Corbett Baptist Church

08/30/2026

Corbetts Encouragement 8/30/2026

“Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭150‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.150.1-6.NIV

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/isa.41.10.NIV

Honestly, I’m struggling with the pre-grief of knowing my mom is going to die in my life time. My mom was old when I was born. My whole life I’ve known she would most likely not be here for most of my adult years. So why is it all of a sudden affecting me so much? I know she’s going to Heaven. I know that she’ll be with Jesus and I know that it’s selfish of me to not be happy for her and live my life how both her and God would want me to, but I also know, that no one on this earth will be able to take her place, and that just scares me to death.

This week, I saw a shirt that says “Worship Anyway”. Most people would see that statement and think it means to worship even when you’re sad, and yes, that’s very important to continue worshiping even when you feel like your world has stopped turning ( because I know mine will when mom goes to see Jesus face to face).
However; has anyone stopped to think that “Worship Anyway” also means when you’re mad. When you’re happy. When you’re jealous. When you’re annoyed. When you’re angry, and definitely when you’re broken, because worshiping The Savior who holds this world together is sometimes the only way to find your peace. It’s pretty difficult to feel hatred while you sing “Awesome God”. It’s pretty difficult to be jealous while praying for your friend who’s going through something you hope you never see. It’s pretty difficult to be sad, when God continues to bless you day in and day out on this beautiful Earth He created. It all starts with a worship anyway mentality.
So, on that day, when it feels like my world is not turning, I will be sad. I will be angry. I will be jealous, but I will Worship Anyway, and let Jesus put me back together yet again.

Quote: “Worship is a choice to focus on God's goodness despite your current circumstances”
~ unknown

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06/28/2026

“Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.14.19.NIV

05/04/2026

Corbetts Encouragement Today: 05/03/2026

“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”
Psalms 62:1-2 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.62.1-2.NIV

“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.”
Genesis 2:2-3 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/gen.2.2-3.NIV

““Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.””
Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.11.28-30.NIV

“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Isaiah 40:30-31 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/isa.40.30-31.NIV

I probably need to stay off the Tik Tok, but it really does give some good insight because I’m on the right side of it most days. I saw one that started out with a man talking, and the first thing he said was “Jesus got tired too”. We talk all about the miracles He performed and how much power He radiated in life. We preach how great He is and how He never falters or looses sight of His purpose. Jesus is the best man that ever walked the earth. He is awesome, amazing, faithful, loving, kind, helpful, and everything good, but He still got tired on this earth, just like the rest of the humans.

I see how busy everyone is in today’s world, me included. We are always go go go and we have too many things that have to get done, and we tend to feel like we don’t deserve to rest. We feel like we have to earn it by getting everything accomplished after we manage to go to work for 8+ hours each day, then spend 2-4 hours a night on whatever extra curricular we have within the family, then come home to try to accomplish all the home projects first and by then it’s 10pm to midnight. Well, the truth is, all those “things” that we feel we need to accomplish, will still be there later, especially on Mondays after church day.

Now, that doesn’t mean Jesus didn’t get his requirements done. He worked. He accomplished. He prospered, and then He rested. He did what was needed and asked of Him by His Father, but then He rested. He rested by sleeping. He rested by bringing His concerns to His father. He rested by taking solace in knowing His Heavenly Father would always be there to pick Him up. ( Matt 28-30). Even God rested on the 7th day of creating the Earth! (Gen 2:2) So, don’t forget that it’s okay to rest sometimes, especially after completing everything God asks of you for the week.

Quote: “Rest is a weapon given to us by God through Jesus’s finished work at the cross. The enemy hates it because he wants you stressed and occupied.”

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04/26/2026

Corbetts Encouragement Today 04/26/2026:

“Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).”
‭‭John‬ ‭19‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.19.17.NIV

““I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.””
‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭33‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.16.33.NIV

“For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/isa.41.13.NIV

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/heb.4.15-16.NIV

““As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.15.9.NIV

I saw a tik tok this week, that said “we’re really good at looking like we’re fine, but a lot of us are carrying more than we were meant to carry alone. Jesus carried a 125 lb wooden beam on His bloodied back and beaten body. He’s strong enough to carry what’s breaking you.” I’ve always known that Jesus carried the cross, but guess I’ve never really thought in depth about it. In my day to day life, my worries are very minor compared to carrying a 125lb cross in horrible conditions, much less being the sacrifice for the human population. We as humans tend to only see Jesus as God after the resurrection takes place, but we forget he was also a person. He was a perfect person, but still a person. He understands better than anyone what it’s like to be born into this crazy world. He understands what it’s like to grow up navigating life here on Earth. He knows what it’s like to have to go through the biggest hardship of your life (granted His was way worse than any of ours). He knows what it’s like to know you’re going to die. He knows what it’s like to be betrayed by friends/loved ones. He knows what it’s like to be loved and then hated in a moments notice. Jesus gets us. I see the ads everywhere and at the end it the tv commercial, it says “He gets us”. It’s so true.

No one in this world can love you like Jesus. There will never be anything that Jesus doesn’t know about you. There will never be anything you can hide from Him. He knows you as a whole, and still went to the cross for you! He knows your deepest sins. He knows your at times hateful hearts. He knows how mean you can be, and He chose you anyway. (John 15:9). The peace in knowing that, is so comforting. So yea, next time, I think I’ll take those worries to Jesus first, because carrying a weightless worry of “did my husband wash the dishes” or a heavy (to me) worry of “my parents are getting old and won’t be around forever” will just never be something He can’t handle. (Isaiah 41:13)

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Quote: “Stay strong! God carried you this far, He will take you the rest of the way.”

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04/19/2026

Corbetts Encouragement Today: 4/19/2026

““My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 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.””
‭‭John‬ ‭17‬:‭20‬-‭26‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.17.20-26.NIV

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬, ‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.15.13.NIV

“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/pro.18.24.NIV

Do you ever see good old friends at the most random times, and it just makes your day that much better? I’m not talking about going to Walmart and waving hi and bye at the acquaintance next door. I’m talking about those friendships, whom you spent years each day making each other better, praying for each other, working with each other and loving each other. And now you’ve seen each other after a long hiatus, just by going about your day to day life, and you will spend a good thirty to forty minutes just chit chatting the joys, concerns, crisis, and excitements in life. They help you map out next moves, and celebrate the milestones in the moment. Then, you just seem to feel better and more at peace after.

We as people don’t usually stop to think about it, but did you know you can have this amazing feeling all the time? Jesus is (or should be) our best friend. He never leaves, even when you go on a long hiatus from Him. He always wants what’s best for you. He never is rooting for you to loose. He listens to any and all rants you hear I’ll ever come up with, and the utmost important part, He loves you. We as people think we can’t bring every minor inconvenience to Jesus, which is just crazy talk in my opinion. If it bothers you enough that you’d tell your earthly best friend, why not tell your heavenly best friend (whom I hope can be your earthly bestie too!)

My mother always told me “you are who you hang out with” all through life, and even now as an adult. When I was a child, I really thought it was her way of explaining to me why I shouldn’t be around the “bad kids”. Now that I’m an adult, I know Best friends shape your life all the way throughout it. They will pick you up and tear you down. They will either correct you or continue to let you self destruct. They will pray for you and urge you to Jesus or they will help lead you astray. Friends are a big part of how you turn out the way you do. Choose friends who pray for you, love you, and protect you, just like Jesus did first! (John 17:20-25)

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Quote: “There has never been a more faithful friend than Jesus.” ~unknown

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04/17/2026

Please join us this week, welcoming Bro. Mike Donavan, who will be preaching at Corbett Church this Sunday.

04/12/2026

Corbetts Encouragement today 4/12/2026

“Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭26‬-‭29‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/1co.1.26-29.NIV

“Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭29‬-‭31‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/luk.1.29-31.NIV

“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.””
‭‭Joshua‬ ‭24‬:‭15‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/jos.24.15.NIV

We’ve all heard it through our lives: “God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called”. For years now, I’ve heard that and thought “yea okay” when it comes to my life, and I believed it in cases, for example like the David and Goliath story or when a man can preach but he’ll tell you he’s definitely not a preacher (but everyone sees that he is). But, Never once have I thought it occurred in my every day life, until a few weeks ago, when a dear friend brought it to my attention. Backstory: I was put in a position where I have 12-15 girls to teach. Immediately These were my thoughts on the matter: I am not qualified to be a counselor. I am not qualified to teach children. I am not qualified to change these girls. I am not qualified to make them better.
That’s where the “He qualifies the called” comes in.

I still don’t believe God has qualified me to be any of these things for these young people, but rather, He’s qualified these kids to help, teach and change me. As an adult, we take a child’s ministry for granted, but God uses them every day to get people through this life. The statement and verse of “train up a child in the way they should go and when they are old, they will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6), is something to cling to. Out of some of these “children”, a few pray like they’ve been praying for 80 years. A few know The Bible better than some preachers, and a few always seem to bring Jesus right to the table each time they open their mouths. They have been trained up well in their last 10-12 years. I have no doubt that when these children are 80, they will be some of the mightiest Jesus warriors in every way possible.

When thinking of our children, We forget one very important person in the salvation Story. Think of Mary’s mother. The Bible tells us that Mary found favor with God (Luke 1:30). Mary didn’t find favor with God just because she was always a great kid. She didn’t find favor because she was just a God fearing child. She didn’t find favor because she was a good prayer. Mary found favor with God because of the seeds her mother instilled in her as a young child, and then she chose to follow God. Mary is the ultimate example of training a child in the way they should go. So, as a parent, are you training your child in the ways they should go? Are you making sure that they’ll be called and qualified one day? Are you giving them the tools to know what is right or wrong? Are you teaching them who Jesus is? Because sometimes, it takes a child knowing Jesus to bring Him into someone else life.

Quote: “as for me and my home, we will serve The Lord” Joshua 24:15

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04/05/2026

Corbetts Encouragement today 04/05/2026

“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”
Matthew 28:6 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.28.6.NIV

“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:”
Luke 24:5-6 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/luk.24.5-6.NIV

“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.”
Romans 6:8-10 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/rom.6.8-10.NIV

“Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.” The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.” There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews. One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.””
Luke 23:32-43 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/luk.23.32-43.NIV

“But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.”
Revelation 19:20-21 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/rev.19.20-21.NIV

Happy Easter! He is Risen. Hallelujah Jesus is Alive! How much more encouragement can we get than knowing that information! Let’s back up for just a moment, to the Friday before. The moment exactly where Jesus is on the cross between two criminals. The Bible tells us one criminal rebuked Jesus by throwing insults claiming that He wasn’t the Son of God because if He was He could save them both. The other criminal simply said “Jesus remember me when You come into Your kingdom”. The 2nd criminal accepted Jesus in that moment as The Son of God, and went to be in Heaven with Jesus. No matter what you’ve done, where you’ve been, or who you’ve hurt, Jesus paid the ultimate price for you, just like He did for the criminal on the cross with Him. He came to this earth to save humans from themselves. Went through this life, died a traumatic horrible death whom no human could withstand, all while saying “God forgive them because they know not what they do”.

Jesus deserves our devotion. He deserves our submission. He deserves our acceptance, and yet some humans still don’t. I don’t know a whole lot, but I do know this. Jesus won that day, and soon He will win again, for the final time. (Revelation 19). Will you be there to celebrate that win with Him? Don’t be the first criminal on the cross. It’s not worth eternity separated from Jesus. Jesus is Alive. He is well. He has nail scared hands and He is waiting for you and me!

Quote: “Easter says you can put truth in the grave but it won’t stay there”

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03/29/2026

Corbetts Encouragement Today 3/29/2026

“For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭95‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.95.3.NIV

“Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,”
‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/neh.1.5.NIV

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭107‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.107.1.NIV

The Webster’s Dictionary definition of Awesome is something that causes feelings of admiration, respect, or fear. We serve an Awesome God! He’s not just awesome because people think that and The Bible says that, although those are great references for believing it. He’s Awesome, because He spends the day with us. He’s Awesome because He takes care of us, before we even knew we needed Him. He’s awesome because He loves us. Hes Awesome because he loves us so much that He saved us! (Psalms 95:3, John 3:16, Nehemiah 1:5)

Speaking of that! Have you ever counted how many times you say “thank you” in one week? I feel like I’m always saying it. To The lady who complements my shirt. The gentleman who holds the door open for me. The child whom hands you a pen. I started counting how many times I personally use that phrase and realized our society uses it a ton! It’s like we are conditioned to be grateful for any and all tasks someone performs for us (and that’s not a bad thing!). But, How many times this week have you said “Thank you Jesus”? Hopefully more than once, but we’re real life humans, so did we even think about it?

Easter is next week (ya know in case ya didn’t know and you live under a rock). That means Friday we will be sad, as humans killed our Savior. Saturday is the day of mourning, and Sunday, we know, and celebrate that Jesus is alive! Jesus performed the ultimate task for us. He saved us. He deserves all the admiration, praise and thanks we can give. ( Psalm 107. 1) And putting it simply, We just don’t praise and thank Jesus enough. I challenge you this week, to spend it thanking and praising Him for what he did so many Easter Sundays ago!

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quote: “Our God is an Awesome God”

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