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“Indeed our survival and liberation depend upon our recognition of the truth when it is spoken and lived by the people. If we cannot recognize the truth, then it cannot liberate us from untruth. To know the truth is to appropriate it, for it is not mainly reflection and theory. Truth is divine action entering our lives and creating the human action of liberation.” -- James H. Cone
5-DAY DEVOTIONAL FOR A FRESH START | A new year equals a new beginning and a fresh start. It is a time to reset, refresh, and refocus on what's most important in your life. The best year ever starts by knowing you are made new through Jesus. Live new in the new year! We want to thank the International Leadership Institute for providing this plan.
OUR DAILY BREAD | Our Daily Bread Ministries help millions of people connect with God each day. For more than 75 years, our purpose has remained the same: to reach people with the life-changing wisdom of the Bible. Explore more Resources.
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL | Sweet Magnolia offers Sunday School led by Adult Class Teacher Johnny Tremble and Assistant Teacher Sylvia Tremble each Sunday at 9:00 am.
This class uses a quarterly magazine specially written for practical adult life experiences. These lessons provide clear biblical interpretations and stimulate discussions for everyday living.
WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS | French philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin once said, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”
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Christians believe that there is a supernatural realm and that human beings are spiritual beings. Therefore, many people conclude that human beings are capable of supernatural experiences. However, should human beings seek these types of experiences? If yes, how important are those types of spiritual experiences?
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Watch the DEVOTIONS on Angels and Ancestors.
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT | Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s “Making Black America” Documentary Tells the Story of African American Resilience, Empowerment
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Acclaimed documentarian, historian and storyteller Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the creator of “The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song” and “Finding Your Roots,” has produced a new PBS documentary, “Making Black America: Through the Grapevine,” celebrating Black joy and resilience. The four-part documentary series, which airs every Tuesday in October at 9 p.m., chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people beyond the reach of the “white gaze.”
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The series recounts the establishment of the Prince Hall Masons in 1775 through the formation of all-Black towns and business districts, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, destinations for leisure, and the social media phenomenon of Black Twitter. It takes viewers into an extraordinary world that showcases Black people’s ability to collectively prosper, defy white supremacy and define Blackness in ways that transformed America itself.
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But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship
God in spirit and in truth: for God is seeking such to worship God.