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Contents OCTOBER 2025

GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk

8 Strangers with a Purpose: Encouragement from 1 Peter 1:1–2

by Dr. Nathan J. Bonilla

GoodNews Money Matters

10 The Annual Election Period for Medicare: What You Need to Know

by Rick Hughes GoodNews for Everyone

12 Help Me, Jesus!

by Filip Brunner

GoodNews for Relationships

GoodNews Cover Story

28 Poole Funeral Home &

Cremation Services of Cleveland: Compassionate Care When You Need It Most

GoodNews for Everyone

30 Mouth vs. Heart

by Hayden Lanier

GoodNews for your Taste Buds

32 Loaded Sweet Potatoes GoodNews Poetry

34 The Engagement Ring

by Judy Hood

14 Act Your Age!

GoodNews Ministry Spotlight

GoodNews for Women

GoodNews for Health & Fitness

by Jan Merop

16 A Quick Word of

Encouragement for Working Believers

by Corrie Vallance GoodNews for Men

18 What “Day” Is It?

by Brian Johnson

GoodNews Community Spotlight

20 Real Life Village Update

by Mitchell Maloney

GoodNews for Life

22 Autumn Is a Gift

by Mary Catherine Rogers

GoodNews for Parents

24 Altar Moments

by April Engstrom

GoodNews for Everyone

26 Walking By Faith When Fear is All You Feel

by Kristen West

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36 Remnant House

38 Less Clutter, More Jesus

by Courtney Fox

GoodNews for Discovering More

40 Still Shots

by Garrett Nudd

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GoodNews for Everyone

42 Taste and See: Matthew 5:13-16

by Dr. Rob Debelak GoodNews for Seniors

44 Being Salt and Light

by Dorothy Teague

GoodNews for Kids

48 Be a Pumpkin for Jesus

by Charles Finney

GoodNews for those who Grieve

50 Our Example in Grief

by Danette Reeves

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Strangers with a Purpose:

Encouragement from 1 Peter 1:1–2

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by Dr. Nathan J. Bonilla

he Apostle Peter’s greeting in his first letter offers

and the sealing of covenants. At Mount Sinai, for instance,

profound encouragement: “Peter, an apostle of

Moses sprinkled blood on the people to ratify their

Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout

covenant with God (Exodus 24:6–8). This foreshadowed

Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia” (1 Peter 1:1

Christ’s ultimate sacrifice, whose blood cleanses and

KJV). Though this introduction may seem like a formality,

redeems us once and for all. As believers, we are covered

it carries a timeless message for believers navigating the

by this precious blood, which secures our forgiveness and

challenges of faith in a fallen world.

empowers us to live obediently.

Peter calls his audience “strangers” or “exiles,”

Peter closes his greeting with a prayerful blessing:

terms that reflect their reality as spiritual sojourners.

“Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied” (1 Peter 1:2

Their faith in Christ had set them apart, making them

KJV). Grace, God’s unmerited favor, is the foundation of

“strangers” in a society that often misunderstood or

our salvation and sanctification. Peace, the result of grace’s

rejected them. This description applies to us today. Like the early church, Christians are called to live in this world while understanding it is not our final destination.

By addressing his readers as “strangers,” Peter reminds them—and us—that our ultimate home is in heaven. The journey of faith often feels like life in exile. Yet, being a stranger in this world is not a reason for despair; it is a testimony to our identity as citizens of heaven. Through Christ, all believers—Jews and Gentiles alike— are united as God’s people, journeying together toward an eternal inheritance.

In 1 Peter 1:2 KJV, Peter offers assurance that believers’

transformative work, sustains us as we navigate trials. This blessing is as relevant today as it was for Peter’s original

lives are not random or forgotten. He writes, “Elect

audience. In a world filled with uncertainty, we need God’s

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through

grace to strengthen us and His peace to steady our hearts.

sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling

Though the journey may be challenging, Peter’s words

of the blood of Jesus Christ.” This verse reminds us that we

inspire us to press on. As God’s people, we are not alone,

are chosen by God, set apart by the Spirit, and cleansed by

and our lives have purpose. Let us embrace our identity

Christ’s sacrifice. Despite the trials we face, our identity is

as sojourners, walking in obedience and resting in the

anchored in God’s eternal plan. His Spirit works within us,

assurance of God’s multiplied grace and peace. Our true

shaping us into vessels of obedience and purpose.

home awaits.

Christ” is rich with meaning. In the Old Testament, the sprinkling of blood symbolized purification, consecration,

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About The Author

Peter’s reference to the “sprinkling of the blood of Jesus

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coverage should reflect your current and future medical needs.

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informed decisions, and ensure their plan aligns with their evolving

Finder tool to compare Part D plans and ensure your medications are

medical needs and financial situation. You will receive your ANOCS

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(Annual Notice of Changes) if you are presently on an Advantage or

3. Check Provider Networks - If you’re considering a

Rx plan. Please make sure you review them to see if any changes need

Medicare Advantage plan, confirm that your doctors and

to occur during the AEP.

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What Is the Annual Election Period?

The Annual Election Period allows Medicare beneficiaries to make changes to their coverage for the upcoming year. These changes take effect on January 1 of the following year. During AEP, individuals can: • Switch from Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) to a Medicare Advantage (Part C) plan.

4. Compare Costs - Look beyond premiums. Evaluate deductibles, copays, and out-of-pocket maximums to get a full picture of your potential expenses.

5. Seek Help If Needed - Multiple mailings or phone calls received can be overwhelming and can also put you in a bad situation.

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• Move from a Medicare Advantage plan back to Original Medicare.

they can explain all of the upcoming changes. Call or text the Medicare

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annually. Reviewing your plan during AEP ensures you’re not caught off guard by unexpected changes in January.

Why Reviewing Your Plan Matters Many beneficiaries assume that if their plan worked well this

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What Happens If You Miss AEP? If you don’t make changes during AEP, your current plan will typically renew automatically. However, you may be stuck with a plan

year, it will continue to do so next year. Insurance companies routinely

that no longer meets your needs. Outside of AEP, changes are only

update their plans, which can affect:

allowed during Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) triggered by specific

• Monthly premiums.

life events, such as:

• Deductibles and copayments.

• Moving to a new coverage area

• Drug formularies (the list of covered medications).

• Losing other health insurance

• Provider networks (which doctors and hospitals are covered).

• Qualifying for a 5-star Medicare Advantage or Part D plan

Failing to review your plan could mean paying more out-ofpocket, losing access to preferred providers, or discovering that a critical medication is no longer covered.

How to Make Smart Choices During AEP Navigating Medicare options can feel overwhelming, but a few key steps can simplify the process:

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Final Thoughts The Annual Election Period is your once-a-year opportunity to take control of your Medicare coverage. It’s worth taking the time to review your options. By being proactive during AEP, you can avoid costly surprises and ensure your coverage supports your health and financial well-being in the year ahead.

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Gò0dNews for Everyone

Help Me, Jesus!

I

by Filip Brunner

am a child of God, bought back from the market place

The one law is after the flesh, our carnal nature. The other

of sin by the blood of Christ and presented to God the

law is spiritual.

Father as blameless, holy, righteous.

I once was dead but now I am alive through the power

When writing to the church of Galatia, Paul puts it this way:

of His resurrection. I was blind to the truth of the power of

“…Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or

sin that dwells within my heart but now I see that the grace

by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun

and mercy of Jesus is greater.

in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?”

“I have reached sinless perfection! I am free to do everything my Jesus demands of me. Together we will storm the gates of hell and…” …come to a screeching halt.

(Galatians 3:2b, 3 KJV).

Yes, we should want to do the will of God. In order to do so we need not be ignorant that we are in a spiritual war, that we are being pulled in two diametrically opposing directions. You see, we are saved from sin, but until we get to heaven we are still in the presence of sin and our old sinful nature has not been fully eradicated.

The prophet Isaiah dealt with much the same.

Isaiah experienced a mode of operation in which he first saw the vacancy left by a good king. Instead of making a big deal about the death of King Uzziah, the Bible majors instead on the holiness and presence of the Lord. When in the presence of the Holiness of God, King Uzziah fades into the background and Isaiah sees himself as: “Then said I, Woe is me! for I am

Because we realize with the Apostle Paul that:

undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell

“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth

in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes

no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to

have seen the King, the LORD of hosts” (Isaiah 6:5 KJV).

perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I

Isaiah saw himself as he truly was in light of God’s

would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do”

holiness. It was not until his cleansing by a live coal from

(Romans 7:18,19 KJV).

the altar that God was able to use Isaiah. The same is true

A lot of times Jesus wants me to do His will, but my

of Paul and of us. Amen.

Paul goes on to say that in wanting to solve the dilemma, there are two types of law that war within him.

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will gets in the way.

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Gò0dNews for Relationships

Act Your Age!

e were on our way to the college our oldest son had chosen and where he would be working for the summer; the three brothers were in the

back seat.

They had been annoying one another for quite some time. So, in the interest of levity, my husband Ken swayed the car on turns a bit more dramatically so two of them leaned heavily to the right where the oldest sat.

After one time too many, our oldest yelled at his brothers, “Quit it!” Silence!

Till Dad said to the younger ones, “Stop bothering your brother. He’s trying to grow up!”

With that, laughter rang out…though I’m not sure our oldest appreciated it at the time. Now that they’re grown up with family stories of their own, we genuinely laugh at that memory.

Perhaps you have said or have been the recipient of the words “Grow up!” Or “Act your age!” Maybe it was even followed by, “Are you listening?”

Of course, each phrase implies that at a certain age or time in life, we should have matured enough to know how to act, to stop being childish, silly, arrogant, or constantly teasing.

The Bible speaks to this in another way. We see it addressed in Hebrews 5:12-14 NLT, “You are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen. You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.”

The text goes on to say that someone who lives on milk is an infant and doesn’t have the maturity to do what is right. Solid food, it says, is for the mature who are trained and skilled to know right from wrong. Wise.

Therefore, the admonition is “Grow up!” “Act your age.” “Listen!” Behave as mature individuals, opening the word of truth to others.

That doesn’t mean we become dull.

Rather, I find the older my age and spiritual maturity, I feel an internal energy and joy. Sometimes, I must pull back. My internal age and my external abilities don’t always correspond.

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However, Scripture reminds me in Psalm 92:13–14a NKJV, “Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing.”

Recently, I related to a saying on a T-Shirt that said, “I don’t know how to behave because I’ve never been this old before!”

How true that is!

When I turned 16, my Grandpa said in his broken English, “Ah! You’ll never see it again!”

“Grandpa!” I exclaimed, a bit offended. But he was right. I’ve never seen 16 again or how I may have behaved at that age.

That is why I have learned to trust God when He says in Psalm 16:11, “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”

I pray the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:20) permeates my spirit and my behavior so that no matter the number of birthdays, the joy of the Lord will always infuse my behavior, acting the age of His joy! Selah.

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A Quick Word of Encouragement for Working Believers

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by Corrie Vallance

y dear friends, let us take a quick moment to

paths. He is the only One who can make sense of all the

encourage one another in the Spirit of the Lord.

crazy things we struggle with daily.

This life tends to consume our thoughts because

Being a Believer is a moment-to-moment process.

of its constant contact with our flesh and desires, but we

Checking in once a week to get our spiritual fill will never

have been set apart, made free, holy and righteous by

carry us through the storms. We must be united with Jesus,

Christ! Let us shout our praise to the Most High God all the

walking and talking with Him. Asking our God about all the

days of our lives!

questions we have as though we were children. Learning and

Don’t let this world become a prison of thoughts,

groping for more from Him who has all things under control.

emotions, reactions, and turmoil. Instead, let us live the life

In this place, we find peace and shelter from any storm

we have been given freely in Christ. Rejoice Saints of God!

we face. In this place, we find strength in our weaknesses. In

Lest you think this life is meaningless.

this place, we find Him! Glory to God in the Highest for He has struck the flesh down and raised us new in spirit and in truth so that we may never die, but have eternal life in the loving arms of our Savior forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 2:1-10 NASV, “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by

The point of this journey isn’t to learn how to pay

grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and

bills better, work harder, or sum our success in worldly

seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

possessions. The whole point of this journey, once we

so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing

become Believers, is to learn how to live by faith and faith

riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For

alone and to become prepared for another Kingdom. Hope

by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not

is not within our earthly grasp. It doesn’t lie in your job,

of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works,

savings accounts, gifts or donations, good friends, or even

so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship,

being a good person. Hope lies in the character that is built

created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared

from the inside out by building perseverance.

beforehand so that we would walk in them.”

and patience while holding onto our Heavenly Father for direction and affirmation. He is the one who lights our

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What “Day” Is It?

I

by Brian Johnson

try to work out 5 to 6 days a week because I want to be

To work out your own salvation has nothing to do with

around for my family and keep up with my grandkids.

your beliefs. We continue to hear about individual’s truths

I also play drums and various percussion instruments

today which makes it difficult to know what’s correct. If I

during our services at church. It can be difficult to keep up

live according to my truth and you live according to yours

during fast songs if I’m not in decent shape.

then who’s to say who is right or wrong?

Some days I don’t feel like exercising but, most of the

In the medical field, there’s something called

time, I do anyway because I know it’s good for me and I

Anatomical Position. It’s defined as standing erect, arms

always feel better afterwards.

extended, palms facing forward. One of the purposes of

There are certain parts of every workout I don’t like.

this position is to give the entire medical community a

Because it’s hard or it hurts but that usually means those

standard. The front of the hand is the palm, period. It’s not

are the parts that need more attention.

up to anyone’s opinion. Because of that, everyone in the

Philippians 2:12 KJV says, “Wherefore, my beloved,

medical field around the world says the same thing. Our

as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only,

standard, as Christians, is the Bible. It is truth (John 17:17)!

but now much more in my absence, work out your own

We should all be saying the same thing!

salvation with fear and trembling.” What does it mean to “work out your own salvation”?

First, understand it has nothing to do with working

What was translated “work out” is the same word that was used to describe reaping absolutely everything you could from a harvest or if one was in a mine, to get every

to get saved or keeping your salvation. Paul said

ounce of ore they could from that mine. So, to “work out”

that we’re saved by grace through faith, not of works

your salvation is to reap everything you can from your

(Ephesians 2:8-9).

relationship with God.

He also said, if we were able to gain salvation on our own, Christ died in vain (Galatians 2:21).

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Have you heard someone say, “don’t forget leg day”?

If not, that’s a phrase used to describe someone that loves

to workout their upper body, so they’re muscular from the

of stairs without being out of breath, and having good

waist up but have tiny legs. Usually, it’s because they don’t

flexibility. Understand that God will stretch you to make

like to workout their legs. What is there in your Christian

sure you’re in good shape.

life that you don’t like to do that stunts your growth?

Maybe you don’t like to read your Bible. That’s a

God is going to take us through a process of conforming us to the image of His son (Romans 8:29). One

problem because, not only are we supposed to read it, but

of the ways He does that is by stretching us with trials.

we’re supposed to study it (II Tim. 2:15). How will you

Although trials may be difficult, God promises us that we’ll

know how to live if you don’t get God’s word in you?

be perfected (complete), established, strengthened, and

Praying might be difficult for you. I Thessalonians 5:17 says to “Pray without ceasing.” Also, when we pray and

settled after the trial (I Peter 5:10).

Just like we’re at different levels of physical fitness,

give our requests to God, He can give us peace that passes

we’re also at different levels of spiritual maturity.

understanding (Philippians 4:6-7). Could it be that you

Therefore, your workout would be different from mine.

don’t have peace because you’re not praying?

That’s why you must “work out your own salvation.”

Although it’s difficult, we should memorize scripture.

Hiding God’s word in our heart can keep us from sin (Psalm 119:11) and that also allows you to meditate on it no matter where you are (Joshua 1:8).

So, how’s your workout?

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of rejection or you’re just shy. Regardless of that, Jesus told

Brian Edward Johnson is a pastor at his church, nurse and author of Behaving Wisely, One Man’s Journey from Betrayal to Blessing. He longs for Christians to trust God for every aspect of their lives.

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Real Life Village Update

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by Mitchell Maloney, President of Real Life Village

lmost two years have passed since we introduced

progress we’ve made toward initial construction is one of

Real Life Village to you through GoodNews

the many ways we have experienced God’s hand of favor

Christian Magazine. Our mission and vision is to

and blessing on our endeavors this year.

love and care for those in our community who are impacted

We are delighted to announce that we are gaining

by living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,

momentum toward the launch of “Real Life Day.” Westmore

(IDD). We have a big vision and dream but we serve a

Church of God has licensed the use of space in their Student

God who is able to do more than we can imagine. We are

Ministries Center, which is located at 2500 Legacy Parkway

experiencing His help in countless ways as we continue

NW, Cleveland TN. The day programs offered by Real

making progress toward the realization of our dream. We

Life Day will provide needed services for adults with IDD,

have been diligently working toward putting in necessary

giving them an opportunity to participate in community

infrastructure such as roads and all utilities, including

involvement, learn daily life skills, experience recreational

water, sewer, electric, and natural gas in preparation for

activities and art, receive therapeutic care, and much, much

breaking ground on our first building. It will be the Real

more. The projected schedule will be from 9 am to 3 pm

Life Village Community Building. This facility will be

weekdays. This will allow parents of IDD adult children

5,000 square feet and offer spaces for classrooms, offices,

an opportunity to run errands and to take care of daily

therapies, life skills, job training, as well as arts and crafts.

living needs while knowing their IDD family member is

Intake for prospective “Villagers” will also be housed in

being cared for in a loving and safe environment. As we get

the building. We anticipate breaking ground this fall. The

closer to opening these services, more details will be made

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available. Please contact our office at (423) 813-3492 if you are interested in “Real Life Day.” In April Governor Bill Lee signed into law legislation sponsored by Senator Adam Lowe, establishing a pilot program through Real Life Village for East TN. This enables RLV to operate as a campus-style residential program that will house up to 32 residents with IDD. The legislation provides relief from stringent policies and grants Real Life Village the right to establish residential homes on a 26-acre integrated community site. The program is designed to offer supportive living options for disabled adults in a secure environment that fosters community and care.

In November 2024, RLV held its inaugural Vision Banquet. Over 200 attendees were blessed by the keynote speaker, Dr. Raymond Culpepper, as well as the featured musical guest, Cleveland’s very own Voices of Lee. The night was a huge success and shined a spotlight on the mission and vision of Real Life Village. We are grateful for the continuing support of our amazing community and for every donor who has given of their financial resources. We know that when one gives of their resources, they are truly giving of their life. We are excited about this year’s RLV

in Cleveland, TN. If you would like to volunteer as a Planning Team member for this event, or to participate as a player, please contact us at rlv@reallifevillage.com, or call our office at (423) 813-3492. You may register online on our website at reallifevillage.com.

We need each other. None of us were meant to struggle through life alone. God puts others in our path so that we can reach them with the love of Christ. At Real Life Village, we are trusting God to equip and enable us to reach out to those in our community who live with IDD and are unable to care for themselves. If you would like more information about our mission and vision or you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Jesus said when you serve the “least of these,” you’re really “serving Me” (Matthew 25:40).

Vision Banquet. Coach Mark Richt, former head football coach of the University of Georgia, is our keynote speaker.

Coach Richt has a strong Christian testimony and is a parent to two IDD children. We are looking forward to an amazing night of music, food, fellowship, and supporting one another to reach those in our community who will benefit from what we offer. We are believing God for an even more incredible event this year!

Looking ahead to spring, we are hosting Real Life Village’s Inaugural Golf Tournament, scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Flagstone Golf Club

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Autumn Is a Gift raced against October’s chill with light coats and scarves, the bleachers are filled with eager fans ready to cheer their home football team. Excitement fills the air. The aroma of burning wood, somewhere off in the distance, pleases the senses.

There, to one side, our eyes catch a glimpse of orange and gold as swirling leaves get caught up in a gust of wind. Furry squirrels scamper fast along the grass, stuffing themselves with fallen acorns. The nip in the air assures us a new season is upon us. Autumn is here at long last. Like an old friend returning from a long sabbatical, we welcome her.

The air is crisp and so pleasing. Long gone now is the hot summer. In its place are delightful colors that dot the landscape. Water sprinklers have ceased, and golden beds of languishing grass now replace the lush, green lawns. Colors hang heavily upon the trees in the form of leaves. Their hues are so vivid, their colors so deep. We reach down to the ground to scoop up their beauty and hold them in our cold hands. The sound of crunching leaves beneath our boots brings a welcoming and familiar sound. For now, Fall takes center stage.

Fall brings a myriad of festivals, tempting even the tightest purse strings. Delightful crafts and home-baked goods find their way into the trunks of our cars. Everyone knows that in autumn, the apple tarts are sweeter. Pumpkins and apples are in ample supply.

Seasonal fruit conjures up visions of baked delights that no other season offers. On behalf of our waistlines, we are thankful that fall festivals offer their temptations but once a year. Suddenly, our homes take on the fragrance of cinnamon, nutmeg, and so many rich spices!

As day gives way to evening twilight, the sounds of family gathering for fall visits and holidays bring joy to the heart and satisfy the soul. Home is where we kick off our shoes and shake off the fallout of the outside world for a brief respite. For many, home is the starting point of who we are. For some, it will be the finish line of a life too briefly lived.

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We learned long ago that family offers us security unlike any other. If we have lived long enough, lived our lives well, with God smiling upon us, we find home to be a soft place to cushion the hurts and nourish the heart.

We welcome the nights in cozy pajamas and homemade quilts as we curl up with a book near the fireplace. Its warm crackling, embers melt away the cares of the day. The cooler weather cries out, “Cuddle up!”

The harvest moon looms out at us, seemingly staring and holding us delightfully captive in the moment. We watch our breath drift off into the night air. We treasure these moments, for truly, they are gifts. The heart stirs in awe upon the reflection of their offerings.

So bake the pumpkin bread, and sit down to a cup of hot cider. Savor the outdoor views and the beautiful colors. Inhale the cool, fresh air. Take it all in and live life with a thankful heart. Remember, all good gifts come from the Father. James 1:17 KJV says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

Certainly, autumn is among those gifts!

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by Mary Catherine Rogers

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She was a contributor to Daily Citizen newspaper, Dalton magazine, and a book series, A Cup of Comfort for Christians.

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Altar Moments

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by April Engstrom

ne of my favorite memories of adulthood has been

The Israelites had already bought themselves 40 years

the family table—returning to the table I grew

of wandering by their lack of faith, and now the next

up eating at, with all the same people (and some

generation was about to finally walk into the promise. Yet,

new ones!), as we reminisced. It is hard to think of a place

our memory seems so short when it comes to remembering

where I have laughed more than that table, recounting the

the good things God has done. We make altars to the wrong

times my brother and sister jumped off the roof, or the ballet

things (flashback to the golden calf, Exodus 32), and then

performances on the porch, or numerous shenanigans we

complain about anything that’s not our way. We forget that

did or got ourselves into. Memories connect us, sometimes

the same God who freed those Israelites is the same God

space and time distance us, but then, there are always the

who is calling us to live in the freedom of His grace and for

memories that draw us back. They give us unity, strength,

His glory today.

and ground us for the future.

I think this is why, as God was establishing His people

Remembering these things is vital both in our personal walks and in the church as a whole. We need to turn our

and His covenant, He would repeatedly call on them to

eyes upward. In Genesis 28, we see God’s generational

make altars to declare and remember what He had done

covenant confirmed to Isaac’s son, Jacob. Now we’re

for them. In Deuteronomy, He issues this warning to His

traveling back in time, back to the promise that set those

people as they are on the precipice of finally walking into

Israelites on the path to the promised land. Jacob, generation

the promised land.

3 of Abraham’s legacy, was at a low, the very lowest. He had

Deuteronomy 4:9 NLT: “But watch out! Be careful never

stolen his brother’s blessing and was headed out, running

to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these

for his life. He was headed back to the land of his forefather,

memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And

Abraham. I think often when we hit the wilderness, part

be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren.”

of God’s grace is that He draws us back to the place where

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we will see Him. Where we or others have encountered

my grandmothers, and my mom, all of whom are now

Him, and there will lie the answers or the next step in our

worshiping face to face with Jesus. But the legacy they

journey. Jacob lies down, and God meets him in the desert.

wrote with the altars to God they lived out in their lives still

Jacob’s life doesn’t change, but his perspective does. In

inspire me today. Maybe that’s not your story, maybe you

that moment, where God has reaffirmed the generational

are the one who is the Abraham, maybe you are the one

blessing, Jacob awakes. He awakes, and in that moment,

who is starting the legacy. Do not sell God short in your

the cornerstone of promise is anointed. Jacob names this

life. Your story matters, because it is His story. The things

altar: Bethel, the place that will later see another in this

He’s overcome in your life matter, because He was faithful.

generational promise; and, that time more than just the

If He was faithful then, He will be faithful now, even in

Israelites will be delivered.

the midst of the valley you may find yourself in right now.

God wants us to make the markers in our lives that

Look up! Look at the altars in your life that you made on

scream of His glory and His testimony. This way, when

the mountain tops. Make a list today of how God has been

our spirits are weak and our burdens are too heavy, we

real in your life. Then keep it, proclaim it, and walk it each

can recount and declare who He is and has been in our

and every day. You’re on the cusp of the promised land. It’s

lives. He’s a personal God, so make it personal! Tell of His

coming, so remember whose you are and what He has done

glory, but not just to yourself, make a legacy of glory that is

for you. Be encouraged and share your faith from generation

proclaimed by your children. When we declare who God is,

to generation.

What do we need to do? Claim the land; claim the promise. When God shows up in your life, you have the burden to show His glory! My legacy was written for me by those who have gone before, my great-grandmothers,

About The Author

we inspire others around us to taste and see who God is.

April and her family reside on a growing homestead in Cleveland, TN. She has a heart for discipleship and prayer and is involved in both ministries at the Church at Grace Point. Follow her blog at www.everlasting-evergreen.weebly.com.

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Walking By Faith

When Fear is All You Feel

T

by Kristen West

his is one of my favorite seasons of the year to walk

see plainly that there was nothing preventing those two

outside! I love the crisp morning air, the beautiful

ginormous dogs from busting through their shock line and

color of the leaves, and the opportunity to start

tearing me to shreds.

donning my long-sleeve attire again.

And, the other morning I did just that.

After suiting up in my warm workout clothes, I set out for a refreshing walk. It was perfect…until they showed up.

Two large dogs, owned by one of our neighbors, raced

It was one of those tangible faith over fear moments.

Choosing to trust God over my feelings was intentional.

It was a conscious, deliberate choice.

It parallels the choices we get to make every day as we step into the spiritual arena with the enemy of our souls.

to the very edge of their shock line barking and growling

Like those snarling dogs, the devil makes a lot of

as fiercely as they could when they saw me approaching. I

noise. He taunts, yells, and accuses in a purposefully

internally braced myself as I knew I would have to walk within

intimidating fashion and, if we’re not careful, we’ll wind

mere feet of their ferocious faces to continue on my path.

up overwhelmed in all of our emotions exchanging our faith for fear.

God’s given us armor (see the full list in Ephesians 6:11-16) to help us take our stand against the devil’s boisterous rants. “…take the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one” (Ephesians 6:16 HCSB).

Faith helps us move forward when we feel afraid. Faith encourages us to put one foot in front of the other when we feel paralyzed. Faith calls us to keep walking.

Is the enemy yelling so loud right now you can feel his breath? I pray that God would strengthen you to make that intentional, conscious choice to grab your shield, step

Nothing in me enjoyed this process. To be honest, at the very sound of their initial deep bark, every fiber in my being was screaming to turn around and go back. Fight or flight mode kicked in and sent my feelings into orbit.

In that moment, I had an intentional choice to make – run away or keep walking. I chose to keep moving forward

through those feelings of fear by faith, and walk forward in the confidence that God is always with you.

“Do not fear, for I am with you; don’t be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10 HCSB).

this time (but, in complete honesty, that hasn’t always been Choosing to continue, though, didn’t alleviate the feelings of fear, concern, or dread. My natural eyes could

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About The Author

the case).

Kristen West works at Rock Bridge Community Church with a heart for staff leadership, development, and care. She is a communicator with a passion to inspire, encourage, and challenge others in their daily walk with Christ. She writes and publishes weekly content on her blog at kristen-west.com.

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Mouth vs. Heart

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by Hayden Lanier

he prophet Jeremiah gives us a captivating picture

God desires that we be people who keep Him near our

of the wicked. He says, “you [God] are near in their

mouths and hearts. We should share the gospel, the truth of

mouth and far from their heart” (12:2 ESV). He is not

salvation in Christ, and make our beliefs about Jesus known

alone in this assessment. In Isaiah, God describes a people

to the world. But this must come from a place of knowing

as “honor[ing Him] with their lips, but their hearts are far

God. We must have this intimate, abiding relationship with

from [Him]” (29:13 ESV). Then, in the New Testament, Jesus

the Father from which our words about Him flow. If He is

quotes this verse and ascribes it to the Pharisees and scribes,

not near our hearts, our words are ultimately empty. We

saying, “You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you,

deceive others and possibly even fool ourselves.

when he said: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me’” (Matthew 15:7-8 ESV).

This may be a pointed question, but it bears asking nonetheless: Are you near God in words or in your heart?

Jesus spoke those words to the most religious, educated,

Do you truly know God, or just say that you do? Are you a

and moral people of His day. If anyone would have known

Christian in name only, or do you daily die to yourself and

God and had Him near their hearts, you would think it was

let Christ live through you?

this group. However, this would be a false picture because their nearness to God was only in their words. Even further, these words were insincere. They were focused on their own rules and commandments more than those of the Lord.

This should serve as a startling warning for us. It is possible to honor God with our lips but be far from Him. We can go to church, pray, read the Bible, and do good things while not truly knowing God. I have grown up and lived in the South my entire life. I went to a public school where, if a student said they were not a Christian, they were questioned and even sometimes ostracized because they did not have the

Walk with the Lord and keep Him near your heart. Or,

same religious beliefs as most of the student population.

if you do not know Him, why not ask Him for a new heart

Yet, while most of the people I grew up around claim to

today (Ezekiel 36:26)? If we draw near to Him, He will draw

be Christians or even go to church, tragically, that is as far

near to us (James 4:8). Thanks be to God.

as some of these people’s relationship with God goes. You can go to church and say you believe all the right Christian

See www.setyourmindabove.wordpress.com for more from Hayden Lanier.

daily? Or do you honor Him with your lips only because of the culture around you?

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things, but are you living for Christ? Do you walk with Him Hayden Lanier attends Shorter University and works at Cave Spring Baptist Church.

You can find more of his writing on his blog, setyourmindabove.wordpress.com.

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Loaded Sweet Potatoes Ingredients • 4 large sweet potatoes

6. Add the Sweetness: Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture over the buttered sweet potato flesh. Use a fork to gently mix the melted butter and sugar into the sweet potato.

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

7. Add the Crunch and Protein: • Sprinkle the chopped nuts evenly over the sweet potatoes.

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts • 1/2 cup cooked ham bits

• 1/2 cup cooked bacon bits • Salt to taste

• Optional toppings: sour cream, green onions

Instructions 1. Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil for easy cleanup.

2. Prepare the Sweet Potatoes: Wash and scrub the sweet potatoes thoroughly. Pat them dry with a paper towel. Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork to allow steam to escape during baking.

3. Bake the Sweet Potatoes: Place the sweet potatoes on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-60 minutes, or until they are tender when pierced with a fork. The exact baking time will depend on the size of the sweet potatoes.

4. Prepare the Toppings: • While the sweet potatoes are baking, prepare the toppings.

• In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar and ground cinnamon.

• Cook the ham bits and bacon bits if they aren’t pre-cooked.

You can sauté them in a pan over medium heat until crispy.

• Chop the pecans or walnuts if not already chopped.

5. Assemble the Loaded Sweet Potatoes: • Once the sweet potatoes are done baking, remove them from the oven and let them cool slightly.

• Carefully cut a slit down the center of each sweet potato and gently squeeze the ends to open them up.

• Place 1 tablespoon of butter inside each sweet potato, allowing it to melt and seep into the flesh.

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• Add the ham bits and bacon bits on top of the nuts,

distributing them evenly across the sweet potatoes.

8. Final Touches: Add a pinch of salt to taste. If desired, add a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of green onions for an extra burst of flavor and color.

9. Serve and Enjoy: Serve the loaded sweet potatoes immediately while they are warm. They make a fantastic side dish or even a main course if you want a hearty and satisfying meal.

Tips for Success • Customization: Feel free to customize the toppings based on

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God gave us the Holy Spirit like an engagement ring.

Now, we can sing, For there will be eternal life, Once He comes and takes us for His bride.

And, this is no empty hope.

He’ll bless us with everything we want.

We’ll only want those eternal things.

Things you can’t buy, things you can’t bring.

This life is for the pure, Nothing else could endure.

He’s getting ready now to fly, To meet us in that bright blue sky.

Are you ready now to go?

Are your garments white as snow?

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T

Remnant House he Remnant House, located in Englewood,

House is a one-year, Christ-centered program for men

Tennessee, was founded by Pastor Brandon

who have lived similar lives to Brandon. It is a place

Strickland in 2021. Previously he invested four

where they can encounter Jesus Christ every single

years as the assistant director of a similar recovery

day and overcome who they used to be. It is a place

program, learning the intricacies of rehabilitation and

where men leave their past behind and discover their

regeneration through the power of the Holy Spirit.

path, plan, and purpose for their future.

Before coming to Christ, Brandon went through 15

What makes RH a distinctive ministry is that this

years of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl

team connects graduates with local churches, and

addiction which led him to a lifelong revolving door

community leaders, for ongoing efforts to help them

of incarceration and recovery programs. In 2019,

achieve lifelong success.

Brandon had an encounter with his Lord and Savior

Remnant House for the first 90 days:

in the Bradley County jail, who revealed to him what his life purpose was and where he needed to begin.

Brandon said yes to the call and began to put one foot in front of the other to overcome his addiction and his past hurts and traumas. He followed the plan that God showed him step-by-step and four years later the Remnant House was born. The Remnant

• 1-30 Developing Healthy Habits (DHH) – expectations, daily tasks, hygiene, managing without self-medication • 31-60 Developing Spiritual Habits (DSH) spiritual expectations, while maintaining the core personal expectations, begin simple Biblical principles, scriptural memorization, attending group meetings and twelve step group meetings • 61-90 Prepping For The Future - life skills expectations, how to assess job skills, filling out job applications, working with ministry staff on projects. After which there is a curriculum of daily tasks, classes, book assignments for reading, and traveling with the team to churches and events to tell their stories.

For the first three months, participants will learn life skills, break those cycles, have daily Bible teachings, develop a prayer life, attend church regularly, work with the community, and work on one of the work crews. What if someone has a talent to use for the Kingdom? This team can help men

Brandon and his wife Katlyn

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grow in it!

and discipleship program for men. Your bondage might not look like drugs/alcohol, it may look like depression or PTSD, or lifestyle dysphoria. Bondage has various forms.

Reach out to Pastor Brandon Strickland at 423370-6015, pbstrickland@remnant-house.com, or the intake agent Jonathan Hammock 205-704-3021. No phone minutes, but Wi-Fi available? Message via Jonathan Hammock, Intake Coordinator

Don Smith, Administrator

Facebook (Remnant House).

After four months, participants can work outside the ministry. Participants will develop budgeting skills, open a savings account, and take steps toward making changes in their lives. During this stage participants will still receive daily Bible teachings, attend church regularly, strengthen aspects of prayer life, grow talents, and keep breaking those chains.

Are you considering joining the Remnant House and interested in learning more about daily life there? Remnant House provides a one-year recovery

The Remnant House, located in Englewood, Tennessee. The Remnant House is a one year Christ centered program for men who are dealing with addiction, depression, PTSD, or lifestyle dysphoria. It is a place where they can encounter Jesus Christ every single day and overcome who they used to be. It is a place where men leave their past behind and discover their path, plan, and purpose for their future.

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Less Clutter, More Jesus

R

by Courtney Fox

ecent evidence has shown how clutter affects our mental, emotional, and physical health. Let’s look at some factors:

• Clutter causes stress and overwhelm.

• Clutter causes you to actively feel the burden of all your physical things.

• Our natural instinct is to buy more to be happy; so, we end up with a mile-high pile of short-term, past happy moments.

• Clutter brings the feeling of shame and embarrassment.

• Clutter represents unresolved trauma.

• Living clutter-free renews a sense of pride for your space.

• When we are constantly losing things, it results in the

• Clearing clutter boosts mood, sparks joy, and clears your mind.

repurchasing of duplicates and wasting money.

• Clutter can cause us to be routinely late for events, appointments, work, etc., from looking for lost items (keys, that birthday gift, an overdue library book, etc.).

• Clutter causes hazards when piles of clutter accumulate around doorways or pathways.

• Clutter contributes to getting sick more often from dust, dirt, mildew, or mold when the accumulation of excess things prevents routine cleaning.

Luke 12:15 NIV reminds us, “Then he said to them, ‘Watch out!

• Clearing clutter, especially during stressful times, can help you cope with and work through trauma.

• Clutter-free living allows you to honor items, people, and memories.

• Clutter-free living establishes self-confidence and creates a welcoming space for the loved ones.

If all those reasons weren’t enough to convince you to learn to let go, evidence shows cleaning up your space improves your concentration, encourages you to move your body by simply carrying out the tasks it takes to declutter, increases ability to focus,

Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an

and improves any negative feelings you may have about your

abundance of possessions.’”

home environment. In this world, we can control very few factors.

How can reducing clutter positively impact you? The list is plentiful!

So, creating a calm and inviting space can set us up for success.

By adopting a more thoughtful mindset about how we

• Living clutter-free gives you more time to do things you enjoy.

consume, our overall rate of waste will improve. This is just one

• There are less things to manage.

way we can honor the land the Lord gave us.

• Living with less frees up mental bandwidth for things that actually matter.

Matthew 6:19-21 NIV instructs us, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy,

• You can redefine what it means to ‘value’ something, giving

and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves

the satisfaction of a decluttered space while being proud of a

treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and

job well done.

where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is,

• A new appreciation for things comes when you don’t have to buy duplicates.

• Life lessons, and even more importantly healthy life patterns, emerge from clutter-free living, such as being able

there your heart will be also.”

C.S. Lewis famously shared this message, “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”

We know only true happiness comes from Jesus Christ, and by

it is normal and healthy to have both an incoming and an

letting those excess things go, we can make more room for Jesus in

outgoing stream.

our hearts and lives.

• We focus, think, and sleep better in a clean, clutter-free home.

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to teach your kids to manage things in a home. And, that

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Still Shots

O

by Garrett Nudd

ver the last couple of years, I have spent a lot of

and how He loves us, I think everything would change,

time reflecting and talking with God. I work in

especially how we feel about ourselves.

marketing, communications, and philanthropy

My life is fairly ordinary. But as I’ve reflected, I’ve

for one of the largest faith-based health care systems in

discovered countless times when God has shown up in the

the world. Even though I don’t serve on the front lines

simplest moments and revealed Himself as MORE THAN.

providing life-saving medical care, I frequently get to see

I’m not a biblical scholar and I don’t know all the finer

patients and talk with people when they are experiencing—

details about Jesus’s life like I should, but I do know enough

or at least recovering from—some of the most challenging

to know Jesus spent His life proving to people that they

situations anyone could experience.

were MORE THAN, not less than.

I’ve heard stories first-hand from people who are

The woman at the well, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus,

wounded and broken physically, emotionally, and

the twelve disciples. These weren’t community leaders,

spiritually. Prior to that, for ten years I traveled around

philanthropists, philosophers, or professors. They didn’t

the country—and many times around the world—as a

eat at nice restaurants surrounded by art galleries and

professional photographer documenting weddings on

European-looking coffee shops and dessert cafes. They were

the weekends and creating family and high school senior

commoners, fishermen, and farmers. Maybe even a little

portraits during the week. Most of our wedding work

rough around the edges.

required us to travel, but when we weren’t traveling,

Yet, Jesus made it clear that they were MORE THAN,

we served a discerning local portrait clientele

not less than. Jesus didn’t spend His time with

out of our storefront studio in beautiful

community leaders and CEOs. He didn’t hang out

Chattanooga, Tennessee.

with politicians and bankers. He didn’t socialize

If you point your camera at enough people,

with school superintendents and society’s elite. It

it doesn’t take long to discover some pretty

wasn’t because He didn’t like them. Maybe it was

significant and surprising insecurities. Over

because the higher we get the noisier it is. And I

the years I’ve learned a sad and unfortunate

don’t think Jesus cared too much for noise.

truth. Most people view themselves as less

David spent his time on the hillside,

than. Less than they are. Less than others

just himself and his father’s sheep,

see them. And less than God

and David was called a man

designed them to be.

after God’s own heart. “Be

During my

still and know that I am

reflection, I realized the

God,” we read in Psalm

less than perception

40:10. Be still and know. Be

we often have of

still, avoid the noise, and

ourselves is contrary

know. Be still and experience

to everything God stands for and

MORE THAN.

every promise He’s ever made. through His eyes. If only we could see why He loves us

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If only we could see ourselves

Garrett Nudd serves as director of communications for AdventHealth Georgia. His recent book, MORE THAN: Discovering How Your Story Reveals God’s Beautiful Truth About You, challenges readers to shift their paradigm from less than to MORE THAN.

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Taste and See: Matthew 5:13-16

M

by Dr. Rob Debelak

essiah’s disciples are “the salt of the earth” and “the

situations. It’s present in this world but does not originate in

light of the world.” These two sensory metaphors

this world. Like salt losing its flavor, wrong choices unnaturally

stress the impact godly character has on people

cover a light cloaking its brilliance in a garb of dimness.

experiencing the Gospel.

Shrouded instead of seen, hazardous rather than helpful, its

Salt of the Earth (v 13)

mask compliments an abyss it should oppose. Jesus encourages

Salt is notably a food seasoning (taste; Job 6:6); an agent of preservation (Temple sacrifices were salted; Leviticus 2:13,

His people to shine, dispelling the shadows.

Cooperatively, some suggest sprinkling salt in an oil lamp

Ezekiel 43:24; Ezra 6:9; Mark 9:49); and an aid in healing (curing

intensifies the hue. Bright lights are at their best when times

water; 2 Kings 2:21). Excessive quantities inhibit the growth of

are darkest (Daniel 12.3). The purpose of these service elements

vegetation (Judges 9:45; Jeremiah 17:6; Ezekiel 47:11). In each

rests in the godly benefit they provide.

case, salt produces results. Connecting this essential mineral with ‘earth,’ Jesus emphasizes an intended purpose and positive effect on people.

If corrupted, salt can lose its flavor rendering the compromised material unusable. Foods can be spiced, but salt cannot be resalted (Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34). Forfeiting its key quality, unable to fulfill its purpose, and no longer savory, it is discarded.

Light of the World (vv 14-16) God’s speech called light into existence (Genesis 1:1-5). The sun, moon, and stars perpetuate and reflect light (vv 14-19).

Contrasting darkness, light benefits sight (Job 12:25; Ecclesiastes 11:7) and is associated with life (Job 33:26-30) and truth (Psalm 119:130). Like Genesis 1, the declaration of Jesus (Matthew 5:14)

Neither salt nor light exists for the sake of itself. They are

commissions His followers to mirror Him in serving others.

highlighted because these are what the world needs. Seasoning

Amplifying light’s value, He states the obvious: hilltop towns are

brings flavor and enjoyment to those sharing a meal, just as

built in plain view; candles are lit explicitly to illuminate (Luke

light illuminates their path. God works through His people to

11). His followers are cued to conspicuously reflect His character

invigorate a lifeless generation, preserve truth, prevent spiritual

in a shady world.

disease, etc. Salt is tasted; light is seen. Through genuine,

Personal Conduct Matters

tangible, relevant expressions of Jesus’ values, people experience

The flexible applications of salt (spicing foods, consecrated

the Gospel. The messenger’s credibility hinges on whether the

service, saline for healing, etc.) portray Gospel virtues

believer’s words and conduct are consistent with God’s Good

enhancing relationships, promoting sensitive evangelism, and

News. The imperative is to live worthy of the calling.

injecting quality in meaningful discipleship. The presence

Spiritually wholesome lives are examples of

of salt (peace; Mark 9:50b; and grace Colossians 4:6) in a

transformation others draw from. Living the Gospel, God's

believer’s speech and conduct deepens fellowship or sets a

people can make a difference in the world He loves and gave

tone for testimonials. Because its core quality is at risk, vigilant

himself for. Jesus calls believers, His salt and light, to exhibit

guardianship is needful against contamination with worldly

the psalmist’s open invitation: “O taste and see that the LORD

values or ungodly compromise (James 4:4). Individually and

is good...” (Psalm 34:8 KJV).

Light is useful in contrasting darkness, illuminating direction, judging decisions, etc. It brings clarity in obtuse

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corporately, faithfulness is related to ministerial effectiveness.

Dr. Rob Debelak is Professor of Bible at Lee University. He has taught at Lee University for 30+ years and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

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Being Salt and Light

W

by Dorothy Teague

hen I was growing up on the farm, we

pantry to add to their food to enhance the flavor. Salt

butchered our hogs in the fall and made

is both a preservative and a seasoning.

use of everything from snout to tail. I

In Matthew 5:13 NIV, Jesus tells His disciples,

have always been an animal lover so my parents

“You are the salt of the earth…” Salt is symbolic of

waited until I was on the bus to school to do the

loyalty, durability, usefulness, or value (Wikipedia.

deed. To preserve our meats, we salt cured the hams

org). Jesus goes on to say that if the salt loses its

and hung them up in the smokehouse. Back in the

saltiness, it is no longer good for anything, except

day, it got cold enough in East Tennessee to process

to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. If we

meats and store them outside. My mom would often

don’t dwell in the Word to add seasoning to our

send me or one of my sisters out to the smokehouse

lives, then we can become tasteless and ineffective to

to cut a slab off of a ham for breakfast. It was scary

share Christ. We, as Christians, should be making a

to go into that low lit building, bumping into hams

difference in our world, and trying to be a positive

hanging down everywhere. I definitely felt better

impact on those

when I came back out into the daylight!

around us. We

Salt curing has been around for a long time going

should be the

all the way back to 2000 BC in Egypt as a method of

flavoring to

preserving food. The coarse salt rubbed on the meat

enhance the

draws the water to the surface and out of the meat,

lives of others.

thus preventing the growth of bacteria and slowing

If we don’t do

down the process of spoilage. Today, this process is

this, then we

usually not done on family farms due to not being

aren’t being

cold enough to hang them outside. They are sent to

useful in the

a processing house and they hang in a giant cooler.

Kingdom of

Even though the salt curing process isn’t done

God as we

anymore, every family in America has salt on their table or in their

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are called to be.

In verse 14 of the same chapter Jesus says,

day.” He says we are not of the night, nor of darkness

“You are the light of the world. A town built on

(1 Thessalonians 5:5-11 KJV). We have the light of

a hill cannot be hidden.” In verse 16, Jesus goes

Christ and if we allow it to shine brightly, in word

on to encourage His disciples to “let your light

and deed, others will see the difference Christ makes

shine before others, that they may see your good

in lives and we can lead others to Him!

deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven.” Light is

So, how can we be salt and light as Christ directs

symbolic of knowledge and understanding. When

us to be? Each one of us has our own sphere of

you turn on a flashlight in a dark room when the

influence. We can live our lives so as to imitate and

electricity goes off, you can find your way through

emulate Christ. We can live out His Word, loving

the house. Everything is illuminated and you can

others and doing good, being the flavoring to this

see. If we have the light of Christ, the presence and

world. Like moths to a flame or to a light, we can

knowledge of Him abiding within us, we can find

draw others to Him by letting the light of Christ shine

our way through this dark world.

through us!

We have a bug zapper to stem the tide of dark of the night so they flock to it. That’s how others should respond to us when they see Jesus living in us.

Jesus calls us “children of the light and children of the

About The Author

mosquitos in the summer. The light is bright in the Dorothy Teague is a Tennessee native, who resides in McMinn County with her husband, Lewis, on their farm. After completing 31.5 years as a teacher in the Bradley County School System, she is active in her church at Eastanallee Baptist Church where she is a member of the choir and praise team.

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oday we gather to consider a timely message: Be

man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed

a Pumpkin for Jesus. As the autumn season turns

away; behold, all things are become new.”

the leaves to gold and the air grows crisp, we see

The cleansing is a process of sanctification, and it begins

pumpkins adorning our homes, our gardens, and our

with repentance. When we come to Christ, we confess our

tables. This symbol of harvest and abundance can serve

sins and ask for His forgiveness. He is faithful and just to

as a powerful metaphor for our walk with Christ. Just as a

forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1

pumpkin is harvested, carved, and filled with light to shine

John 1:9 KJV). This cleansing prepares us to be vessels of

forth, so too are we called by Jesus to be lights in a dark world.

honor, fit for the Master's use (2 Timothy 2:21 KJV). As the pumpkin is prepared for its transformation, we too must be prepared for the work God has for us.

Carved for God's Glory After the pumpkin is cleansed, it is carved into a beautiful design, often with a face or a pattern that allows the light to shine through. Likewise, God carves us according to His perfect design. In Isaiah 64:8 KJV, we read: “But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” God shapes us, molds us, and carves us so that we might reflect His image and allow His light to shine through.

Filled with the Light of Christ Finally, a light is placed inside, and it shines brightly

Chosen by God for His Purpose Pumpkins are planted and nurtured until they reach

for all to see. This is the most important part of being a pumpkin for Jesus: being filled with the light of Christ. Jesus

their full potential. They do not choose the moment of their

Himself declared in John 8:12 KJV, “I am the light of the

harvest; the farmer does. Likewise, God has chosen us for

world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but

His purpose. In John 15:16 KJV, Jesus reminds us: “Ye have

shall have the light of life.” When we follow Jesus, we are

not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you,

filled with His light, and that light shines in the darkness,

that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit

bringing hope, peace, and salvation to a world in need.

should remain.” Like the pumpkin that is harvested at the

Shine for Jesus

right time, God has ordained each of us to be His vessels,

As we embrace the message of being a pumpkin for

and to bear the fruit of righteousness and holiness.

Jesus, let us remember that we are chosen by God, cleansed

Cleansed and Made New

by His grace, carved according to His purpose, and filled

Once a pumpkin is harvested, it must be cleansed

with the light of Christ. Just as the pumpkin shines in the

and prepared. The flesh inside is scooped out, leaving the

night, we also must shine as beacons of hope in a world that

pumpkin empty and ready to be transformed. This is a

desperately needs the light of Christ.

In 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV, we are told: “Therefore if any

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picture of what Christ does in the heart of every believer.

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Our Example in Grief

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by Danette Reeves

e hold tightly to what we know: family, friends,

Him, but rather because they were humanly exhausted.

jobs, homes, independence, health, and our life

Jesus, at peace, because He relinquished His will to the

routine. We like our stability. We cherish the

Father’s will, said, “Get up, let us be going….”

people around us. But nothing in this world is as secure as

Jesus has shown us how to grieve. Do we ignore our

we want. Jobs are lost, homes destroyed. Our health can

loss? Do we bury ourselves in debt, busyness, or drugs? Do

be intact one day and then declining the next.

Our family leaves us through death, separation, or unresolved misunderstandings. Long-time friendships dissolve.

The security we think we have is a façade. We hold tightly to what we love and enjoy, thinking we will never lose it. We are not in control like we pretend. Everything here is temporary.

How do we cope with losses? Some turn to drugs, while others go into depression. Some go shopping, spending money they do not have for that momentary fix of feeling content. Others may go to friends for advice and comfort. Some will fill their schedules to stay busy every moment.

But when we sit alone, none of these things bring peace and comfort.

Webster’s dictionary defines grief as “deep and

we immediately walk as though we have no grief? No. We

poignant distress.” Jesus knew grief. In Mark 3:5, Jesus

spend time with our Heavenly Father. We lean into His love.

was grieved at the hardness of hearts. In Luke 19:41, He

We surrender to His will. Even though we cannot possibly

lamented Jerusalem because its people would not turn to

understand the whys, we can trust His love for us. As we

Him. One of the favorite verses in the Bible is John 11:35,

walk through the pain of grief, we know that Jesus walked

which simply says, “Jesus wept.” Mark 14:33-36 NASB

through grief and knows intimately the loss we feel. He

tells us that as Jesus prayed, He said, “My soul is deeply

walks every step with us and invites us to lean into Him.

grieved to the point of death.”

This passage in Mark 14 describes Jesus’ profound grief.

Then, we get up! One time? No, moment by moment.

Grief is not a one-time, done deal. But He is with us through

He asked His friends to stay with Him, yet they were tired

it all. So, we get up. And we get up again, and again, and

and slept. Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, asking

again. God has something for us to do as long as we have

God the Father to intervene; God did not change the eternal

breath in our bodies. We lean into God for strength and get

plan that would separate the Father and the Son for a time

up, just as Jesus demonstrated.

returned to His friends twice more for support; twice more He found them sleeping, not because they did not care for

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About The Author

as Jesus became sin on our behalf (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus Danette Reeves and her husband, Charlie, live in Cleveland, TN. They attend The Church at Grace Point.

One of their joys is being Oma and Opa to four grandchildren. Her heart’s desire is to be a student and a teacher of the Word, and a consistent follower of Jesus.

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African Methodist Episcopal

Price Memorial AME Zion 254 Dooley Street NE, Cleveland, TN 37311

Anglican

Mission Cleveland 1165 Church St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311

Apostolic

First Apostolic Church Of Cleveland 4859 Freewill Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (229) 343-6880

Assembly of God

The Collectives Church 1976 Westland Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 641-0193 Triune Assembly 301 Sunset Drive Cleveland, TN 37312

Baptist

Antioch Baptist Church 2807 Old Alabama Rd. SW McDonald, TN 37353 Avenue Church 1720 Perry St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-0489 Beacon Baptist Church 505 Corvin Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7056 Bellefounte Baptist Church 132 Bellfounte Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-2312 Bethel Baptist Tabernacle 3165 Buchanan Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-5820 Berean Baptist Church 2355 Bucks Pocket Rd SE, Old Fort, TN 37362 (423) 478-1697 Big Spring Baptist Church 1415 Hardwick St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-1101 Blue Springs Baptist Church 699 Blue Springs Church Rd SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-0932 Candies Creek Church 294 Old Eureka Rd Charleston, TN 37310 (423) 479-3731 Cedar Springs Baptist Church 723 Cedar Springs Church Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-5506 Center Point Baptist Church 1205 Lower River Rd NW Charleston, TN 37310 (423) 336-2133 Cleveland Cowboy Church 3040 Blythe Rd. Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-7936 Cloverleaf Baptist Church 2290 Waterlevel Highway Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 339-3617

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Clingan Ridge Baptist Church 2412 Georgetown Road, NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-3511 Covenant Baptist Church 249 Calhoun Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 559-2653 Dalton Pike Baptist Church 3055 Benton Pike NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7606 East Cleveland Baptist Church 1145 Arnold St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-8728 Echos of Mercy Baptist Church 535 Durkee Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 715-9739 Elkmont Baptist Church 4030 Old Freewill Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-4600 Emmanuel Baptist Church 1227 Powerline Dr NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 Farmland Community Church 1675 Greendale Dr. SE Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 473-9891 First Baptist Church 1275 Stuart Road Cleveland, Tennessee 37312 (423) 709-9100 Galilee Baptist Church 665 Old Chattanooga Pike SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 241-2740 Henegar Baptist Church 7423 Mouse Creek Rd. Cleveland, TN 37312 Hopewell Baptist Church 188 Old Georgetown Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-3763 Lebanon Baptist Church 1411 Old Parksville Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-6700 Macedonia Baptist Church 3119 Spring Place Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-1713 Maple Street Baptist Church 1700 Maple St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 478-3622 Maranatha Baptist Church 453 Blue Springs Ln SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 614-8991 Michigan Avenue Baptist Church 2741 Benton Pike NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-8891 Mt Carmel Baptist Church 7619 Blue Springs Rd, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-1620 New Friendship Baptist Church 1344 Chatata Valley Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-6007 New Salem Baptist Church 175 Ladd Springs Rd, Cleveland, TN 37323

North Cleveland Baptist Church 2815 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-8524 Oak Grove Baptist Church 4452 Bates Pike SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-9125 Old Pathway Baptist Church 224 Rymer Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 Parkway Baptist Church 185 Meadow Ln SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 339-5522 Philadelphia Baptist Church 910 30th St SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 Philippi Baptist Church 2325 Old Harrison Pike NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-5385 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 799 Inman Street East Cleveland, Tennessee 37311 (423) 476-4081 Public Church 850 17th St. NW Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 458-4405 Ridgeview Baptist Church 1501 S Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-5119 Samples Memorial Baptist Church 371 Samples Chapel Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-2329 Shenandoah Baptist Church 138 Osment Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 339-0103 Shiloh Baptist Church 357 Highway 64 Ocoee, TN 37361 (423) 338-4292 Shiloh Baptist Church 3406 Blair Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-5755 Stuart Park Baptist Church 850 17th St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-6741 Tasso Baptist Church 164 Old Charleston Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 559-2114 Temple Baptist Church 3070 Harrison Pike, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6813 Thompson Spring Baptist Church 5660 Bates Pike SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 790-1823 Union Baptist Church 797 Hughes Lake Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 559-1720 Valley View Baptist Church 4657 Spring Place Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7707 Waterville Baptist Church 4555 Dalton Pike SE, Cleveland, TN 37323

(423) 472-5582 West Cleveland Baptist Church 1959 Westland Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-8927 Westwood Baptist Church 4001 Georgetown Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-1534 White Oak Baptist Church 2043 White Oak Valley Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 559-2359

Catholic

St Therese Catholic Church 900 Clingan Ridge Dr NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-8123

Charismatic

Cleveland Christian Fellowship 695 S Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-2642

Church of Christ

North Bradley Church of Christ 1510 Stuart Road NE, Suite 207 Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 473-3298

Church of God

Community Chapel Church of God 807 Blythe Ave SE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-2143 Church of God Sanctified, Inc. 746 First Street N.E. Cleveland, TN. 37311 (423) 479-3895 East Cleveland Church of God 900 15th St NE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-3389 Fellowship of Praise Church of God 931 Inman Street East Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-3121 Grace Community Church of God 4745 Mouse Creek Road NW, Cleveland, TN 37312.

(423) 614-0708 Heritage Fellowship Church 4635 South Lee Hwy McDonald, TN 37353 (423) 476-6316 International Worship Center Centro Internacional de Adoración 533 Central Ave. NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-1977 Kinser Church of God 141 Kinser Road Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-7400 Lakeview Community Church 105 Pound Street SE Cleveland, TN 37323 (423)-790-5805 North Cleveland Church of God 335 11th St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5513 Michigan Avenue Church of God 515 Minnis Road NE (423) 284-7573 Mt Olive Church of God

3522 Harrison Pike, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-3381 Mt View Church of God 210 Roadway Dr SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (706) 455-3528 Pine Hill Church of God 1484 Old Alabama Rd McDonald, TN 37353 (423) 488-0939 South Cleveland Church of God 1846 Volunteer Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6382 Westmore Church of God 2440 Legacy Pkwy NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-3415

Church of God of Prophecy

Cleveland Spanish COGOP 2610 Grove Ave. Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 473-7199 Durkee Road COGOP 201 Durkee Rd. Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-4384 Keith Street Ministries COGOP 4000 Keith ST. NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-2448 Peerless Road COGOP 3301 Peerless Rd. NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 303-2680 Spring Place COGOP 2530 Spring Place Rd. Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6414 Wildwood COGOP 140 Wildwood Ave Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-6584

The Church of God

The Church of God Jerusalem Acres 1826 Dalton Pike SE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-1597

Community

Fellowship in Christ 1025 Beech Circle NW Cleveland TN 37312 (423) 314-2382

Disciples of Christ

First Christian Church 3625 N. Ocoee Street Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-6682

Episcopal

Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church 320 Broad St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311

Lutheran

First Lutheran Church 195 McIntire Ave NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-6811

Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 4200 Pryor Rd N.E. Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 503-6394

Methodist

Big Springs Methodist Church 1196 Hardwick St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311

(423) 476-5242 Black Fox United Methodist 1820 Old Chattanooga Pike SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 339-1908 Broad Street United Methodist 155 Central Ave NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5586 First United Methodist Church 3425 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-4504 Mt. Zion Methodist Church 7223 Georgetown Rd Cleveland, TN 37312 Pleasant Grove Community Church 3043 Pleasant Grove Church Rd SW Cleveland, TN 37311 Red Hill United Methodist Church 527 Red Hill Valley Road SE Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 728-5413 Tasso United Methodist 1106 Tasso Ln NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-4457 Trinity United Methodist Church 731 1st St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 614-7900 Valley Head Methodist Church 920 Mouse Creek Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-0575 Wesley Memorial Methodist 3405 Peerless Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-9578

Pentecostal

Faith Memorial Church 910 17th St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6281 First United Pentecostal Church 4095 Peerless Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-9436 Revolution Life Church 1525 Jones Ave SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 310-7287 Full Gospel House of Prayer 1500 Wildwood Ave. Cleveland, TN

Nazarene

Cleveland First Church Of The Nazarene 2712 Henderson Ave. Cleveland, TN 37312 423-472-7371 New Hope Church of the Nazarene 4514 Waterlevel Highway Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 473-3379

Non-Denominational

Benton Pike House Of Prayer 2615 Peach Orchard Hill Rd, Cleveland, TN 37323 Christian Fellowship Ctr 895 6th St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-9591 Church Alive Ministries 6315 Mouse Creek Road NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-8133 Church At Grace Point 2595 Old Freewill Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 728-5050 Cleveland Community Chapel

1823 Forest Ridge Dr. Cleveland, TN 37311 Cleveland Cornerstone Church 533 Broad St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-1775 Community Hall Church 1305 6th Street Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-2178 Crossroads Community Church 1000 South Lee Highway Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 716-2871 Dwelling Place Church International 523 Urbane Road NE Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 790-5200 Eagle’s Chapel Church 133 Beaty Dr NW Cleveland, TN 37312 Eleven22 Church 1701 South Lee Hwy Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 488-4526 Evening Light Gospel 200 20th St SE Cleveland, TN 37311 Freedom Fellowship Church 3555 Blue Springs Rd, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 478-0654 God’s Family Fellowship 2823 South Lee Hwy Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 458-4490 Graceway Chapel 221 14th St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 728-2226 Jacob’s Tent Fellowship 1080 Montgomery Ave NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 The Journey Church 3191 South Lee Hwy, McDonald, TN 37353 (423) 728-4100 Living By Faith Ministries 1175 King Edward Avenue Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 457-9072 Living Stones Church 4165 Peerless Rd NW Cleveland, TN 37312 Living Word Church 930 25th Street NW Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 339-3028 Mount Zion Prayer Center 650 25th Street NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 478-5044 New Life Bible Church 155 S Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-3882 Redemption To The Nations 2750 Keith Street NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 591-7886 Restoration Fellowship 211 Trewhitt Dr SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-4249 Rock Bridge Community Church 3635 Georgetown Rd, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 641-1485 The Sanctuary 1203 Smith Dr. Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 478-2843 Tasso Christian Church 1135 Tasso Lane, Cleveland, TN 37312

(423) 479-2705 The TRIBE 1175 King Edward Avenue SE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 380-8802 Tri-State Cowboy Church 200 Natures Trail SW, McDonald, TN 37353 (Building 3) (423) 303-8954 United Christian Church 2200 Peerless Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-4277 Unity Christian Ministries 2419 Georgetown Rd NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 473-9338 Walker Valley Community 787 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-9696 Wings Of Love House Of Prayer 855 5th Street SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 716-5394

Presbyterian

Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church 8267 N Lee Hwy, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-5004 First Cumberland Presbyterian 161 2nd St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6751 First Presbyterian Church 433 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5584 Flint Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church 515 Flint Springs Rd Cleveland TN. 37323 (423) 284-6397 Prospect United Cumberland Presbyterian Church 310 New Murraytown Rd. NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-6181 St James Cumberland Presbyterian 151 Short St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-5762 Trinity Presbyterian PCA 1780 Stuart Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 559-9595

Seventh Day Adventist

Bowman Hills Adventist 300 Westview Dr NE Cleveland, TN 37312 Cleveland Fellowship Church 3687 Blue Springs Rd, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 671-7497 East Cleveland Seventh-Day 801 Howard Circle SE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-9299 Ladd Springs Seventh-Day 5860 Bates Pike SE Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-1889

Zion Assembly

Zion Assembly Church of God 5512 Waterlevel Hwy, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-3337

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