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PORK, SHRIMP, CRAB LEGS - NO RESTRICTION - YOUR LUNCH HAS BEEN PAID FOR....

It was a bright afternoon when four men, a Jew, a Muslim, a Buddhist, and a Christian, sat down for lunch at a local café to discuss a community initiative. The restaurant was known for its diverse menu, offering everything from steak and seafood to fresh vegetarian dishes.

As they flipped through the menu, a moment of silence fell over the table. The Christian noticed his companions exchanging hesitant glances. Finally, the Jewish man spoke up, “Well, I need to make sure whatever I order is Kosher.”

The Muslim man nodded, “Same here. It has to be Halal, no pork, no alcohol, and it has to be slaughtered the right way.”

The Buddhist smiled thoughtfully. “I try to avoid meat altogether,” he said. “It’s part of our principle of Ahimsa, non-violence toward all living beings.”

The Christian, who had been eyeing the burger section, chuckled and said, “Well, I guess I am the only one with no restrictions. Steak, shrimp, chicken, it’s all on the table for me.”

The other three looked at him curiously. “How is it,” asked the Jew, “that Christians, who believe in the same Old Testament we do, don’t follow any dietary laws?”

It was a fair question, and one that had deep theological roots. As the waitress arrived to take their orders, the Christian leaned in with a smile and said, “Let me tell you a story…”

closing song:  Give me a clean heart by Fred Hammond

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"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight." — Proverbs 3:5-6

Some of life’s greatest frustrations come when God switches up our plans. You were all set to go one way—had the vision board, the five-year plan, the matching outfits—and then suddenly, He closes doors, reroutes flights, and introduces delays that feel downright personal.

Closing Song:  Shifting The Atmosphere by Byron Cage

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Faith in Action

14-17 Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!” and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you? Isn’t it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?

18 I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying, “Sounds good. You take care of the faith department, I’ll handle the works department.”

Not so fast. You can no more show me your works apart from your faith than I can show you my faith apart from my works. Faith and works, works and faith, fit together hand in glove.

19-20 Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful? That’s just great. Demons do that, but what good does it do them? Use your heads! Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two and not end up with a corpse on your hands?

21-24 Wasn’t our ancestor Abraham “made right with God by works” when he placed his son Isaac on the sacrificial altar? Isn’t it obvious that faith and works are yoked partners, that faith expresses itself in works? That the works are “works of faith”? The full meaning of “believe” in the Scripture sentence, “Abraham believed God and was set right with God,” includes his action. It’s that weave of believing and acting that got Abraham named “God’s friend.” Is it not evident that a person is made right with God not by a barren faith but by faith fruitful in works?

25-26 The same with Rahab, the Jericho harlot. Wasn’t her action in hiding God’s spies and helping them escape—that seamless unity of believing and doing—what counted with God? The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse. Separate faith and works, and you get the same thing: a corpse.

Closing Song: Work Your Faith by J Moss 

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Some of you may have listened to the presidential address last night, and some you may not have, but you are already hearing bits and pieces of it this morning.

You are likely thinking and have had a few people even confirm things are getting ready to get real.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that pricing is going to go up and job stability down.  And everyone is thinking “We need to brace ourselves and get ready.” That’s exactly what I want to talk to you about…. Preparing yourself for what's ahead but not from the perspective of what you are thinking.

I want to tell you to prepare yourself for unexpected blessings—the kind where someone else did all the work, and you somehow end up with the reward. Sound too good to be true? Not when you’re walking with God!

Closing Song: Blessing On Blessing by Anthony Brown and Group Therapy

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If we are walking this faith journey alone, something is missing. Proverbs 27:17 tells us, "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." But if there's no one sharpening you, or no one for you to sharpen, how do we grow? How do we stand strong in a world that constantly tries to dull our faith?

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Your prayers have not fallen on deaf ears—far from it! God hears every cry, every whispered plea, and even the silent longings you can’t put into words. But let’s be honest—God is not Amazon Prime. His answers don’t always arrive in 24 hours, wrapped in neat packaging with a bow on top. 

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On this final day of Black History Month, I want to leave you with some thought-provoking inspiration.

I want  to speak to those who carry the legacy of ancestors brought to this country against their will—torn from their homeland, shackled in the belly of slave ships, beaten, raped, degraded, and yet… somehow, are still standing. Through every injustice, every obstacle, every system designed to hold us back, while making incredible contributions, we have built, we have thrived. And while we still fight for true equality, I urge you—do not forget the cost of the freedom we have, even in its incompleteness.

But I am asking, as I continue the sentiment of yesterday’s message,what if we shifted our perspective? 

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Perspective changes everything.  Sometimes, we have to flip the narrative to maintain sanity, to rebuke bitterness, and to avoid the hardening of our hearts.  

Bitterness and a hardened heart can block us from fulfilling God's purpose by keeping us stuck in past pain instead of walking in His plans. Hebrews 12:15 warns, “See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” 

Bitterness doesn’t just affect us—it spreads, poisoning relationships and clouding judgments.

 When bitterness is the feature of your story, you move, act, and react with tunnel vision, missing so much of the bigger picture, essentially handicapping yourself from pursuing and obtaining greater, and to add insult to injury, it makes it harder for you to hear God's voice.

Closing Song: History by Alton Eugene

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The old you, like Abram, is not who God intends to make great. Step into the new name, the new level, the new anointing. Because when God writes your name in heaven, it holds more weight than any headline, award, or human applause ever could.

Closing Song: Looking Out For Me by Kirk Franklin

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Harriet Tubman once said, “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” That’s a powerful yet sobering statement. It suggests that some people were so used to their chains that they had mistaken them for normal life.

Now, before we assume this was just a historical problem, let’s bring it into today.

Closing Song: To Be Free by Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

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