Weekly Message 4-24-2023
This week’s key word is Secret Hurt.
Author: CLG
Paint and Sip Zoom Night
Church of the Living God
The Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Which He Purchased With His Own Blood, Inc.
Jewell Dominion
Youth Night
Date: March 30, 2023
To: All Senior Pastors, Youth Officials
Subject: Youth Zoom Night
Greetings to each of you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Youth, are you ready for our next Zoom Night? I pray that you are. We will gather on Sunday, April 30th, 2023, from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Based on your ideas from our last meeting, this zoom night will be ALL about you. 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.
Note: Supplies will only be ordered for youth that RSVP. In addition, please submit the name of one youth who desires to speak. We only have time for two speakers that evening, therefore contact me early. Please RSVP and submit names of speakers no later than Sunday, April 16th, so that supplies can be mailed to youth officials before our meeting and youth speakers can prepare.
If there are any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me via email: bishops2@yahoo.com
Best,
Telashay Swope-Farr
Deaconess Telashay Swope-Farr, PhD
Director, Harrison/Manning Scholarship Fund
Director, Bishop Dr. Faye Moore Bible Quiz
bishops2@yahoo.com/414-467-5680
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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 …
Weekly Message 4-03-2023
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: 04/03/2023
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 word is “Hurt”.
Saints and friends in life we will suffer pain and hurts. As Christians we can be hurt naturally and spiritually. You may be hurting and still wearing a smile on your face. Hurt leads to bitterness, depression, and resentment. These are the tools of Satan that will keep us from a relationship with God. Today, we live in a fallen and imperfect world; and we need to know how to handle the hurts which come into our lives, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Sometimes it’s an accident, or it could be intentional damage. The bottom line is we all experience hurt. But Jesus Christ is the answer to all hurt.
Jeremiah 8:22 reads, “Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there?” Jeremiah also mentions the balm of Gilead as part of instructions from God in Jeremiah 46:11, “Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.” God’s Word never represents just one thing or wisdom for one period. If He did, the Bible would lose its meaning for generations (past, present, and future). Hence, the all-powerful healing balm is the sacrificial love, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Matthew 1:21 tells us, “…for he shall save his people from their sins”. Jesus serves as our advocate in heaven (1 John 2:1). When we sin and ask for forgiveness in His name, He covers our sins by His blood (Hebrews 4:14-16) and transforms us by His grace. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Jesus Christ can heal us from all hurt, brokenness, depression, wrongdoings, suffering, and pain.
When experiencing hurt we must turn to God first. Why? He is the father of compassion and the God of all comfort. II Corinthians 1:4-7 reads, “Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation”. Verse 3-4a tells us we are to turn to God first, because He will comfort us in our troubles. But did you notice why He comfort us. It’s in verse 4. So, we can comfort those who are hurting, going through trials, and tribulations. God never give us anything for our benefit only. No, He gives us things and He blesses us for the purpose of benefiting and blessing others. He blesses us with spiritual blessings, so that we can in turn bless others.
In closing, remember when you are hurting, all of us who are God’s children are to be living testimonies. We should elicit deep emotions about the faithfulness of God through our troubles and hurts. We need to remind each other of God’s faithfulness. And motivate each other to stay the course. 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
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 of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I remain saved sanctified and kept by the power of God. I give honor to our General Chief Overseer, Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem, our Assistant Chief Overseer, Bishop Dr. Bonnie Guster and all officials who are on the battlefield teaching, preaching, and living according to the Word of God.
It was truly a blessing to see those in attendance during the Spring Southern Assembly. Praising God for the soul that received the Holy Ghost and the soul that accepted salvation. I praise God for protecting us who were in Owensboro and those who were enroute. God protected us from the some very strong wind and heavy rain. We had a momentous assembly and I thank God for allowing everyone to return home safely.
The General Chief Overseer and I truly appreciate the warm welcome we received from the Pastor, Elder Mary E. Boyd, her husband, Deacon Jason Boyd and all the saints in Owensboro, Kentucky. Our hotel accommodation and the food were superb. We thank everyone who blessed us with food, prayer pillows, and Bluff City Products.
After speaking on Sunday, I was asked to share my message “God is Holy” in my next newsletter; therefore, Pastors would be able to share with their members who were not in attendance at the Southern Assembly.
Saints the Bible is Holy, there is no other book like the Holy Bible: Deuteronomy 12:32 tells us, “What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.” Proverbs 30: 5-6 reads, “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a lair.” “Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven” (Psalms 119:89). Communion is Holy. There is no other meal like Holy Communion, which consist of unleavened bread and water, which represents Christ’s death on the cross. Saints we should have communion often to remember, that it was Christ’s blood that set us free from the bondage of Satan and sin. “For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he has given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take eat this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me” (I Corinthians 11:23-25). “Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the Passover must be killed” (Luke 22:7). Tithing is Holy. Ten percent of your income should be set aside and given in God’s house for the up building of His Kingdom. Leviticus 27:30, “And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.” God’s Church is Holy. We are to enter in with praise through thanksgiving, singing songs, and playing musical instruments. Psalms 100:4, “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him and bless his name.” We have numerous reasons to thank God; Jesus is the utmost of all these reasons. Marriage is Holy. Marriage between a man and a woman is holy, ordained and sanctioned by God. Mark 10:7, “For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife.”
In my closing, God is Holy, and his people are holy. I Peter 1:15-16 reads, “But as he which hath called you in holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation: Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” Therefore, the Baptism of the Holy Ghost gives us the power to live holy lives. God’s word is our directive on how we should live. His word is perfect, pure, holy, and ever settled in heaven. Let us live holy lives so that one day we might hear our Savior say, “Well done, thy good and faithful servant”. Truly, I give all praise to the true and living God.
His Servant,
Deaconess Linda Worthem
First Lady of COTLG-Jewell Dominion
Weekly Message from General Chief Overseer 03-13-2023
This week let us look at “Seeking the Lord and Holiness.”
