Newell Chapel CME Church, Meridian MS

06/19/2025

07/08/2024

Father, forgive us for our sins, bless us beyond any measure of worth and use us to reach and help others.

04/11/2024

Lord, thanks for your continued grace and mercy.

04/02/2024

Lord, we are grateful in spite of and thankful because of it all. Keep Your hands on us.

04/01/2024

Smiling at all of the debate about ‘religious holidays’, celebratory dates versus actual dates…etc.

At this point, It matters less the actual date and more the fact that it occurred…

04/01/2024

Lord, what You forgave, help us to forget so we can walk in the newness of life.

03/31/2024

Here is a snippet from the early church father John Chrysostom’s famous Easter sermon where he expands on what it means that Christ rose from the dead:

“Let no one grieve at his poverty,
for the universal kingdom has been revealed.
Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again;
for forgiveness has risen from the grave.
Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free.
…
Hell took a body, and discovered God.
It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see.
O death, where is thy sting?
O Hell, where is thy victory?
Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!
Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!
Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever. Amen!”

03/31/2024

Lord, we appreciate Your display of love towards and for us.

03/30/2024

I like Christmas with all of the presents and its pageantry, but I love Easter...

It's not the eggs, the bunny, the baskets or the new suits and dresses.

Christmas is about showing up and Easter is about showing out.

03/30/2024

Lord, wash us clean, not just our feet, Lord; especially our hearts to remove the pains we refuse to let go, the memories that hold us bound and the desires that lead us away from You.