Paint and Sip Zoom Night
Get ready
for a fun night as we assemble for a Paint & Sip event and hear from two youth speakers. Grab your favorite beverage and paint supplies and join me for a night of fun and fellowship.
Author: CLG
Weekly Message 4-10-2023
Over the next three weeks, we will look at “ The Steps in Healing from Hurt.”
Message from First Lady Worthem – 4/06/2023
Church of the Living God
The Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Which He Purchased With His Own Blood, Inc.
Jewell Dominion
Message from the Desk of First Lady Deaconess Linda Worthem
April 6, 2023
Greetings my brothers and sisters in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I remain saved and sanctified and kept by the power of the Holy Ghost. I give honor to the General Chief Overseer, Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem, Assistant Overseer, Bishop Dr. Bonnie Guster and all officials who are teaching, preaching and living according to the Word of God.
Saints, I truly thank all who prayed for people in the States of Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama. As for as I know no saints lost their life or home. But some saint’s homes suffered minor damage, but none suffered a total loss, Praise God!
I also thank everyone for their birthday wishes, greeting cards, and monetary gifts. The celebration was awesome and I praise God for allowing me to see my 70th birthday.
April is one of my favorite months, because we celebrate with much joy the death, burial, and resurrection of our and Savior Jesus Christ. Many celebrate this holiday with colored eggs and baskets filled with goodies etc. but let us not forget to teach our children the true meaning of this holiday, the day Jesus’s blood set us free from the bondage of sin and He rose with all power in His hand, and the keys to death and hell. Matthew 28:18, “And Jesus came and spake unto them saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. Hence, we should ask ourselves if we are willing to suffer for Him. There is no escape, suffering will come when we live according to the Word of God. 1Peter 4:1, “Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin.” Let us not allow Satan to make us unbelievers. Every word of God is true and Satan is liar, St. John 8:44, “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your fathers ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: he is a liar, and the father of it.”
Saints let us go to God’s house on Resurrection Sunday with Joy in our hearts, thanks and praises in our mouths, because, HE HAS RISEN!!!!! Praise God, Praise God, Praise God,
The Overseer and I wish each and every member a Happy and blessed Resurrection Day. I hope to see as many women as possible in the upcoming Women’s Conference in Detroit, MI. All praises be to the True and the Living God.
His Servant,
Deaconess Linda Worthem
First Lady of COTLG-Jewell Dominion
Weekly Message from General Chief Overseer 03-20-2023
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: 03/20/2023
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 week let us look at “Our Attitude”.
Our attitude toward God should be rejoicing in the great treasure we have found in Jesus Christ! Willing to give up everything to follow Him! Holding back nothing that might hinder us from seeking Him!Viewing nothing that we possess, not even our lives, as having any value compared to the incredible riches of knowing God. As Paul states in Acts 20:24: “But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.” We must, “ Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews12:14). This scripture tells us that holiness is personal, a life of warring against sin in thoughts, attitudes, and actions. It is essential that we give up everything to be Christ-like. We are to declare righteousness in all manner of conversation. His moral perfection, and his obedience to the will of God, are credited to our account through faith. Even though it is faith alone that saves us, the faith that saves is not alone. Genuine faith, saving faith produces a zeal for holiness and a hatred for sin, As Jesus said, again in the Beatitudes, “ Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). Saints, seeking the Lord, and hungering and thirsting for righteousness, are two sides of the same coin. Hebrews 12:14 also tells us that holiness requires intentional effort. “Make every effort,” it says “to be holy.” It doesn’t happen automatically; it doesn’t become infused into us by some process of spiritual osmosis. We must work at it. In fact, the Bible portrays it as more than just working; more than just laboring. It’s warfare. And that means it’s not always a calm, peaceful, genteel activity. It is only for those who are willing to let God expose the ugliness inside of us, so that he can do the necessary work of healing, cleansing, and purification, by the power of his Holy Ghost. And he will do that, if we let Him; if we acknowledge our sin, confess and repent.
In closing, we all need to pray the prayer David prayed in Psalm 139:23, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts”. Because the nature of sin, is that it deceives us. We are blind to our own faults. We overlook and excuse our own sins. We make allowances for them, and minimize them, and call them by other names. Jeremiah wrote, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9)” Next week “Let us examine our emotions/feelings”. And remember, “…with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
In His Service,
Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem
General Chief Overseer/Senior Bishop
Message from First Lady Worthem – 03/14/2023
Church of the Living God The Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Which He Purchased With His Own Blood, Inc. Jewell Dominion Message from the Desk of First Lady Deaconess Linda Worthem March 14, 2023 I greet you my brothers and sister in the name …
Weekly Message from General Chief Overseer 03-13-2023
This week let us look at “Seeking the Lord and Holiness.”
Prayer Request
Church of the Living God
The Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Which He Purchased With His Own Blood, Inc.
Jewell Dominion
Prayer Request
Date: 03/06/2023
Dear Pastors and members,
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. I trust this writing will find you in sound mind, good health, and spirit.
Pastors I am writing to request everyone to be in prayer for Bishop Dr. Bonnie Guster our Assistant Overseer who recently had knee surgery. She is experiencing extreme discomfort during her healing process. I applaud Bishop Dr. Bonnie Guster for her faithfulness to God and her commitment to the Church of the Living God – Jewell Dominion despite the health challenges she is currently experiencing. Let us continue to keep her lifted in prayer. For God values the prayers of the righteous.
I am still praising God for how He allowed His Glory to rain down as a constant mist from Heaven. Thank God for the souls that received the Holy Ghost and the visitor that excepted salvation. Let us pray that God will continue to strengthen and heal her body that she may be able to attend other assemblies and experience the presence of God that we experienced Owensboro, Kentucky. Remember, “…With God, all things are possible!”
In His Service,
Bishop Dr. Calvin L. Worthem
General Chief Overseer/Senior Bishop
Church of the Living God-Jewell Dominion
Weekly Message from General Chief Overseer 03-07-2023
This month’s phrase is: Seeking the Lord in Righteousness, Holiness, For who He is, and Eternal Life. This week let us look at “Seeking the Lord in Righteousness”.
