First Baptist Church South Pell City

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

Monday Devotional: Building on the Gardener’s Cultivation

The eternal Gardener refuses to leave any area of life barren. He plants seeds of righteousness in hearts willing to be cultivated—spiritually, relationally, financially. His pruning may feel uncomfortable, but it produces lasting fruit. Just as soil requires preparation before growth, our lives need surrender to His tending. Trust His green thumb even when the process aches.

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”
(John 15:1–2, NKJV)

Reflection: What area of your life feels most “pruned” right now? How might this season be preparing you to bear richer fruit for God’s kingdom?

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

Sunday Morning Service with Pastor Ira K. Harris

06/05/2026

Congratulations to Pastor Ira Harris on being appointed by Chief Justin Cooper to the PCPD Chaplain Program.

In May 2026, Pell City Police Department officially launched its Chaplain Program, an initiative designed to provide vital faith-based support to both officers and the community.

The program, led by Chief Justin Cooper and the PCPD Community Policing Division, marks the return of a service that has been absent for several years.

“Our department is fortunate to have strong leadership, but some situations we face, both internally and within our community, benefit greatly from partnerships with our city’s faith-based leaders,” Chief Cooper said.

The primary goal of the program is to offer emotional and spiritual support to law enforcement personnel. Chaplains will also assist with sensitive responsibilities such as delivering death notifications and responding to traumatic incidents. These roles are now formally incorporated into the department’s chaplain program policy.

Philip Brewer, who has previously worked with the department through various programs, stepped into a key role in helping shape and define the chaplain initiative

The effort was launched by Community Police Officers Autumn Conaway and Pat Tunnell, who reached out to Andy Lambert, pastor of Coosa Valley Church of God and head of the Pell City Ministerial Association. Lambert noted that he had long advocated for establishing such a program.

Following that outreach, he and three other local ministers quickly committed to participating. The initial group of PCPD chaplains includes:

- Andy Lambert (Coosa Valley Church of God)
- Philip Brewer (Faith Community Fellowship)
- Ira Harris (First Baptist South)
- Scottie Pinson (Eden Westside Baptist)

Each chaplain will complete an extensive accredited training program covering conflict resolution, crisis intervention, collaboration, and an understanding of police culture.

06/05/2026

Friday Devotional: Feeding the Twin That Breathes

Dead things don’t struggle. The very war within you proves God’s breath still moves. Every worship song, scripture, or moment of obedience starves the false self and nourishes the eternal. Hell fears the version of you that stops performing and starts believing. Feed the twin connected to Source, and watch purpose outlive the fight.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
(Philippians 1:6, KJV)

Reflection: What daily habit quietly feeds your God-designed self? How can you protect that practice from the noise of expectations today?

06/04/2026

Thursday Devotional: Limping Into a New Name

Jacob wrestled God and left with a limp and a new name. Your struggles aren’t setbacks—they’re shaping stations. God uses pressure to birth prayerful, disciplined, healed versions of you. The fight leaves marks, but those scars become testimonies. What the enemy meant to break you, God renames as breakthrough.

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
(Genesis 32:28, KJV)

Reflection: What “limp” from past battles do you resent that God might use to display His strength? How could surrender transform that wound into wisdom?

06/03/2026

Wednesday Devotional: Trading Birthrights for Bowls

Esau swapped destiny for soup—a temporary craving costing eternal inheritance. We do the same when we trade prayer for distraction, purity for pleasure, or purpose for clout. The enemy sells quick fixes but hides the receipt. Every choice feeds either the flesh or the spirit. What tastes sweet now may starve your future.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
(Galatians 5:17, KJV)

Reflection: What “bowl of soup” have you been tempted to trade your peace for this month? What eternal inheritance might that compromise cost?