EACH ONE REACH ONE

WHERE LOVE IS AN ACTION WORD

PASTOR'S CORNER

The Compelling Majesty of His Power “The love of Christ compels us . . .”

2 Corinthians 5:14

Paul said that he was overpowered, subdued, and held as in a vise by “the love of Christ.” Very few of us really know what it means to be held in the grip of the love of God.

We tend so often to be controlled simply by our own experience. The one thing that gripped and held Paul, to the exclusion of everything else, was the love of God. “The love of Christ compels us . . .”

When you hear that coming from the life of a man or woman, it is unmistakable. You will know that the Spirit of God is completely unhindered in that person’s life. When we are born again by the Spirit of God, our testimony is based solely on what God has done for us, and rightly so. But that will change and be removed forever once you “receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” (Acts 1:8).

Only then will you begin to realize what Jesus meant when He went on to say, “You shall be witnesses to Me.” Not witnesses to what Jesus can do—that is basic and understood—but “witnesses to Me.”

We will accept everything that happens as if it were happening to Him, whether we receive praise or blame, persecution or reward. No one is able to take this stand for Jesus Christ, who is not totally compelled by the majesty of His power. It is the only thing that matters, and yet it is strange that it’s the last thing we, as Christian workers, realize. Paul said that he was gripped by the love of God, and that is why he acted as he did. People could perceive him as mad or sane—he did not care. There was only one thing he lived for—to persuade people of the coming judgment of God and to tell them of “the love of Christ.”

This total surrender to “the love of Christ” is the only thing that will bear fruit in your life. And it will always leave the mark of God’s holiness and His power, never drawing attention to your personal holiness.

Senior Pastor

Edwin Frederick Brown

and

1st Lady

Paula Katrina Brown 

Prevailing Prayer – 2/26 – 3/4, 2023

Luke 11: 1 “… Lord teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”                                                                                                                     

When Jesus was upon the earth, He taught His disciples how to pray.  He directed them to present their daily needs before God and to cast all their care upon Him.  And the assurance he gave them that their petitions should be heard, is assurance also to us.  – (Steps to Christ. 93.)

MARKET  STREET CHURCH  FAMILY...

Prayer Is the Life of the Soul—Prayer is a necessity; for it is the life of the soul. Family prayer, public prayer, have their place; but it is secret communion with God that sustains the soul life.—(Education, 258.) Pr 18.2

Prayer Necessary for Spiritual Health—Several times each day precious, golden moments should be consecrated to prayer and the study of the Scriptures, if it is only to commit a text to memory, that spiritual life may exist in the soul. The varied interests of the cause furnish us with food for reflection and inspiration for our prayers. Communion with God is highly essential for spiritual health, and here only may be obtained that wisdom and correct judgment so necessary in the performance of every duty.—(Testimonies for the Church 4:459.) Pr 18.3

E. G. White

MSC Family,

Be sure to utilize our 

Prayer Request Box located in the Narthex.

The prayer request  slips will be collected and prayed over weekly.

The Bible says in 

Philippians 4 : 6 NIV

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God." 

EVENT CALENDAR

• MARCH  4

Dr. Rudolph Peters

NCC African American Ministries Coordinator

• MARCH  11

CHAPLAINS DAY

Dr. Angela Li

Assistant Director

ACM Field Representative 

Pacific Coast Region

• MARCH  18

Youth Pastor

Kai' Simone Hodges

• MARCH  25

Senior Pastor

Edwin F. Brown