Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Christmas Play

A Blessed Christmas to everyone! You can see videos and read an excerpt from our recent Church School play, "Yo, Holmes! Christmas Ain't Your Birthday!" at the Mt. Moriah Web site, select "Ministries" followed by "Church School" for a link to our online Church newsletter:
http://mountmoriahchurch.org/

An Open Letter to My Church, Mt. Moriah

Below you will find the text from an email sent to fellow believers of my favorite church in the whole wide world, this morning.

It is the church I happily attend with my family, whenever my health permits-- Mt. Moriah Baptist of Washington, D.C., where we are led by a true Man of God, an excellent pastor, preacher and teacher, Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor.

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To the Believers of the church called Mt. Moriah,

I greet you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, with a fervent good morning! :  )

Hello MMBC family,

I just wanted to quickly share with all of you first, before sharing my testimony outside the church, some wonderful, amazing things that have happened since I’ve changed the way I wake up each morning.

For the past week, or so, I make the effort to say, “Thank you Lord for blessing me by waking me up. Please use me today, Holy Spirit, to be a blessing to others so that they may have a better relationship with you. Please bring to my remembrance those things you want me to say to others. In Jesus’ name I pray, ‘Amen.’ “

I usually say this prayer prior to getting out of bed, while stretching my legs, before I stand and attempt to walk.

Later in the day, I try to have what I like to refer to as Holy Ghost Hot Tub Time (HGHTT). I turn off the lights in the bathroom and surround myself in the tub with water as hot as I can stand. I lower myself into the tub, with just my shoulders on up above the water line. It is during my HGHTT that I ask the Holy Spirit to open my mind to the things He wants me to see and things He wants me to do.

During these sessions a number of amazing visions, thoughts, and ideas have swirled in my head. In recent days it is happening so rapidly that I cannot write them down fast enough, so I now video tape anything the Holy Spirit pours out of me.

The phrase, “pour out of me,” is the best way I can describe what is going on with me right now. Ideas for stories, that I’ve long since had to abandon, due to chronic illness have returned, only this time, the Lord has provided, in a flash, full storylines, images of characters, plots, solutions to plot problems, etc. Things are connecting in ways I could never have imagined and never have even come close to doing myself, so I must give it up to God, for only He is doing this.

Okay, let me get to point of this long email, which I originally wanted to be a short paragraph or two, but these days, I’m following what it says in Habakkuk 2:2 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.’” (NLT)

The idea of writing a short story, about spiritual warfare, live, in real-time with Twitter, came to me last night. I wanted to do it on the evening of Monday, Oct. 31. The first sentence came to mind over and over, so much so, that I woke up choking at 4:34 a.m. with the thought this morning (I actually woke up choking and had to bite into the corner of my pillow to stop it.)

That sentence is, “Pastor Jones woke up angry.”  This morning I decided to start typing the story as it pours out of me on Twitter.

The Holy Spirit has literally been wearing me out the past couple of days, but He has answered another prayer and allowed me to get the rest I need, when I need it. 

If you want to follow the story throughout the day, live, you can join me on Twitter at:

https://twitter.com/biblestudycafe

I’m also trying the place the story in chrono order on my blog at:

http://biblestudycafedotcom.blogspot.com/

I’ll keep writing the story until the Holy Spirit tells me to stop. 

The story is called, “The Substance of Things Hope For,” and it follows what happens when the pastor of a dying church asks the Holy Spirit to fall upon the congregation in dramatic fashion, like the Day of Pentecost. Well, his prayers are answered in ways that are glorious, triumphant and frightening for some, as several disciples of the church receive spiritual gifts, which are unlocked during a Spirit-filled worship service. 

When Pastor Jones, our lead character, opens his eyes from the pulpit after praying, he surveys the congregation and can see people “lit up,” and “glowing” from their spiritual gifts. Pastor Jones can also “see” for the first time, dark, spiritual beings surrounding certain disciples and these spiritual beings now know Pastor Jones can see them as well for the first time.

Ephesians 6:12 is now being played out in this little church and our story will follow them as they battle, “...against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” NIV

So, I hope you’ll join me on this spiritual journey as I receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and share whatever God has for all of us.

Have a blessed day!

Bro. Steve Kendall

The Sermons of Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church

I'm getting caught up on recent sermons by some of my favorite preachers, including my pastor, Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.

You can listen to Pastor Dalton's excellent sermons at:
http://mountmoriahchurch.org/

Locate the "Bible Study/Sermons" link at the top of the page.

Giving Thanks

For a timely message during this season of thanksgiving, listen to Pastor Dalton's sermon, "Rejoice Always" at the MMBC (Mt. Moriah Baptist Church) Web site. Look for "Sermons" followed by Nov. 21, 2010. Have a blessed week, everybody!

Fear God, Not Man

We're editing unaired sermons from our archive at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church of Washington, DC. You can hear the message, "Fear God, Not Man", from our Senior Pastor, Dr. Lucius M. Dalton @:

http://www.archive.org/details/Sept7_08

New Sermon Online by Dr. Lucius M. Dalton

Although a blizzard on the East Coast forced the cancellation of worship services at the church I attend, Mt. Moriah Baptist of Washington, D.C., we were blessed with a live, online sermon from our Senior Pastor, Dr. Lucius M. Dalton.

You can listen to the sermon, entitled, "Has The Fire Fallen?" @: http://mountmoriahchurch.org

Have a blessed, safe and fruitful week!

Your Brother in Christ,

Steve Kendall

Excellent Sermons about Love

The pastor of the church I attend, Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, is offering an excellent series of messages entitled, "Loving Others As Christ Loves Us."

You can listen to the series at http://www.mountmoriahchurch.org

Look for "Sermons" followed by "Sermons Series" you can also find a complete list of recent sermons at http://www.archive.org/bookmarks/MountMoriahBaptistChurch

Have a blessed day!

Steve

Series on Miracles

My pastor, Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Washington, DC, recently preached an excellent series on miracles.

Go to our site below, find "Sermons," then "Sermon Series."
Have a blessed day, everybody!

http://mountmoriahchurch.org

Free Bible Study Resources: Week of Oct. 6, 2008

The following Bible study resources mentioned on this week's BibleStudyCafe Show:

1. I'm proud to announce that the sermons of my pastor, Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Washington, DC, are now available online!

You can listen to Pastor Dalton's most recent sermon, "Finish the Race" from Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008.

2. The Washington Post article, "Plugging the Planet Into the Word." The subtitle of the article, "Christian Groups Use Technology to Greatly Expand Bible's Audience," really speaks to encouraging missionary work discussed in the story. You can also read my summary of the article.

-- Two resources mentioned in the article: The Forum of Bible Agencies International, an organization which has taken on the challenge of translating the Bible into many languages: http://www.ifoba.com and another useful site referenced in the article, to chart the progress of the Good News globally is: http://www.worldmap.org

3. The Ancient Greek Word of the Week: Actually, I'll feature several words mentioned in Pastor Dalton's Oct. 5, 2008 sermon:

1 Corinthians 9:24 (The Greek word for "race" is "Stadion")

1 Corinthians 9:25 (Crown is "Stephanos" in Greek) My name, Steven, comes from this word! : )

4. Each week in this blog, I use BibleGateway.com for Bible verses and the Interlinear Bible offered by Bible.CrossWalk.com

Please let me know of any Bible study resources that you use so that I may post them on this blog.

Your Brother in Christ,

Steven Kendall