Weekly Message 8-28-2023
This month’s key word is ENCOURAGEMENT!
Author: CLG
Message from First Lady Worthem – 8/18/2023
Church of the Living God
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Jewell Dominion
Message from the Desk of First Lady Deaconess Linda Worthem
Date: August 18, 2023
Holy Greetings my brothers and sisters in the name of Jesus Christ. I remain saved, sanctified and kept by the power of the Holy Ghost. I give honor to our General Chief Overseer, Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem and the Assistant Overseer, Bishop Dr. Bonnie Guster and all officials of the Church of the Living God who are teaching, preaching and living according to the Word of God.
Saints, I’m so thankful that God met us in the 115th General Assembly in a mighty way; souls were revived and saved, Praise God. I truly enjoyed every aspect of the Assembly, the sermons, the tent services, early morning prayer, the Youth Day activities, especially the block party. Deaconess Dr. Telashay Swope-Farr, newly appointed Youth Director and Minister Vanise Boles Camp Jewell Director, they did an awesome job with our youth this year. My brothers and sisters the General Chief Overseer and I appreciate and thank you for every gift: the beautiful suit, plaque, gift baskets, cards, battery hand fan, Bishop Crozier, and monetary gifts.
On Sunday, August 13, 2023, I conveyed an encouraging message to the saints in Toccopola. My message was simple, I encourage all to, “LIVE FOR GOD”. Daily we make choices, what to eat, what to wear, etc. Today, I encourage you, that while the blood is running warm in your veins, give your life to God and live for Him. The Bible is our spiritual GPS that God has given us. It is our user’s manual and shows us how to have a fulfilling life and prepare for our God-given purpose. According to the 2 Peter 3:10, “… the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and the heavens will pass away”. Hence, Hebrews 3:15, tells us, “…To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation”.
Billy Graham one of the greatest evangelists that ever lived made a personal choice at the age of 15 to give his life to God, to live a saved, holy, and sanctified life. Saints we must have the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost gives us power to live free from sin if we desire to. Remember, if people around you are not living for God, just pray for them and you keep living for Him. My message will always be, “LIVE FOR GOD.” Even in death, I want these three words to be on my headstone, “LIVED FOR GOD”.
In my closing, I encourage all wives to join Bishop Marva Neal’s “Wives Ministry Zoom meetings. Titus 2:3-5 tells us, “The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” The Wives Ministry meeting date and time is sent to all pastors each month. The role of wife in ministry is to support encourage and model Godliness to her husband and the church. A wife is in a unique position of leadership and influence, but also of service and humility. Please call in to Bishop Neal’s next Zoom meeting. All Praise be the true and living God.
His Servant,
Deaconess Linda Worthem
National First Lady of COTLG-Jewell Dominion
Weekly Message 7-31-2023
Church of the Living God
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Weekly Message from General Chief Overseer Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem
Date: 07/31/2023
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to Him be the Glory, Power, and Dominion forever and ever and to the Holy Ghost that is yet abiding in the body. This month’s key word is HOPE. This week message discusses: Hope for the Third-Day Generation!
We can observe more and more people living according to their own will instead of God’s will for their lives. They no longer listen to what the leaders God has appointed over them have to say. All that matters to them is what they say and how they feel. The Lord gave us purpose for our lives before we were formed. “Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations” Jeremiah 1:5. Many have forgotten to seek out their God-given purpose. When we live for ourselves, we lose ourselves. As children of God, we are meant to live like royals according to His will.
Beloved, do not take the freedom you have been granted. You are born with a God-given purpose. Fame and recognition do not fulfill your purpose in life. Your life does not have to be great by the world’s standards. Each of us has a high calling from God. When we fulfill that calling, we are more fulfilled than the people who are considered successful according to world’s standards. Ecclesiastes 1:1-4 tells us, “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever”. Solomon
says, all the success and riches he had were empty and vain. Jesus said, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy, I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). Everything God has blessed us with, everything that we have today, was given to us to server His purpose. We do not have to try to be somebody else because everyone’s purpose is tailored to who the Lord has called them to be.
In closing, 2023 is the year of “Seeking the Glory of God”. We do not have to worry about how or when things will happen, our portion is to rest in God and He will make things happen for us. Hosea 6:2-3 tells us, “After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth”. God is aware of the increasing demands of today’s world. God has made a promise to third-day Christians. “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear” (Isaiah 65:24). Praying God bless all of you this coming week. The Lord goes ahead of you and makes all the crooked places straight. He blesses you with His favor. But remember this , His favor flows only when we need it.
Until next week, remember, “… with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26b)”.
In His Service,
Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem
General Chief Overseer/Senior Bishop
Weekly Message 7-24-2023
This month’s key word is HOPE. This week’s message discusses: A Living Hope.
Weekly Message 7-17-2023
This month’s key word is HOPE. This week’s message discusses: How we can have Hope when everything looks hopeless?
Weekly Message 7-10-2023
Church of the Living God
The Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Which He Purchased With His Own Blood, Inc.
Jewell Dominion
Weekly Message from General Chief Overseer Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem
Date: 07/10/2023
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to Him be the Glory, Power, and Dominion forever and ever and to the Holy Ghost that is yet abiding in the body. This month’s key word is HOPE. This week message discusses three key reasons for hope and what hope does for mankind.
Key Reasons for Hope:
- Christ’s personal presence: There will come a day when we will be face to face with Christ and dwell in His presence. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 reads, “For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming”?
- Redemption from our sinful nature: When Christ returns the battle with sin will be completely won. There will be no more sin. Hebrews 10:17 tells us, “And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more”.
- Restoration of creation: The promise of God is that there will be a new heaven and a new earth. This means that God will make all things new and the entire world will be redeemed. Isaiah 65:17, reads, “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind”.
What Hope Does For Mankind:
- Hope shines brightest when the hour is darkest: John 1:5.
- Hope motivates when discouragement comes: Galatians 6:9
- Hope energizes when the body is tired: Isaiah 40:31.
- Hope sweetens while bitterness bites: Acts 8:23-25.
- Hope sings when all melodies are gone: Ephesians 5:19.
- Hope believes when evidence is eliminated: Hebrews 11:1.
- Hope listens for answers when no one is talking: Isaiah 65:24
- Hope climbs over obstacles when no one is helping: 1 Peter 2:21.
- Hope endures hardship when no one is caring: Romans 5:3-5.
- Hope smiles confidently when no one is laughing: Proverbs 15:13.
- Hope reaches for answers when no one is asking: Isaiah 65:24
- Hope presses toward victory when no one is encouraging: Isaiah 40:31.
- Hope dares to give when no one is sharing: James 2:14.
- Hope brings the victory when no one is winning: 1 Corinthians 15:57.
In closing, our hope is completed through Jesus’ return. In Titus 2:13, Paul gives proper divinity to Jesus: “our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ”, and declares that Jesus existed in the “form of God” prior to His incarnation in Philippians 2:5-8. Then Paul proclaims the certainty of our hope with the fact that Jesus is God. “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” 1 Timothy 2:5. My brothers and sisters, hope is one thing that we cannot do without! Until next week, remember, “… with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
In His Service,
Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem
General Chief Overseer/Senior Bishop
