Category: Sunday Sermon

  • Your mind is important

    Your mind is important

    I have known for a very long time that man is composed of body soul and spirit. This awareness was later strengthened during the years I spent in the mental health system. When mental (bodily intellect) gave room to recognition of the importance of my human spirit my recovery began the final irreversible journey. My…

  • Forgiveness, the necessary step

    Forgiveness, the necessary step

    Someone once said unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies. That is because unforgiveness is a poison even though we feel justified. Recently, I went to minister to someone who was going blind due to Glaucoma. She was already nearly blind in one eye, and the other eye was misty with…

  • Being Aware

    By Tonya King Have you ever been going along about your regular life and get blindsided by your illness? I have many times. It seems just when I get it all together, my Bipolar disorder comes at me, raging. I am totally taken aback. My illness catches me off guard because I, sometimes, get lax…

  • Surviving Christmas

    Surviving Christmas

    By Tonya King The Christmas season is in full swing at my home. I absolutely love Christmas. First, because it is the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, which is the most important reason. Secondly. It is the season of family and good will toward our fellow man. But I…

  • Cultivating Joy

    Cultivating Joy

    Joy comes from your spirit. The Bible lets us know that it is a manifestation of the fruit of the recreated human spirit. Cultivating joy is the same as cultivating the fruit of your spirit. Cultivating essentially means tending to that which is receiving attention Joy is maintained by thanksgiving. When you give thanks you…

  • Jesus cares For the Mentally lll

    Jesus cares For the Mentally lll

    It is estimated that there are over 450 million people worldwide living with mental illness (WHO 2001). That is staggering statistics and shows there are many challenged with mental health. What does the Word of God say about mental illness? Is this something that God is concerned about? Emphatically yes. God cares about our total…