruder 

Jeffery Williams 

Zion Brisco 

THE LORD’S SUPPER

1 Corinthians 11:23-34

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat:  this is my body, which is broken for you:  this do in remembrance of me.

After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood:  this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation.  And the rest will I set in order when I come.

Chant:  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen!  Amen!