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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that ...]]></description>
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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
Detroit, MI]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whaddaya Gonna Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
<strong>
Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Different and The Difficult</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Something You&#8217;ve Never Seen Before&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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John 18:1-14

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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

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John 18:28-40

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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/08/the-surprise-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/me-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
<strong>
Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that ...]]></description>
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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

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Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others. - It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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			<itunes:keywords>Faith,Holy Week,LENT</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/31/rejoice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-27.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-882" title="images-27" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-27.jpeg" alt="images-27" width="127" height="95" /></a>John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

<em> </em>

<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whaddaya Gonna Do?</title>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

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John 18:28-40

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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/08/the-surprise-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/me-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Different and The Difficult</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Something You&#8217;ve Never Seen Before&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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John 18:1-14

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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/08/the-surprise-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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It's <strong>Holy Week </strong>and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a>. Comments and conversation throughout the day at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie" target="_self">www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whaddaya Gonna Do?</title>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going to do? Listen to this message and share with others in your social network. Post it on FB, Digg, or Twitter. Invite others to subscribe...it's free!

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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
<strong>
Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Different and The Difficult</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Something You&#8217;ve Never Seen Before&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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John 18:28-40

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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Conversation at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others. - It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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			<itunes:keywords>Faith,Holy Week,LENT</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/77899710.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6847" title="77899710" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/77899710-133x200.jpg" alt="77899710" width="133" height="200" /></a>Chalice Overy</strong>
<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/31/rejoice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whaddaya Gonna Do?</title>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

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John 18:28-40

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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/08/the-surprise-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/me-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
<strong>
Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Different and The Difficult</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Something You&#8217;ve Never Seen Before&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

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John 18:28-40

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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/08/the-surprise-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/me-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Different and The Difficult</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Something You&#8217;ve Never Seen Before&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
Detroit, MI]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




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John 18:1-14

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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
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John 18:28-40

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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
www.facebook.com/rnbutler]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/08/the-surprise-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Conversation at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/me-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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It's <strong>Holy Week </strong>and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a>. Comments and conversation throughout the day at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie" target="_self">www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others. - It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

<strong>Praycation </strong>is at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. " target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. </a> Keep up at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie" target="_self">www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:keywords>Faith,Holy Week,LENT</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/77899710.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6847" title="77899710" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/77899710-133x200.jpg" alt="77899710" width="133" height="200" /></a>Chalice Overy</strong>
<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:keywords>MISSION,Teamwork</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/31/rejoice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Different and The Difficult</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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John 18:28-40

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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Conversation at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others. - It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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			<itunes:keywords>Faith,Holy Week,LENT</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/77899710.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6847" title="77899710" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/77899710-133x200.jpg" alt="77899710" width="133" height="200" /></a>Chalice Overy</strong>
<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/31/rejoice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whaddaya Gonna Do?</title>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
<strong>
Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Different and The Difficult</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Something You&#8217;ve Never Seen Before&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/08/the-surprise-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive ...]]></description>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that ...]]></description>
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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:subtitle>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday. - Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Conversation at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/cock-a-doodle-doo-from-fallen-to-forgiven-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/05/me-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others. - It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary> God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and your daily Lenten Devotion is on the Read Section of this site. Daily prayer now at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Comments and conversation throughout the day at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/a-shameful-past-a-victorious-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

<strong>Praycation </strong>is at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. " target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. </a> Keep up at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie" target="_self">www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:keywords>Faith,Holy Week,LENT</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/77899710.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6847" title="77899710" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/77899710-133x200.jpg" alt="77899710" width="133" height="200" /></a>Chalice Overy</strong>
<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

<em> </em>

<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
<strong>
Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
www.mtzioname.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that ...]]></description>
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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com. Conversation at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

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Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

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John 18:19-27

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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has poured into you gifts, talents and skills. You were born to manifest the glory of God. Believe thou this? Be encouraged and encourage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Whaddaya Gonna Do?</title>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going to do? Listen to this message and share with others in your social network. Post it on FB, Digg, or Twitter. Invite others to subscribe...it's free!

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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Finding the Link Between Faith, Frustration and Freedom</title>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

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Community Consulting
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

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<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
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John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

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Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE
John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 11:17-37

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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Rivers Are Flowing In You</title>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
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Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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John 9:13-34

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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 9:35-41

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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
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John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<title>Cock-a-doodle-doo!!! From Fallen to Forgiven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-359" title="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb.jpg" alt="mckenzie-trinityunited-thumb" width="125" height="82" />Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 9:13-34

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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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John 7:37-38 
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>The Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE</strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong>John 7:37-38 </strong></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I  wonder if right now you have the propensity to testify to yourself the  drive you have in you is pushing you to someplace greater, even if you  don't know where the place is located within the context of where you  are right now?  Furthermore, I wonder, deep down on the inside, if you  have the ability to convince yourself that even if you never reach where  you are going, you at least can say you died trying?</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The weight God  can be so heavy in our lives many gospel writers, and prophets of old  have described it as a river.  Rivers are natural watercourses, usually  freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.   In very few cases, rivers simply flow into the ground or dry up before  reaching another body of water.  Some writers, in an effort to create  some level of dualism equate the words 'river' and 'anointing' to be one  in the same.  If the two words, river and anointing, have some level of  synonymy, then the argument can be made when the anointing of God comes  and lays hands on you, initially you attempt to get some level of  control; however every thrust of your attempt only weakens the flow of  the power in your life.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">The book of John says, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  (John 7:37,38 NKJV).  I want you to understand there is a river flowing  in you, yet and still the world is waiting for you to pour it all out.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">This past weekend, my wife was preparing to bring the Sunday morning  message at two churches.  As she prepared herself to minister, I noticed  a distinct difference in her spirit.  As she meandered through the  scriptures, and placed the words on paper, I saw something in her that  she had always said happened to me.  My wife, the very beautiful,  effervescent, and intelligent woman I married just five weeks previous sat  downstairs in our den, with her bible open, a commentary, a cup of  coffee, and her laptop and I witnessed her making herself completely  empty.  She was being used by God, and every single time I walked up and  down the stairs I saw how her spirit and even her physical disposition  were changing before my eyes.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">When our lives are being used of God, God does the filling, but God  also does the pouring.  I want you to understand you can't stop flowing  water.  You may not realize what God is doing when the anointing/river  is flowing in you, yet and still, you just have to let flow.  This is  particularly interesting to me because I oftentimes have to remind  myself that what God has for me is for me.  Even when others think that I  am not qualified, nor do I possess the ability to attain what people  think I should have, I remind myself the anointing and/or the river of  life bursting and flowing in me already says I can have it all.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Well what exactly is this river?  Well the bible helps us to understand  the river dwelling on the inside of us is in fact much longer than the  Nile River and this river stretches much wider than the Mississippi.  This river living in you and I is in fact in the person of the Holy  Spirit; and to let it flow through us gives life to all who are willing  to drink.  You ought to understand the Lord will never be slack in the  promises He has concerning you (2 Peter 3:9) therefore, what He has  spoken shall always come to pass.  There is a river that is flowing out  of you that reminds you every single day that no matter what happens,  God will and can take care of you!</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">I want to speak to your river and tell your river to flow right now in  the name of Jesus!  Don't hold back any longer!  As my wife prepared to  bring the Word, I realized even more, that our union is more than just a  relationship, it is a ministry.  Thusly, as we minister to other folk,  we also minister to one another.  For I am convinced that even as she  poured out her soul to those gathered in worship, I realize God has  given me enough of the God in me to pour back into her.  The relevancy  of the previous statement comes to you like this: "There are folk  connected to your river source right now, who are waiting for you to  pour into them."</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;">Some of you reading this have been holding back for  far too long and I hear God saying 'let it flow.'  Let your river make  room for your dreams, but also your family's dreams.  Let your river  break through to your desires, but also everyone connected to you.  If  you can testify your cup(s) is running over, then let it run over into  somebody else's life as it runs over in yours.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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Matthew 26: 6-7

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<strong>Jarrett Washington
Matthew 26: 6-7</strong>

Have you ever felt frustrated about life?  Have you ever questioned  what God is saying in the midst of all that you go through?  Well if you  answered 'yes' to either of the preceding questions then guess  what....you are like millions of people around the world.  There is  nothing unique about frustration, but what separates the believer from  the world is your understanding that places of frustration do not remain  so.  Just because you are frustrated today, does not mean that you will  be frustrated tomorrow.  In fact, I have come to the knowledge that  there is a direct link between frustration and freedom.

The bible declares:
<blockquote>Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:6 &amp; 7</blockquote>
The significance of this pericope of scripture is that Jesus has a sort  of communion with two very distinct biblical characters in the midst of  a frustrating situation.  On one side you have Simon the leper.   Biblical leprosy could mean a whitening of the skin, a handicap of  sorts, or even a disfigured person.  The bible is not specific about  what form of leprosy Simon had; however, the reader understands whatever  his condition he was an outcast.  The unnamed woman appears at the  house while Jesus is eating.  She presents to Jesus an alabaster box  (coming from the Greek, 'alabastra,' which means soft, white marble of  many shapes).  She breaks the box and pours the precious oil on his head  as he sat at the table.  The interesting part of this is that it was  customary for woman to collect oil in alabaster flasks for the large  part of their lives to present to their husband at the point of  consummation.

All of this takes place in the city of Bethany, known as the place of  figs and dates.  Apparently, it was a thriving and fruitful city that  lay only 2 miles from biblical Jerusalem.  The city of Bethany was more  likely the place that Jesus stayed before entering Jerusalem on what is  considered Palm Sunday.  The word Bethany in Hebrew means  "frustration."  The question then becomes why would Jesus stay in a  place of frustration?  Furthermore, why would Jesus sup at the home of  an outcast in a place called frustration?  Well the truth of the matter  is that many of us reside in places of frustration.  Bethany could be  your home, your job, or even your health and finances.  Yet and still it  is because of our relationship with the risen Christ that we have an  opportunity of freedom.

Jesus makes it a point to associate with the dis-associated,  dis-assembled, and dis-enfranchised folk.  He makes it a point to go the  extra mile to be in relationship with those who have been frustrated  with the circumstances of this life.  What that says to you is that even  in the midst of your frustration Jesus sits at the table ready to offer  you freedom.  This text sheds light on the fact that no matter the  situations you may face, that God has an innate ability to free you from  your circumstance.

Immediately after the woman breaks the flask and anoints Jesus, the  disciples, those closest to Him, have indignation in their hearts.  They  consider the act to be wasteful.  Yet, Jesus tells them that because of  what she has done her life will be a living memorial of service.  I  want you to understand that in your frustrated place you are obligated  to serve.  Simon the leper, served.  The unnamed woman served.  Both  persons were frustrated with their lives, yet they gave of their best to  the Master.  Today presents a wonderful opportunity for you to serve,  to give, and to sacrifice when others assumed you would be frustrated  beyond belief.  Decide today you are going to leave your frustration and  walk in your freedom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bishop Vashti McKenzie at Black Enterprise&#8217;s Women of Power Summit</title>
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		<itunes:summary>Every now and then God does the unexpected. God may see in you what you haven't seen in yourself. You may discover more if you enter into an intense period of this. Listen to this message and share with others.

April 13, 2012 is the Connectional Day of Prayer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishop Sarah F. Davis. All over the world on six continents, AME's will be praying. Please join us!




Praycation: Go to www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com . Today, pray for those with learning disabilities or those who learn differently both youth and adults. Also, can you make it through the day with complaining? Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>By Any Means Necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think it's possible that God will use extreme measures to keep us from self-destructing? Listen and let me know. Subscribe and share the ...]]></description>
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Keep up with me on www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie. Practice your daily spiritual discipline of prayer at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .

The Lenten season is over but Pentecost is on the way! Have you not heard of the Holy Spirit since you've been saved?


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		<title>No Pain, No Gain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orletta E. Caldwell
John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious ...]]></description>
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John 18:1-14

This Scripture text chronicles the arrest of Jesus. This is the end of the Jesus’ time on earth which turned the religious community on its ear; so much so that the Religious Community sought to have him arrested, trialed and killed.  As with all dramas and/or crisis in our lives, God is not surprised and has a Plan. We know in hindsight that if Christ failed to die on the cross our eternal separation would be sealed. Though the next events would be painful, Jesus and Peter’s actions are illustrative of how we should or should not approach our impending crisis that will lead to our success.
The mob led by Judas comes into the Garden. The reaction of Jesus and Peter are the exact opposite.  From the text, we see that Jesus was at a location that he visited often when in Jerusalem.  Commentaries stated Judas led an armed mob because the leaders thought that Jesus would hide in the caves.  Conversely, Jesus not only did not hide, but engaged in conversation.  He showed his Lordship by stating not once but, twice “I Am He”.  Jesus did not shirk from his ultimate task because the route would be difficult.
On the other hand, Peter not only recoiled at Christ’s destiny, but actively tried to subvert the very act that would lead to the eternal victory over death.  In a prior scripture, he tried to get Jesus not to go to Jerusalem. In this text, he become violent and cuts off the ear of one of the servant.

This is not to beat upon Peter, because his actions are reflective of our attitudes and actions when facing a difficult dilemma. I heard a preacher state that before we enter God’s plan for us; we have to cross our Jordan.  Too often, we want to enter into paradise without pain.  Jesus illustrated in this text that “no gain without pain”. Jesus showed us how not to shrink the difficulties in our lives and face it with courage knowing that God is setting in motion something so much greater in our lives. The pain will be a distant memory.

<strong>Orletta E. Caldwell</strong>
St. Stephen A.M.E.
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		<title>The Misidentification of Jesus – The Truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6870" title="rb" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/rb-150x200.jpg" alt="rb" width="150" height="200" /></a>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
John 18:28-40

As Christians, we live in a world where we throw the Bible at any and everyone that tend to accept and live by societal standards; but, we have become avid television show watchers of Judge Judy, Swift Justice, People’s Court, Divorce Court, Court TV and the like. We attempt to convince ourselves that we aren’t judging anyone or any situation; just merely enjoying entertainment. We begin basing our judgment off of observance, personal experiences and other people’s accounts rather than facts. However, we’re no different than the Jewish leaders that showed up at Pilate’s palace with Jesus when we engage in such behaviors. We even have the audacity to judge, but dare not execute anyone. Although we fail to realize that we’ve already executed them based on our words, our actions and our deepest thoughts.

How often do we execute Jesus on a daily basis by our words, our actions and our most intimate thoughts? We profess and proclaim to be followers of Christ, but do our lives align with the words that come out of our mouths? We preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy and pray, yet we negate all of that by misidentifying Jesus. Yes, we know that He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet we re-crucify Him through our habitual sins. We hand Him over to the world with watered-down gospel and prosperity preaching, without the mention of salvation, redemption and God’s judgment. We are walking around in chains of tradition, forgetting that have the key to set us free. We are reminded in John 8:32 “then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”. So as we prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, let us identify Him correctly as THE TRUTH!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>The Surprise Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-964" title="images-19" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/images-19.jpeg" alt="images-19" width="143" height="107" /></a>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<itunes:summary>John's Gospel give us a series of surprises to consider on Resurrection Sunday.

Listen and share especially those who need to be encouraged because they can't get to worship or won't go to worship. They may be surprised that Jesus still loves them.

Thank you for joining the Lenten Journey. Now let's get ready for the road ahead. Join us tomorrow to see what's next!

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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Raushanah N. Butler
John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign ...]]></description>
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John 18:19-27

Those of us that live in the city are not accustomed to the crowing of a rooster. It is a foreign sound to us and more than likely will cause much frustration and irritation of it’s a noise we were to hear without our wanting. Those of us that are accustomed to the crowing of a rooster know that it signifies the dawn of a new day; it’s a wake-up call. It is no different now than it was during the time this passage of scripture was written. However, when the situation is pondered over in the text, it is a huge wake-up call for Peter. Peter was already warned by Jesus that he would deny Him three times before the cock crowed. Peter in his loyalty and faith, spoke out against such actions. Unfortunately, Jesus’ words came into fruition and on the third denial, the cock crowed. Many see this part of the story as a mere denial and rejection, but it can also be seen as hope for determination and restoration.
Let me help you out a little bit…
Before the cock crowed, Peter was vain. After the cock crowed, Peter was humble.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was conceited. After the cock crowed, Peter’s confidence was in God.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was unreliable. After the cock crowed, Peter was upright.
Before the cock crowed, Peter was impulsive. After the cock crowed, Peter was courageous.
Peter’s failure was not indicative of his love for Jesus, but a mere personality trait of the flesh. But thank God for Jesus!!! After the denial, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; Jesus appeared to Peter as a testament of His unconditional love for Him. Oftentimes when we’ve fallen, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else. Use this story as a wake up call to not only accept Jesus’ forgiveness and re-establish your relationship with Him on a higher level then before; but also to forgive yourself and know that you can truly go from fallen to forgiven. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
Acworth, GA]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Does This Include Me Too?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ God has already done it for you. The question is have you done it for yourself?  Listen, subscribe and share with others.

It's Holy Week and ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Shameful Past. A Victorious Future.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dara Davis
John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you ...]]></description>
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John 18: 15-18

Can you remember a time you did something you were tremendously ashamed of?  Maybe you told an untruth?  Or you may have taken something for yourself (or someone else) that you should not have?  Maybe you were the orchestrator of another person’s demise or hurt- be it professional, social or financial?  Or, maybe it is something else altogether… but YOU know.  At the time, you were resolute in your actions- feeling that you were justified, or that you had no other choice.  In hindsight, you realize that your actions were self-serving, ugly, mean, unnecessary and just plain wrong.

Oh, how I love the story of Peter, Jesus’ Chief Disciple. He was the first to confess Jesus as the Messiah, only to turn around and deny him- not once, but three times. Can you imagine? I admit that I can when I think of my own selfish deeds and mean words over and over again.
Thank God the story does not end there! Jesus was a willing sacrifice for all of our sins! HALLELUJAH!!!  Peter could have wallowed in despair and depression, but he didn’t. Peter’s sinfulness was overcome through faith in Christ! He goes on to found the first Christian church in Rome and traveled widely preaching about Jesus.

We, like Peter, can overcome through Christ! Don’t be imprisoned, held back and depressed by past failures.  Live on for the Lord!!!

<strong>Dara Davis</strong>
Memphis, TN]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taking a Chance on Love</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/03/taking-a-chance-on-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-918" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_nailed_to_cross-use_8a01" width="296" height="222" /></a>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the <strong>Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk</strong> until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a <strong>Praycation</strong> at <a href="http://www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com" target="_self">www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com</a> .]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why? - Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday. - Listen, share and follow on www.twittter</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Risk takers. We admire them, we love them and we hate them at the same time. Jesus took a risk for us. I wonder why?

Stay on the Lenten Journey: Yea Tho' I Walk until its glorious conclusion on Sunday.

Listen, share and follow on www.twittter.com/vashtimckenzie and take a Praycation at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com .</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Is This Really Possible?</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/is-it-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" title="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq.jpg" alt="holy_weekusecfiller_jesus_carrying_cross-use_rhiq" width="269" height="202" /></a>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

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		<itunes:subtitle>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith. - Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There  is a thought provoking question for you to ponder today. It's Holy Week. Pause for a moment and consider the source of your faith.

Be determined to walk a little slower this week, pray more and dig deeper into God's Word. Is there a Holy Week revival, communion foot washing or Good Friday service on your agenda this week?

Listen, share and subscribe.

Praycation is at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com.  Keep up at www.twitter.com/vashtimckenzie.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>This is Your Wake Up Call!</itunes:author>
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		<title>In the Name of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/02/in-the-name-of-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chalice Overy
John 17:6-19
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are ...]]></description>
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<strong>John 17:6-19</strong>
Jesus prays for his disciples’ protection in a hostile world.  In this prayer, he confirms that there are some people who are simply more vulnerable than others.  Not because of any intrinsic deficiency, but because they are hated.  Meaning that people consider them expendable, or even believe that the world would be better off without them.

Jesus could attest to this hatred because he experienced it firsthand.  Powerful people hated him because of his refusal to conform to societal “norms”, and his audacity to challenge those so-called norms.  This hatred was not a figment of the collective imagination of a paranoid people; it was real!  So real, in fact, that within a day’s time, Jesus would be arrested, put on trial, falsely convicted and executed…because the world hated him.

The hatred was real, and so, earnest is the petition that Jesus makes on his disciples’ behalf.  Notice that Jesus does not pray that the disciples conform to the world so that the world might be more accepting of them.  Nor does Jesus pray that God “take them out of the world” either physically or by participation in subcultures that permit them to escape the world instead of changing it.  Instead Jesus prays, “protect them from evil”!  The kind of evil that values some lives over others when “all are one in Christ (Gal 3:28).”  The kind of evil that judges and condemns based on appearances when “the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7).”

This kind of evil is still all too real, but I believe that Jesus is still praying—interceding on behalf of those the world hates.  Let us join Jesus in prayer.  And when we get up off of our knees, let’s stand together to protect the hated among us.  Let’s stand in the face of evil, and stand in the name of Jesus!

Chalice Overy
Community Consulting
www.communityamor.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Anyone Rain on your Parade!</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/04/01/excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and ...]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Listen, subscribe and share. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>IT'S HOLY WEEK</strong> - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm. Listen, subscribe and share.  IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fas...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Think and look beyond the boundaries of self preservation. Start working a greater mission and don't let anything or anyone curb your enthusiasm.
Listen, subscribe and share. 
IT'S HOLY WEEK - This is an opportunity to walk the way of Christ by fasting and/or pray three times a day, read the daily lenten devotional in the Read section and choose one of the gospels to study. Invite others to journey with you. Share the experiences of the journey in the comment section.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hosanna! Rejoice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 12: 9-19

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...]]></description>
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” "Blessed is the King of Israel!" - John 12:13 (NIV)

Growing up I was always excited about Palm Sunday. We would go to the early mass so that we could get our palms. Everyone waved their palms, sang hymns, prayed and had a good time. We would take our palms home and shape them into crosses. We had a reminder of what Christ did for us. I often wondered what Jesus thought or felt as he rode that young colt and the people laid down palm branches as he entered the city. To hear them yell “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel.”

Palm Sunday was a day to rejoice. We should allow Christ into our lives. Wave your palms and rejoice in the Lord. Shout Hosanna and bless the name of the Lord. Christ is real and he is waiting to enter into our hearts now and forever. To God be the glory!

Prayer: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.” (Psalm 9:1-2 KJV)

Thought for the Day
<strong>“God is good!”</strong><em></em>

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<strong>Beverly Douglas
Antioch, TN</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>“He Went First”</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/28/%e2%80%9che-went-first%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracey Bowen
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong><a href="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6839" title="200317262-001" src="http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/wp-content/uploads/200317262-001-299x200.jpg" alt="200317262-001" width="209" height="140" /></a>Tracey Bowen</strong>
John 15:18-26

Living life for God is not always easy.  In fact, there will be times when it is downright uncomfortable.   You feel like you do not fit.  You feel like you are not liked.  It’s not a feeling.  The world will hate you.  Take hope.  They hated Jesus first and they will hate you for the same reason they hated him.   We do not belong to them.  We are do not belong to the world.
As Believers we have been chosen by God to be a part of Him.  He chose us, we did not choose ourselves.  T his is an amazing revelation, but it gets better.  In all that we go through, we have the comfort in knowing that Jesus went first.  They hate you?  They hated Jesus first, without reason I might add.  They reject you?  They rejected Jesus first.  Don’t feel like you fit in or that you are understood?  Check, all of that happened to Jesus…and some.
If you are going through right, challenged with the uncertainty of life, be encouraged knowing that Jesus went first.  Everywhere we will walk, Jesus has walked.  So before you allow yourself to become overwhelmed or distressed; and before you decide you have had enough,  remember Jesus went first, leading by example showing us how to be who we are regardless of who says what.  So go ahead, make ‘em hate cha, Baby… after all they hated Jesus first and we all know who he turned out to be.

Blessings and Love to you!
<strong>By Tracey Bowen</strong>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The True Vine Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Tracey Bowen
John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely ...]]></description>
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John 15:1-15

My daughter got a Nook for Christmas.  Like any teen with an electronic device, she is so excited she can barely contain herself.  A few weeks ago it needed charging (Side Note: Books do not need charging.) and did not have her charger.  She did have my husband’s phone charger, which happened to fit the Nook.  I cautioned her not to use the phone charger because they were not the same make.
Sometime later she came to me and said, “It only charged 80% and I left it on all night.” You guessed it…she used the phone charger anyway.  I just gave her a blank look that said “And?” as she began to sweat at the thought of something being wrong with her precious Nook.  After I waited just long enough to see the panic set in, I explained that the phone charger was not designed for her Nook and although it fit, it was not meant to charge her Nook.  It was meant for a phone.  Furthermore, they were made by two different companies and not guaranteed to be compatible.  Connecting her Nook to power sources other than the Nook power source could damage it beyond repair.  With tears in her eyes she began to beg my forgiveness, saying that she should have listened to me in the first place. (Duh!)
Sometimes we, the children of God get connected to the wrong things.  Things we were not meant to get connected to because they were not designed to bring us life.  As a result we end up in situations and dealing with circumstances that drain us of vital energy, rendering us unable to accomplish our purpose in life.  In some situations, the wrong connection can actually take our life. However, there is a solution.  The True Vine.
When you find yourself withering because of a bad connection, sever that tie and reconnect with the Father as soon as possible.  Saturate yourself in His word, surround yourself with others of a Kingdom mindset; seek the presence of God in prayer, meditation and fasting, sing you feel His touch on your hand.  Reconnect.  Through Jesus we find our strength to live and thrive because he is our connection to eternal life and power on Earth.  Apart from him we can do nothing.  In Him, we are.  The true vine connection is the only connection that will sustain the life of the Child of God.  Get connected and live, Child!

<strong>
Minister Tracey Bowen</strong>
Bethel Apostolic Temple
Miami, Fl]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World…I Get In Ya”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that ...]]></description>
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John 14: 15-31

I read the text and got to feeling so good on the inside.  How wonderful it is know that  we are never alone.  And the never being alone is not just about God being with us, but being within us.  Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that this promised salvation does not end when his time on earth is over.  He leaves the gift that keeps on giving.  I have to admit I got all excited right in my kitchen and wanted the musical words that explained how the text made me feel.  And instantly, Keith Murray’s hip hop chart topper from 1994 came to mind:

“The Most Beautifullest thing in this world, is just like that!!! I get in ya!”

And what made me sing the chorus so repetitiously, was the fact that the most beautiful thing in the world is the love of God. God loves us so much that he puts everything in place to make sure the road to reconciliation with Him has no road blocks, as long as we love God back.   Imagine that.  I could see all of this about God in the lyrics of a Keith Murray’s song.  That’s what happens when God get’s in you. He shows up in all the most unexpected places.

I used to be a “House Head” (Lover of House Music and dancing to House Music). God showed up one night at a club back in the early 90’s,  when the Ten City song “Right Back to you came on”.  I knew at that moment it was time to return to my life of regular church worship.  One time God showed himself strong when I was sitting in a movie theater watching Toy Story 3. When Woody and the other toys realized that Andy had not forgotten about them, I could not help but to think about how comforting it is to know that even when we feel God is not with us, that we are always loved, and never forgotten.  God even showed up when I was reading “Breath, Eyes, Memory” by Edwidge Danticat.  God used her story to minister to me, as I grieved the death of my mother last year.  That’s the beauty of the Holy Spirit dwelling with in us.  God is ever present and ever showing Himself strong.  What a wonderful thing.  The last line in Keith Murray’s song says it best.

“For eternity, through infinity, I internally, get in ya.” If that ain’t good news, then I don’t know what is.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant,</strong> Associate Minister
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis, Queens NY]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Seeing Is JUST Believing</title>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What ...]]></description>
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John 12:20-50

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said they had something for you and you never received it? What about when someone said that they were going to do something for you and they never did it? Tapping your feet and folding your arms, the first thought is “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Unfortunately, sometimes we take on that same attitude with Jesus. Even in our everyday walk in the attempt to become more Christ-like, we often challenge the Heavens due to our unbelief in showering down its blessings upon us to prove the promises made. That may be the case at times, but it should not be the case all of the time.

Crying out as the father did in John 12:37 that we believe, but we need the Lord to help us in our unbelief is a sign that we are aware of our weakened faith. However, we are reminded in II Corinthians 4:18 that “we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. So, let’s not be a “Doubting Tom” and miss out on our blessings due to unbelief. Instead, for the sake of receiving our blessings to the fullest, we need to adapt a seeing is JUST believing mentality in hopes of seeing Jesus as the ultimate blessing in our lives.

So, just as the Greeks requested to see Jesus in John 12:21b, many of us have that same request, but not the relationship that entitles us to His presence. A daily dose of prayer, praise, worship, reading and studying His Word opens us up to diligently seek His face and see Him active in our daily lives. It’s no wonder that some of the miracles He performed was in restoring sight to the blind (Matthew 12:22 and Mark 10:51) too many of us are living with our eyes wide shut to Jesus…seeing is JUST believing!

<strong>Rev. Raushanah N. Butler</strong>
The Cathedral of Turner Chapel AME in Marietta, GA
Acworth, GA
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		<title>Given Up On You?</title>
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		<title>Miracles Do Happen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Ellington
John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  ...]]></description>
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John 11:38-57

When someone has a sudden life-threatening illness family and/or close friends become a caregiving team by assuming positions of concern and support.  Acts of love involve being present, offering comfort and direct care. While doctors and nurses work at medical diagnosis and treatment, the caregiving team establishes a web of support at the bedside more often also involving those who are trained to help in ministering as well as caring for patients (e.g. pastoral care ministers, social workers and therapists).  Caregiving teams bear witness to the pain and suffering of the patient, and respond by doing all they can do to enable healing. When death seems inevitable, but a miracle of recovery occurs it offers new meaning for life. Spectacular accounts often make headline news.

Lazarus’ sisters Mary and Martha were women of faith and this family had been close friends with Jesus. When Lazarus got sick his loving sisters cared for him. When he died, his sisters wrapped their brother in the customary burial garment and laid him in a tomb behind a stone wall. At their urging Jesus came, but he arrived four days later to find Mary and Martha overwhelmed with grief and He wept. He removed the stone and with prayer, Jesus called Lazarus to life from the dead for the glory of God. The news of this miracle spread quickly among the Jewish community during Passover at a time when there many gatherings.

Miracles are evidence of power beyond human experience to move forces greater than the depths of our understanding or control. Miracles are life-saving. Miracles address the needs of those who are closest to the situation, but the encounter offers an opportunity for hope and increasing faith to all those who choose to believe.

<strong>Katherine Ellington</strong>
New York, NY
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		<title>He said, she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Felecia Teasley

John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha ...]]></description>
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<strong></strong>John 11:17-37

Life as beautiful as it is with all of its dimensions sometimes doesn’t go the way we’ve planned.  Just like Mary, Martha and their friends.  We want Jesus to prevent all things that are inevitable in our lives.  We don’t want hurt, pain or change.  If it was up to us, Big Mama would still be here cooking our favorite foods and Poppa would be helping steer us through life with all of his wisdom instead of resting in a place where God has prepared for them.
At times, we may criticize or question Jesus out loud for the world to hear, if we don’t get our way with life.  Lord, I didn’t pray for it to happen this way.  Are you listening to me?  Are you sure?
Take the time and resonate on some issues that you have had no control over and have had to face head on.  Issues that you can’t physically, mentally or spiritually turn back the clock to change. Like, having a child that’s not so perfect or taking a medical cocktail for a disease where there is no cure in sight or be able to say I’m sorry to a loved one killed in a war of the street or combat.  But, be assured, everything happens for a reason.
Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus was telling Martha more than just to know of me and who sent me but also to believe in me, live believing in me and know why I am here.
Have Jesus said those same words to you about dead situations in your life?  What was your reply?
He said, she said

Felecia Teasley
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Nashville, TN]]></content:encoded>
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Sometimes we get caught on the "What Ifs" of life. The result is we want to do one of two things. What are you going ...]]></description>
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		<title>What We Know For Sure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Carmen Walker
John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can ...]]></description>
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John 10:22-42

There is a sense of knowing that is born out of close relationships.  Knowing another’s voice, laugh, touch and thoughts can only come about when time is invested in learning what makes each person unique. As we come to believe that those same characteristics are authentic, we no longer need proof that they are who they are.  It is the kind of familiarity that gives us confidence that we can pick them out in a sea of people, a flood of voices or even from a great distance away.  We know them and they know us-it’s a bond of truth that speaks for itself.

In our spiritual lives the same is true.  It is our relationship with God that empowers us with the confidence of knowing Gods Word, will and ways.  It provides us an understanding that others do not understand because they can not believe the awesome works He has performed.   Since we have experienced His goodness we need no further proof of His identity. As we journey through this Lenten season, let’s not forget the miracles in our daily lives that have made God known to us through the precious blood of Christ. We know who we are and Who’s we are….We know His Love, His touch His voice…We know His desire to protect and direct us.  We know these things because we have experienced the wonder of His works and been transformed by the power of His Word.  It’s what we know for sure.
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Rev. Carmen Walker</strong>
Pastor, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Opelika, AL
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		<title>Thank God for a Good Shepard</title>
		<link>http://thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com/2012/03/16/thank-god-for-a-good-shepard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon A. A. J. Davis

John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with ...]]></description>
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John 10:1-21

In 1993 I was 8 years old living in Greensboro, North Carolina,  I was living at the time with my father and stepmother, and was attending church at Hayes Memorial United Holy Church, where the pastor was the late  Bishop W. H. Fields. It was a rule in my house that everyone went to church, and not only that, you attended Sunday school, and had to participate in one youth activity.
Well I joined the choir. Our choir directors Mr. and Mrs. Judge demanded the best from us in singing, because as Mr. Judge would often say, “you’re not singing for me, you’re singing for God.” It was that year that I recall a hit song produced by the Mississippi Children’s Mass Choir entitled: “The Shepard Song.”
The words still this day are fresh in my mind as they where 19 years ago: “You say you are my sheep, why aren’t you following me?” Jesus in this passage unfolds to us what it means to follow someone, and to know who it is you’re following. Jesus helps us to understand that we are his sheep, and he is our Shepard, whose sole purpose is to lead us throughout our journey here on earth.
So many times we miss the place that God is directing us to, all because we are not following him that is doing the leading. As leaders both pastoral and lay, we must remember to incorporate the fundamentals of leadership, to be able to listen as well as lead. I’ve from my very own pulpit admitted to my congregation that as leaders we sometimes miss the road called humility in a vain attempt to be the best leader we can be. 	Hence it is said that a leader that doesn’t have any followers is a man/woman simply taking a walk. I want to re-emphasize verse 14 that says: “I am the good Shepard, and I know mine, and mine know me.” It’s not enough to simply follow Christ; one must have a relationship with Christ so that when trouble strikes, you have the protection of a good Shepard whose responsibility is to care for his sheep.
I hope that I am not by myself in suggesting that Jesus Christ deserves our faithfulness, commitment, and gratitude, in that his sheep know him as a Shepard, and he in turn knows us as his sheep. The story is told of a farm with two flocks of sheep divided by a wooden fence. On one side was a flock of healthy sheep, and on the other, a flock of sickly sheep.
One day under the weight and tyranny of the evening sun, one of the sickly sheep wondered over to the fence, and collapsed there. All of the healthy sheep walked by and look down upon that sick sheep with embracement, and judgment. As the healthy sheep all paraded by the strongest and healthiest of them all stopped and looked. The sick sheep said: “go ahead laugh at me, look down on me because I’ve fallen prey to the heat of this sun!” the healthy sheep replied: “I will not pick at you because you’ve fallen ill under the heat of the sun, because the fact of the matter is that if it had not been for a good Shepard, I’d be where are you now.”
“Thank God for a Good Shepard.” Amen.

<strong>Brandon A. A. J. Davis, BA., M.Div.</strong>
Senior Pastor of Wayman AME Church
Wheeling, West Virginia]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Different and The Difficult</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you been ever asked to do something you have never done before? How did you handle the different or the difficult? Listen to the ...]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Something You&#8217;ve Never Seen Before&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyderia Gates
John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she ...]]></description>
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John 9:35-41

While becoming acquainted with a colleague who desired to become an assistant pastor, I observed a strong teaching ministry and asked if she had ever considered that God was calling her to an academic position in seminary.  She responded, "I don't need you to tell me what God is calling me to do!" For reasons known only to her and God, she rejected any spiritual encouragement from me that did not address her goals.  Not only did our relationship go in another direction, but doors were closed to her in ministry because of this attitude.

I didn't hold it against her.  I've lost count of the occasions that I've dismissed input from caring observers, failed to heed warnings, and disregarded the voice of God, only to find myself embroiled in destruction. Many missed opportunities, romantic heartbreaks, and setbacks were endured because I neglected to listen for voice of God.  Even now, as I stand at the threshold of pastoral ministry, I am conscious of the temptation to hear my own voice (and identify it as the will of God).

Healed by Jesus of blindness that afflicted him since birth, this person meets a man (Jesus) he has never seen before.  Jesus asked, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  Requiring no introduction or faith sales pitch, the man answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” Openness to spiritual revelation is all that Jesus desires.  Not only did he come into the world so that the blind could see, but he came so that we who are overly impressed with ourselves could become blind and see only Him.  As long as we see ourselves, we will never see Jesus.  Let us open our eyes and see God in ways that we've never seen Him before.

<strong>Cyderia Gates</strong>
Freedom Community Church
Las Vegas, NV
www.freedomnv.org]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are you willing to stand in the truth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant
John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get ...]]></description>
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John 9:13-34

24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[b] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
John 9:24-25
The first thing that came to my mind when I read the text was the new theology that Jesus is introducing is on trial.  The healed man, once blind has been called to account not for the fact that he is able to see, but for the way in which his healing came about, and who should get the credit for the actual healing.  Jesus is called a sinner, not because he healed, but because he healed on the Sabbath.  Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus claim to be the begotten son of God is a new theology that the Pharisees do not want to embrace because it would strip them of the religious oppressive power that they wielded over the Jewish people.   After rigorous questioning of the healed man, as well as his family the man holds on to what is true…for him.  In the midst of an atmosphere filled with fear, and doubt, this healed man, who was blind from birth, holds on to what is true.  In spite of the theology of the law, in spite of traditions, and political pressure, he stands firm in his truth: He was blind, and now he can see.
During this Lenten season I challenge you to hold on to your truths.  I challenge you to hold on to your healings that may have come through unconventional channels.  I challenge you to hold on to the teachings of Jesus that make you love outside of the theological boxes you were raised in.  I challenge you to challenge those traditions and practice that keep the marginalized just as spiritually oppressed, as they are socially and economically.  And I dare you to embrace the truth of God’s love for you, so that you can see God’s love for the world.

<strong>Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant</strong>
St. Matthew’s Community AME Church of Hollis
Queens, New York
SMCAMECHURCH.org

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		<title>Conditioned for the Road Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus was led into the desert by the Holy Spirit where he was tempted. His ministry and mission became crystallized. The journey of Lent can ...]]></description>
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If you haven't started the journey, begin today. Just sign up in the comment section to do the Daniel Fast and/or decide to increase your prayer time, become as intercessor and read the daily Lenten devotion on the Read section this site.

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