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,
