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Elder W. McArthur Thompson is a saved, sanctified, Holy Ghost filled & water baptized preacher. He is the Pastor and founder of the Center of Joy Church of God in Christ in Roanoke, Texas. God has given his hands to do His will concerning His people. He has been saved more than 41 years. He was ordained as Elder in the Church of God in Christ in June of 2010, under the Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction NTYME Ordination School under the Late Bishop J. Neaul Haynes. On July 22, 2012, Center of Joy celebrated its first church anniversary and we have began to grow. We will celebrate seven years of ministry in July 2018.
He was called into Ministry in 2008. He served as a Minister, then Elder before starting a work and ministry for the Lord. He served at the West Irving Church of God in Christ from December 2002 to June 2011. The Pastor is District Superintendent Andrew Jackson, Jr. He served as the Chief Financial Officer, Director of the Technology Ministry, Webmaster, Deacon Chairman, Marriage Ministry Coordinator along with his wife, the Men Department Acting President, Men Class Sunday School Teacher, Pastor Annual Anniversary Chairmen & the Church Vacation Bible School Picnic Coordinator.
He also served the Crouch Memorial Church of God in Christ from August 1987 to July 2002. The Pastor was District Superintendent Elder F. S. Diggs. He served as the Finance Secretary, Deacon, Youth Sunday School Teacher, Drill Team & Youth Leader for many years.
Other clergy appointment include the Chief Financial Officer for Texas Northeast Tarrant District, Lady Paula Thompson District Missionary and Pastor Andrew Jackson, Jr. District Superintendent of the Texas Northeast First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Mother Pia Haynes Williams, Supervisor of Women Department and Bishop J. E. Hornsby, Jurisdictional Prelate.
He is a native of Canton, Mississippi and blessed to be united in marriage for nearly 33 years to Paula J. Thompson. From this union, four beautiful children were given to them Timothy McArthur, DaShawn Shaunta, Shania Nicole Jean (Boyd), and Elijah McArthur and one adopted son in the Lord " Minister Mose (Nycole) Brown". He was reared in the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church where the Rev. Thomas Oliphant was Pastor. His parents are James and the Late Willie Delois Thompson, his brothers are Rev. James Thompson Jr., Darrell Thompson, Bennie Thompson, Rev. Percy Thompson ( Pastor of Greater Sweet Home in Fort Worth, Texas) and Oscar Thompson, Sr. (North Charleston, SC). He has one sister Linda Thompson Moore (Greenwood, MS). His dad and other family members still attend this historic church that have celebrated more 142 years of service and dedication to the Canton area.
During his service to the Lord, he was blessed to obtain a Bachelor of Administration Degree in Management Information Technology from Dallas Baptist University and did post graduate studies in a Master’s of Science Degree in Information Technology from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is retired from the U.S. Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard. He served his country for 21 years. He utilizes this knowledge in his employment with the Internal Revenue Service as a Senior Information Technology Project Manager, software development, web development, network administration, Scrum Master and section chief.
He is owner and Chief Operations Officer of MTCBS, http://thompsonsuits.com, a subsidiary of Bradshaw Thompson Enterprises, LLC, an internet apparel company, and BTE Series, LLC a real estate investment company. God is continually blessing him, his wife, children and their ministry.
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CENTER OF JOY
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
Prayer & Bible Band
Bible Study Topics Every Wednesday Night 7:00 PM
Center of Joy Church of God in Christ
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Lesson 7 - January 13, 2020
Holy Men and Women Living In The Power Of God's Spirit
Background Readings:Zechariah 4:6; Matthew 22:29; Luke 4:32-36; Acts 10:38
Devotional Readings:
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Central Verse:
Psalms 62:11 (KJV)
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
Key Terms:
Confront - To face especially in challenge: to cause to meet: bring face-to-face: deal with (something) honestly and directly.
Authority - convincing force: the power to give orders or make decisions: the power or right to direct or control someone or something.
Zechariah 4:6

Matthew 22:29
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Luke 4:32-36
32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
Acts 10:38

1 Corinthians 2:1-16
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
Center of Joy Church of God in Christ
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Lesson 6 - January 6, 2020
God Wants The Believer Better, Not Bitter
Background Readings:2 Samuel 15:12, 31-34; 17:23; James 3:11-14; Ephesians 4:31
Devotional Readings:
1 Samuel 1:1-10
Central Verse:
Hebrews 12:15 (KJV)




Key Terms:
Root of bitterness - something that is an origin or source causing painful emotions felt or experienced strongly and unpleasantly: underlying support, the essential core of the feeling of anger and unhappiness because of unfair treatment.
Virtue - conformity to a standard of right: particular moral excellence: morally good behavior or character.
Bitterness of soul - painful emotions felt or experienced strongly and unpleasantly in the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, in a person's total self.
2 Samuel 15:12; 31-34
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33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
2 Samuel 17:23

James 3:11-14
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

1 Samuel 1:1-10
5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
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Lesson 5 - December 30, 2020
Holy Men and Women Pursuing God's Anointing
Background Readings:Psalms 45:7; Joel 2:28-32; Matthew 3:11; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Devotional Readings:
Isaiah 10:20-27
Central Verse:
1 John 2:27 (KJV)




Key Terms:
Anointing - To apply oil to as part of a religious ceremony: to choose by or as if by divine election. Among the Hebrews, it was believed not only that it affected a transference to the anointed one of something to the holiness and virtue of the deity in whose name and by whose representative the rite was performed, but also that it imparted a special endowment of the spirit of Yahweh. (compare 1 Samuel 16:13; Isaiah 61:1) Hence the profound reverence for the king as a sacred personage. "The anointed" (Hebrew, Meshiach YHWH), which passed over into our language through the Greek Christos, and appears as "Christ".
Pursuing - the act of following to overtake, to find, or employ measures to obtain or accomplish to seek a goal: the act of proceeding along: the act of engaging in pursuit of.
Powerless - devoid of strength or resources: lacking the authority or capacity to act.
Psalms 45:7

Joel 2:28-32
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Matthew 3:11
21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Isaiah 10:20-27

21 The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
Center of Joy Church of God in Christ
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Lesson 4 - December 23, 2020
God's Mercy Is Free, But Each Believer Must Accept It
Background Readings:Exodus 20:6; 1 Chronicles 16:34; Psalms 69:16; 103:8-17; Lamentations 3:22; Micah 6:8
Devotional Readings:
Exodus 33:17-23
Central Verse:
Ephesians 2:4 (KJV)




4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Key Terms:
Gracious - marked by kindness and courtesy: characterized by charm, good taste, generosity of spirit: marked by tact and delicacy.
Merciful - Treating people with kindness and forgiveness: not cruel or harsh: having or showing mercy: giving relief from suffering.
Reverence - Honor or respect felt or shown, DEFERANCE especially: profound adoring awed respect: a gesture of respect (such as a bow) the state of being revered.
Lesson Scripture:
Exodus 20:6
1 Chronicles 16:34

Psalms 69:16
Psalms 103:8-178 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Lamentations 3:22

Micah 6:8

Exodus 33:17-23
18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
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Lesson 3 - December 16, 2020
What Is In Your House That You Can Use?
Background Readings:2 Kings 11:3; Luke 15:8-10; 1 Corinthians 6:19
Devotional Readings:
2 King 4:1-7
Central Verse:
Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV)




Key Terms:
Borrow - To receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent. Finance: to borrow (money) to return the same plus interest: to take and use (something that belongs to someone else) for a while before returning it.
House - A building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families: a shelter or refuge: a building in which someone is sheltered or stored.
Gift - A notable capacity, talent, or endowment: something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation: a special ability.
Talent - A special often athletic, creative, or artistic aptitude: general intelligence or mental power: the natural endowments of a person: any of serveal ancient units of weight.
2 Kings 11:3

Luke 15:8-10
1 Corinthians 6:19
2 King 4:1-7
1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
Center of Joy Church of God in Christ
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Lesson 2 - December 9, 2020
Taking Care Of The Poor And Needy
Background Readings:Exodus 23:11; Levitcus 19:10; Deuteronomy 15:7; 1 Samuel 2:7; Amos 5:12-14
Devotional Readings:
2 Samuel 12:3-4
Central Verse:
Mark 14:7 (KJV)




Key Terms:
Poor - Lacking material possessions: of, relating to, or characterized by poverty: less than adequate, MEAGER: small in worth.
Needy - Being in want: poverty-striken: marked by want of affection, attention, or emotional support.
Provision - Act or process of providing: the fact or state of being prepared beforehand: a measure taken beforehand to deal with a need to contingency: PREPARATION made provision for replacements: a stock of needed materials or supplies.
Lesson Scripture:
Exodus 23:11
Levitcus 19:10
Deuteronomy 15:7
1 Samuel 2:7
7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Amos 5:12-14

13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
2 Samuel 12:3-4
Center of Joy Church of God in Christ
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Lesson 1 - December 2, 2020
Strength For Believers That Comes during Times of Pestilence
CENTRAL VERSE:
9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

1 Kings 8:33-40
33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
36 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
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9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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Isaiah 40:28-31
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
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Reference Scriptures:
Jonah 1: 11-17 Disobedient Prophet
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