Church notes from the New Year- Cornerstone Church. Your journey

Found out that Bishop Pitts is stepping down from the weekly worship services and his daughter and her husband are taking over. Praise God for new leadership roles. :)

The first half of this is from Bishop Pitts, the second half of this is from his daughter, Meredith (husbands name is Phil).

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Michael Pitts
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Joshua 4:19-24
the story of the Isrealites in Gilgal, they came over the Jordan river on dry land, and each tribe (12 tribes) took a stone, and placed it on the edge of the river as a monument to what God had done.

Jesus is the Cornerstone.

When you focus on God, you will make it.
Sometimes when you don't know what to do, you do what you see other people do.

Every church has a purpose. Not all of us can reach everyone, but together we can do it all.
Some churches are meant for people who are curious about our belief, new believers. Some churches are for growing that belief, finding our place, finding our gifts. Some churches are for being bold, growing the body internationally and opening new churches.
We cannot expect a church that is meant to introduce new people to be the ones to give us the meat and potatoes.. they are meant to serve baby food, not PBJ or steak.

When God gives you something (a gift), He expects you to grow in it, and spill into other people.

To harvest, you have to pick soil, plough, plant seed, water it, and then harvest it.
To follow, you have to have an assignment.
This assignment changes in different chapters of your life.

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Meredith
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Matthew 25- the parable of the talents.

Whatever He give you, it is up to us to work it. to Invest it.
Allowing fear and intimidation to keep you back is wicked and slothful. Allowing the devil to hold you back from your calling and from taking steps forward is coward and lazy.

Matthew 6:33
Seek first- seek God first.

Pursue other people in our lives that have this relationship with God.
Learn from them.
Seek their wisdom.

My assignment is different than there's. My assignment is different than my friends or my neighbors or my spouse.

Exodus 14:21-22
Joshua 3:9-13
Exodus 34:26

Your ministry is yours, and you need to step forward in it.