Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church

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05/29/2026

WORD FOR TODAY...God Is Working In You, With You, And Through You...“That I myself may be in them.” John 17:26...Just before He was arrested and taken to the cross, Jesus prayed: “[Father], I have made You known to them, and will continue to make You known in order that the love You have for Me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.” When it comes to recognizing and responding to God’s presence in our lives, Christian author, John Ortberg, says he lives by these twelve truths: (1) God is always present and active in my life, whether or not I see Him. (2) Coming to recognize and experience God’s presence is learned behavior; I can cultivate it. (3) My task is to meet God in this moment. (4) I’m always tempted to live “outside” this moment. When I do that, I lose my sense of God’s presence. (5) Sometimes God seems far away for reasons I don’t understand. Those moments, too, are opportunities to learn. (6) Whenever I fail, I can always start again right away. (7) No one knows the full extent to which a human being can experience God’s presence. (8) My desire for God ebbs and flows, but His desire for me is constant. (9) Every thought carries a “spiritual charge” that moves me a little closer to or a little further from God. (10) Every aspect of my life, work, relationships, hobbies, errands—is of interest to God. (11) My path to experiencing God’s presence will not look quite like someone else’s. (12) Straining and trying too hard do not help. So, the word for you today is—God is working in you, with you, and through you!

05/28/2026

WORD FOR TODAY...Try Fasting..“Is this not the fast that I have chosen?” Isaiah 58:6..God gave His people the following reasons for fasting: “To loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke” (v. 6). Fasting is one of the best ways to break the power of the flesh. If you can say no to food, you can say no to just about anything. Fasting can be a powerful spiritual discipline God uses to help bring freedom and clarity. No matter what cause you care about, fasting invites the favor of God. When you abstain from food to seek God, it shows Him you’re serious. And He takes you seriously if the cause honors Him. Some spiritual breakthroughs are possible only with the combination of prayer and fasting. When you fast and pray, the synergy is more than the sum of its parts. If you feel like your dream is in a holding pattern, try fasting. If your marriage is in trouble and you need things to turn around, try fasting. If your heart is breaking for your kids, try fasting. If you need a breakthrough, try fasting. If you need to make a big decision, try fasting. Fasting breaks strongholds and yields breakthroughs. It’s the way we declare to God that we need Him and want Him more than food itself. It takes tremendous discipline to give up food, but doing so cultivates discipline in other areas of our lives. The best way to kill sinful desires is by starving them to death. That’s precisely what fasting does. It doesn’t just weaken your physical body; it also weakens your sinful flesh and simultaneously strengthens your spirit.

05/27/2026

WORD FOR TODAY...Christ Can Satisfy Your Soul...“Give me this water, that I may not thirst.” John 4:15...She lived in Samaria, had been married five times, and was now living with a man who was not her husband. Maybe gossipers wagged their tongues about her. How else would you explain her midday appearance at the well? Other women fill their buckets at sunrise, but this woman opted for noon, preferring the heat of the sun over the heat of their scorn. Were it not for the appearance of a stranger, her story would have been lost in the Samaritan sands. But He entered her life with a promise of living water that would quench the thirst of her soul. He wasn’t put off by her past. He told her: “‘Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.’ The woman said to Him, ‘Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst’…The woman then left her water-pot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, ‘Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?’ Then they went out of the city and came to Him…And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, ‘He told me all that I ever did’” (John 4:13-15, 28-39). No one else was willing to give her a chance, but Jesus gave her the chance of a lifetime. And what He did for her; He will do for you.

05/26/2026

WORD FOR TODAY...He's The God Of New Beginnings...“Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them.” James 5:20...Our God is the God of new beginnings! The Bible says: “Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.” It is never too late for a new beginning. And what’s even more remarkable is that God uses people like us to help others find a new beginning. The Bible contains many accounts of men and women who got a second chance and, by God’s grace, used it well. Like Peter, who denied Jesus but went on to become a leader in the New Testament church. Or David, who committed adultery and murder, yet his psalms are a major part of one of the most quoted books in the Bible. And what about Jonah? He got a do-over! “The word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time” (Jonah 3:1). Sin can wreck hearts, homes, plans, and people. But the good news of the gospel is that sin can never keep God from loving or reaching for us. And we should never stop loving and reaching for others. “If a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness” (Galatians 6:1). The Greek word for restore is a medical term that means “to set a broken bone.” When a doctor resets a broken bone, he realigns it and then puts it in a cast for about six weeks. During that time, God does the actual healing. Your job is to find broken people who need a second chance and help to restore them.

05/22/2026

WORD FOR TODAY...Know Who You Are...“By the grace of God I am what I am.” 1 Corinthians 15:10...Who are you? It seems like a simple question but is often one of the most challenging to answer. To know who you are and what you stand for, to be aware of how you’re perceived by others and how you present yourself to the world, is one of the most important aspects of a well-lived life. This could be called your “personal brand.” Your brand consists of attributes that are present for every encounter you have with work colleagues, family, or friends. You could call them “deliverables,” virtues you bring to all your social and business interactions. You may take your deliverables for granted but consider writing down your own personal mission statement. What is your purpose? What are you about? What is your vision? Does your life truly reflect what’s important to you and how you want others to see you? So often, we live our lives based on what those around us think we should be or do. We follow the path we’ve seen others take, or we pursue what the media defines as success. Eventually, and sometimes surprisingly, we may find ourselves frustrated, angry, and disappointed in life. Have you ever heard business professionals lament about climbing to the top of the corporate ladder, only to find that it was leaning against the wrong building? They were so busy keeping up with what they thought they were supposed to be doing that they never stopped to ask themselves what they actually wanted to do. Be like Paul: Know who you are, honor your personal brand, and say, “By the grace of God, I am what I am.”

05/21/2026

WORD FOR TODAY...You Have Full Forgiveness...“The Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20...How many times must the apostle Paul, who was once known as Saul the persecutor of Christians, have had flashbacks to Stephen’s stoning? Or the countless other Christians he hunted down like animals? Paul was an eyewitness, which means those snapshots were sealed into his visual cortex. When he closed his eyes, those images could have haunted him for the rest of his life. By today’s standards, Saul would be seen as a violent persecutor. But he had an encounter with Christ that blinded him. He regained his physical sight after three days, but the grace of God enabled him to turn a blind eye to his forgiven sin forever. If God turns a blind eye to confessed sin, shouldn’t we? That doesn’t mean we deny our sin or ignore it. If you underestimate your sinfulness, you depreciate the grace of God. Paul called himself the chief of sinners (see 1 Timothy 1:15). Perhaps that’s why he appreciated the grace of God so much. The reason many of us label others by their sin is because it makes us feel better about ourselves. We think: “I may not be perfect, but at least I haven’t done that!” But Paul was explicit: “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). God doesn’t grade your sins like the legal system, as misdemeanors and felonies. No, you are either in sin or in Christ. You’re either guilty or you are fully forgiven. Not only have your sins—past, present, and future—been atoned for, but at the point of believing faith, God forgave you and credited your account with the righteousness of Christ.

05/20/2026

WORD FOR TODAY....The Worst Failure...Is Failure To Try...“Be strong and of good courage…for the Lord your God is with you.” Joshua 1:9...It’s impossible to live successfully without taking risks. Leo Buscaglia wrote: “To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement…To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk being called naive. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk despair, and to try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing…Only the person who risks is truly free.” Franklin Roosevelt spent much of his life battling illness and was confined to a wheelchair. Yet he became one of America’s greatest presidents. He said: “It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” In The Pursuit of Excellence, Ted W. Engstrom gives this advice about the importance of trying: “Starting today, you can begin to enjoy using and developing your gifts…If you’ve always wanted to write, then write something, a short article, a poem, an account of your vacation. Write it as if you were going to be published; then submit it somewhere. If you’re a photographer, gather your best pictures together and submit them as entries in a contest. If you think you’re a fair tennis player or golfer, enter some tournaments and see how you do. You may not win the top prize but think how much you’ll learn and experience just by trying. The worst failure…is failure to try!”

05/19/2026

WORD FOR TODAY...Are You Washing Your Nets?...“He noticed two empty boats standing at the water’s edge while the fishermen washed their nets.” Luke 5:2...Why would fishermen wash nets that hadn’t been used? The answer is they were quitting because of an overnight problem. “We have fished all night and caught nothing” (see v. 5). Their expectations had been destroyed. They believed that the way things were was the way they’d be. They were beaten! That’s when Jesus showed up. He came to where they were; He walked right into the middle of their disappointment with a solution. First, He asked them for their boat and used it to preach to the crowd and heal the multitudes. Child of God, turn everything over to Him—all you have, all you are, and all you’ll ever be—and let Him use you for His highest purposes. Next, He gave them a word that only faith could receive: “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught” (Luke 5:4). Can you see now why He has to wait until you’ve done everything you know to do? Only then are you ready to listen; even though His Word doesn’t seem to make sense, you’re ready to obey without question. Are you discouraged today? Is it your ministry, your marriage, your job, or your health? You may be washing your nets, but it’s not over. Who told you God wasn’t going to bless you again? Who told you He wasn’t going to bring victory out of your ashes? It’s not over until He says it’s over. If He can fill empty nets for those discouraged disciples, then you don’t have a problem He can’t take care of.

05/18/2026

WORD FOR TODAY...The Way Up Is Down...“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” 1 Peter 5:6...God will not tolerate pride from anyone. If self-exalted ones refuse to humble themselves, they leave God no other choice than to do it for them. One day, pride got the better of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon: “As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor” (Daniel 4:30). That was raw, unvarnished, arrogant pride. A year earlier, Daniel had told the king through the interpretation of his dream that he should change his ways. But he had ignored Daniel’s warning. Now God said enough was enough and interrupted his proud moment: “While these words were still in his mouth, a voice called down from heaven, ‘O King Nebuchadnezzar, this message is for you! You are no longer the ruler of this kingdom’” (Daniel 4:31). During the next seven years, Nebuchadnezzar lost his sanity and was reduced to the status of an animal in the forests. That’s how low pride brought him! Someone once said, “A man wrapped up in himself makes a pretty small package.” Only when Nebuchadnezzar humbled himself did God have mercy on him and give him back his sanity and his reign. That’s when he declared God’s sovereignty over all kings and kingdoms: “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud” (Daniel 4:37). So be humble!

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200 Mount Olive Church Road
Bainbridge, GA
39817

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(229) 246-1152

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