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EDITOR'S
LETTER
"IS GOD'S LOVE ACCOMMODATING?
love is not a passing sentiment; it is who
"ACCOMMODATING- willing to fit in with
God is. Love is not something that comes
someone's wishes or needs
and goes; it is who God is. God is love. It is
His essential nature. God cannot be
People have lots of questions about God
unloving, because He is love.
—what is He like? And the best way to
answer those is to look at Jesus. Jesus
Then John applies it to us. Because God is
said, “If you have seen me, you have seen
love, we’re to love one another. “Whoever
the Father.” The God I wish you knew is
does not love does not know God,
the God that Jesus revealed. This God is
because God is love.
Father, He is good and generous, He is
trustworthy and just. And the God I wish
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you knew is love. (I’m going to take some
extra time on the introduction.)
“God is love.” Who said that? The apostle
John. In the very back of your New
Testament are three short letters from
John: 1, 2, 3 John. In 1 John, he writes:
1 John 4:7–8 Dear friends, let us love one
another, for love comes from God.
Everyone who loves has been born of
God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not
love does not know God, because God is
love.
God is love. This is a remarkable
statement. John is saying that for God :
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TABLE OF
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EDITOR'S LETTER
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REFLECTIONS OF MAYBERRY
DONNA JOURNEY
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COOKIN WITH THE
CAJUN CROONER
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DON'T LET 'WHAT IF' KEEP YOU
FROM WALKING FREE
ELISE INGLE
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NJR TOP SONGS OF 2022
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THE STROLL
CHARLIE SEXTON
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TOP 30
FEBRUARY
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SINGS
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Reflections from
Mayberry
Only a few more days until the first day
of Spring. Living on a farm all of life, I
always loved it when the warm winds of
Spring would arrive here in the foothills
of the Blue Ridge Mountains. My Mom
and I would begin to sew seeds in small
containers to transplant later into the
garden. I loved tending to them every
day and watching them grow. As I grew
older, I would hear my sweet Daddy
preach many sermons on planting and
sowing seeds. Throughout the Bible,
many scriptures speak of Christians
planting seeds. As a Christian we are
commanded to sow seeds. It is an act of
faith, hope, love, and sacrifice. Please
take time and read the scriptures below
about planting and sowing. The seeds we
palnt today will grow and bless others
tomorrow.
1. 2 Corinthians 9:6
2. Galatians 6:7
3. Ecclesiastes 11:6
4. Luke 6:38
5. Mark 4:26-29
6. Proverbs 11:24-25
7. Genesis 26:12
8. Genesis 8:22
9 John 12:24
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Editors Letter Continued
I recently read a story Pastor Jeff Gannon
shared:
One day, the phone rang in my office. A
young woman said, “I have just one
question: may I come to your church?”
Jeff was stunned. “Of course you can! Why
would you feel like you need to ask?”
“Let me tell you my story before you
answer.”
When she was a junior in high school, she
got pregnant by a young man who had no
interest in her or the baby. She kept the
baby and decided to get her life back on
track, so she started attending the church
she was raised in. After a few months, she
talked with her pastor.
1 John 3:1 "See what great love the
Father has lavished on us, that we should
be called children of God!" And that is
what we are!
The Father lavishes His great love on us!
He calls us His children—and it’s true!
That’s what we are! You are God’s beloved
child. Think about it: God calls you His
child. Do you love your children? Crazy
love! You’d do anything for your kids;
you’d die for your kids. God did that for
you. He loves you like a parent loves his
or her children. He is absolutely
committed to your well being, to doing
what is best for you.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?
She thought that other girls might learn
from her mistakes, and offered to talk
with middle school girls about the
pressures of dating and sex.
The pastor told her, “I would never allow
that. I am afraid that YOUR TYPE of
person might rub off on them.” She was
hurt, but still kept coming.
After her baby was born, she called the
pastor to schedule a baptism service for
her baby.
The pastor said, “That is not going to
happen in my church. I would never
baptize an illegitimate baby.”
“Now that you know my story,” Pastor Jeff,
“can I still come to your church?”
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The young lady whose pastor rejected her
offer of help, and refused to baptize her
baby? She ended up in another church
where she learned that God loved her.
Her baby was baptized. She was asked to
work with young people there. She went
on to finish her education and eventually
went into mission work. Today she and
her daughter live and work as
missionaries in Africa where they tell
people that there is a God who loves
everyone always.
God is love. This is the God the world
needs to know!

Greg
Sullivan
Ministries
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Don’t Let “What If” Keep
You from Walking Free
“And the children of Israel shall go on dry We often forget to read the Bible in color.
ground through the midst of the sea.” These were real people with real issues.
Exodus 14:16b
How hard would it have been to walk
forward and trust God to give them safe
I am the queen of ‘what ifs’. What if this passage through? They had been in
happens? What if that happens? What if bondage for so long they barely knew
both of these things happen and then God at all (Gen 15:13). They were
that happens as a result? Five thousand skeptical of Moses and suspicious of God
different bad scenarios can flood my (Ex 6:7-9). They’d seen miracles, but they
brain before I even take the first step weren’t convinced that God was for them
towards the door.
and not against them…not yet (Ex 14:11).
And now here they were faced with two
I can imagine the Israelites were no terrifying options: return to slavery, or
different than me, as they hovered over walk an impossible route of escape that
the first step of obedience through huge required absolute faith and trust (Ex
walls of water. Directly ahead and 14:9-16).
looming miles above them stood giant
towers of roiling ocean, split wide and The path of healing is like this one. We
hovering behind invisible barriers. reach an end to ourselves, our strength,
our resources, and our understanding.
Freedom lay through those columns, but We wind up beached between two
what a terrifying walk of faith! I have no options that are equally petrifying: We
doubt they were thinking some ‘what ifs’ can go back to bondage, and most likely
of their own. What if God changes His die there (live all our lives a slave); or we
mind and the water comes crashing back can walk the impossible road to freedom
down? What if I get stuck in the mud and (face all those what-ifs with bravery).
I get left behind? What if I fall and I can’t
get back up again? What if the Egyptians Most people choose a lifetime of
catch up to us and we all die anyway? bondage over the road that seems
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impossible and the life God promised
beyond. Freedom and peace and joy
sound wonderful, but they sound too
good to be true. The truth is, it is hard to
trust God when you’ve been a slave for
so long. There are a lot of ‘what ifs’ with a
God you barely know.
But not in Egypt-we know the hard labor,
and our cruel taskmasters there. We
know exactly what to expect. We’ve lived
in bondage long enough to keep slaving
away forever. We’ve adapted to living
broken. It is familiar, and therefore
seems safer than the unknown. But in
fearing the path forward, faith never
grows, and God’s promise of freedom
remains out of reach.
It is far better to take the leap of faith.
Those who choose the impossible path,
find God has made all things possible
(Luke 1:37)! There is freedom and
rejoicing on the other side of faith! God
not only leads His people safely through,
but He destroys the enemies who pursue
them.
Yes, He asks us to walk through the most
frightening halls of impossibility (like
healing from abuse, letting go of
unending grief, finding freedom from
bitterness, anxiety, and discontent) but
He makes the way easier than we think.
The Israelites crossed through the Red
Sea on dry ground. Imagine how thick
and deep the mud beneath the Red Sea
must have been. There wasn’t time to
wait on the right conditions. There
weren’t months of hot sun to dry up the
sea sludge and mud. But God knew His
people needed safe passage and sure
footing, so God miraculously parted the
sea, and He miraculously hardened the
sea floor!
Many of us believe we can’t go through
the motions and memories required for
us to heal. We can’t endure the pain. We
can’t possibly attempt to change. We’re
just barely holding it together on a daily
basis already. What will happen to our
bodies, our minds, and our souls, when
we dare to face those waves that could
drown us?
Having recently walked through a Red
Sea of my own, I can tell you, I wavered
at the sea’s edge for way too many
years. I was afraid. Afraid I’d get stuck.
Afraid I’d drown in there. But God
walked through those memories and
steps of healing with me. He gave me
the power to forgive, permission to
grieve, and took the sting out of the sins
committed against me and those I
committed against God. He gave me safe
and secure passage just like He did for
the Israelites, and He’ll do the same for
you.
Your feet won't sink in the memories of
despair. The wavs of past pain won't
overthrow you while you're there. God
Himself is walking with you; He is before
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you and behind you. Every step you take
in faith you will find something solid, and
you won’t stumble, or break, or drown.
God will lead you as He led His children.
After all, you are His child! You can trust
Him to keep you safe and lead you safely
through! And trust me, every step of the
unknown is worth the dance on the
other side. You’ll watch and cry and
laugh and shout as the enemies that
have owned you for so long are forever
defeated.
I am no longer a slave to anxiety,
depression, self-condemnation, and fear.
I am free. “If the Son therefore shall
make you free, ye shall be free indeed”!
(John 8:36)
Take that step in faith and let God heal
you! Come and dance with me. Throw
your what-ifs to the wind and begin your
walk to freedom.
Elise
Ingle
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THE STROLL/ By Charlie Sexton
This month’s article is taken from my
personal journal, dated November 7, 2016.
I had just returned from Naomi Sego’s
Home Going Celebration in Macon,
Georgia:
Well, Friends and Neighbors, just sit right
on back, and let me tell you a little story
about Gospel Music legend, Naomi Sego. I
attended her funeral this afternoon. But,
this story is about another funeral that
occurred about this time of the year,
several years ago.
One beautiful Fall Sunday morning, I was
preparing the morning music set list at the
little church where I was Minister of Music.
As I was scurrying around trying to get The
Mind of Christ for what to sing that
morning, an elderly chap came strolling in
to our little sanctuary, whistling. His name
was Harold. He had been the Minister of
Music at the church for about 25 years,
but had retired about 25 years before I
was hired. He was always very pleasant
around me. Never overly kind, but never
rude. I respected him for not trying to
impart his 'wisdom' or usurp any authority
over me, because of his past position. I
tried to always get him to sing a 'feature'
with the choir, but mostly, he'd just brush
me off. This particular morning, though, I
caught him in a singing mood, and asked
him to 'have one ready' for that morning.
During the service, I motioned for Harold
to come down out of the loft, and sing one
of the songs that I knew he loved to sing. "I
Want To Stroll Over Heaven With You" was
always a favorite of the folks at Clarkdale
Church. He sang it with great feeling, and
in an effort to engage the folks a little
more, I asked the congregation to stand,
and have a time of fellowship while Harold
sang the second verse. To try to stir the
moment a little more, I looked him in the
eye, and said these words: " Brother
Wallace, if I never see you here again,
friend, when we get to Heaven, I firmly
promise you that I will look you up and I'll
take a stroll over Heaven with you."
As he began to sing the reprise, I worked
my way through the audience, shaking
hands and hugging necks with those that I
loved.
All of a sudden, I heard a commotion. The
PA system squealed as the mic hit the
floor. Several folks start screaming. Harold
literally dropped - like a felled tree. Dead
before our eyes. Absent from the body.
Present with The Lord.
Pandemonium ensued for a few minutes.
A few First Responders in the church
quickly jumped in to Rescue Mode, but to
no avail. The Paramedics came, but it was
just too late. Harold was already taking a
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Heavenly Stroll. It was traumatic for all of
us to witness, to say the least.
After the body was finally removed, the
folks trickled on out toward their cars, and
I went on home. A few hours later, when it
was appropriate, I shared a brief synopsis
of the day's events on Facebook.
Immediately, I got a call from my buddy,
Scott Spangler. He was singing baritone
with Naomi Sego at the time. The Sego
Brothers & Naomi were one of the first
groups to ever record "Stroll Over Heaven".
Naomi was so touched by my post, that
she had Scott to reach out to me, to say
that she wanted to come pay her respect
to the family. I told him that I would pass
appropriate for them to sing "Hallelujah
Square".... Harold had sung it often, as
well.
The day of the service arrived, and the big,
gold Eagle bus pulled in our small parking
lot. Folks came from miles around to pay
tribute to a life well lived. They were also
encouraged by the music of a precious
little Woman of God named Naomi. I
already had a huge respect for her, but this
gentle act of compassion and kindness
solidified it, to say the least.
So, today, with a healthy blend of sadness
and joy, I traveled to Macon, Georgia to
pay respect to one of the most godly
women I've ever met. As I stood at her
casket, I just wondered. Reckon, how many
strolls around Hallelujah Square that she
and Mr. Harold might have already made?
"But, of that day and hour knoweth no
man… but my Father…"
Matthew 24:36
the message. Scott went on to say that
Naomi would be honored to sing one
during the service, if I could work it out. We
discussed that it would probably be
Charlie Sexton
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