“Say ‘I love you’ out loud and often.”

February 2023 - In This Issue:

THOU SHALT LOVE
CHICKEN & PASTRY & COLLARD GREEN SANDWICHES
A MERRY HEART
SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE SUNDAY
NEW MEMBERS
MEN'S DAY
NOW HIRING
PRAYER CONFERENCE

THOU SHALT LOVE!

Matthew 22:37-39

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

The greatest thing in the world is love!

There was a lawyer that approached Jesus one day and asked Him which was the greatest commandment.

The disciples wanted to know who was the greatest in the kingdom.

People want to know who's the greatest athlete, actor, singer, or musician.

This lawyer wanted to know the greatest commandment and the answer is love! THOU SHALT LOVE!

Jesus gave to him this commandment in simple laymen’s terms. If you love God with all your heart, soul and mind; and love your neighbor as yourself; then you have fulfilled His requirements.

Take the 39 books of the OT and 27 books of the NT and it can all be summed up in this! Everything hinges on these two things. When it comes to dotting all the “I’s” and crossing all the “T’s”; this is all that it takes. You can have a handbook filled with do’s and don’ts; all the 613 fence laws of the Jews, and do your best to fulfill every one of them but it’s not enough without love.

Love goes further, reaches higher, delves lower, and sings sweeter than anything else! It doesn’t matter how spiritual someone may profess to be; without love it’s all null and void, a sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.

Prophecies will pass away, Tongues will cease, and Knowledge will pass but LOVE will remain forever!

Love is a more excellent way; it’s the greatest commandment!

Love is the proof in the pudding.

Love is the fruit or evidence of a godly person.

A little four-year-old girl walked up to her mother with a doll under each arm! Sadly, she said, “Mama, I love them and love them and love them, but they never love me back.”

The Lord loves us and loves us and loves us, but do we love Him back? The proof that we love the Lord is that we love each other.

1 John 4:8

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Chicken & Pastry & Collard Green Sandwiches!

Our Women's Ministries put on their annual "Chicken & Pastry & Collard Green Sandwich Sale" in January, and it was a huge success.

There were many who had never eaten collards, cornbread fritters or fatback and they were delightfully surprised at how good this country eating is!

Sonya Concha, our "Poster child" for Collard Sandwiches. (We love you Sonya!)

A MERRY HEART

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

On January 13, 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation designating January 22nd as the first National Sanctity of Human Life Day, noting it was the 11th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in all 50 states.

This past January commemorated the 39th year our nation has observed the sanctity of human life, and this year, we are celebrating the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Each January, churches across the country commit themselves to observing the sanctity of human life while praying for our nation and the pro-life movement.

Our precious children memorized scriptures and talked about the sacredness of life on this special day.

NEW MEMBERS

Acts 2:47 b

47 And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

We would like for you to make welcome our newest members, Emmanuel & Jessica Stewart.

We are delighted that this wonderful couple has chosen to make MCOG their home.

MEN'S DAY 2023

Our annual "Men's Day" was a blessing this year with the theme: "Going Against the Grain".

We brought in a powerhouse preacher in WNC State Evangelist Wayne Miller who preached on "Saved by the Life of Christ".

Sunday night, we enjoyed hearing three of our laymen,(Kevin Cooper, Edward Baker & Eddie Griffin), speaking on various subjects regarding "going against the grain".

Our men did most of the singing, howbeit, our "Men's Quartet" became a trio as one member (Stan Widener) was out sick.

We are proud of our men and all they contribute to the church. A gift bag was given to all men in attendance, commemorating of this day.