“When I am weak, then am I strong” No one catches fish every time they fish, that is why, my eight-year-old grandson Stephen explained to his siblings, “it is called fishing not catching!” The important things in life don’t always give immediate rewards, as a matter of fact often much is learned through defeat, struggle, …
Congrats Dr. Joe Jackson! Associate Pastor Joseph Christian Jackson Continues with Ph.D. in Christian Counselling… Praise the Lord for His leading in ministry. It really is phenomenal to know that God knows all! When the church decided to offer a position of service in the ministry to Joseph Jackson on May 12, 2009, the …
2 Timothy 3:1 “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.” The goodness of God allows the believer to follow the Lord in times like these. Mrs. Ruth Caye Jones (1902-1972) the mother of five children, married to a busy pastor, being an untrained musician, sat down one day and penned …
Our church ministry ought to be about building people not just about classrooms, family centers, metal buildings, brick, and mortar. People are forever, buildings are temporary. The Apostle Paul moved by the Holy Spirit wrote, “That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but …
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The Lord is still on the Throne, Almighty God is He as the hymn writer penned, it was true when we sang it and even more comforting now! The Community Baptist Church of Lansing, MI has been following the government guidance for the safety of the church and the community at large. The services of …
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March 13, 2020 Dear Community Baptist Church Family and Friend(s): This is an important health statement to help you and the church family. What do the State of Michigan, Kroger, Chick-Fil-A, Hotel.com, AAA Travel, AMAC, Cracker Barrel Inc. all have in common? They all have sent to me emails stating the ideal business policy on …
February 12 update This is a special year at Community Baptist Church of Lansing. September 2020 marks 30 years of ministry for our church opening up for business. Since, 1990 there have been unimaginable changes in our world some good some awful: 24-hour news became a mainstay, emergence of the world wide web-’91, youth violence …
The Next Step Sunday March 1, 2020 Dear Friend(s): Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. A LOOK BACK: As you well know, “Buildings don’t change lives, but what happens in them, through the Grace of God can”. God has done it through …
It was 365 days ago, that Wendy went to be with the Lord. Her request was for me to be at her side holding her hand when she breathed her last breath and the Lord in His kindness gave us that moment. Someone asked me to repeat that time together and only now do I …