The Promise Online Baptist Church with Bro. Derrick W. Jackson

 Yesterday on Wednesday, I was invited by Pastor Sherman to go to his church, Bread of Life Temple. It is down the street from where I live. Their Bishop and Superintendent came. Again this church is Church of God in Christ. Bishop Thomas preached a sermon called Stay Woke. Verses that he read were I Peter 5:6, 7,8, Psalm 119:11, as well as Galatians 3:27, 29. I should have taken more pictures. This is a 3-night event and for them, it is a district meeting. The Richmond /  Petersburg district. Tonight I plan to record the sermon. Missionary Boyd is teaching tonight and Superintendent Harris is preaching Friday. Got to do a better job of documenting these services.

According to Wikipedia - An  active ingredient  is any  ingredient  that provides  biologically active  or other direct effect in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or animals. Jesus is an active ingredient in our lives.  When he walked the earth he healed the sick and raised the dead.  He worked numerous miracles: changed water to wine, healed the blind, and cast out demons.  Jesus came to heal us from strife, war, sickness, depression, and many more conditions. At a time when some believed in many gods, Jesus came and changed everything when he died for our sins. Jesus came from God's chosen people, the Jews, and extended their teachings which apply to our lives today. Jesus is our pain medicine, our depression medication. Matthew 4:23 And  Jesus  went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of  sick ness and a

What good is it to read the bible and pray and you do not use what you learn in everyday life. My hand is up, I'm guilty.  There have been situations in my life where if I would have just thought it thru and asked myself how do I apply the Bible to this situation, things would be much better for me.  I'm not ready to tell you what I did but because of it, I had gotten in trouble with the law.  I've dealt with mental illness since 1999 and I did not want to accept that I needed to stay on medication for it.  I did not want to accept this but every time I got off the meds, I'd get delusional and get into trouble with the law or get 1013'd or TDO'd as they say in Richmond. Both of those mean an involuntary commitment to a mental hospital.  For the record for the past five years I have been compliant and without legal supervision taken my medication and went to all doctor's appointments.  Psalm 18:30 As for  God , his way is perfect: the  word  of the  Lord  is

I am an African American male and I live in Richmond, Virginia, USA.  I was walking my dog, and I passed some kids who were making negative comments like is that that lady or going to be a lady. I was at a funeral, and when it was about over I heard a guy near say the freaks come out at night. I was staying in a care home years ago and the lady who ran it and one of the clients who lived there too started lies about me.  They tried to say I was gay and me and another one of the guys in the house were lovers and that I took female hormones.  That same lady stole money from me while she was my payee for social security. I also get comments when I go to a store and they say ma'am to me, call me a lady, and say I need a bra.  All lies. I am not Gay and have never been with a man. It's upsetting and people don't admit this, but Black people can be very cruel and negative. Some like to put others down to make themselves feel better. Crabs in a barrel.  I could have said something

This song, "One Minute," when it came out in 2000 convicted me. I had been away from the church for a long time. I was at home, repented for my sins, and accepted Christ as my savior.  God has been dealing with me for a long time. He watched me mess up again and again. And again and again, he spared me of a life of hardship.  I owe Jesus because he loved me unconditionally.  I know I am on "borrowed time" and must not waste it anymore. I pray Lord that you don't let me go astray.  Keep me in your loving arms.  Strengthen me when the devil comes to tempt me.  Help me to use my life experiences to witness and bring others to You. I can't go back and change the past, but I can work today for a better future. I need you, Jesus. Guide me thru this life. Amen. Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind but now I see 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How preci

Bishop McCrae preached a beautiful sermon today on overcoming. He talked about the steps: 1. Know who to run to  2. Recover Your Purpose. 3. Receive God's Power. *NOTE* You may need to move the slider forward to start it playing.

  This is Derrick W. Jackson here and I just wanted to praise the Lord for seeing another Sunday.  I've said this before but every day that we are alive is a gift from God. I thank the Lord that I have a roof over my head and food to eat.  These are blessings from Him.  I have been homeless before and once I did not eat for a week. You may not be where you want to be in life: career-wise, spiritually,  physically, or mentally but you should jump out of bed every morning and praise God for another day. This is for me to understand as well. When I write these posts the message is not just for you, it is for me as well. The God we serve is a good God and we may not understand Him when bad things happen to us.  I believe we go thru hardships to make ourselves better. To learn from our mistakes and not repeat them I feel is what Jesus wants from us. So no matter where you are: jail, homeless, institutionalized God is there for you. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is  f