The Promise Online Baptist with Bro. Derrick W. Jackson

  Click here to listen to Pastor Sherman on Sunday, November 3, 2024 - "Stay Encouraged" In this sermon, Pastor Sherman encouraged us to trust in the Lord with all of our hearts. "Acknowledge him in all your ways. Lord, show me the way." Stay encouraged in these last, evil days. He will direct our path and keep us on the path of righteousness and holiness. I am nothing without God. With God, I can make it through the storm. Our purpose is to serve God, not to serve me. 

 Whenever you try to do something positive, do you have a negative thought like "This is pointless, or nobody cares about this?" I want this blog and this community to be a success. I can't listen to that voice that the devil says it's pointless. I have no idea who is reading this. I could say something that will help someone. One person.  Of course, I'm not  Jesus, but he was walking with a crowd around him, and someone touched him and was healed. He did not know who it was but knew power had left him. This message isn't just for you, readers. This is for me. I have stopped and started this blog again and again. I MUST NOT STOP!!!. And there's another thing I need to recognize. This is not a popularity contest. If the stats are low, that should not deter me. I am going to a church now where the pastor, his wife, and I are the only ones regularly there. See the picture above. Look at the empty seats. That has not stopped this pastor. And he has really fixe...

  I've been upset about my situation for a long time. To make a long story short, I got into serious trouble several years ago. It's the type of thing that's hard to come back from. Enough is enough. I have to move on and forgive myself. I was young and dumb. I've seen my nephews and nieces grow up. I want this month to be the month that I turn my life around. Like the Drake song says, "God's Plan". Jesus got me out of the worst possible trouble for a reason. I believe He wants me to use my story as an example. A cautionary tale to avoid making the same mistakes. And I have to stop thinking about what I don't have and what I do have. Bible Gateway Matthew 26:28 This is  my  blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the  forgive ness of  sins .

Kamala laid out her campaign platform in her speech at the Democratic National Convention. The video captured everything you want to know about her agenda. She said she would be a President for all Americans and a common-sense, practical President. She wants to build up and strengthen the middle class and vowed a tax cut. In her words, she said she would create an opportunity economy where everyone has a chance to compete and succeed. She wants to lower the cost of everyday needs like healthcare, houses, and groceries and end the housing shortage.  She pledged to protect Social Security and Medicare. She also stated she would provide small businesses with access to capital. Kamala promised to bring workers, small business owners, and American companies together to create jobs. In this interview with CNN's Dana Bash Kamala reiterated those points

  I hope everyone has a safe and fun Labor Day. I'm taking it easy today, but I will work on my blog and edit my book, Thru The Glass. From Bible Gateway: Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving grateful praise. 1  Shout for joy to the  Lord , all the earth. 2       Worship the  Lord  with gladness;      come before him with joyful songs. 3  Know that the  Lord  is God.      It is he who made us, and we are his [ a ] ;      we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4  Enter his gates with thanksgiving      and his courts with praise;      give thanks to him and praise his name. 5  For the  Lord  is good and his love endures forever;      his faithfulness continues through all generations.