Reading Assignment for the month of February
Black History Month is an annual observance in February dedicated to celebrating the achievements and central role of African Americans in U.S. history. It is also officially recognized in Canada in February and in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands in October.
Black History Month
Reading Assignment for the Month of March
On this day, the faithful receive ashes on their foreheads, accompanied by the words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” or “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”
Lent is a 40-day season of reflection, fasting, and repentance inspired by Jesus in the wilderness. Key scriptures focus on returning to God, such as Joel 2:12-13 ("return to me with all your heart"), and reflection on sacrifice, notably John 3:16 and Matthew 4:1-11, which details Jesus' fasting.
Core Lenten Scriptures:
Reading Assignment for April
Spiritual Formation
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
I Timothy 3:14-15
Formation entails ethical integrity, and Pentecostal formation. So in other words, formation determines how we navigate through the weight of the oil… the weight of the anointing, the weight of spiritual responsibility (we are our brother’s keeper), the weight of governing ourselves in the spirit of meekness, humility, kindness and love.
10 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.
2 And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
Leviticus 10:1-3
We're no longer being summoned to seek the oil. We are being summoned to steward its weight.
Because anointing without formation becomes a liability to both the vessel and the body. Two sons of Aaron. stood before the Lord with censors in their hands. They were not outsiders. They were not rebellious, pagans. They were priests, Ordained. authorized, clothed in sacred garments, standing near holy fire.
We find in this passage that Nadab and Abihu offered strange fire. Yeah, which he had not commanded. The issue was not the presence of fire. It was the absence of purity.
It was worship, detached from command. detached from intimacy, without submission. And the Lord's response still echoes with theological gravity today. Among those the Bible says, who are near me, I will be sanctified.
Yes. The closer one stands to holy things, the greater the demand for holy living. Our Christian walk as leaders must confront this sobering truth. Spiritual authority does not excuse ethical deviation.
In fact, it heightens its accountability. Nadab and Abihu remind us that fire without formation is fatal. That anointing without alignment invites exposure.
The Month of May
On the Liturgical Calendar May 14th 2026 marks 40 days in which walk the earth after His resurrection from the dead teaching His disciples. This day is known as The Day of Ascension of the Lord where Jesus ascended to heaven from the Mount of Olives. 40 days after Easter, held on a Thursday, 39 days after Easter Sunday. It signifies the completion of his earthly mission and victory as king. Key traditions include special church services, and in some areas, it is a public holiday.
Pentecost and the Ascension are two distinct events in the New Testament Christian narrative, separated by time, purpose, and theological emphasis. Both are foundational to Christian doctrine about Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the birth and mission of the Church.
Basic chronology and scriptural anchors.
Distinct theological emphases
The Month Of June
The single most effective tools that the enemy is using to tear down the foundation in this 21st century church in terms of unified growth and stability is the faction of offence. This is where you get unforgiveness, jealously, church hurt, in fighting and discord.
The concept of "church hurt" is a major, widely recognized reality in the Body of Christ today. Polls show that up to 40% of unchurched adults cite painful church experiences or personal conflict as primary reasons for leaving. Studies by Barna Group indicate that a significant portion of individuals who disengage from organized religion cite negative or traumatic experiences with church leaders or congregants.
More broadly cultural shifts—often tied to institutional scandals, legalism, and the mishandling of authority—have driven millions of believers to reconsider their relationship with organized church????? . so I have to ask myself the question “how can I walk from the Bride (Church, ecclesia, ones who have been called out of darkness into the light) and maintain my relationship with the Groom (Jesus who gave his life and shed his blood for the bride).
So in my sanctified thinking I wondered why are we here??? Are we here because you have a need to be recognized? are you here to spectate and compare? or do we come to church to find a hook up.
That seems problematic to me.
We are here because we love God and wanted to say thank you for the opportunity to be called a Christian. I love being in the company of the saints. It is a joy to come together in this unified setting to praise and worship the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord! I know people who are not saved who have experience the most terrible things imaginable in the club scene including beatings and shotings and killings but they still go back to that same club.
Tell somebody that “it’s a spirit”. And the same spirit that keep them coming back to darkness is the same spirit that keeps you and I from coming into the light.
Quantity vrs. Quality
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. (there is a conscience to those who wickedly offend)
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. Amen!!!!!
Luke 17:1-4
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
Luke 17:5
There is two things that we need to explore here as to what Jesus was referring
Quantity - to measure, express, or assign a numerical value to the size, amount, or extent of something. It is the process of converting qualitative data (descriptions) into quantitative data (numbers, statistics, or metrics).
Quality - is a versatile term that generally refers to the standard, degree of excellence, or inherent traits of a person, object, or service. Depending on the context, it defines how good or bad something is, or it can describe a specific, distinguishing characteristic.
3. Quality is based on faith
4. Quantity is based on the things we can do in our own ability
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
You start off with a measure but the more you believe and walk with God the more the measure grows. Romans 3:12
It’s not the quantity of your faith it is the quality of your faith.
Noah had quality faith
Abraham, Issac, Jacob had quality faith
David had quality Faith
Paul had quality Faith
Judas had a quantity Faith
Judas faith was a Quantitative faith because it had no depth, so when his faith was tested it rendered him inoperable, unstable, and unprofitable, It was based upon his own ability and rationality and not by what God has said through faith by grace.
Is your faith a quality faith? or a quantity faith? a quantitative faith will rendering you unusable and unprofitable to God. This will cause everything around you to be at risk. Your children, your health, your livelily hood, your testimony. You are speaking but there is no life coming out. Everyday it is imparitive that we have the life of God living through us........
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:5-7
What kind of Faith are you packing????
To: Bishop Siggers
Mon, Jun 22 at 5:22 PM
As I’ve been reflecting on your recent sermons and some of the conversations happening online, a thought rose in my spirit: Why are we here? Are we here because we need recognition? Are we here to spectate, compare, or be entertained? Are we here looking for a connection or a “hook‑up”? When I consider those questions, something in me says that cannot be the reason. That mindset feels deeply misaligned with the purpose of the church.
We are here because we love God. We are here because we are grateful for the privilege of being called Christians. We are here because there is joy in gathering with the saints in unity to worship the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
Yet the truth is, some come for reasons that have nothing to do with God toggling between worship and worldliness, lifting their hands on Sunday while entertaining darkness in secret.
Some are still holding on to things they won’t surrender, trying to serve God publicly while wrestling with the enemy privately.
I think about people who aren’t saved who have endured terrible things in the club scene: fights, shootings, even death and yet they still return to the same environment.
It reminds me that it’s a spirit. And the same spirit that keeps them returning to darkness is the same spirit that tries to keep us from coming into the light.
You are teaching quantity vs. quality has been stirring in me. Jesus made it clear that offenses will come, but He also warned us about the danger of being the one who causes them. He calls us to rebuke, forgive, and walk in humility—because faith is not measured by numbers, but by depth.
Quality of faith is what Noah had. What Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and Paul had. It’s faith that grows as we walk with God.
Quantity of faith like Judas has no depth. It collapses under pressure. It becomes unprofitable, unstable, and disconnected from the life of God.
As I’ve examined myself through this teaching, I can honestly say: I am striving to carry a quality faith.
Not a faith that is loud but shallow.
Not a faith that depends on my own strength, emotions, or abilities. But a faith that is rooted, tested, and growing the kind that produces obedience, humility, and consistency.
I want the kind of faith that Noah had when he built without evidence. The kind Abraham had when he walked without details. The kind David had when he worshiped through warfare. The kind Paul had when he endured suffering but never lost conviction.
I don’t want a quantity of faith that looks big but collapses under pressure. I want a quality faith that holds when life shakes, that trusts when I don’t understand, and that obeys even when it costs me something.
That is the faith I desire to walk in daily a faith that is alive, maturing, and pleasing to God.
Proverbs remind us: Trust in the Lord with all your heart… acknowledge Him… and He will direct your paths.
So, the question remains, and it challenges all of us: What kind of faith are we packing? A faith that produces life or a faith that only produces noise?
Thank you, Bishop, for challenging us to examine ourselves and to pursue a faith that is rooted, growing, and alive in God.
Sister Karla Washington
Well said daughter.......
+JWS
The month of July
The Weight of the Oil. 1 Timothy 3 chapter and Leviticus 10 chapter
The weight of the oil. Deals with Ethics, integrity, and Pentecostal formation. The teaching comes from 1st Timothy 3, one through 7. And that's what I will be examining tonight. But first, I just want to say this.
The weight of the oil always reveals the strength or the weakness of the vessel that carries it.
Our focus... is to confront, clarify, and cultivate a Pentecostal identity in which anointing is governed by ethics.
Power is sustained by appropriate formation, and fire is stewarded with reverence. First Timothy 3, 1 through 7 says these words. This is a true saying. If a man desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop, then, must be blameless.
The husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, and apt to teach. Not given to wine, nor striker, nor greedy, a filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler and not covetous.
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity. For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the house of God?
Not a novice, less than lifted up with pride, he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must have a good report of them which are without, lest he fall into reproach, and the snare of the devil.
Important: The weight of the oil will always test what enthusiasm (excitement, interest, eagerness) hides. It will always reveal what formation sustains.
Formation - Formation generally refers to the act of creating, establishing, or structuring something “the development, establishment, and foundation of Christian integrity.
Whether the vessel has been
Formed:
“Gone through the fire of testing and preparation” the struggle, self examination.
Merely filled: given a position you are not ready to fulfil.
“Desire to be elevated but not committed to the work”.
In this hour, we have celebrated pouring without preparation, we have celebrated elevation without examination. And power without formation.
But oil was never meant to rest on ungoverned desire.
Power without formation causes undisciplined character or unexamined lives.
We're no longer being summoned to seek the oil. We are being summoned to steward its weight.
Because anointing without formation becomes a liability to both the vessel and the body.
Another example
Note: Two sons of Aaron. stood before the Lord with censors in their hands. They were not outsiders. They were not rebellious, pagans. They were priests, Ordained. authorized, clothed in sacred garments, Vestment wearing clergy, standing near holy fire.
Leviticus 10, one through 3 records that Nadab and Abihu offered strange fire, which he had not commanded.
The issue was not the presence of fire. It was the absence of purity. It was worship, divorced from command. Divorced from closeness, without submission.
And the Lord's response still echoes with theological gravity today. Among those the Bible says, who are near me, I will be sanctified.
This comes with a warning!
The closer one stands to holy things, the greater the demand for holy living. Those how stand close to Holy Things is never casual. It is covenantal. It refines, it reveals, and it responds to irreverence.
Pentecostal believers must confront this sobering truth. Spiritual authority does not excuse ethical deviation.
In fact, it heightens its accountability. Nadab and Abihu remind us that fire without formation is fatal. That anointing without alignment invites exposure. And it is into that priestly framework that the Apostle Paul writes to bishops in
1 Timothy 3, And notice. His emphasis is not gifting. It is not platform. It is not growth strategy.
It is character. Paul essentially translates Leviticus into the new covenant. If you will stand near Holy fire, your life must be ordered.
The weight of the oil, therefore, is not merely about the anointing on your life. But more importantly, it's about the result of the anointing in your life.
In an age of moral ambiguity(vagueness, uncertainty) we gather today not to discuss reputation management.
But to confront priestly responsibility. Because among those who are near him, he will be sanctified.
The weight of the oil, the inner architecture of the Pentecostal light. The weight of the oil, when the spirit rests on vessels forged by disciplined doctrine and character.
The church becomes unmovable, un corruptible, and unmistakably
credible. When the spirit rests on vessels that are forged
by disciplined sound doctrine and character,
Month of August
The Weight of the oil part II
Nadab and Abihu remind us that fire without formation is fatal. That anointing without alignment invites exposure. And it is into that priestly framework that the Apostle Paul writes to bishops in 1 Timothy 3, And notice. His emphasis is not gifting. It is not platform. It is not growth strategy.
It is character. Paul essentially translates Leviticus into the new covenant. If you will stand near Holy fire, your life must be ordered.
The weight of the oil, therefore, is not merely about the anointing on your life. But more importantly, it's about the result of the anointing in your life.
In an age of moral ambiguity (vagueness, uncertainty) The discussion is not about reputation management. “being famous, political alliances, and power pull” or the all about me mentality, or Praising the “preacher”.
But its all about the confrontation of priestly responsibility. Because among those who are near him, he will be sanctified.
The weight of the oil, is the inner architecture of the Pentecostal light, when the spirit rests on vessels forged by disciplined doctrine and character. The church becomes unmovable, uncorruptible, and unmistakably credible.
The Greek phrase here is pistoso locos. It literally means faithful is the word, or trustworthy is this declaration. Paul, before he can even begin to about desire, (desiring a good work) Paul establishes credibility.
It literally means faithful is the word that's about to come. Or trustworthy is this declaration. Paul uses this formula several times in the past 4 epistles to signal a kind of foundational, non-negotiable truth.
This is not a suggestion. Before we even get to desire, again, he establishes credibility. Pentecostal fire must rest on apostolic formation. The spirit never bypasses structure.
Holy Ghost fire, resting on unprepared leaders, produces kingdom embarrassment..
Building with a Master Plan
There is Destiny in your DNA
Scripture Text Nehemiah 4:1,6
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
Who is Nehemiah
Nehemiah was a Jewish leader in the 5th century church who served as cupbearer to the Persian King Artaxerxes and later became the governor of Judah. He is famous for leading the return of Jewish exiles to Jerusalem and for successfully rebuilding the city’s ruined protective walls in just 52 days.
The Book of Nehemiah
It highlights 3 important themes
“There is Destiny in your DNA Building with a Master Plan!
It is hard to insulate yourself from the changing world that we live in. the changing realities around us, the changing ideologies around us, the changing economic around us. The volatile decline in trust and integrity in those in which we look to for guidance.
In defining the faction of destiny for the Christian today one would wonder what does that look like? Our grandparents defined it one way, our parents defined one way, but what does it mean to embrace destiny for the child of God in the 21st Century Church?
The world definition of a Christian has change and the changing is evolving and is affecting everything from society norms and economics, to standard and values, and roles in the home. Which bring me to the question that we all must explore…….Who are you? And How do you define what is your destiny and how do we build a master plan?
My wife use to sow and for whatever garment she began to make she would always start off with a pattern, and that pattern indicated what the skirt, shirt, or vest would look like.
If the pattern did not have sleeves in the shirt, the finished shirt would have not sleeves
If the skirt had no pleats than the finished product had no pleats
If the sweater had no buttons but was meant to wear without them the finished product had no buttons
As it relates to theme regarding building, with the reflection upon destiny it is imperative to identify that you can’t have success in building if you don’t first have a plan, and the plan must have a design and the design should convey a blueprint of an intended plan to build.
Everyone here has destiny within our DNA infused by God.
DNA in scientific term, identifying the large molecule inside cells that carries the genetic instructions used for the growth, development, function, and reproduction of all living organisms. It acts as the core blueprint or instruction manual for the body.
And just as there is a Scientific genetic instruction in our DNA there is also a Spiritual core blueprint or instruction manual for our life and destiny place there by God.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7
In the scheme of the perception of destiny there are two opposing forces the one is Comfort and the other is Consistency.
Comfort is the insatiable, limitless propensity for one to be entertained. Take a break, Sit down have a meal, watch some TV, or a movie and slowly the arms of Comfort will cradle you right to sleep……
Don’t get me wrong there is nothing bad about getting rest but if all you are doing in life is resting than rest can become a snare design to rob you of your time. you can redeem friends, you can redeem things, you can start a new job but you cannot redeem time.
Tell someone I don’t got time to mess around with foolish talking, foolish feelings, foolish acting “he don’t like me, she is looking at me funny, he won’t support me. Tell someone I don’t have time for that…
Comfort is the only emotion that will soothe you quietly into a place of robbery without you even knowing that you have been robbed. Once time is gone it will never come back again…..
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. Proverbs 6:10-11
Consistency on the other hand! doing things the same way over time, staying steady and reliable,
Does anybody don’t know who Lebron James is? Well, for those who don’t know Labron James Lead the Cleveland Cavilers in the NBA Finals game 7 against the Golden State Warriors 93 to 89 . On June 19th 2016 They defeated the Golden State Warriors 93–89 in Game 7 to complete a historic comeback from a 3–1 series deficit to an astounding NBA Championship. Before that day the Cavilers had never won a NBA Championship since there inception in 1970 46 years. I remember that day because I don’t even follow sport but when I saw that we were the champion of the world I cried and in Cleveland celebrated all together! It was amazing
This is the same thing in a spiritual house.
You have different sizes and shapes and heights and everybody will not be at the same level but whatever level you are, be who God has called you to be you cannot be me and I cannot be you but if you and I get together and you take a corner and I take a corner we can carry the ministry of Jesus together because that is the pattern that is the design he has abilities and talents in everybody we just need to find out what our unique talents and ability are without lusting for someone else talent and ability. If you only have one talent, be faithful with that talent and he may give you another one but he will not put more on you than you can bear.
And if you have three talents don’t try to do the same as the one who has five talents because you will not be able to handle it. For whom much is given much is required.
What are you building???
10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Cor 30-11
In the text we find that the Master builder comes prepared to build his dream and he does not wait for the dream to happen. Now there is an issue sometime when it comes to faith that we approach a dream with the idea that if we just pray hard enough the dream will happen…but the truth of the matter is that Paul said that he is a master builder. that there is no greater foundation build than that which is of Christ Jesus.
Therefore, he is saying to us that Jesus has already build the foundation which is the most important part of the building because this is what hold everything together. If the foundation is no good than everything that is built upon it is no good. So here Paul lets us know that Jesus has already done all the heavy lifting and now we can start to build on a solid foundation
127 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
God build the design, the blueprint, the drawing of what you can be in your life. but we got to build it. You don’t have time to waste trying to build something that was not design for you. So, you need to have a talk with God to find out what are the plans for your life. Its not truth or dare if I don’t get that job God did not want me to have it, If I don’t get that car or that house.
That’s not how it works You must know where God stop and I began… If you don’t perceive that truth, you will begin to blame God for your laziness saying. I came to church and it did not work, I paid my tithes and it did not work, I gave my life to Jesus, and it did not work. Yes it worked but he stopped at the foundation!!!!! And the rest is up to you….. So What are you Building?
Comfort will make you comfortable but Consistency will make you unstoppable!!!
++JWS
