Sunday, February 12, 2017

If you enjoyed the Coffee House Event, you’ll enjoy the CREW Kick Back on Saturday, February 25th at 2pm at 6665 Security Blvd, Woodlawn, MD 21207. It’s a time to unwind, have a bite, and

chat amongst peers with topics such as relationships in the church, sex before marriage, feeling lonely and unloved, etc.

Today is Red Dress Sunday! Many people are not aware that

heart disease is the number one killer of women. One woman

dies almost every minute from heart disease, but education and

life style changes can make a difference. The Wellness Ministry

will provide helpful information after each service about heart

health until supplies are exhausted.

LADIES!!! Mark your calendars for Feb. 18th—Love & Hip Hop: Discussion around Healthy Re-lationships. This panel discussion on how to navigate family, couples, and interpersonal rela-tionships will help explain the 5 Love Languages, provide tips and tools for Dating and Relating and help provide you with methods to help you brush up on your Communication skills. Our panelists, Minister Dantwan Broady (Southern Baptist Church), Ms. Alayna Davenport (Entrepreneur), and Minister Vanilla Jackson (MSBC) will provide their experience and lessons learned on these topics. All Ladies (18 and older) are welcome to attend this session on Satur-day, February 18th from 12Noon -2pm in the Multi-purpose Room at 154 Winters Lane to take a deeper look into Healthy Relationships with everyone you encounter.

Movie Night - The Women are hosting Movie Night, where "Heaven's Door" will be the movie in supporting the Prayer Theme for February of the Savior's Love. Men, Women, Children, and Friends are welcome to join movie night in the Multi-purpose room at 6:30pm on Monday, February 20th. Come out to enjoy a Christian Movie of one of the many ways the Savior's Love guides and directs us on this journey of life. Popcorn will be served!

Join the Couples Ministry for the Ultimate Date Night: Denim & Pearls - Put on your favorite blue jeans, t-shirt, and pearls for the ladies. Come out for an evening of fun, music, food, games, and conversation..... Friday, February 24th @ 7pm. 6665 Security Boulevard -- Tickets are $30 per couple.

F e b r u a ry

Remember Wednesday Morning Devotional Calls at

6:00am, 1-712-432-0900, Code 672527

Sunday, February 12, 2017

10 Little Known Black History Facts 1) Before there was Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin (among oth-er women who refused to give up their seat) 2) Martin Luther King Jr. improvised the most iconic part of his “I Have a Dream Speech.” 3) Inoculation was introduced to America by a slave. 4) The earliest recorded protest against slavery was by the Quakers in 1688. 5) Of the 12.5 million Africans shipped to the New World during the Transatlantic Slave Trade, fewer than 388,000 arrived in the United States.

6) The diverse history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities which involved Jews. 7) One in four cowboys was Black, despite the stories told in popular books and movies. 8) Esther Jones was the real Betty Boop! 9) The first licensed African American Female pilot was named Bessie Coleman. 10) Interracial marriage in the United States was banned in 1664 and not overturned until 1967. View the entire article at: http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/10-black-history-little-known-facts/#.WJnIaW8rKUl

Ralph Bunche was a Nobel Peace Prize-winning academic and U.N. diplomat known for his peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East, Africa, and the Mediterranean. It was Bunche’s ability to bring peace to the region of Palestine, the site of major conflict be-tween Arab and Israeli forces after his supervisor was killed, that led to Bunche be-coming the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first African American and person of color in the world to receive the award in 1950. Bunche became co-director of Swarthmore College’s Institute of Race Rela-tions by the mid-1930s and wrote the 1936 book A World View of

Race. By the end of the decade, he also assisted journalist/sociologist Gunnar Myrdal in his research for the book An American Dilemma (1944), which looked unflinchingly at racial discrimination in the United States.

During World War II, Bunche worked as part of the National Defense Program and later joined the U.S. State Department, becoming a key player in the formation of the United Na-tions. He eventually left the State Department to join the global organizations’ secretariat.

Black History by Savanah Winn

Our Ancestors fought for us to be great. So they paved the way for our accomplishments of today. Adding to their Legacy: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for equality for all races. The Black Panthers started the free breakfast and lunch programs for the youth. Rosa Parks helped us earn our seats in the front of the bus. Langston Hughes devoted his artwork to African Americans. Bessie Coleman let us know that African American women can be pilots and travel the world. Thurgood Marshall fought to be the first African Ameri-can in the Supreme Court and in his memory we have BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Mary Church Terrell led and won the fight to desegregate Washington D.C. Jessie Owens proved that African Americans can be just as good as other races in sports. Althea Gibson broke the color barrier in tennis. Reginald F. Lewis was the richest African American businessman in the 1980’s. Baltimore has a Senior High School name after him as well as a Muse-um. Barack Hussein Obama II is an American Politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African American to serve as President, as well as the first President born outside the contiguous United States. Following your dreams, never giving up, and striving for equality for all is a part of our HISTORY. Our Ancestors were the first to be classified as BLACK EXCELLENCE.

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Year End Contribution Statements 1. Sign in to In Fellowship with your Email Address

and Password 2. Click Your Giving 3. Select Individual or Household 4. Under the Year, verify it is 2016 (or 2015) 5. Click Download Statement 6. Open your document 7. Print

Contact Lisa Nettles at lnettles@msbcministries.org for assistance.

View the InFellowship tutorial for assistance, register for InFellowship, or pick up instructions

in the lobby.

Family Life Ministries — Families Advancing the Kingdom Family and Friends weekend is March 4th and 5th! Get your teams together for bowling on Saturday, March 4th from 3pm-5pm at AMF Woodlawn—6410 Security Blvd. Tickets are just $20.00. Then bring the entire family to worship services on Sunday, March 5th. “You

are the light of the world….let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matt 5:14-16) See the team in the lobby for more information.

Barcode Tagswill be in the of the soda machinesand tags to all members. Stop by and pick up your barcode tag, which will serve many Check Indren’s Discipleship (Wednesdays), Greater Praise, Wednesday in the Word and Large Group Meetings (Women In Prayer, Men’s Locker Room, Christian Ed, Diaconate, As-sociate Ministers, etc.)

Online Giving—It’s easy, convenient, connected to our In Fellowship

System, and can be just a TEXT away.

Text To – 444999

Type: MSBC (Text Message Field)

Press: “Send”

You will get the # 244-11 – Save this number (244-11) to your contacts

Text – Give (space) the amount (no decimals or $ signs are necessary), i.e. 20 for $20.00

Press – ”Send”

Enter the number of the fund you would like to contribute to

Press “ Send”

When validating the amount of your donation – Press (Y) for Yes or (N) for No

Press – “Send”

Recurring – Press (Y) for Yes or (N) for No

Register your credit card or debit card (first time only)

You will get a thank you email Your contribution(s) will show up on your In Fellowship contribution statement immediately.

This month we began a Vision Realized Corporate Donation Campaign. The effort invites companies and organizations to become a part of the legacy Morning Star is continuing in Woodlawn. We are approaching com-panies with a package which details our 120-year commitment to building and rebuilding lives and urging them to make a financial gift which will help us further IMPACT lives. We are continuing to develop our corporate con-tact list and wanted to ask members for their additions/suggestions. Perhaps…

1. Your place of employment makes donations to charitable organizations.

2. You know of a company we should include in our outreach. If you had a specific contact at the company it would be very helpful.

3. Or, perhaps your place of employment offers some type of matching donation program and you want to des-ignate MSBC as a benefactor.

Remember our goal is BUILDING AND REBUILDING LIVES. All feedback/suggestions are welcome as we invite others to partner with us. The effort is being developed by our Imagine More Campaign Team and specific coor-dinators are Dr. Anthony Brown (abrown@msbcministries.org), Deaconess Lisa Nettles (lnettles@msbcministries.org) and Deaconess Kathy Evans (kathyevansdavis@yahoo.com).

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Classes are held at 6665 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21207

Every Tuesday (6:30pm—8:00pm) in Classroom 107

Every 4th Saturday (9:00am—12:00pm) in Classroom 100. (New member’s classes for children are on Saturdays only from 11:00am—12:00pm.)

Register for your classes.

View the InFellowship tutorial.

Register for InFellowship.

New Members

Minister Lois Blue, Brother Ronald Carroll, Sister Rose Coleman, Brother Daniel Day, Jr., Sister Ida (Jean) English, Sister Christine Gray, Sister Edith Hardy, Sister Lillian Jackson, Sister Barbara Johnson, Sister Beverly Lofton, Mother Mary

Manokey, Sister Marian Marsalle, Deaconess Annie Ray, Sister Waline Rogers, Sister Geraldine Scott, Sister Catherine Shaw, Sister Allison Simpson, Deacon Ezekiel Thornton, Sister Aileen Wilson, Brother Andre Brown, Brother Albert Henson, and Sister Angela Jackson.

If you or anyone in your family are sick, desire prayer, sick visit, or Communion visit, please call the church office at (410) 747-3417 so that we may be available to you and your family. Also please call if there is death of a family member.

Sick and Shut In

It is not too late for you to support the IMAGINE MORE Campaign for our new building. Partner with us as we expand the lives we are building and rebuild-ing. Donate using check or credit card on our website , or you can sign up to give at anytime through InFellowship or Txt2Give.

VOLUNTEER VIDEO EDITING and GRAPHIC DESIGN—The MSBC Marketing Ministry is looking for support for Marketing efforts. If you can help, please contact Dr. Anthony Brown at abrown@msbcministries.org or Minister Johnnie Miller at jmiller@msbcministries.org.

You’re invited to our Pearls of Wisdom (Senior) Ministry Luncheon—Cherishing the Past, Em-bracing the Future With guest speaker: Dr. Carla J. Debnam on Thursday, April 13th at 11:00am at the Commu-nity Outreach and Educational Center, 6665 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21207.

Silent Auction, Music, Special Entertainment, Hat Show, Fellowship, and Delicious Food. Tickets are $18.00 and are available at the MSBC Ticket Sales Center and from select Pearls of Wisdom Ministry Members.

Everyone – men and women – should remember we are asking you to consider a $500, $300, or $200 financial seed on Men’s Day. Your financial gift will help us REALIZE GOD’S VISION

Sunday, February 12, 2017

365 Days of Prayer

Heavenly Father, we come to you now in the Name of our Lord Savior Jesus

the Christ. Holy Spirit we pray that you hear our voice and lead us in pray-

er. We bow and worship before you. We come to you with praise and thanksgiving. We pray Lord that you

forgive the President and help those that are in his cabinet. We pray that the wicked world leaders shall be

cut off and rooted out. We give thanks for this land that you have given us in Jesus' name we pray Amen

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever

believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life"'. Dear God, this morning

we reflect on these words found in John 3:16. We not only thank you for your love but we marvel at how

much you love us. Forgive us for not always remembering the depth of your love. As we go throughout the

day, let us never forget what you've done for us and, how your sacrificial and unconditional love saved

us. Thank you for your love. Amen

365 Days of Prayer focus for February is “Savior’s Love” “Pray without ceasing” (NKJV) —1 Thessalonians 5:17

Elder Anna Gray

Carl Carrington

Ecclesiastes 3:14-15—"And I know that whatever God does is final. Noth-

ing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose is that people

should fear him. What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has hap-

pened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again.” (NLT)

Our Father and God, we come before you this day to bless your name and to be thankful for every-

thing that you God make, are final. No matter what we think, feel, or understand; God your word says that

whatever you do is final. God, we reverence you because we understand your position in and for our lives.

This day God we thank you for allowing us to rise and to give your name honor, glory, and praise. For you

alone God, are worthy and no one else can take credit or boast of your goodness. We recognize that what is

happening in our government has happened before and God you took us through then; even though the en-

emy thought we would crumble, break, and bend we are still standing. We are reminded Lord that you can

do anything but fail and that you alone God are able to subdue the enemy and hold him captive to your

word. Hallelujah to the Lamb of God! God we believe your word that says the weapon will form but it will

not prosper against those who are of the righteousness of God. We are reminded to watch you move in the

spirit as we pray. Let the president place whomever he wants in his cabinet because it is according to his un-

derstanding but we serve a God who understands all things and what God does is final.

God, finally we thank you for your love toward us as we consider making the lives of others better.

Today God we bless you for your continued grace and mercy toward your children. We seal this prayer

knowing that you love us and whatever you do God is final. In Jesus Name Amen.

Minister Karen Darby