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1. WELCOME TO 2025! Happy New Year S J D Family and Friends! Many did not make it, however you were one of the ones who did! We’re SO glad God kept you throughout last year as well as allowed you to see this New Year! Please know we’re praying with you and for you during this New Year. We also pray that you will be intentional about seeking God FIRST here in 2025, honor Him by making Him and His Church a priority this year and not just another one of your many options here in 2025. We look forward to welcoming you and your family to the campus of S J D Sunday mornings for our God First Worship Experience each Sunday morning at 8am. This month be sure to begin your Sunday mornings with us during in person worship unto our God, let’s do better by God this year! God still rewards those who are diligent when it comes to seeking Him. Be faithful on purpose this year!

2. HELP US SERVE YOU BETTER IN 2025. SO we can better serve you, We are asking all members of S J D to take the time and update your contact information, there are 3 very EASY ways you can choose from to update your contact information. You can simply text your name and updated contact information to 850 529 7762, that’s 850 529 7762, OR you can simply email your updated contact information to our secretary at secretary@sjdmbc.org, that’s secretary@sjdmbc.org, or you can simply call the church office ANY hour at 850 432 0568 and simply leave your contact information on our voicemail, again, asking every member of S J D to please take the time to choose one of these three options and update your contact information, thank you for helping us serve you better here in 2025

3. JANUARY CHOIR REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (new choir members welcome).

Youth Choir:  Wednesday, January 8^th @ 6:30pm

Man Up Choir: Tuesday, January 14th @ 6:30pm

Young Adult Choir: Tuesday, January 21st @ 6:30pm

Mass Choir:  Tuesday January 28th @ 6:30pm

4. 2025 FRESH START REVIVAL. Our 2025 Fresh Start Revival and Leadership Conference will be taking place during the month of January, we are pleased to announce that the Revered Doctor Marcus Cosby from the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston Texas will be back on the campus of S J D again this year. This life changing experience will take place Monday, January 13th through Wednesday, January 15th, Leadership Conference will begin at 5:30pm each night and revival will begin at 7pm each night. This year’s leadership classes include the following classes; singing while maintaining your sanity, ministry and mental health, leading while bleeding, and deacons partnering with God’s design. You don’t want to miss out on these amazing classes, our guest instructors, or our guest evangelist, go ahead and mark your schedules and make plans to join us for our fresh start revival and leadership conference beginning Monday, January 13^th.

5. Dr. M L K JR. WEEKEND 2025.   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration will be taking place January 16-19^th. All events will be held at Greater Little Rock Baptist Church (Musical January 16^th @ 7pm; Prayer Breakfast January 18^th @ 8am,  MLK Worship January 19^th @ 3pm, MLK Parade will be Monday January 20 @ 11am in downtown Pensacola).

6. NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. The proverbial writer said in the 22nd chapter of Proverbs (verse 6) to “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” It’s SO hard for young people to finish with the Lord if they don’t get a really good start in the Lord….Here at S J D (St John Divine), We would absolutely love to assist you in helping your young person get off to a good start in regards to their walk/relationship with God here in 2025. Asking all parents to be intentional about bringing as well as keeping your youth active here at S J D during 2025. Here are a few ways to keep your youth active here at S J D….

.SUNDAY SCHOOL. Sunday School is held each Sunday morning immediately following the conclusion of our Sunday morning worship experience (9:40am). It is during Sunday school that we strive to prepare our youth by the teaching of the Word of God for a world that is increasingly ungodly, we also strive to equip our youth with the biblical knowledge and spiritual fortitude necessary to live as an example of Christ even at a young age. We intentionally teach our youth the bible in such a way where they can understand it as well as apply it to their daily lives. Youth are fed breakfast at the conclusion of Sunday school as well as they have the opportunity to partake in recreational activities in our multipurpose building.

.YOUTH CHOIR. If your youth doesn’t like singing…..they’ll fit in perfectly in our youth choir! The youth choir here at S J D is so much more than a group of youth singing songs; it’s a community of youth who learn more about God via song lyrics Our youth rehearsal is more like a bible study in which we use lyrics instead of bible verses to teach our youth about God. Instead of learning about God from a book and or a bible, they learn about God via lyrics to a song. Even if a youth doesn’t like singing and or doesn’t sound the best (like me lol), their voice combined with the other youth’s voice make a sweet sound to the ears of our God. Most kids are against singing in the choir initially, however once they get around the other youth, they become more comfortable being a part of the youth choir. Being a part of the youth choir allows your youth to not just be a spectator but a participator, being in the choir gives your youth an opportunity at a young age to contribute to God’s Kingdom (agenda).

.WEDNESDAYS @ S J D. Wednesday evenings at S J D from 6:30pm to 8pm, we have tutors on campus that assist any and all youth with school work, we have a guest presentation once a month concerning a particular subject matter that our youth have to deal with, we have a brief bible study where we look at how people In the bible dealt with some of the same things youth deal with on today, as well as we provide recreational activities for our youth. (Note: while youth are doing what they do, Adult Bible Study with Pastor is available in auditorium for all parents/adults.)

7. LET’S GROW IN 2025 (SUNDAY SCHOOL). Every Sunday morning, immediately following the worship experience, Sunday School will be taking place back in our educational building. During the worship experience, the Word of God is preached, however during Sunday school, the word of God is taught. In the words of our pastor, preaching will draw you, however teaching will keep you, and we all need to be kept during this New Year. We would absolutely love to have BOTH Adults as well as youth join us immediately following worship this morning for Sunday school in the back, we have classes for all ages. Let’s not just GO to church this year, let’s take the time to “GROW” in Sunday School.

8. ONLINE BIBLE STUDY. Join us on our YouTube channel (“SJDPensacola”) or our Facebook page (Search “St John Divine”)  each Wednesday at 12pm and 7pm for Bible Study (online only) with Dr. Joseph L Marshall as he illuminates for our understanding what thus sayeth the Lord.

9. S J D PENSACOLA APP (Download Today). With this being a new year, there are SO many upcoming exciting events that will be taking place here on the campus of S J D during the new year, we don’t want you to miss out on anything taking place here at S J D during this new year, be sure take the time to download as well as check out our S J D Pensacola app. Our app is actually updated on a daily basis, be sure to stay connected during this new year family and friends.

10. ARE YOU GROWING SPIRTUALLY IN 2025? Physical growth is a function of time, intellectual growth is a function of learning, however spiritual growth is a function of OBEIDENCE! You know you’re growing spiritually when you obey God’ word! Demonstrate spiritual growth and obey God in the giving of your Tithes as well as your generous offerings! Make no mistake about it, your giving is both biblical as well as greatly appreciated:

* GIVELIFY APP (Search “St John Divine”)

* CASH APP (“$SJDPensacola”)

* SJD Pensacola App (Search “SJDPensacola” in app store, download)

* WEBSITE (SJDMBC.org “Give Tab”)

* MAIL (620 East Jordan Street Pensacola FL 32503)

Thank you for giving to SJD. There are two ways to give.

1.  Your tithes and offering.

2.  Our 100/7 Campaign.

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