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May 5-July 30 Yard sale at St. John AME Church in Socapatoy every weekend this summer! Starts Friday, May 5, and goes through the end of July. Yard sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekend except Mother’s Day and Father’s Day weekend. Clothes, furniture, TVs, rugs, tools, vacuums, home interior,…

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Good friends worth weight in gold

  To this paralytic, good friends were worth their weight in gold. In reality, no precious metal found on earth compares to what these friends meant to this man. Good friends who truly care about you can make all the difference. They are there to enjoy the good times and provide a shoulder to lean…

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Is unity possible?

  Shortly before our Lord was arrested and led away to Pilate, he prayed, “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in…

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One day our race will be over

  We know that Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. Because of that, we look to Him while we’re racing. But we can be encouraged by glimpsing at the end of the books of others who already made it. One verse that comes to mind is I Peters 1:9, which states, “Receiving…

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Church Briefs

May 5-July 30 Yard sale at St. John AME Church in Socapatoy every weekend this summer! Starts Friday, May 5, and goes through the end of July. Yard sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekend except Mother’s Day and Father’s Day weekend. Clothes, furniture, TVs, rugs, tools, vacuums, home interior,…

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Church Briefs

May 5-July 30 Yard sale at St. John AME Church in Socapatoy every weekend this summer! Starts Friday, May 5, and goes through the end of July. Yard sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekend except Mother’s Day and Father’s Day weekend. Clothes, furniture, TVs, rugs, tools, vacuums, home interior,…

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Church Briefs

May 5-July 30 Yard sale at St. John AME Church in Socapatoy every weekend this summer! Starts Friday, May 5, and goes through the end of July. Yard sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekend except Mother’s Day and Father’s Day weekend. Clothes, furniture, TVs, rugs, tools, vacuums, home interior,…

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People everywhere need to hear from God

  So, we’re sitting at our favorite fishing hole (Alex City boat ramp) Monday, and lightning strikes me. Not literal lightning. It was like a light bulb went off in my heart. That’s the way the Lord speaks sometimes in answering prayer. To comprehend the fullness of this, I’ve got to go back to Sunday…

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Church Briefs

April 29 The Shepherd’s Closet at Rockford Baptist Church will hold a Spring Give-a-way on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be food, games, gifts, a bouncy house, face painting, free clothes and hygiene items, and fun! All are welcome to attend this special giveaway event. Rockford Baptist Church is…

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Satan’s attacks often mere distractions

    We are about to return from an amazing family camp in Florida. God really moved, which is the point of such events. A fresh move of God’s Spirit in our lives does wonders. It is so good to get to Him. In His presence, big problems and little problems dissipate. God truly is…

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