THE SCOOP
Southside Church of Christ
800 Elmira Avenue Durham, NC 27707
info@sside.org | www.sside.org
919.688.3535
STAFF
OrlanderR.Thomas Senior Minister
WilliamA.Stephens Minister Emeritus
CandiceP Blount Church Administrator
QuentellaWilliams Executive Assistant
JohnMerriweather
Online Campus Minister
DineenMerriweather
Online Campus Director
DEACONS
JohnAlcox
AnthonyGreen,Sr
ArthurHackney
JohnMathis
ChesterMayfield,Jr.
RogerMcDougal
JoeWilliams
By RICKI FULLER
Okay, so that is the title of a popular song that was sang by Marvin Gaye back in the day circa June, 1973 It was a highly emoting/erotic song for back then But, through this title, we will be looking deeply into ourselves alongside the awe-inspiring relationship we have with The Lord
With that being clarified, we move forward with our mental eyes on the prize Thus far this year (2025) we’ve checked ourselves out regarding our recruitment in/to Christ! Hence, we believe according to the Bible’s teaching that we are, in fact, GOD’s children/people!
According to Chapter One of Ephesians, we are created by GOD Who intentionally made us His Royal people. Now, of course, we keep in mind that Paul and Timothy are credited
for delivering this letter to the church at Ephesus. Yet, we can surmise/ believe that the contents of this letter transmit Godly significance and
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purposetouswhobelievein,andarebaptizedinto,JesusChristandHisgraciousGospel.
“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding (Ephesians1:3-8NLT)”
Beloveds, on GOD’s Spiritual terms, we have been fitted into and have tried on our Royal Garments as detailed in Ephesians 6:10-17 [Let’s not get this twisted at all–this is associated with quite a bit of difficulty due to our minds being deceived by worldliness!] Yet, prayerfully, we try wearing our GOD-designed garments of armor With the help of our indwelling HolySpirit,wecontinuetryingtoplaceandkeepthatarmoron!
To help us with the glorious task of getting it on, HolySpirit grooms us in our Royal Garments by producing pleasant fruit for the people around us to experience/inhale its sweet-smelling savor.
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!... Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another (Galatians 5:22-23NLT)”
Beloved,weareRECRUITED,REDEEMEDandfittoleadotherstoRedemption!
Let’sGetItOn!
January 26, 2025
