Messiah Messenger

AUGUST 2016
THE MESSIAH MESSENGER
Volume III, Issue VIII
10400 South Halsted,
Chicago, Illinois 60628
Dr. Keith B. McGee , Pastor
Dr. B. S. Saulsby, Founder
Office: 773.881.4548
Fax: 773.881.4299
Website: messiahtemple.org
Email: [email protected]
Sunday Schedule
New Members
9:30 am
Sunday School
9:30 am
Word to the Worshipper
“It is not enough to do good, it
must be done well”
~St. Vincent DePaul~
A Pastor’s heart is Protective
and guards his flock from Satan’s snares.
A Pastor’s heart is Attentive
and seeks to know his people’s cares.
A Pastor’s heart is Sacrificial
and for his sheep will give its all.
A Pastor’s heart is Tender
and listens to the Spirit’s call.
A Pastor’s heart is Obedient
and heeds the Master’s commands.
A Pastor’s heart is Reflective
and considers he is but a man.
“He will render to each one
according to his works: to those
who by patience in well-doing
seek for glory and honor and
immortality, he will give eternal
life;”
Romans 2:6-7 (ESV)
In this issue:
P.A.S.T.O.R.………………………...
MTMBC Info………………………..
Christian Education………………....
Health & Happiness…………….…...
We Are Messiah Temple…………....
#McGeeisms…....…………………...
#McGeeisms…....…………………...
Money & Power.…............................
Business Connections……………….
Fashion and Entertainment……….…
Congratulatory Remarks………..…...
Congratulatory Remarks………..…...
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Our Mission
We are Messiah Temple
and we are,
Worshipping The Lord,
Working as Laborers,
Witnessing to The Lost,
With The Word of Life
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Our Purpose
Effectually we Solicit the Support of the Savior
Eagerly we Strive for the Solidarity of the Saints
Earnestly we Seek the Salvation of Souls
Expectedly we Sow the Seeds of our Substance
MTMBC’s Monthly Calendar
AUGUST:
7th
13th
14th
15th-18th
21st
28th
30th
Pastor McGee @ New Canaanland, 5957 South Peoria, @ 3:30pm
MTMBC's Annual Outdoor Fest & Walk-a-thon, @ MTMBC from 8:00am—5:00pm
Pastor McGee @ Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 6735 South Chicago, @ 3:00pm
United Baptist State Congress of Christian Education, @ JLM Abundant Life
Community Center, 2622 West Jackson Boulevard, @ 6:30pm
Pastor McGee @ Gathering at Bethany Church, 9320 South Ashland, @ 3:00pm
Pastor McGee’s 13th Pastoral Anniversary, Anniversary Pledge is $150
Pastor John F. Johnson @ 11:00am
Pastor Romell Williams & Lilydale Progressive M.B. Church @ 3:30pm
Pastor McGee’s Birthday
We Are Praying Especially For:
Mother Martha Walker
Mother Mary Walker
Mother Catherine Drummond
Lolita Kirk
Idella Johnson
Pearline Latimer
Michael Walker
Terrion Scott
Timothy Horace
Moses Eperson
Laura Hughes
Lula Flowers
Marion Hall
Alice Lewis
Johnnie May Williams
Hattie Jones
Johnny Dumas
Isaiah Dunlap Jr.
Lorrine Dumas
LeMarsha Carter
Savannah Borders
Earnestine Randle
Johnny Simpson
Joe Jones
Elizabeth Collins
Gwen Milsap Rice
Cassandra Milsap
Leslie Milsap Lee
Theresa Davis
Margaret Brown
Shawn Boone
George Terrell
Margie Terrell
GIVING
Online Giving can be done by clicking on the giving button at messiahtemple.org
Text 2 Give contributions can be text to mobile number 773-231-5373
The Giving Kiosk is located in the Choir Room for debit and credit transactions
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We Offer Condolences to…
Sarah Corley in the loss of her
Niece
Dolores Pullen in the loss of a
Relative
Susie Hicks in the loss of her
Daughter
Dorothy Pinex in the loss of her
Brother in Law
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
&
HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY
to all who celebrate in
AUGUST!!!
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IF YOU’RE NOT LEARNING, YOU’RE LOSING!!!
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not
need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (II Timothy 2:15)
Monday Morning
Sister Sharon Stinson
10:00am
Study
The Book of
Jeremiah
Wednesday
Through It All
Pastor McGee
12:00pm/7:00pm
Study
The Book of Mark
Wednesday Evening
Rev. Treadwell
7:00pm
Study
The Book of Genesis
Sunday School
The Book of Hebrews
The Book of Romans
New Members Class
Book Club
“The Me I Want To Be”
by John Ortberg
Every 4th Monday @
10:00am and 4th
Wednesday @ 7:00pm
Question of the Month
Who said I have been very zealous for the Lord God
Almighty? Where can it be found?
Submit your answers to [email protected]
Illinois COPPS List for AUGUST
Baptist General State Congress of Christian Education
Double Tree Hotel, Springfield, IL
Dr. William H. Foster, Jr., State Convention President
Dr. Michael Runnels, Congress President
Rev. Clint Wilburn, Dean 815-726-8834
August 5th—8th
United Baptist State 71st Annual Congress of Christian Education
JLM Abundant Life Center, 2622 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL
Dr. Roosevelt Walker Jr., Congress President
Gracie Nelson, Dean, 708-925-0471
August 15th—18th
L. Sue Taylor Christian Leadership School
Providence MB Church, 8401 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL
Dr. William H. Foster, Jr., Pastor
Dr. Dolly Robinson, Dean 773-238-5831
August 20th
7:30am—5:00pm
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National Immunization Awareness Month
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). The goal of NIAM is to increase awareness about
immunizations across the lifespan, from infants to the elderly. August is an ideal time to make sure everyone is
up-to-date on vaccines before heading back to school and to plan ahead to receive flu vaccine. Getting vaccinated is
an easy way to stay healthy all year round. During the month of August, take the time to make sure that you and
your loved ones have received all of the vaccinations you need. By making sure your vaccinations are up to date,
you can help prevent harmful diseases from affecting you and your family.
People of all ages need vaccines
Getting vaccinated is important for all ages. Here is some information about vaccines that people need throughout
their lives:
† Parents can protect infants and children from 14 serious childhood diseases by age 2.
† Preteens and teens need vaccines too! Getting adolescents vaccinated will also protect their friends and their
family members.
† Adults: not sure if your immunization schedule is up-to-date? Please check with your primary physician.
† Seniors may need one or more vaccines, even if they received vaccines as a child or as a younger adult.
August: A great time to get vaccinated
Vaccines protect all year round, but August is a great time to get vaccinated.
In August, as summer winds down, it’s a good time for you and your family to make plans to get the flu vaccine.
The vaccine usually becomes available in mid-August. Getting the vaccine early can help prevent you and your
family members from getting the flu throughout all of flu season. You can learn more about the flu and flu vaccine
at Flu.gov.
When taking yourself and your family for your flu shots, you can also ask your health care provider about other
routinely recommended vaccines you might need. For example, you should make sure that the whole family is
up-to-date on their DTap/Tdap and MMRV boosters, each of which protects against several serious diseases.
† DTap or Tdap: tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough)
† MMR or MMRV: measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) Finally HPV vaccines help prevent girls
and boys from getting cancers later in life that are caused by HPV. If you have questions about the HPV vaccine
ask your health care provider for more information.
Humbly Submitted By: Dean Rosemary Ricks-Saulsby RN PhD
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Lucy Cunningham
How long have you been a member?
30 years
How did you hear about Messiah Temple?
A friend
Do you belong to a ministry?
Yes
Which one(s)?
SWB
What do you like about Messiah Temple?
The members and the preaching
Jerrell Ross
How long have you been a member?
14 years
How did you hear about Messiah Temple?
Grandmother
Do you belong to a ministry?
No
Which one(s)?
Not sure yet
What do you like about Messiah Temple?
The preaching and the members
Sandra Cunningham
How long have you been a member?
25 years
How did you hear about Messiah Temple?
I heard from my mother
Do you belong to a ministry?
Yes
Which one(s)?
SWB
What do you like about Messiah Temple?
I like preaching, singing and the members
...and we are Worshipping The Lord, Working as Laborers, Witnessing to The Lost, With The Word of Life.
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McGeeism
m uh / g EE / ɪzm/
noun
1. a frequent or profound statement made by Dr. Keith B. McGee I; in a sermon, in a class or in general conversation
Listed here are 93 McGeeisms in honor of the year (1993) our Pastor started preaching!!!
1. "You got a storm? There's a scripture for every storm. You got a storm? I got a scripture!"
2. "We don't got to, we get to! Got is an obligation, get is an opportunity."
3. “You know you are growing by the absence of some things and the presence of other things.”
4. “Sometimes you have to worship God for what didn't happen.”
5. “A person not on their way to heaven can't tell you how to get there.”
6. "Be careful to consider that elevation tends at times to expose that which is elevated"
7. "When it's H-E-A-R-T work, it's not H-A-R-D work!"
8. "In light of the fact that God has not given us what we deserve, we must consider giving Him what He does deserves."
9. "To conformed is to be changed from the outside in, but to be transformed is to be changed from the inside out."
10. "Just because you haven't encountered your enemy doesn't mean they're not aware of your whereabouts."
11. "The more you try to hear from God, the better you will see!"
12. “Doing right the wrong way.”
13. “People love doing their version of other people’s stuff.”
14. “Reform means you took something out your heart and put something else in.”
15. "Everybody you like and love are not a part of your purpose."
16. “You can't have God on your own terms, it has to be on His terms!”
17. “It's a privilege to be on speaking terms with God!”
18. “God's providence outweighs man's prejudice!”
19. “In your overflow God is looking for you to flow over into others!”
20. “Exercise the 11th commandment! Get over thyself!”
21. “All idolatry isn't only external but a lot of times it's internal! Belonging to that fraternity/sorority Me Phi Me!”
22. “Can you handle God when it's about somebody else!”
23. “Jesus is not only a name you can call on but one you can count on!”
24. “God blesses us so that we can be blessings to others!”
25. “Thanksgiving makes room for more!”
26. “Being a Christian is not a burden to be endured, it's a blessing to be enjoyed!”
27. “We are like HUD homes. Humans Under Development.”
28. "There's a difference between good ideas and God ideas!"
29. “The successful people don't allow their heads, hands or haters stop them from doing what their hearts tell them to do!”
30. “If you don’t plant for an abundant harvest, you won’t receive one.”
31. “Seek opportunity to enhance knowledge and seek knowledge to enhance opportunity.”
32. “You can‘t get hungry for something you haven‘t tasted before.”
33. “Hinder hatred and have hope.”
34. “If you are willing, God will make you able.”
35. “When trouble begins do you use faith or do you lose faith?”
36. “God has called us to see one another through, not to see through one another!”
37. “Small minds are the first to condemn great ideas.”
38. “Take into consideration that you’ve already been taken into consideration.”
39. “More kneeling keeps you in good standing with God.”
40. “What the wise do in the beginning fools do at the end.”
41. “Consider what you stand to gain is far greater than what you stand to lose.”
42. “A mind is like a parachute. It only works best when it is open.”
43. “Someone’s eternity rests in your faithfulness.”
44. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
45. “Life is too short, hell is too hot and eternity is long to be misguided.”
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46. “Flexible people are never easily bent out of shape.”
47. “Always pray before you act but never act before you pray.”
48. “Be yourself… because everyone else is already taken!”
49. “He came where there was supposed to be no entrance, he left where there was supposed to be no exit.”
50. “You can have concrete confidence during cement circumstances.”
51. “God is not getting any better, but our perception of him is.”
52. “Keeping up is better than catching up.”
53. “Sometimes when things seem to be falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.”
54. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
55. “Success comes in a can – not a can’t.”
56. “Good people do not go to Heaven, forgiven sinners do.”
57. “Good is only acceptable if better is not possible."
58. “Let your faith be bigger than your fear."
59. “Things are being taught, but are they being caught.”
60. “Eternal lives matter.”
61. “You-turns are permitted.”
62. “Faith that is simplistic is faith that is sincere.”
63. “The opportunity of a lifetime is only as good as the lifetime of the opportunity.”
64. “If you’re going to pray don’t worry. If you’re going to worry don’t pray.”
65. “If God favors you, you ought to favor someone else.”
66. “The devil doesn’t need no new ticks because the old ones still work.”
67. “You have to set a foundation for victory.”
68. “The Bible is of age; it can speak for itself.”
69. “Those who know Christ have a responsibility to make Him known as well!”
70. “Thank God for small favors.”
71. “The who of our how is God.”
72. “Spiritual development is entirely up to you...How much God do you have? As much God as you want.”
73. “Anger is one letter away from danger.”
74. “God has the ability to hide us in plain sight.”
75. “A lie will cross the finish line before the truth can even lace up its track shoes.”
76. “Whenever there’s a “W.H.E.N.” ~We Have Everything Necessary~, it’s a win.”
77. “Whatever you deem over your head is still under God’s feet.”
78. “Grace doesn’t look for a reason; it looks for an opportunity.”
79. “People rush to the lie and run from the truth.”
80. “We serve the Lord by serving other!”
81. “When God brings you out, somebody needs to hear about it!”
82. “If we can just get out of the way, God will get in the way.”
83. “Strive for perfection, but only settle for excellence.”
84. “The same One who creates also controls!”
85. “God doesn’t love us because we’re valuable, we’re valuable because God loves us.”
86. “Everything that happens in your life is for your good and for God’s glory.”
87. “Excellence does not happen by accident.”
88. “How people treat you is between them and God. How you treat other people is between you and God.”
89. “You don’t have to worry about Satan on the prowl when you got the Savior on the patrol.”
90. “It’s God’s by ownership and ours by stewardship.”
91. “It’s not your fault it’s broke, but it is your fault if it doesn’t get fixed.”
92. “Faith is not a byproduct of success; success is a byproduct of faith.”
93. "Be planted by God, not potted by people! What's planted last longer than what's potted!"
Be not dismayed whatever betide! God will take care of you!
Submitted By: Tarrell L. Treadwell
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6 Interesting Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Black Wall Street’
The Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, housed one of the most successful Black economies in American history.
The area is, now, commonly referred to as “The Black Wall Street.” Most of the businesses and homes were burned down in
the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921.
Money Stayed Inside the Community
The dollar circulated 36 to 100 times in this tight-knit community, according to sfbayview.com. A single dollar might have
stayed in Tulsa for almost a year before leaving the Black community. Comparatively in modern times, a dollar can circulate
in Asian communities for a month, Jewish communities for 20 days and white communities for 17, but it leaves the
modern-day Black community in six hours, according to reports from the NAACP.
People in Tulsa Were Leading in Luxury Possessions
In a time when the entire state of Oklahoma had only two airports, six Black families owned their own planes. The average
income for a Black family was well over what minimum wage is today. Dr. Simon Berry, who owned the bus system in Tulsa,
recalls that in 1910 his average income was around $500 a day, according to reports from sfbayview.com.
The Body Count of the Tulsa Race Riot
When the community was burned down in the Tulsa Race Riot, over 800 people were admitted to surrounding hospitals, an
estimated 10,000 were left homeless, 35 city blocks housing 1,256 residences were destroyed, and 600 successful businesses
were lost, including 21 restaurants, 30 grocery stores, two movie theaters and a hospital. The Ku Klux Klan-led riot lasted for
over 16 hours.
Desegregation Killed the Resurgence of Black Wall Street
In the initial years after the riot, surviving residents began to rebuild the once-vibrant city. It thrived again until the
desegregation of the 1950s and ’60s began to entice the Black people of the time to live elsewhere, causing Black Wall Street
to never again be what it once was.
What Happened to the Bodies of Those Who Died After the Riot?
No one knows exactly how many bodies were buried after the riot burned down the city. “Many of the survivors mentioned
bodies were stacked like cord wood,” says Richard Warner of the Tulsa Historical Society. The Tulsa Race Riot Commission
conducted archeological digs to test the soil for unmarked graves around the area. The test revealed that hundreds of bodies
had been buried outside of the cemetery.
The Creation of Black Wall Street Was Intentional
In 1906, O.W. Gurley, a wealthy African-American from Arkansas, moved to Tulsa and purchased over 40 acres of land that
he made sure was only sold to other African-Americans. Gurley also used the area to give refuge to African-Americans
running from the harsh oppression of Mississippi.
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I always tell my clients that GOD has NOT given us the spirit of fear; so don't
be afraid to be the best dressed guy in the room. I’ll tell you what — if you take
the time to care about your appearance, it’s going to happen. Surely that’s not a
bad thing. Yeah, it takes getting used to. You may at first feel “overdressed”,
especially when you’re the only man wearing a jacket or a suit as opposed to a
shirt or sweater. But learn to embrace it. People may treat you differently &
most times those differences will be overwhelmingly positive. More often
people assume that a man in a sharp jacket or suit is someone important, and
treat him accordingly.
That’s a great thing. It’ll open doors for you. But you do have to accept and embrace your new role as someone people look to as a leader, especially if you’ve
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CONGRATULATIONS PASTOR DR. KEITH B. MCGEE, I,
For 13 AUTHENTIC years of serving God through pastoring, teaching, and leading His people to trust and serve Him whole
heartedly. It is by God’s Grace that He has predestined us (Messiah) to have a pastor truly after God’s own heart in the
person of Dr. Keith B. McGee, I. Your walk with God is an example of a living sacrificed life. The Living Sacrificed Life
that Paul’s admonishes us to live in Romans 12:1-3. Your example of Excellence is exhibited not only in ministry leader/
teacher; but in your total walk with God. I have had the blessed privilege and honor to witness God’s Glory in and on you.
Your selflessness is astonishing. Your commitment is admirable. Your discipline is distinguished. Your spirit is spectacular.
The Love you have shown me, Essence, Keith B. McGee, II, our families, the Messiah Temple Family, and God’s people
worldwide exemplifies our annual theme: Faithfully Growing in God’s Grace. I thank God that He chose you to be our
example as we observe you graciously releasing God’s word and gracefully relating to others. My LOVE, God continues to
use you as my example of His love, mercy, and grace. God’s peace and promises to you.
Your Ordained Wife Lady Tanga R. McGee
To Our illustrious Pastor,
And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. Jeremiah 3:15
There are many kindly words that can be said about you. But the 3 words that cover the kindly words are: “We LOVE YOU.”
These 3 words also cover the McGee family. Your call experience brought to you the inescapable awareness that God had a
claim on your life, and that you had been predestined to fill the prophetic office before you was born. You have been
anointed and appointed.
Pastor McGee you are a pastor who loves, not because God is in your heart but because you are in the heart of God. Your
thoughts, actions and messages to the congregation always come from the heart of God. You are an extraordinary servant and
even more exemplary as a worshipper. You consistently encourage us to become worshippers of God more than anything.
You are tireless in your pursuit of God’s best in our lives and will engulf yourselves in books, classes, people, technology and
social media only for the sake of coaching us through life’s lessons. You exemplify Biblical principles in your teaching and
daily life. You present the Word of God with compassion and with a touch of humor. You share your victories, hurts,
frustrations, cares and concerns with us and is not afraid of being transparent with the congregation. We thank God for our
gift. Continue to clearly teach and preach the un-adultered Word of God to lead us in knowledge and understanding.
Lady Tanga McGee, we acknowledge you for laboring side by side in ministry with your husband and to now that you are
on the same team. You support your husband through prayer, encouragement, confrontation, respect and unconditional love.
There are many demands, but you know the joys far outweigh the pressures. Continue to know who you are in Christ.
Love, Dr. Rosemary Saulsby, Dean of Christian Education & Mother Martha Walker, President of Mother’s Board
Pastor McGee,
As Lead Servant for 13 years I have by the grace of God tried to make the Shepherd’s Ministry one of the best ministries at
Messiah Temple. We as a ministry look forward to serving you for many, many more years! We love you and pray God will
continue to bless you and your family.
Love, Dorothy J. Reed & the Shepherd’s Ministry
Pastor McGee,
Congratulations on celebrating your 13th pastoral year. Thirteen it is a number of great promise and blessings, great
blessings given by God. The Number 13 Promise is a “two-fold” promise. It always involves man and it always involves
God. It always has seasons, times and circumstances in which God and man participate. So Pastor continue to work and walk
in your season, in all times and in all circumstances, look to God and he will continue to show you the way and bless you as
He leads and you follow Him. God's great promise in Mathew 28:20. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the
age.
"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY" and we Love You, Gloria D. Miller, Leonard Maddox and the Voices of Messiah
Pastor,
The Christian Education Department of Messiah Temple would like to take this time to thank you for your leadership
and direction for this department. Your vision for this church is cutting edge and innovative. We thank God for the gift
he has given us in you. You are truly a man of God that has the best interest for the people of God in mind. It is an
honor and privilege for us to serve under your tutelage. So on this your special day we salute you. Congratulations, we
love you and thank God for you.
From the Christian Education Department
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Acts 20:28 (NIV) “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be
shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.”
Pastor McGee,
When I look at this scripture it reminds me of the important job you have been commissioned to do; understandably
difficult, financially deficient, but spiritually defining. It is mind blowing to me, what God requires of those He has called
into the pastorate; yet you make it appear to be an effortless endeavor. Continue to profess your allegiance to Jesus Christ,
proclaim your alliance with Jesus Christ, and promote your allowance of Jesus Christ to be the vesture with which you
clothe yourself daily. In faith, pastor, when the naysayers begin to chirp, rest assure your labor is not in vain. When doubters
begin to murmur, continue to press toward the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus; understanding that with God, all
things are possible. When the pews are empty, remember Gods word to Samuel in 1st Samuel 8:7 (NIV)“... it is not you
they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.” When the coffers seem exceptionally light remember Gods
question to Israel in Malachi 3:8 (NIV) “ "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In
tithes and offerings.” When backbiters and backstabbers continuously try to discredit the vision that God has manifested
within you, or try to derail the direction God has purposed you to travel, remember that you can do all things through Christ
who strengthens you.
Pastor, I thank God daily that I have been granted the privilege for these 13 years, to serve and sit under the tutelage of one
such as you. You could have chosen to follow your gut, going somewhere else to set down roots, but you chose to follow
God instead. You are the pastor of the Messiah Temple M.B. Church !!! If I could borrow a McGeeism, “you are better
because you are here, and we certainly are better because you are here.” Thank you for your guidance, patience,
understanding, support, critiques, compliments and encouragement. You are an inspiration and mentor in ministry to me,
and for that I will always be grateful. Continue to grow in grace and peace my brother; Happy Anniversary and Happy
Birthday.
God Bless, Rev. Joseph W. Nash Sr.
Pastor McGee,
On Behalf of the Brotherhood Union, we would like to congratulate you on thirteen years as our Pastor at Messiah Temple
M.B. Church. As Pastor we have watched you grow and glow. We appreciate all of the education that you provide for us so
we can know God for who he is. Your preaching and teaching keeps getting stronger year after year. God continues to bless
you for all of your faithfulness to the word of God as you also have become Moderator of our district and President of our
state convention. In closing, our prayer is that God continues to Bless you and your family and continue to grow stronger in
the Lord.
God Bless, Joe Lewis
To Our Pastor,
Our Pastor is a great man of God. He preaches and teaches the word of God No matter what! We really thank God for
putting him in our lives. He loves God's people and will help them in any way he can. Every time you leave from under his
teaching you'll be motivated to live abundantly In God’s Word. We congratulate you on 13 years of faithful service as our
Pastor, and we praise God in advance for another year of life. Happy Anniversary and Birthday!
Love you Pastor, MTMBC Deacons
To Our Pastor,
We love you! Throughout these 13 years, you have led us with your love, invaluable knowledge, steadfastness, your
willingness to share your time, and your great since of humor. You continue to preach and teach the word of God. We are
blessed to have you as our pastor and friend. You are always there when we need you. You encourage us to become better
by being such a great example. Congratulations and Happy Birthday!
From the SWB Ministry
Pastor McGee,
We thank God for you Pastor McGee! You are an awesome leader, pastor, preacher and teacher. Thank you for always
providing everything we need to do our jobs in the Media Department. Thank you for helping to keep us on the cutting edge
of technology. As you grow we also grow. Thank you for 13 years of dedicated service, we look forward to many years
under your great leadership.
From the Media Ministry
Dr. McGee,
Congrats on your 13th year anniversary! May God continue to lead, guide and bless you, on behalf of the Security Ministry
congrats and God bless!
Love, Marion Short & the Security Ministry