"[And] the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah." 

1 Kings 17:16 KJV

God calling someone's name twice in the Bible signifies that a significant moment is occurring, demanding the person’s full attention for a divine message, assignment or warning. Moses can definitely attest to this…

Moses was born to Israelite parents during a time when the Egyptian ruler had ordered all baby boys to be thrown into the Nile. Moses' mother hides him in a basket and he is found by Pharaoh's daughter.

He is raised in the palace, but knowing he is an Israelite, he has a heart of the mistreatment of his people. In an effort to defend an Israelite man, Moses killed an Egyptian and fled from Pharaoh’s punishment. Now he’s living as a shepherd for his father-in-law, out in the wilderness.
One day, while tending the sheep, Moses sees a mysterious sight: a bush is on fire, yet not burning up. Then a voice calls out from the flames:

“Moses, Moses!”

Exodus 3:1-4 reads…Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush,“Moses! Moses!”And Moses said, “Here I am.”

It is the God of Moses’ ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And the Lord commissions Moses to lead the nation of Israel out of slavery. And we read in Exodus 3:1-10 just how God wants Moses to bring the nation of Israel out of slavery.

To God Be The Glory for Moses! While Moses was tending his flock, God called him from a burning bush to deliver the Israelites from Egypt!

Sister Cathy Black

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

• Join our Virtual Prayer Service by phone on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Bible Study from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
  
  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:
    
  "God Is All-Powerful: Is There Any Power Like The Lord's Power?" 1 Kings 18:20-21, 30-39
  
  Lesson Nugget:
  In today's lesson, Israel's prophet Elijah challenges the people to stop straddling the fence regarding the God that they will serve. As a test of power, the prophets of the god of the day, Baal, and the prophet Elijah offer sacrifices to Baal and to God, repectively. The proof of power is which god will provide fire for the sacrifice. The sacrifice to God including the wood and water are totally consumed by fire even though it was drenched with water three times. The sacrifice to Baal remained untouched by fire. The people are amazed by God's demonstration of fire power and pledge their allegience to God.

      In spite of God's daily demonstration of power,          do we as Christians straddle the fence as                  to whether we will wholeheartedly serve the              only true and living God?                       

• Next Sunday's Lesson: "God Is Sovereign and Answers Prayer: Does God Keep His Promises?" 2 Chronicles 6:12-21

• 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
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Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church

PO Box 11845
Lexington, KY 40578

Upcoming Events

Virtual Prayer Service 

Tuesday, November 11, 7:00 PM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

Choir Practice

Thursday, November 13, 6:30 pm

 Bible Study,

In-Person & Virtual

Saturday, November 15, 10:00 AM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

"Comfort For Your Loss"

Grief Session

In-Person

Saturday, November 15, 1:00 PM

40 Year Christian Group Meeting,

Virtual

Saturday, November 15, 1:30 PM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

Contact Sis. Heather Happy (859.509.2927) for additional information.

WE ARE ONE!

Welcome to the 40 Year Christians' Cooking Corner! 

Here we will feature recipes from the 40 Year Christian Group. This week's recipe was submitted by Sister Alyce Emerson from Nutrition Education Program, UK Cooperative Extension Service.

Blessings to all.

Sister Linda Gates, President

Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta Bake

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray

2 cups dry penne pasta (or any short pasta such as bowtie)

1 V/2 tablespoons unsalted outter, divided

1 small, sweet onion, diced

1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)

1 cup low-fat milk

1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

V2 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided

1 teaspoon cried thyme

3/4 teaspoon salt

V2 teaspoon ground black pepper

3/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)

3/4 cup panko breadcrumos

Directions

1. 1. Wash hands with warm water and soap, scrubbing for at least 20 seconds.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Spray a 2-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
4. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
   Drain and set aside.
5. While pasta cooks, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt half of the butter. Add the onion and cook until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes.
6. Reduce heat to low and add the pumpkin puree, milk, cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, thyme, salt, pepper, and nutmeg (if using) to the skillet.
   Stir to combine until cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
7. Add the pasta to the sauce and gently combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
8. Melt the remaining butter in a small bowl and add panko breadcrumbs. Stir to combine and sprinkle evenly over the pasta.
9. Bake uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through.
10. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup parmesan before serving. Refrigerate leftovers within two hours.

Makes 8 servings

Serving size: 1 cup

The Missionaries made a financial donation to a delegation from the Northeast Christian Church who traveled to Guatemala in August to take needed medicines to the children of that country. President Delores Spencer learned of the financial need to fund a mission trip to Guatemala to deliver medicines for the children.  She presented the proposal to make a donation to the Missionary Ministry, who promptly voted to  assist.  The photographs  of children below are from the mission trip. 

Name: James Bennie “JB” Holloman Sr.

Current Focus: To maintain a healthy life – both physically and spiritually. I focus on the physical side with the help of my daughters. My daughter Mary is a certified trainer and graduate of the University of Kentucky. She keeps me focused on my physical strength. My daughter Angela works at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and is a graduate of Bellarmine University. I am in a couple of their research programs. They’ve have been monitoring me for the past 7 years. They tell me I’m doing fine!

My spiritual focus is to continue the walk I started. I am a member of the House of GOD. I have journeyed from being a student in Sabbath School to an ordained Bishop. Now, my main jobs are as an Assistant Pastor and State Superintendent for Indiana. The Superintendents are similar to your
Conference and Assembly officers. As Superintendent, I monitor the financial health of the Church and encourage the Church to spread the gospel!

Career: Retired painter. I was a painter for UK for 22 years. Prior to that I was a painter for a private company for about 30 years.

Why this Career?: My dad was a painter. He taught me the craft. We painted places like the Campbell House, Continental Inn, Magee’s Bakery and Calumet Farm. We also worked for interior decorators.

What do you want your church family to know about you?: Outside of church I like to fish. Deep water, ocean, lakes, creeks and ponds – I’ve done them all. I like to do them all! Wherever there are water, fish
and opportunity, I’m ready! My favorite fishing is for brim and croakers. Occasionally I hit a bass, but I basically aim for brim and croakers.

Inside the church, I do play many roles including guitarists. I started when I was about 8 or 9. My Dad sang in an acappella quartet. They wanted to modernize by adding a guitar. My father brought a guitar
home and started teaching me what he knew. I was a little fellow. That guitar was as big as me!  The intention was for me to play with the quartet. That never happened. Bishop Rawlings advised against it.
He didn’t want a child in the quartet. But Bishop Rawlings said more than, Don’t. He also said, Do. Do play for the Church! He added me and my guitar to the House of GOD’s music ministry. He even brought
me a 4 stringed guitar! That’s the kind of spiritual leader Bishop Rawlings was and I will be forever grateful for how he mentored my evangelism.

Bishop Rawlings also encouraged me to sing. As a young person, I could sing as high as any woman.  One of the groups I sang with was called the Rawlingnetts. I had to do the soprano part because none of
the girls could do it!

I can’t hit those high notes now. I have had a few surgeries. Although the scar tissue has changed my voice, I still like being with the choir. I enjoy working with the HPGMBC choir. I have fallen in love with them. I know I am an employee. I know I am on contract, but I hope I am doing more than just working. I pray I am doing “the good work.”

Is there anything special HPGMBC can do for you? HPGMBC has been very kind and nice to me. I tend to fall in love very fast when people are nice to me. I have gravitated to the people of HPGMBC, if I can
use that word. I am enjoying the Interim Pastor! I also enjoyed the Sons of the Church – each and every one of them! Yes. I know there are theological differences, but I enjoy!

What do you want the church to know about GOD? Love GOD with all your heart and love thy neighbor as thyself. I am a man who is trying to do that while being the best at what GOD has called me to be. That’s what GOD wants from us. GOD wants our love. GOD wants our best.

Spouse: Gwendolyn Black Holloman

Adult Sons: Jeffrey L Martin, James Bennie Holloman Jr. and Shelton N. Holloman

Adult Daughters: Sharon D. Walker, Mary Elizabeth Holloman and Angela M. Holbut

Grandchildren: Six grandchildren

On Monday, November 3, 2025, McKinley Emerson was awarded a Certificate of Academic Excellence at the PTSA Academic Recognition Ceremony for her hard work and academic achievements. She maintained a 3.5 GPA for both the 1st and 2nd semesters of the 2024-2025 school year.

McKinley is a Junior at Lafayette High School and is a member of the Girls basketball team.

McKinley is the daughter of Sister Kelleye Emerson and the granddaughter of Rev. Wendell and Dr. Alyce Emerson.

Recent Requests

• Brother Darius Hall, Jr. (14 year old Grandson of Sister Marion Hall) (Home)
  
  
• Brother Willis K. Bright, Jr. (Indianapolis, In)
  
  
• Brother Bruce from Tates Creek Golf Course Clubhouse
  
  
• Sister Gloria Coleman (Home)
  
  
• The Kierra Joseph Family
  
  
• Little Brother Braylen L. Moody (2 year old Grandson to Rev. Freddie Moody)
  
  
• Sister Sharon Scarber (Home)
  
  
• Sister Kendra Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Sister Carol Thomas (Home)
  

Ongoing Requests:

• Brother Levi Fishback (Harrodsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center, Harrodsburg, KY)
  
  
• Brother Joseph Grant (Hospital St. Louis, MO) (Father of Sister Jessica Grant)
  
  
• Sister Anna Jarber (Homestead Nursing Home)
  
  
• Sister Thelma Masterson (Homestead Nursing Home)
   
• 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 Ruby Branham (Prestonsburg, KY) (Mother of Sister Jackie Peoples)
  
  
• Sister Beverly Bowman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Bonita Brown (Home)
  
  
• Brother Byron Brown
  
  
• Sister Patricia Brown (Home)
  
  
• Sister Carrie Clay (Home) Upcoming surgery
  
  
• Sister Charmaine Collins (Home) (Daughter of Sister Debra Collins)
  
  
• 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 Christa Dunn (Home)
  
  
• Brother Billy Edwards (Home)
  
  
• Sister Shirley Alcorn Edwards (Portsmouth, VA)
  
  
• Sister Jessica Embry
  
  
• Brother Marvin Emerson  (Home)
  
  
• Sister McKinley Emerson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Greg Forrest (Kevil, KY) (Nephew of Sisters Janice Jackson and Barbara Ridgeway)
  
  
• Sister Johnetta Frazier (Home)
  
  
• Sister Wanda Frazier (Home) (Sister of Brother Wayne Frazier)
  
  
• Sister Erica Gill (Daughter of the late Rev. O. D. Gill) (Home)
  
  
• Rev. Jerry Gumm (Home)
  (Friends of the late Dr. Charles Black's family)
  
  
• Sister Sheryl Haskins (Home)
  
  
• Sister Jeanette Higgins (Home)
  
  
• Sister Gwendolyn Holloman (Home) (Wife of Bishop J. B. Holloman)
  
  
• Sister Iris Horice (Paducah, KY) (Niece of Sisters Janice Jackson and Barbara Ridgeway)
  
  
• Brother Daron Houtman, Jr. (Wichita, KS) (Nephew of Sister Lisa Leath)
  
  
• Brother Branson Irvin (Indianapolis, IN) (Cousin of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother Julian Jackson (Home) (Father of Brother Jarold Jackson)
  
  
• Sister Kemona Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Sister Norma Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Sister Vera Johnson (Home) (Sister of Sister Marion Hall)
  
  
• Brother Vincino Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Travis Jones (Home ) (Brother of Sisters Liz Brooks, Trina Morton, and Sobona Sweat)
  
  
• Sister Janet King (Classmate of Sister Norma Johnson)
  
  
• Brother Larry Leath (Home)
  
  
• Sister Lindsey Leath (Home)
  
  
• Sister Patricia Leavell (Home)
  
  
• Sister Karisma Lockhart (Los Angeles, CA) and her family (Niece of Rev. Freddie Moody)
  
  
• Sister Jackie Lindsay (Home) (Sister of Brother Wayne Frazier)
  
  
• Sister Danise Madison (Seattle, WA) (Sister of Sister Bonita Brown)
  
  
• Brother Latemus Marshall (Home) (Husband of Sister Valerie Marshall)
  
  
• Sister Dawn Gay Martin (Home)
  
  
• Brother Everett Martin (Home)
  
  
• Sister Genice Moody Mays (Los Angeles, CA) (Youngest sister of Rev. Freddie Moody)
  
  
• Sister Irene Sykes McKenzie (Home)
  
  
• Sister Elnora Miller (Home) (Mother of Sister Lisa Miller)
  
  
• Sister Lisa Miller (Home)
  
  
• Brother Daryl Moberly (Uncle of Sister Marva Eubank)
  
  
• Sister Tyailan Moberly (Home) (Cousin of Sister Marva Eubank)
  
  
• Brother Charles Moore, Sr. (Denton, TX) (Brother of Sister Shelia Williams)
  
  
• Sister Dorothy Offutt (Home)
  
  
• Sister Ashanti Owens (Granddaughter of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Sister Brittany Payne (Home)
  
  
• Brother Stevie Pepper (Columbus, OH) (Cousin of Sister Mary Thomas)(Home)
  
  
• Sister Darlene Pope (Home)
  
  
• Brother Steven Prater (Richmond Hill, GA)
  
  
• Sister Ruth Rawlings (Friend of Sister Kim Bond)
  
  
• Veronica Ridgeway (Louisville, KY) (Cousin of Sisters Janice Jackson and Barbara Ridgeway)
  
  
• Sister Annette Reid (Home)
  
  
• Brother Ashley Roach
  
  
• Sister Gayle Rush-Coleman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Tamika Sales (Home)
  
  
• Brother Donald Scarber (Home)
  
  
• Brother Drery Shelton (St. Joseph Hospital) (Friend of Sister Bonnie Shelton)
  
  
• Brother Doug Smith (Brother of Rev. Michael Smith) (Home, Louisville, KY)
  
  
• Sister Lynn Smith (Home)
  
  
• Sister Pennie Smith (Home)
  
  
• Sister Eleanor Smothers (Home)
  
  
• Sister Delores Spencer (Home)
  
  
• Brother Joe Stewart, Sr. (Father of Sister Tonia Stewart)
  
  
• Sister Tonia Stewart (Home)
  
  
• Brother Adrian Tatman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Anna Tatman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Cheryl "Midge" Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Brother Pete Thompson (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 Melvin Williams (Home)
  
  

• Brother Leon Wilson (Home) (Brother-in-Law of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
  
• Each person listed on our Sick List
  
  
• HPGMBC Full Time Pastor Search Committee Members, their families and their work
  
  
• Victims of the Wildfires
  
  
• 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 responders, etc.
  
  
• The Entire Pleasant Green Church Family
  
  
• Our our Local and National Government Officials

Heavenly Father, we want our lives to be ones of continual praise and worship. May You alone receive all the glory. Thank you for Jesus. In His Name. Amen 

{Adapted from Our Daily Bread,  November 8, 2025}

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