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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 the Late 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, The Late 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 35 years to Paula J. Thompson. From this union, four beautiful children were given to them Timothy McArthur (BreeAnn) , DaShawn Shaunta, Shania Nicole Jean Isbell (Lilah Jean Isbell, Boyd), and Elijah McArthur and one adopted son in the Lord " Minister Mose (Nycole & Madsion) 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 145 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, https://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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LESSON 4 • June 26, 2022
THE HEART OF THE LAW
BIBLE BASIS: Deuteronomy 10:12-22; 16:18-20
BIBLE TRUTH: God’s love is unconditional, and He is always just.
MEMORY VERSE:
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? (Deuteronomy 10:12-13, KJV).
LESSON AIM:
By the end of the lesson, we will: EXPLAIN what our response should be to God’s unconditional love; REFLECT on God’s love and justice; and EVALUATE how loving and just we are toward others.
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Deuteronomy 10:1-22; 16:18-20- Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.
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Deuteronomy 10: 12-22
12 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
13 To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
15 Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
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Deuteronomy 16: 18-20
18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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Lesson 3 • June 19, 2022
CELEBRATE JUBILEE
BIBLE BASIS: Leviticus 25:8–12, 25, 35–36, 39–40, 47–48, 55
BIBLE TRUTH: Jubilee was an opportunity to begin anew.
MEMORY VERSE:
And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family (Leviticus 25:10,KJV).
LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: EXPLAIN why jubilee was an opportunity to begin anew; REFLECT on a time when we needed to begin again; and SUMMARIZE the principles of jubilee.
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Leviticus 25:8-55-Read and incorporate insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.
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Leviticus 25:8-12, 25, 35-36, 39-40, 47-48 & 55
8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.
9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.
10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
12 For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
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25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
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35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
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39 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile.
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47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
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Center of Joy Church of God in Christ
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Lesson 2 • June 12, 2022
LIVING AS GOD’S JUST PEOPLE
BIBLE BASIS: Leviticus 19:9-18, 33-37
BIBLE TRUTH: We should love our neighbor as we do ourselves.
MEMORY VERSE: But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God (Leviticus 19:34, KJV).
LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: KNOW what it means to love one’s neighbor as one’s self; REFLECT on ways to act with compassion; and PRAY to live a life of justice and compassion.
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Leviticus 19:9-18, 33-37- Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.
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Today's Lesson: 1 - June 5, 2022
RULES FOR JUST LIVING
BIBLE BASIS: Exodus 23:1-9
BIBLE TRUTH: We should seek justice for all.
MEMORY VERSE:
“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment” (Exodus 23:2, KJV).LESSON AIM:
By the end of the lesson, we will: KNOW that God is not pleased with injustice; FEEL the joy that comes from observing justice; and SEEK justice for all.BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Exodus 22:1-23:9- Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.
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Exodus 23:1-9
1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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Today's Lesson: 13 - May 29, 2022
THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE
BIBLE BASIS: John 14:1-14 KJV
BIBLE TRUTH: Jesus is the resurrection and the life
MEMORY VERSE:
“6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 11:25 KJV)
LESSON AIM:
By the end of this lesson, we will KNOW why Jesus is the Word in our lives; REFLECT on how Jesus gives us direction; and DECIDE to affirmly trust Jesus as "the way, the truth, and the life" for the world.
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: John 14:1-14, Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.
Lesson Scripture:
John 14:1-14 KJV
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
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Today's Lesson: 12 - May 22, 2022
THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE
BIBLE BASIS: John 11:17–27
BIBLE TRUTH: Jesus is the resurrection and the life.
MEMORY VERSE:
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live (John 11:25, KJV).
LESSON AIM:
By the end of this lesson, we will: DISCUSS what the Resurrection and the Life in Christ means for us; RECALL a time when we experienced joy in a situation that looked hopeless; and SHARE with others the Good News that Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life.
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: John 11:1 – 27—Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.
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17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
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THE GOOD SHEPHERD
BIBLE BASIS: John 10:7–18
BIBLE TRUTH: God anoints and equips good leaders for His people.
MEMORY VERSE:
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice (John 10:4, KJV).
LESSON AIM:
By the end of this lesson, we will: DISCUSS why good leadership is important; TRUST and REJOICE that Jesus is the Good Shepherd; and DESCRIBE the characteristics of a good shepherd that we follow in others.
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: John 10:1–18—Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.
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7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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Today's Lesson: 10 - May 8, 2022
THE BREAD OF LIFE
BIBLE BASIS: John 6:22-35 KJV
BIBLE TRUTH: God in Christ is our source for everything.
MEMORY VERSE:
“35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” (John 6:35, KJV)
LESSON AIM:
By the end of this lesson, we will: EXPLAIN why Jesus is the Bread of Life; TRUST that Jesus is our Bread Life; and LIST the ways that we can share the the Bread of Life with others.
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Read John 9 and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.
Lesson Scripture:
John 6: 22 -35 KJV
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
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