Vaiden Friendship Baptist Church

07/02/2025

FROM PASTOR WEEKS DESK:

Proverbs 16:7 KJV - 7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

NLASB:

16:7 We want other people to like us, and sometimes we will do almost anything to win their approval. But God tells us to put our energy into pleasing him first. Our effort to be peacemakers will usually make us more appealing to those around us, even our adversaries. But even when it doesn’t, we haven’t lost anything. We are still pleasing God, the only one who truly matters.

THE KEY PHRASE IS TO PLEASE GOD NOT MAN!! REV. WEEKS LOVES US ALL!!!

07/01/2025

FROM PASTOR WEEKS DESK:

5:1-10 Paul contrasts our earthly bodies (“earthly tent”) and our future, resurrection bodies (“a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands”). Paul clearly states that our present bodies make us groan, but when we die, we will have new bodies that will be perfect for our everlasting life. Even then, we will not be spirits without bodies.
Paul wrote as he did because the church in Corinth was surrounded by Greek culture, and many believers had difficulty with the concept of bodily resurrection. Greeks did not believe in a bodily resurrection. Most saw the afterlife as something that happened only to the soul, with the real person imprisoned in a physical body in this present life. They believed that at death the soul was released—there was no immortality for the body, and the soul entered an eternal state. But the Bible teaches that the body and soul are not permanently separated.
Paul describes our resurrected bodies in more detail in 1 Corinthians 15:46-58. We will still have personalities and recognizable characteristics in our resurrected bodies, but through Christ’s work, our bodies will be better than we can imagine. The Bible does not tell us everything about our resurrected bodies, but we know that they will be perfect, without sickness, disease, or pain (see Philippians 3:21; Revelation 21:4).

REV. WEEKS LOVE US ALL!!!!

06/30/2025

FROM PASTOR WEEKS DESK:

1 Peter 1:13-14 KJV - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

NLASB:

1:13-14 The imminent return of Christ should motivate us to live for him. This means being mentally alert (“prepare your minds”), disciplined (“exercise self-control”), and focused (“put all your hope in”). Are you ready to meet Christ, living as God’s obedient child?

REV. WEEKS LOVE US ALL, HE IS TRYING TO PREPARE US FOR HEAVEN!!!

06/29/2025

Good morning, church. This link is where Rev. Cedric D. Weeks will be preaching today. Press the link below to hear the word.

Anderson United Methodist Church Worship Experience, June 29, 2025, with Pastor Cedric Weeks, "PassingOnTheMantleOfSpiritualLeadership".Anderson United Metho...

06/27/2025

FROM PASTOR WEEKS DESK:

5:18-19 God brings us back to himself (reconciles us) by blotting out our sins (also see Ephesians 2:13-18) and making us right with him. When we trust in Christ, we are no longer God’s enemies or strangers or foreigners to him. Because we have been reconciled to God, we have the privilege of encouraging others to do the same, and thus we are those who have the “task of reconciling people to him.”

REV. WEEKS LOVES US!!!!

06/26/2025

FROM PASTOR WEEKS DESK:

92:14 Honoring God is not restricted to young people who seem to have unlimited strength and energy. Even as they age, devoted believers can produce spiritual fruit. Many faithful older people continue to have a fresh outlook and can teach us from a lifetime of experience in serving God. Churches should always be looking for ways to tap into their experience and wisdom. Seek out an elderly friend or relative to tell you about his or her experiences with the Lord and challenge you to new heights of spiritual growth.

REV. WEEKS LOVES US!!!

06/25/2025

FROM REV. WEEKS DESK:

Matthew 24:4-14 KJV - And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

THIS GODS WORD WHICH IS WRITTEN IN RED!!!!

06/24/2025

FROM PASTOR WEEKS DESK:

14:29 A quick temper can be like a fire out of control. It can burn us and everyone around us in its path. Anger divides people. It pushes us into hasty decisions that cause bitterness and guilt. Yet anger in itself is not wrong. Anger can be a legitimate reaction to injustice and sin. When you feel yourself getting angry, look for the cause. Are you reacting to an evil situation that you are going to set right? Or are you responding selfishly to a personal insult? Pray that God will help you control your quick temper, channeling your feelings into effective action and conquering selfish anger through humility and repentance.

06/20/2025

FROM PASTOR WEEKS DESK:

4:7-21 Everyone believes that love is important, but love is usually thought of as a feeling. In reality, love is a choice and an action, as 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 shows. God is the source of our love. He loved us enough to sacrifice his Son for us. Jesus showed us perfectly what it means to love; everything he did in life and death was supremely loving. The Holy Spirit gives us the power to love; he lives in our hearts and makes us more and more like Christ. How well do you display your love for God in the choices you make and the actions you take?

THIS IS WHAT PASTOR WEEKS TELLS US ALL THE TIME, HE LOVES US!!!

06/19/2025

FROM PASTOR WEEKS DESK:

4:4 “When the right time came,” God sent Jesus to earth to die for our sins. For centuries the Jews had been wondering when their Messiah would come—but God’s timing was perfect. We may sometimes wonder about God’s timing. Do you wonder if God will ever respond to your prayers? Never doubt him or give up hope. At the right time he will respond. Are you waiting for God’s timing? Trust his judgment and trust that he has your best interests in mind.

REV. WEEKS LOVES US ALL EVERYDAY!!!!