Pastor Odie Kennedy's Pearls

If you know me, then you know I enjoy going to dinner with my family and friends.  It feels good to sit around the table with the people who matter most in my life.  Whether it's a long table or just two chairs, there is sure to be laughter and some good eating. Sometimes, I get caught up in the fellowship and don't finish my food. That means leftovers are heading to my house. This time of year many are celebrating new goals, new friends, and new faith.  I wonder how many are thinking about where God fits into their plans.  It may sound unnecessary to remind you that God should be at the top of the list.  In fact, he should be number one! We serve an amazing God who looks out for us even when we are not putting him first.  If you believe that, then how much more would he do if he was first in your life?  How much deeper would you experience him? Leftovers, like spaghetti, usually taste better the second day.  Some people like cold fried chicken.  Whatever your taste, on

Happy New Year! I am so glad that God blessed us to see 2020. My church, Unity Pentecostal Temple, ended the year with our annual shut-in service.  On the first day, God took me to 1 Peter 1:22-23.  Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.   After studying this passage, I realized that God was dealing with me about love.  He was also giving me the assignment of the believer. We are to love! Love is a word that people use so lightly.  We love to eat.  We love to dress.  We love to hear good music.  All that is fine, but when it comes to people, do we really love?  The Bible uses the word, "unfeigned" because we must recognize that false love is in the world.  There are people who say they love you, but it is in word on