"Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew [their] strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint."  Isaiah 40:30-31 NKJV

Eddie Robinson, Mount Olive Fort Lauderdale and Pastor Marcus Davidson sing an all time favorite gospel song entitled, “So Many Reasons to Rejoice!” The lyrics say in part, “He woke me up this morning. And He started me on my way. He gave me health and strength. Let me see another day. Oh yes. I have so many reasons to rejoice!” Our Church theme for 2025 is “A Year Of Healing!” And our scripture of focus is 

2 Chronicles 7:14.

2 Chronicles 7:14 reads, “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
The very same God who made us and set us free from sin and defeat is the very same God who will miraculously heal our land. Our “land” in our personal lives. Our “land” in our families. Our “land” in our churches, communities and so on.

God is the same, yesterday, today, and forevermore. And the way He responded to the cries of His people during Solomon’s days, is still the way He is faithful to respond to our cries for help.

He hears our prayers. He is faithful to forgive us when we humbly come before Him and confess our sin, admit our great need for Him, and turn from wrong. He promises to heal our land.

His whole character, who He is—Blessed Redeemer, Restorer, Healer, Savior—is a constant reminder to us that He will do what He says He will do. We don’t have to worry. We don’t have to struggle through life all on our own.

It is important to humble ourselves before God, to pray, to seek His face and to turn from our wicked ways. It’s good for us as individuals, as families and as churches. It’s essential for us to pray this over our lives, our communities and the world.

To God Be The Glory, for 2 Chronicles 7:14. It is and invitation and a promise to us. God hears our prayers! His power is limitless and reigns over all. He knows our needs. And there’s great power in uniting together, turning our hearts towards Him, and praying on behalf of our families, churches, communities, nation and world. Happy New Year!

Sister Cathy Black

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

• Join our Virtual Prayer Service by phone on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bible Study.
  
  Call: 253-215-8782 or 301-715-8592;
  Additional Phone Numbers:
  564-217-2000; 646-558-8656;
  646-931-3860
  Meeting ID: 685 433 0718
  
  
• Radio broadcasts Saturdays 9:00 am and 3:00 pm as well as Sundays at 7:30 am on WJMM FM 99.1
  
• International Sunday School Lesson
  
  This Sunday's Lesson: "A Cry For Restoration Amid Suffering" Lamentations 5:1-22
  
  Next Sunday's Lesson: "Ezekiel's Wisdom For Dealing With Temptation "  Ezekiel 18:1-9, 30-22

• In - Person Worship Service on Sundays at 10:30 am  and  Streaming on the Church Facebook Page and YouTube. It can also be viewed on demand on the church
  historicpg.org website under the Services Tab.
  
  
• Thank you for giving Tithes and Offerings given In-Person, by mail or with the Givelify App. 
  
  
• Give with CashApp: $1790pgchurch
  
  Our address is:

Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church

PO Box 11845
Lexington, KY 40578

Daily Bible Readings

DAY 134

Nehemiah 12-13

Psalm 55:15-19

DAY 135

Esther 1-5

Psalm 55:20-23

DAY 136

Esther 6-10

Psalm 56:1-7

DAY 137

Job 1-4

Psalm 56:8-13

DAY 138

Job 5-7

Psalm 57:1-6

DAY 139

Job 8-10

Psalm 57:7-11

DAY 140

Job 11-13

Psalm 58:1-5

Upcoming Events

Virtual Prayer Service, Tuesday, January 7, 7:00 PM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

Virtual Bible Study, Saturday, 

January 11, 10 AM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

Children’s Sunday Worship and 

Bible Study

Children’s Sunday Worship and Bible Study for ages 5 to 12 years old starts each Sunday at 10:45 am in the Joanna Childress Room. Parents please register your child to attend.

Welcome to the 40 Year Christians' Cooking Corner! 

Here we will feature recipes from the 40 Year Christian Group. This week's recipe comes from Sister Linda Gates from Alyssa.

Blessings to all.

Sister Linda Gates, President

Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccatta

A quick and easy one pot meal that is on the dinner table in 30 minutes! Tender breaded chicken in a creamy lemon sauce that the entire family will love!

Ingredients

4 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
salt and pepper to taste

¼ cup all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons Butter

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

1 cup chicken broth

2 whole Lemons

¾ Cup Heavy Cream

¼ cup capers

Chopped parsley, for garnish

1 pound Angel Hair Pasta

Instructions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. (If the chicken breasts are overly thick, pound them to be thinner.
   Cooking time will be shorter.) Salt and pepper each side of the chicken breasts and dredge in the flour. Put the chicken breasts in the skillet. Cook for about 3 minutes on each side, or until it is cooked throughout and no longer pink. Remove from the skillet and set aside on a plate.
2. Turn the heat to medium low. Add broth, juice from both lemons, heavy cream, and capers. Bring the sauce to a boil and return to medium low heat. Test the sauce and season with salt and pepper as needed. Allow the sauce to cook and bubble for about 3 minutes.
3. Serve the chicken over cooked pasta and spoon the sauce over both. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley.

Recent Requests

• Family of Brother Tyson Birch, who passed. (Father of Sister Debra Collins' granddaughter, Little Sister Royalty Birch)
  
  
• Family of Sister Lezelle Finn, who passed. (Daughter of Sister Mary Finn) Arrangements: Saturday, January 11, 12 noon, Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 4742 Todds Rd, Lexington, KY
  
  
• Family of Brother Melvin Sykes, who passed. (Brother of Sister Paula Brown and Brothers Kevin and Kermit Sykes) Arrangements: Saturday, January 11, Visitation: 11 am; Service 12 noon, HPGMBC.
  
  
• Family of Sister Janice Marlene Taylor, who passed (Niece of Sister Juanita Black and Sister of Brother Mike Taylor) Service was Saturday, January 4, at First Baptist Nicholasville, Nicholasville, KY
  
  
• Sister Charmaine Collins (Home) (Daughter of Sister Debra Collins)
  
  
• Little Brother Lonnie Davis, Jr. (Home) (Son of Sister Whitney Leath) 
  
  
• Sister Shakol Gill (Daughter of Sister Erica Gill)
  
  
• Sister Wanda Frazier (Home) (Sister of Brother Wayne Frazier)
  
  
• Sister Norma Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Vincino Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Dewayne Lawson (Nephew of Brother Marvin Thomas). Recent heart surgery.
  
  
• Sister Danise Madison (ICU Seattle, WA) (Sister of Sister Bonita Brown)
  
  
• Brother Ronald Moberly (VA Hospital) (Uncle of Sister Marva Eubanks)
   
• Sister Ashanti Owens (Grand daughter of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother Stevie Pepper (Columbus, OH) (Cousin of Sister Mary Thomas)(Home)
   
• Sister Lynn Smith (Home)
  
  
• Sister Delores Spencer (Home)
  
  
• Sister Anna Tatman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Kendra Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Brother Pete Thompson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Derrick Winn (Home) 
  
  

Ongoing Requests:

• Sister Marsha Dunham (Home) (Niece of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother Levi Fishback (Harrodsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center, Harrodsburg, KY)
  
  
• Sister Anna Jaber (Homestead Nursing Home)
  
  
• Sister Karisma Lockhart (Los Angeles, CA) and her family (Niece of Rev. Freddie Moody)
  
  
• Sister Rita Maxberry (Pine Meadow Nursing Home) (Sister-in-Law of Sister Dorothy Haskins)
  
  
• Brother Drery Shelton (St. Joseph Hospital) (Friend of Sister Bonnie Shelton)
  
  
• Brother Glenn Allen (Home) (Relative of the Brooks Family)
  
  
• Sister Mary Ann Banksden (Florence, AL) (Sister of Brother Sammie Brooks)
  
  
• Sister Lillian Bell (Ruston, LA)
  
  
• Sister Darlene Booker (Los Angeles, CA) (Sister of Rev. Freddie Moody)
  

• Brother Richard Briscoe (Home)
  
  
• Sister Bonita Brown (Home)
  
  
• Brother Byron Brown
  
  
• Sister Patricia Brown (Home)
  
  
• Sister Carrie Clay (Home) Upcoming surgery
  
  
• Sister Debra Collins (Home)
  
  
• Brother Lonnie Cowan (Home)
  
  
• Crutcher, Jones, & Payne Family (especially Little Brother Vince Crutcher III and Sister Brittany Payne)
  
  
• Sister Laura Dunaway (Home)
  
  
• Sister Cheryl Dabney Duncan (Houston, TX)
  
  
• Brother Marvin Emerson  (Home)
  
  
• Sister Sheryl Haskins (Home)
  
  
• Sister Jeanette Higgins (Home)
  
  
• Brother Branson Irvin (Indianapolis, IN) (Cousin of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother Julian Jackson (Home) (Father of Brother Jarold Jackson)
  
  
• Sister Mary E. Jackson (Paris, KY) (Sister of Brother William Jackson)
  
  
• Sister Kemona Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Sister Vera Johnson (Home) (Sister of Sister Marion Hall)
  
  
• Brother Travis Jones (Home ) (Brother of Sisters Liz Brooks, Trina Morton, and Sobona Sweat)
  
  
• Rev. Tony Laine (Home)
  
  
• Sister Thelma Masterson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Ronald Moberly (Home) (Uncle of Sister Marva Eubank)
  
  
• Sister Janet King (Classmate of Sister Norma Johnson)
  
  
• Brother Larry Leath (Home)
  
  
• Sister Lindsey Leath (Home)
  
  
• Sister Patricia Leavell (Home)
  
  
• Sister Jackie Lindsay (Home) (Sister of Brother Wayne Frazier)
  
  
• Brother Everett Martin (Home)
  
  
• Sister Irene Sykes McKenzie (Home)
  
  
• Sister Elnora Miller (Home) (Mother of Sister Lisa Miller)
  
  
• Sister Lisa Miller (Home)
  
  
• Sister Dorothy Offutt (Home)
  
  
• Brother James Prather (Home) (Brother of Sisters Tassa Wigginton and Eleanor Smothers)
  
  
• Brother George Ray (Home)
  
  
• Sister Annette Reid (Home)
  
  
• Brother Ashley Roach
  
  
• Sister Gayle Rush-Coleman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Tamika Sales (Home)
  
  
• Brother Donald Scarber (Home)
  
  
• Sister Millie Scarber (Home)
  
  
• Sister Sharon Scarber (Home)
  
  
• Sister Shirley Sharp (Maysville, KY) (Cousin of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother Doug Smith (Brother of Rev. Michael Smith) (Home, Louisville, KY)
  
  
• Sister Pennie Smith (Home)
  
  
• Sister Eleanor Smothers (Home)
  
  
• Sister Tonia Stewart (Home)
  
  
• Brother Adrian Tatman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Cheryl "Midge" Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Sister Carol Thomas (Home)
  
  
• Sister Anna Ison-Walker (Home)
  
  
• Brother Kevin Walker (San Francisco, CA) (First Cousin of Rev. Freddie Moody)
  
  
• Sister Martha Warner (Home) (Mother of Sister Catherine Frye)
  
  

• Sister Tassa Wigginton (Home)
  
  

• Brother Leon Wilson (Home) (Brother-in-Law of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Sister Sabrynn Wright
  
  
• Each person listed on our Sick List
  
  
• HPGMBC Interim Pastor Search Committee Members, their families and their work
  
  
• Families of the Children affected in war torn countries around the world
  
  
• Children orphaned due to war and worldwide crises
  
  
• Families affected by gun violence in our community and abroad
  
  
• COVID-19 Victims around the world
  
  
• The People of Ukraine
  
  
• Healthcare workers, First respondents, etc.
  
  
• The Entire Pleasant Green Church Family
  
  
• Our our Local and National Government Officials

Heavenly Father, thank You for helping us with our fears and for showing us how to live courageously through Jesus' life on earth. Thank You for Jesus. In His Name. Amen

 {Adapted from Our Daily Bread, 

January 3, 2025}

Name: Toni Horton

Grade/School: 7^th/Edythe J. Hayes Middle School

Career Goals: Professional Dance and (Dance) Studio Owner

Why Career Goals: I love to dance. It’s become my passion! I want to help others who want to learn how to dance.

What do you want your church family to know about you? : I like to draw and listen to music. I have good grades. I am proud of myself for maintaining good grades and being a travel dancer.

Travel Dancer Explanation: A travel dancer is someone who works hard with teammates and travels around the world to compete in dance. I compete in hip hop, jazz and contemporary.

What do you want your church family to know about GOD?: GOD is in the blessing business. HE’ll always be your #1 Fan. HE guides us in the right direction and loves us no matter what we do. HE loves us conditionally!

Parents: Deacon & Sis. Tony and Amanda Horton

Grandparent: Sis Mildred White

In the coming weeks, students from the Children's Worship and Bible Study Class will be Spotlighted in this section.

Keep Your Contact Information Updated

Please keep your contact information up to date. In case of emergencies, changes of service times, etc., every attempt will be made to contact church members as expeditiously as possible using text messages to cell phones, phone calls, and emails. You can update your contact information by calling the church at (859) 254-7387.

If you would like to volunteer in assisting with contacting members on the rare occasions when information needs to be communicated to the church membership quickly, please call the church and give your name and phone number.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

FLU

Flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death.

Flu shots are available at local pharmacies. Consult your physician regarding a flu vaccination.

RSV

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common, contagious virus that usually causes mild symptoms. In older adults and adults with certain underlying conditions, RSV can cause severe infections.

RSV shots are available at local pharmacies. Consult your physician regarding a RSV vaccination.

COVID-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, or cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. Anyone can get sick with COVID-19 and become seriously ill or die at any age.

The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the disease and how the virus spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by staying at least 1 metre apart from others, wearing a properly fitted mask, and washing your hands or using an alcohol-based rub frequently. Get vaccinated when it’s your turn and follow local guidance.

The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. These particles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols. It is important to practice respiratory etiquette, for example by coughing into a flexed elbow, and to stay home and self-isolate until you recover if you feel unwell.

Both COVID vaccines and Booster COVID vaccines are available at local pharmacies. Consult your physician regarding COVID vaccinations.

General Health Information

General Health information can be obtained from the Health Department. Contact information is below:

LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
650 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 252-2371.