OUTHSIDE SCOOP WEEKLY
IT’S FALL YA’LL!
5 NOVEMBER 2023
EDITION 40
BULLETIN
FRESH DEW KNOW This; You Are Included! By Sis. Ricki Fuller “For He is [Himself] our peace (our bond of unity and harmony). He has made us both [Jew and Gentile] one [body], and has broken down (destroyed, abolished) the hostile dividing wall between us, by abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the enmity [caused by] the Law with its decrees and ordinances [which He annulled]; that He
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from the two might create in
Himself one new man [one new quality of humanity out of the two], so making peace. And [He designed] to reconcile to God both [Jew and Gentile, united] in a single body by means of His cross, thereby killing the mutual enmity and bringing the feud to an end. And He came and preached the glad tidings of peace to you who were afar off and [peace] to those who were near. For it is through Him that we both [whether far off or near] now have an introduction (access) by one [Holy] Spirit to the Father [so that we are able to approach Him]. Therefore, you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God’s own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God’s [own] household. You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself as the chief Cornerstone. In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously, and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord]. “In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.” (Ephesians 2:14-22 AMPC) Without regard to the various economic, political, racist, social, and religious customs around the world, the Lord Jesus Christ has changed/restructured/annulled those customs by presenting Himself up high on Calvary’s Cross. The above verses in Ephesians 2:14-22 strongly make that change/reconstruction very clear. Reading those scriptures reveals to Christ-believers that we are, in fact, included in GOD’s
Deacons John Alcox Anthnoy Green, Sr. Arthur Hackney John Mathis Chester Mayfield, Jr. Roger McDougal Joe Williams Keith Wright
Love. We are reminded of our value to Abba Father GOD as is demonstrated through Christ’s Victory over politics, religiosity, social organizations, and more, ruling personages/dynasties, over death, hell, and the grave. Note: We Are sanctioned by GOD as co-heirs with Christ in His Will (Romans 8:17; Ephesians 3:6 …)! KNOW this! Have you ever felt as though you do not belong? Are there times you feel excluded by others? Do you get a sense that you are unimportant, unwelcomed, uninvited, and even unloved? If you answer in the affirmative to any of those questions, please STOP for a moment to contemplate GOD’s everlasting Love for you! Study the Bible, pray to Him, seek His will, and KNOW that you are important and included every day! Hallelujah! “You is kind! You is smart! You is important!”
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