A Blog by Pastors Frank and Parris Bailey
Merry Saturday by Parris “We are writing these things to you because we want to release to you our fullness of joy”1 John 1:4 The Apostle John knew what it was like to taste the joy of the risen Christ. “We have heard it and seen it with our own eyes, yes we have seen …
Merry Friday by Parris “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful”. Col 3:15 The foundation stone of the New Testament is “for grace ye are saved through faith, not of yourself for it is the gift of God”. …
MERRY TUESDAY - with Parris Romans 8:19 “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.” I found this gem of a word the other day in the writings of the Apostle Paul. He only mentions the word twice in his writings. The Greek word "apokaradokia" (ap-ok-ar-ad-ok-ee'-ah) is …
MERRY TUESDAY BY PARRIS “For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus” 1 Tim. 3:13 The Christian life is one progressive whole. The more we advance spiritually in our spiritual growth the more we taste of his sweetness. …
MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS “I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize.” Phil. 3:12 CEV The Apostle Paul never looked back from the Damascus Road experience. If anything it grew deeper …
MERRY TUESDAY BY PARRIS And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. Eph. 3:9 “He was created of a mother whom He created. He was carried by hands that He formed. …
MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS Ps.65:11- He crowns the year with His goodness. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a …
MERRY WEDNESDAY BY PARRIS- “I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.” Luke 19:40 There is no other worship greater than what comes from the heart. You can travel the world and see the wonders of the world but our words become rivers of beauty. When God …
MERRY WEDNESDAY BY PARRIS “For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” Act 4:20 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE OBEDIENT DISOBEDIENT? My response to “Let us Worship” and to our city. “Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came …
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MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS “Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Gen. 15:5 “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as …
