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Rafting Creek
Baptist Church
MARCH - DECEMBER 2024
Unless otherwise noted, Sunday devotionals are led by Pastor Melvin Mack.
MARCH 2024
"The Savior of the World"
John 3:13-21
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
March 3, 2024
"An Evasive Question"
John 18:28-38
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
March 10, 2024
"Drowsy Disciples"
Matthew 26:36-46
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
March 17, 2024
"An Urgent Plea For Help"
Psalm 118:21-29
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
March 24, 2024
"In the Valley"
Isaiah 63:7-14
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
April 7, 2024
"Who Jesus Is"
Luke 1:31-35
Reverend Lillian Reynolds
April 14, 2024
"A Hide & Seek GOD"
Job 23:1-12
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
April 21, 2024
"The Significance of the Preacher"
Romans 10:14-17
Speaker
Dr. Cecil L. Bromell
April 28, 2024
"When In the Dark"
Psalm 18:25-30
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
May 5, 2024
"The Characteristics of a Godly Mother"
Mother's Day Program
Proverbs 31:26-31
Guest Speaker
Evangelist Glenda Miller, Associate Minister
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Rembert, SC
May 12, 2024
"The Power of Your Voice"
Women's Day
St. John 4:24-30
Guest Speaker
Minister Lessie Shaw-Rembert, Associate Minister
New Fellowship Baptist Church
Sumter, SC
May 18, 2024
"The Forgiveness Present of God"
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Psalm 118:5-7
Guest Speaker
The Rev. John Johnson, Associate Pastor
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
Pinewood, SC
May 26, 2024
"What Happens When The Church Prays"
The 160th Church Anniversary
Act 12:1-11 and James 5:16
Guest Speaker
Pastor Byron Wilson
Springhill Baptist Church
Eutawville, SC
June 2, 2024
"Visions of the Possible"
1 John 3:1-10
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
June 9, 2024
Men's Day Observance
"In My Father's House"
John 14:1-3 & Revelation 22:14
The Reverend Francis Clyde Grant
Associate Minister
Mt. Bethel Baptist Church
June 16, 2024
"Watership Down"
Revelation 6:1-8
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
June 23, 2024
"Cries of the Slaughtered"
Revelation 6:9-11
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
June 30, 2024
JULY 2024
"Washed in the Blood"
Revelation 6:12-17; 7:1-4a, 9
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
July 7, 2024
"A Necessary Condition"
II Chronicles 7:12-22
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
July 14, 2024
"Our Struggle"
Ephesians 6:10-13
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
July 21, 2024
"The Power of GOD's Love"
I Corinthians 13:1-8, 13
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
July 28, 2024
AUGUST 2024
"When Feeling Trapped"
Exodus 14:10-22
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
August 4, 2024
"A Faithful Witness"
Mark 16:14-18
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
August 11, 2024
"We Have This "
II Corinthians: 4:7-12
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
August 24, 2024
SEPTEMBER 2024
"Overwhelmed Lives"
Psalm 124
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
September 1, 2024
6th Anniversary
Public Relations Committee
"Something to Know About GOD"
Acts 17:22-29
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
September 8, 2024
Trustee Anniversary
"Faithful Willing Workers"
Romans 12:1
The Rev. Burdell Hill, Pastor
Emancipation Baptist Church
St. Matthews, SC
September 15, 2024
"Get It to Zero"
Matthew 18:1-5
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
September 22, 2024
"Just Because You Fit in Doesn't Mean You Belong There"
Romans 12:1-2
Speaker
Sister Kathy Sanders
September 29, 2024
OCTOBER 2024
"Man's Unproblematic Problem"
Job 2:1-10
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
October 6, 2024
Domestic Violence Observance Sunday
"Listening for the Silent Scream"
II Samuel 13:1-22
The Reverend Jacqueline Blue
Institutional Review Specialist
U. S. Department of Education
October 13, 2024
"No Condemnation"
John 8:1-11
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
October 20, 2024
Breast Cancer Awareness Sunday
"Walk In the Light"
I John 1:1-10
The Reverend John F. Kennedy
John's Tabernacle Apostolic Holiness Church
Lake City, SC
October 27, 2024
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NOVEMBER 2024
Veterans Day Observance
"A Contrast in Faith"
Luke 8:22-25; 7:9
Speaker
MSgt. Derrick Sanders Retired
November 10, 2024
"Have You Seen Jesus?"
Luke 2:41-52
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
November 24, 2024
DECEMBER 2024
"Making A Way Out of No Way"
Isaiah 40:1-11
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
December 1, 2024
"An Angry Man"
Jonah 3, 4
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
December 8, 2024
A WORD to Live By
"Wait"
Psalm 27:7-14, NIVT
he Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
December 15, 2024
"In GOD to Live By"
Psalm 20:1-9, NIV
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
December 22, 2024
A WORD to Live by
"Is Your Faith Under Fire?"
Daniel 3:8-16, NIV
Speaker
Elder Dr. J. Elbert Williams
December 29, 2024
A WORD to Live by
"Why Bad Things Happen"
Psalm 10:1-18, NIV
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
January 5, 2025
A WORD to Live by
"An Appeal to Rejoice"
Philippians 4:4-9, NRSV
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
January 19, 2025
A WORD to Live by
"Limitations of Man's Plans"
Proverbs 19:16-23, NRSV
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
January 26, 2025
FEBRUARY 2025
A WORD to Live by
"An Anchor for the Soul"
Hebrews 6:13-20, NRSV
The Reverend Melvin Mack, Pastor
February 2, 2025
"He's Worthy to Praised"
Psalm 103:1-8, NRSV
The Rev. Sharyn Boyd
February 9, 2025
MARCH 2025
A WORD to Live By
"The Coincidence of a Conjunction"
Psalm 31:9-15, NRSV
The Rev. Melvin Mack, Pastor
February 23, 2025
A WORD to Live By
"The Immeasurable Greatness of Power"
Ephesians 1:15-23 NRSVV
The Rev. Melvin Mack, Pastor
March 9, 2025
A WORD to Live By
"The Immeasurable Greatness of Power"
Ephesians 1:15-23 NRSVV
The Rev. Melvin Mack, Pastor
March 9, 2025
A WORD to Live By
"Stay Close to the Cross"
Galatians 6:9-10, 12-16, 18, NRSVUE
The Rev. Melvin Mack, Pastor
March 23, 2025
A WORD to Live By"
WAIT FOR THE LORD"
Psalm 27:7-14, NIV
Sermonist:
Rev. Dr. Boykin Sanders
March 30, 2025
APRIL 2025
A WORD to Live By
"The Politics of Palm Sunday"
Matthew 21:1-11, NIVT
he Rev. Melvin Mack, Pastor
April 13, 2025
Resurrection Sunday
"The Empty Tomb"
John 20:2-10, NIV
The Rev. Melvin Mack,
PastorApril 20, 2025
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MINISTRY THROUGH MUSIC
We'll Understand It
Victory Today Is Mine
O, Lord, I Want You to Hold My Hand
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