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Facing What’s Forward
Pastor Brian K. Brown, St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church Genesis 7 (Noah’s account of facing forward) Our study in the “Facing What’s Forward” series allows us to again revisit, review, and consider Noah’s account of what moving forward brought in the many days, weeks, months, and years of his
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What’s the plan (Jeremiah 29:11)
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY | Today's Church Tampa Bay Many people quote the scripture: I know the plan that I have for you says of the Lord. I know the thoughts that I think concerning you say the Lord, thoughts of good and not of evil to bless you and prosper and to bring you […]
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Praying in the Already
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “He asked this only to try him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do (John 6:6).” Many people see prayers from the imagery of two roles: Santa Claus or a short-order cook. Some see a Santa Claus who gives out toys and […]
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The Big Revelation
“Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them unto babes (Matthew 11:25).” Jesus, our Wayshower, began his prayer with thanksgiving, and then he acknowledged the Lord of heaven and earth as his
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Thankful During Unsettling Times
Rev. Brian K. Brown, Pastor, St. Mark M.B. Church Philippians 4:4-7 As we are getting ready to celebrate another Thanksgiving holiday, let us be reminded that we don’t need a holiday to be thankful.  Every day is a day to be thankful.  Paul writes this epistle while imprisoned to a bellowed group
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Changing the System
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “Be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2).” Have you ever been bothered by a speck of dust in your eye or by a […]
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House of God (Jeremiah 26:11)
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Jeremiah was a prophet, and people didn’t like some of the things he said, so much so they were going to kill him in the house of the Lord. Jeremiah told them if they killed him in the Lord's house, his blood would be on their hands, and there […]
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Jesus asked questions
Rev. Doral Pulley is the senior pastor of Today’s Church Tampa Bay, 2114 54th Ave. N, St. Petersburg and 5107 North Central Ave., Tampa. BY REV. DORAL PULLEY | Today’s Church Tampa Bay Read – Luke 2:41-52 Scripture: “Ask and it shall be given. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened […]
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Hallelujah
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “And after they had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives (Matthew 26:30).” Worship is only for God. Jesus emphasized two important points about worship. First, it is for God only. In the wilderness, he deflated his ego by telling himself
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“Thanks!”
“He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him, and he was a Samaritan (Luke 17:16).” “Thanks” is a complete prayer. Thanksgiving is a powerful way for you to communicate with God, yourself, and others. You can never go wrong, saying thanks. You can never be too grateful. Appreciation is always
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It’s alright to question God!
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me (Matthew 27:46)?” One day in Sunday school class, my primary teacher told us never to question God because it was a sign of disrespect. I was confused by what she said because my mother told me that if you don’t understand something, ask questions. I could
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Balancing Being & Birth Jesus, the King of the Kingdom
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay READ | Matthew 1:16-25 Whether your parents were married, separated, or divorced, your conception was perfect for your purpose. Maybe your parents were unmarried teenagers or adults who had not planned on having any more children; your conception was
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The House of Prayer
BY DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “And said unto them, it is written, my house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves (Matthew 21:13).” People join spiritual communities and attend religious services for various reasons. Many people do so out of the
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No Comparisons
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican (Luke 18:10).” To help his disciples understand the difference between traditional praying and Kingdom praying, Jesus, who represents the Christ consciousness, told
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Spoken I Am
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY | Today’s Church Tampa Bay Read – John 6:53-70 Scripture: “It is the Spirit that gives life, not the flesh. The words that I speak, they are spirit, and they are life (John 6:63).” Denial: “There is no limit to who I can be.” Affirmation: “Everything that Jesus Christ said
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Prayer is Rewarding!
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full” (Matthew 6:5). Jesus, the perfect pattern for
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Jesus spoke to the fig tree
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY | Today’s Church Tampa Bay Read: Matthew 21:18-21 Scripture: “And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, look how fast the fig tree withered away (Matthew 21:20).” Denial: “I release and let go of anything in my life that is not purposeful.” Affirmation: “What I say
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Way of Speaking
“…If anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them (Mark 11:23).” Prayer is two-way communication between you and God. Prayer impacts what you say to yourself about
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Inferred I Ams
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY | Today’s Church Tampa Bay Read – Matthew 16:13-20 Scripture: “Then Jesus replied, Blessed are you Simon, son of Jonah,flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father which is inheaven(Matthew 16:17).” Denial: “My identity is not limited to
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I Call it like I See it! The Kingdom Key of Good & Evil
READ | Matthew 6:19-24 “The light of the body is the eye; therefore, if your eye is single, your whole body will be full of light (Matthew 6:22)!” BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay There are three major perceptions that people have. One perception is the single good eye. With the
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Lifting the hands
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “I desire people everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or doubting (I Timothy 2:8).” Lifting the hands is a sign of surrender. When an officer arrests a person, the first thing the officer says is, “Put your hands up.” Lifting the
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Sowing vs. Planting: The Kingdom Key of Sowing & Reaping –
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay READ | Matthew 13:1-23 There is a difference between sowing and planting. With planting, you have a designated place, a plan, and the preparations to make it grow and produce fruit. With sowing, you throw the seeds out and let the seeds fall where they
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Your Agreement, Your Assignment
The Kingdom Key of First & Last BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay READ | Matthew 20:1-17 “Study to be quiet, to do your own business and to work with your own hands (I Thessalonians 4:11).” In today’s work world, we are familiar with people working different shifts. For example, in
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I AM that I AM
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY,Today’s Church Tampa Bay Read – Exodus 3:1-22 Scripture: “And God said unto Moses, I AM that I AM (Exodus 3:14).” Denial: “There is no limit to the I AM presence.” Affirmation: “God is. I AM. We are!” When God called Moses to bring the children of Israel out ofbondage, Moses
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My Body
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay Scripture: “That which is born of flesh is flesh and that which is born of spirit is spirit (John 3:6).”  Denial: “My body is not limited to that which is from the crown of my head to the soles my feet.” Affirmation: “My body is anything that […]
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A Church God Can Trust
Scripture: Luke 12:35-48 Congratulations to St. Mark for the blessings of God as we celebrate our 89th Church Anniversary! In the text presented, Pastor Brian K. Brown of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church explained that Jesus was talking to His disciples and to the church as the extension of the
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To God be the Glory for St. Mark’s 89th Church Anniversary!
Theme:  We Will Not Be Stopped Matthew 16:18 In the text prior to the 18th verse of Matthew 16, Jesus converses with the disciples and asked the question “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?”  He gets responses that ‘some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others […]
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Prayer Partners
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20).” I got introduced to the idea of Prayer Partners at an All- Night Prayer Service at the Holy Name Church of Jesus. After our Friday Night
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‘What is Needed to Handle the Unknown Moments That Come up in Our Lives?’
Rev. Brian K. Brown, Pastor, St. Mark M.B. Church Sermon: “Facing What’s Forward” | Scripture Reference: Hebrews 11: 8-10 Facing what is forward in faith continues as our topic of discussion, and a model found in the life of another Biblical figure, Abraham. Walking synchronously, the narrative of
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What Will You Remember?
Mark 8:27-38 Pastor Brian K. Brown This year God fixed it that this year’s Independence Day would fall on a Sunday.  Long before we celebrated Independence Day, God created an independence that we might be liberated from sin, from its power, presence, practices, and penalties.  Christ died so that
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