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Pentecostal Missionary Baptist Church 35625 Vinewood Romulus 48174.
Family Worship Center
4411 Fifth St. @ Southfield
Ecorse, MI 313-381-9860
"Listen to Sermons Online"
Tommy L. Lyons, Pastor
"A Spirit Filled Church with a Family Atmosphere"
In the Spirit
Normalized
By: Janine Folks -
Telegram Religion Columnist
T.D. Jakes
5 People In Your Life
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington
Pentecostal M.B.C.
St. John AME
Rev. Gerald D. Cardwell, Pastor
505 Beechwood St.
River Rouge, MI 48218
(313) 386-2288
SERVICES
Sunday School - 9:30am
Sunday Service - 11:00am
Wednesday Prayer 6:00pm
Bible Study - 6:30pm
Pastor Gerald M. Overall
The Bible, the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired Word of God without error in the original writings, and complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christians faith and life.
Family Worship Center
Runner For Christ Ministries
When a stranger or even a casual acquaintance writes you off, it stings a little, but you can shake it off. When a close friend lets you down, it hurts, but you manage to get through it. When family forsakes you, it’s almost crippling.
When those closest to you, whom you love the most, hurt you the most, it’s harder to recover and shield your heart from the pain. That’s the kind of hurt that lingers in your mind. (I said harder, not impossible).
There is something special about the bond of being family. You expect unconditional love from your family. The same blood runs through
your veins. The old saying, ‘blood is thicker than water,’ implies that family is supposed to be loyal even if friends leave. Family is supposed to be 'ride or die.' Right?
That would be nice, but the Bible says, ‘there is a kind of friend who sticks closer than a brother’ (Prov. 18.24). Therefore, we know that being family does not guarantee loyalty or a good relationship.
Lack of closeness or difficulty getting along hurts, but consistent animosity or severed contact hurts even more. When you are in Christ, sometimes family can be resistant to your conversion and your spiritual growth. Your growth may make them uncomfortable because they are accustomed to the ‘old’ you. Your change forces change for them. Some people are resistant to change.
Sometimes loved ones have a hard time being happy for you because you started out at the same place and they cannot figure out how you got so far ahead of them. It can be hard to minister to them because they know too much about you. Not that you’re hiding anything, but some people can’t get pass your past or even current struggles.
When those of our own household rise up against us, it should come as no surprise. Jesus warned: “I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, man’s enemies will be the members of his own household. Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me..." (Matt. 10:35-37). Our relationship with Jesus means more than any other relationship.
"Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice” (Luke 8:19.21). His family did not understand His ministry at that time.
It's great when family is on one accord and when your friends celebrate what you do. However, when conflict arises within your family/home or when they reject and dislike you, remember, it comes with the territory. Do not be dismayed. It happened to Jesus. He was rejected by His own people (John 1.11). It will happen to you. Keep your eyes on God and let Him bless you with a support system. It may or may not be family. Meanwhile, keep loving and being kind.
Blessings. Email janinewritestoinspire@yahoo.com or
visit www.gogirlpreachcom.