Miracle Temple Institutional C.O.G.I.C. Voices Newsletter

Miracle Temple Institutional
C.O.G.I.C.
Voices Newsletter
“A CHURCH WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT”
MIRACLE TEMPLE INSTITUTIONAL C.O.G.I.C.
January 2015
Volume 4 Issue 1
1ST ANNUAL CHURCH MOTHER’S APPRECIATION
Deborah Richards, Editor
Mother Pearl Thomas
Superintendent Clethen U. Sutton , Editor In Chief
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and
labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his
name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do
minister.
Hebrews 6:10
Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc.
 Susan Sutton, First Lady
 Pearl Thomas, Church Mother
 Superintendent Clethen U. Sutton, Pastor &
Administrative Assistant to the Bishop
Superintendent, Clethen U.
Sutton & 1st Lady Susan
Sutton
MINISTRY IS ABOUT
CONSISTENCY.
BE CONSISTENT
WITH GOD.
PRAY & REPENT
Inside this issue:
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MT, WCD & JSWF NEWS
Prayer Request
Pastor’s Corner
Appreciation
TPD, Special Thank you &
Youth Corner
Mission Statement
COGIC 2015 Theme
Church Schedule
MLK
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PRAYER REQUEST
DUAL DAY ~ @ Miracle Temple
SUNDAY 03/15/2015 @ 11:00AM
Ladies against the Gentleman. This is a building fund
raising event. Invite your family and friends to come out
and fellowship with us on this day during our 11AM
morning worship service & help support our building fund.
We plan to have a wonderful time in the Lord. We are
asking all Miracle Temple Members to give a Minimum
$50.00 donation. There are 7 weeks left before this event,
so you can give $10.00 per week if you like. As a church
we agreed during the planning meeting to set a $5,000 goal
for this service, so as a church let’s make it happen.
Refreshments will be served after service. Please contact
Sis. Jacobs for questions.
Scripture Reading
JAMES 5:13-18
Psalm 103:1-13
Luke 10:1-11
Matthew 6:25-34
Psalm 37:27-34
Luke 11:1-13
Exodus 4:27-31
Psalm 119:9-16
Jeremiah 35:12-17
John 15:1-11
John 17:1-5
John 17:22-26
Zechariah 8:18-23
Jeremiah 42:1-6
2 Thessalonians 1:5-12
Lamentations 3:52-58
1 Samuel 12:19-25
James 5:1-12
James 5:13-18
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Pray for all of our Leaders, our Troops,
persons living with Mental Health Issues
& Disease, and people all over the world
Miracle Temple Reminders
PLEASE PAY YOUR TITHE &
GIVE YOUR OFFERINGS!
All concerns or questions
regarding the Women’s
Dept./Ministry contact
Mother Pearl Thomas.
Usher Schedule for
January 2015 posted, see
Mother Thomas for any
questions.
Matthew 6:1-8
Leviticus 22:26-33
Vanessa Hudson & Family
Mother Annie Lock & Husband
Ivy Hennix & Family
Shakira Burr
Deborah Richards
Leadership
Members of Miracle Temple
All Law Enforcement
13 Is any among you afflicted ? let
him pray . Is any merry ? let him sing
psalms . 14 Is any sick among you? let
him call for the elders of the church;
and let them pray over him, anointing
him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save
the sick , and the Lord shall raise him
up ; and if he have committed sins,
they shall be forgiven him. 16 Confess
your faults one to another, and pray
one for another, that ye may be healed
. The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much. 17 Elias
was a man subject to like passions as
we are, and he prayed earnestly that it
might not rain : and it rained not on
the earth by the space of three years
and six months. 18 And he prayed
again, and the heaven gave rain, and
the earth brought forth her fruit.
Sunday School Schedule
Posted, please review & be
prepared to teach on your
scheduled day.
2/22 Purity Ceremony @
11:00 a.m. MT
We are living in world with
modern conveniences like iPads,
smartphones, and GPS. These
gadgets are meant to make live
easier, but often wind up
distracting us from practicing
spiritual disciplines like prayer.
Our lesson today reminds us to
pray regardless of the situation.
Praying for our brothers and
sisters in Christ will keep us
sensitive to one another. Through
prayer, we can stay connected to
our power source: God. He
strengthens us to endure the
intrusions that appear in life that
we never imagined we would
encounter. Direction Dec, Jan, Feb
January 25, 2015 . Bible Study Guide 8
Please visit our church's website
www.miracletemple2-cogic.org
Miracle Temple Institutional C.O.G.I.C.
Voices Newsletter
PASTOR
SUTTON’S
CORNER
By Superintendent Clethen U. Sutton
“A Church Where You Can Feel the Holy Spirit”
Superintendent Clethen U. Sutton, Pastor,
Miracle Temple C.O.G.I.C. & Administrative
Assistant to the Jurisdictional Bishop
We have entered into another year, 2015 is certainly here. I am sure you have heard the
promises and resolutions from individuals, family members and friends perhaps even you
yourself have made; losing weight, eating healthier, attending Sunday school more, stop
smoking, stop cursing so much, etc. You don’t have to wait until the New Year to make a
change in your life. Jesus can help you do that anytime, just call on him. According to
Romans 10:13, “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Mark Twain said,
“New Year’s Day, now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.
Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” The definition of resolution is a
firm decision to do or not to do something. The actions of many let us know that either when
they make these resolutions during the New Year it is just something to say or they do not truly
understand the definition of resolution. I propose that instead of making a new year’s
resolution that we take a moment to reflect over the year that the Lord allowed us to make it
through. Take time to examine our hearts and souls according to 2 Corinthians 13:5. It is no
secret that we are living in a day in time which the bible speaks about in the book of
revelation. Having just a small knowledge of this should want us to have an anointing on our
lives from the Lord. The purpose of the anointing is to authorize, or set apart a person for a
particular work or service. You certainly need to be fresh and pure when doing a work for the
Lord. “But my horn you have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.”
Psalms 92:10. There is nothing wrong with those worthy goals. At the same time, though, let
us use our New Year opportunity to ask and answer our spiritual questions. Let us, during the
2015 year and at the end of this year, make our deepest resolutions aim toward pleasing Jesus
Christ and exhibiting love, kindness and compassion toward others.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Before we can pour out the oil of the Holy Spirit into other people’s lives, we need to get filled
up to overflowing first. Jesus wants us to be anointed with fresh oil. Then you shall take the
anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. Exodus 29:7
 It’s so important for us to spend time with Jesus in His presence daily
Suggested Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 4:1-4:7
Clethen U. Sutton, Pastor
Superintendent of the West Central District
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MIRACLE TEMPLE’S 1ST ANNUAL CHURCH MOTHER’S APPRECIATION
MOTHER PEARL THOMAS
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SUPERINTENDENT’S & FIRST LADY APPRECIATION
OCTOBER 19, 2014
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Miracle Temple Institutional C.O.G.I.C.
Voices Newsletter
TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT
MINORITY RECRUITMENT
Miracle Temple Institutional Church of God in Christ would
like to give a special thank you to the Tampa Police
Department and Officers for coming out on November 16,
2014 to provide information on Minority Recruitment and
other programs and resources for the youth in our community.
For more information you can go to the Tampa Police Department website www.tampagov.net/police
PRAYER REQUEST
Let's keep our Pastor, his fellow officers and
all of the Tampa police department as well as
all of the officers throughout the world
working to protect and serve our communities
who put their lives on the line on a daily basis
to keep all of our communities safe. A special
prayer for the officers and families who lost
their lives in the line of duty. May God keep
watch over them and protect them.
APPRECIATION COMMITTEE EXTENDS
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Jesus Christ
Superintendent Clethen U. Sutton
Miracle Temple Church Family
West Central District
Ms. Emma Rockwell
Evangelist Beverly Taylor
Lady Rhonda Anderson
Evangelist Selphenia Simmons
Evangelist Bonnie Oxendine
Deacon Freddie Jacobs, Jr.
Evangelist Helen Crawford
Mother Linda Mitchell
Abundant Life Worship Center
Bishop Curt L. Mckay
Everyone who participated in the success of these
programs
MIRACLE TEMPLE
YOUTH CORNER
YOUTH EVENTS
Aaliyah Burr
1/11/2002
JSWFL Sunshine & Purity Band Practices
Brown Memorial COGIC Sat, Feb. 7th @ 2pm & Sat, Feb. 14th @
2pm. Contact Missy. Burr for questions @ 813-410-2474.
Blessings from our Miracle Temple
Women's Department
A Purity Ceremony will take place here @ Miracle
Temple on Sunday 02/22/15 at the 11:00AM morning
worship service. The Puritan’s who Participate will be
honored with a ring or other jewelry as a symbol of their
relationship & promise to God, their parents & church
family. The ceremony is open for all youth ages 12-18.
If you would like your son or daughter to participate in
this exciting celebration please Contact Missionary
Sharmaine Burr @ 813-410-2474 or Mother Thomas for
further details. The Deadline date to notify Missionary
Burr or Mother Thomas of your desire for your child to
participate in the ceremony is Sunday, 02/15/15.
Aaliyah' Burr is the daughter of Deacon Tracy Burr and
Missionary Sharmaine Burr. Aaliyah’s Birthday celebration.. Aaliyah's Birthday January 11, 2015. Aaliyah is 13
years old and her hobbies are Singing, dancing, drawing,
eating, sleeping, basketball, track, and just being Happy.
Aaliyah has a great since of humor.. Her quote is "Peace
and love"
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS
May he give you the desire of your heart and
make all your plans succeed. (Psalm 20:4)
Ashanti Grier
1/08
Aaliyah Burr
1/11
Ivy’Jahna Taylor
1/13
Shakira Burr
1/24
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not
depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
Miracle Temple Church Of God
in Christ, Inc.
2001 North Albany
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 813-251-5756
Email:
miracletempleinstcogic@
outlook.org
MIRACLE TEMPLE
MIRACLE TEMPLE INSTITUTIONAL
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
Miracle Temple Church is called to proclaim the Gospel of Christ and the
beliefs of the COGIC faith, to maintain the worship of God, inspire in all a
love for Christ, passion for righteousness, and a consciousness of their
duties to God and their fellow human beings. We pledge our lives to Christ
and covenant with each other to demonstrate His Spirit through worship,
witnessing, and ministry to the needs of the people of this church and the
community.
Miracle Temple West
Wednesdays @ 7:00 p.m.
Intercessory Prayer & 7:30
p.m. Bible Teaching
Sundays @ 9:30 –10:30 a.m.
Bible Discovery & Sunday
morning worship @ 11:00 a.m.
AVOP Rehearsal Saturdays @
10:00 a.m. Miracle Temple
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 2015 THEME
CHRIST’S EXTREME SACRIFICE
CALLS FOR OUR EXTREME COMMITMENT
II CORINTHIANS 5:14:15
“FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINETH
US; BECAUSE WE THUS JUDGE, THAT IF ONE
DIED FOR ALL, THEN WERE ALL DEAD: AND
THAT HE DIED FOR ALL, THAT THEY WHICH
LIVE SHOULD NOT HENCEFORTH LIVE UNTO
THEMSELVES, BUT UNTO HIM WHICH DIED
FOR THEM, AND ROSE AGAIN.”
"
We are determined here in Montgomery to work
and fight until justice runs down like water, and
righteousness like a mighty stream."
Martin Luther King, Jr. December 5,1955,
Montgomery, Alabama.