Bishop J. Delano Ellis

Situations, circumstances, problems!  It seems the older you are, the more problems you have.  You would think that the older you get, the less problems there would be because you would have encountered the majority of life’s situations.  Unfortunately, that’s just not the case because problems seem to never go away.  In fact, sometimes they just become more complex as can be seen in below four family situations. Read the rest of this entry »

Throughout the beginning of this New Year, I encourage each of you to display an act of kindness to someone.  It doesn’t matter if your act of kindness is large or small, what matters is that it helps to change a person’s outlook on life from negative to positive.  You never know what effect you can have on someone, and your act of kindness may be the one thing that can be encouraging enough to keep them going. Read the rest of this entry »

For many people, one of the best things about seeing a New Year come is that it brings promises of a new start. Think about it. No matter if 2011 was a good or bad year, when 2012 came; there was a sense of a better tomorrow. And the one way we try to make that better tomorrow become a reality is by taking on new commitments. Read the rest of this entry »

“Christ also having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for Him, unto salvation.” (Hebrews 9:28) Read the rest of this entry »

We are now in one of the biggest Holiday Seasons of the year.  We can see the hustle and bustle of people trying to find that perfect gift, or trying to make those perfect family dinner plans.  We see Christmas trees, Christmas lights, decorations, and of course hear that all too familiar Christmas music.  Yes, it’s the Season to be jolly, but not because of the gifts.  It’s more because of what was given. Read the rest of this entry »

“He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father.” (Saint John 14:9)

This is our third study in this ongoing series on the Purpose of the Advent.  Perhaps I should begin this third lesson by giving a brief definition of the word “advent.”  The simple meaning is “the coming of Christ – incarnation.”  That definition might serve us well for this Holy Season but the same word is used to describe the Second Coming of Christ and that is called “the revelation of Christ in His Personhood.”  That subject will be dealt with in our next and last topic in this series. Read the rest of this entry »

I John 3:5 says: “And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins and in Him is no sin.” Read the rest of this entry »

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving Day is only a few short days away.  It seems this year has flown by and once again we’re on the brink of another New Year.  But, as we draw close to Thanksgiving, we must all remember that it really it’s about having just another family gathering in which we eat stuffing, greens, turkey, and cornbread.  Instead it’s about thanking our Lord for what He has blessed us with throughout the year. Read the rest of this entry »

I John 3:8 opens my Four Part Series today: “For this cause was the Son of God manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” Read the rest of this entry »

Previously, we talked about how we become what we think.  In other words, if we want to be excellent in whatever we do, we must think thoughts of excellence.  To do this we must program our minds to always think positively.  Remember though, always thinking positively may take some time and may be painful, but in the end the results will definitely be well worth the pain because we’ll be free to be all that God intended for us to be.  Read the rest of this entry »