Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. "Take Up Your Bed"Scripture: St. John 5:8–9“Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.”Devotion:When Jesus healed the man at Bethesda, He did something unusual. He did not tell him to leave the mat behind. He told him to pick it ...  Read More

Audio Narrator: Sis. Joy Greer - Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr.  "Take Up Your Bed"Scripture: St. John 5:8–9...  Read More

Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr.  “Rise”Scripture: John 5:8“Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.”Devotion:For thirty-eight years, the man at Bethesda had adjusted to limitation. His condition had become his identity. His mat had become his comfort. His excuses had become his language. When Jesus approaches him in John 5, He does not immediately lift him—He command...  Read More

Audio Narrator: Sis. Joy Greer - Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr.  “Rise”Scripture: John 5:8...  Read More

Audio Narrator: Sis. Joy Greer - Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. “The Mind Set on the Spirit”Scripture: Romans 8:6...  Read More

Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. “The Mind Set on the Spirit”Scripture: Romans 8:6“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”Devotion:Your mindset determines your harvest.Paul draws a clear contrast: a mind governed by the flesh produces death—dryness, frustration, instability. But a mind governed by the Spirit produces life and peace. Not ...  Read More

Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. “Pruned for Growth”Scripture: John 15:2“Every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”Devotion:Pruning is proof of purpose.Jesus makes it clear: the Father does not only tend to unfruitful branches—He prunes fruitful ones. That means growth attracts cutting. Productivity invites refinement.Pruning is not rejecti...  Read More

Audio Narrator: Sis. Joy Greer - Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. “Pruned for Growth”Scripture: John 15:2...  Read More

Audio Narrator: Sis. Joy Greer - Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. “Prayer Breaks Excuses”Scripture: John 5:7–8...  Read More

Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. “Prayer Breaks Excuses”Scripture: John 5:7–8“The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man… while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.”Devotion:When Jesus asked the man if he wanted to be made whole, the response was not faith—it was an excuse.“Sir, I have no man…”Thirty-eight years...  Read More

Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. “Washed by the Word”Scripture: John 15:3“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”Devotion:Jesus tells His disciples something powerful: You are clean because of the Word.We often think of cleansing in physical terms—but there is another kind of cleansing we desperately need: mental cleansing. Every day our minds collect clutt...  Read More

Audio Narrator: Sis. Joy Greer - Author: Superintendent Demetrius K. Samu-el, Sr. “Washed by the Word”Scripture: John 15:3...  Read More