November 23, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Fifth Sunday - No Service

Please join us December 7, 2025 for church service.

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Romans 12:16-18 - Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.  Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Subject: I Will Take the High Road

• Words matter.
• Life and death are in the power of the tongue. Proverbs 18:21
• Words have the power to build up, bring happiness but they also have the power to destroy.
• Take the high road means being mature, focus on solutions, getting results, keeping dignity, having self-control, not being petty, to name a few.
• We cannot ignore conflict but use discernment and calm manner.
• Benefits of taking the high road: reduces stress, strengthens relationships, speaking up with patience & love when rebuking others.
• Effective high-road actions: give yourself time to respond, focus on the facts before responding to others. Use constructive conversation, practice empathy.
• What the devil meant for bad, God intended it all for good.  Genesis 50:20

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Clark M.

Ginger R.

Violet W.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

November 16, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-27 - And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side while he sent the multitudes away.  And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.  But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.  And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.  And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.  But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

Subject: Blessings and Lessons from the Storm

• Does it feel like the storms of our lives see, endless?
• We should stop, take a deep breath and remember that Jesus is on our side.
• God specializes in caring for us. All we have to do is reach out, pray and be patient.
• Jesus will come to us even in the darkest hours of our lives.
• He will never leave us or forsake us.
• Psalm 139:11-12 - If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.  Yea, the darkness hides not from thee; but the night shines as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
• And we know that all things work for the good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.  Romans 8:28
• The storms of lives reveal to us our Lord in ways we haven't thought of.
• Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give you. John 14:27
• Storms are sometimes God's way of telling us that He is in control and that He will calm them in His on time.
• When we come through our storm, we realize that we did nothing, but God did it and we should acknowledge Him. Bow down and praise Him.
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Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Ginger R.

Violet W.

Rev. I. Pelton

Clark M.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

November 9, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7 - Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests by made known unto God.  And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Subject: How to End the Shutdown

• We must rejoice in the Lord always. Philippians 4:4
• We, as Christians, have many things coming at us in all types of forms; the shutdown, wages, cost of living, food insecurity, national problems, etc.
• The Church must address these issues.
• As a body of true believers, we must believe that our God is the only one with absolute power. Nothing happens by chance. So there is nothing too hard for our God.
• Practical steps to overcome: Obedience is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22): Be anxious for nothing (Philippians 4:6-7): We must pray always in every situation (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
• Be grateful even in trials and tribulations.
• Pray doesn't immediately remove our problems but pray releases our anxieties and lightens the heart. 
• Cast all of our burdens on Lord, and he shall sustain your Psalm 55:22
• Ephesians 3:20 - God can do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that words in us.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Communion

November 11, 2025

We salute all Veterans!

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Thelma W.

Everlyn H.

Ginger R.

Gina L.

Rev. I. Pelton

Clark M.

Violet W.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

November 2, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:10-11 - For the Lord says, “Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule are over will I again take up consideration for you. Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you to your homeland.  For I know what I have planned for you,” says the Lord, “I have okays to prisoner you, not to har you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.

Subject: The Plans I Have for You

• The world today is in dire straits.
• Violence, benefits health & financial, food woes, inflation, etc.
• Governmental situations.
• God’s promise is hope. We must seek God with all our hearts, souls and minds in all situations.
• Do not be lead by false prophets.
• We must discern what is truthful from what is false.
• Jeremiah 28:1-17 Hananiah’s False Prophecy
• Ye shall know the truth & the truth shall make you free. John 8:32
• Offering misleading information have consequences.
• Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21
• In the width of trials & tribulations, our God has a plan for us.
• We must trust and obey. 
• They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
• Ephesians 3:20 - God can do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

                                                                  November Birthdays:

                                                                    Rev. I. Pelton

                                                                    Marcia Baggett

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Rev. I. Pelton

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Ginger R.

Clark M.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

October 26, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant, Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:9-10 - Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.  He said to them, "Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord.  Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."

Subject: The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength

• We all are going to go through trials and tribulations. We wonder how long it will continue.
• We need to check ourselves. 
• Check your joy!
• The joy of the Lord is our strength.
• Joy is one of the fruits of the spirit.  Galatians 5:22
• Joy is not being happy.
• Being happy is a temporary situation.
• Joy is based on a condition of the heart. It keeps us calm in moments of stress, grief, etc.
• Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5
• God's grace is sufficient. 2 Corinthians 12:9
• 2 Corinthians 7:10 - For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.
• Do not wallow in despair. It will surely bring you to a dark place. Right where Satan wants you.
• Find joy is your everyday life.
• All of our strength & help comes from the Lord.
• Despair doesn't deliver us from anything. Joy does. 
• We know God's character. He promised to never leave us. We have gladness in knowing God.
• Joy in Jesus is a profound, lasting spiritual state that comes from faith in him, his presence and the knowledge of his love and sacrifice.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Rev. I. Pelton

Ginger R.

Violet W.

Clark M.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

October 19, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Matthew 22:18-22 - 18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?

19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius,

20 and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”

21 “Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.

Subject: No King But Jesus

• John 19:15 - But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate said unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
• We, as Christians have Jesus the Christ as our King.
• Acts 4:12 - Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
• Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me." John 14:6
• Do not be trapped by false teachings or people speaking of their own power over us.
• Remember that God is a jealous God and He will have no other gods before Him. Exodus 34:14
• We must be transformed by the renewing of our mines. Romans 12:2
• Jesus came to serve and give his life as ransom.
• Remember Jesus paid it all, all to Him we owe. He took our sin and washed it white as snow.
• Jesus is our refuge.

Communion

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Ginger R.

Rev. I Pelton

Clark M.

Violet W.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Closing Song:

Stand By Me

October 5, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chaple/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Welcome back Pastor & Mrs. Baggett for another year!

Attention: October 12, 2025 is our annual Homecoming so we will not be on that day but will see you all back here the following Sunday.

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6 - 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,

2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.

3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.

4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

Subject: Choosing the Right Path

• Jeremiah 6:16 - The Lord said to his people: "You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it.  If you do, you will find rest for your souls." 
• We should take time to reflect on our life's decisions. 
• We should choose the right path. The path that God laid out us.
• There is the Godly path and the ungodly path.
• We must choose one or the other.
• We want to be nearer to God.
• Make a good decision.
• Be discerning.
• Don't get caught up in unsound doctrine.
• Don't become comfortable is wicked things: gossip, hatred, deceit, etc.
• We should delight in the Lord. This means to find joy in the Word; be cheerful.
• Make God's Word a priority.
• Be ye transformed by the renewing of our minds. Romans 12:2
•  Be active in the Word of God.
• Be strong, deeply rooted in the Word. The Word is spiritual nourishment to our souls and bodies.
• Be steadfast abounding in God's Word.
• Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58
• Hold onto His hand, God's unchanging hand.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Evelyn H.

Thelma W.

Ginger R.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Rev. I. Pelton

Clark M.

Violet W.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

September 28, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: John 10:10 - The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life and may have it abundantly.

Subject: How To Deal With Distractions

• With all the things going on in this world today, don't get distracted but focus on what God said. Look to the hills which comes your help. Psalm 121:1
• Don't allow life to distract you such as the TV, radio, podcast, your iPhone, gossip, etc.
• Satan is very busy. He goes around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.  1 Peter 5:8
• Common tactics of the enemy: distraction, lies, shiny objects.
• How does Satan distract us? He seeks to take our joy; attempts to steal our faith; Satan distracts us from studying for ourselves.
• We must study to show thyself approved unto God. 2 Timothy 2:15
• Satan seeks to make us question God.
• We must be clear about our God's purpose.  Jesus said, seek you first the kingdom of heaven; do unto others as you would have them do unto you; blessed are the peacemakers; Jesus is the good Shepard; God is love; Jesus said that we should love the Lord with all our hearts, souls and minds & your neighbor as yourself, on these to commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Ginger R.

Rev. I. Pelton

Violet W.

Clark M.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

September 21, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Psalm 145:1-3 - I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise they name for ever and ever.  Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Subject: How Great Is Our God

• As human beings we can understand God but we can reviver him and his mighty power. 
• Isaiah 40:28 - Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faint not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
• Some have forgotten just how great God is.
• With all the new technology, we tend to forget about what and who God is. 
• John 1:3 - All things were made by God; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
• God is the only one who said, "I AM that I AM." Exodus 3:14
• God is the Alpha & Omega
• Jesus said, "I Am - the bread of life, the true vine, The light of the world, the living water, the resurrection & the life.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Ginger R.

Marina J.

Violet W.

Clark M.

Gina L.

Rev. I. Pelton

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Closing Prayer

Nobody Greater

September 14, 2025

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-5 - 8 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders. 2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.

4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. 5 They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.”

Subject: Be Careful What You Ask For

• Our government has checks and balances brought about by the American Revolution.
•  However, a government can develop problems if not reined in.
• We must stand firm in our Christian beliefs.
• These are not ordinary times.
• We must remember to put and keep on the Whole Armor of God. Ephesians 6:10-18
• Watch out for dishonesty, confusion, evil speaking.
• Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may experience what is the good and acceptable and perfect will.
• Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33
• For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God. Exodus 34:14
• To live by the sword is to die by the sword. Matthew 26:52
• Psalm 24 - The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Thelma W.

Evelyn H.

Ginger R.

Violet W.

Rev. I. Pelton

Clark M.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Closing Song:

I Go To The Rock