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Pentecostal Holiness Church
Monthly Devotionals


Spring Is Coming!
I really do not like the winter season. Everything is so drab and colorless and it gets dark earlier. I don't know about you, but this...

Joy McRoy
Mar 7, 20232 min read


The Love Assignment
The month of February begins a "colorful" time of the year. Stores are stocked with red and pink cards, stuffed animals, boxes of...

Joy McRoy
Feb 2, 20232 min read


STARTING OVER IN THE NEW YEAR
The New Year is another opportunity for you to START OVER. We have been given 365 days (if it be God's will) to make this year our best....

Joy McRoy
Jan 3, 20232 min read


How Finding A Word For Your Year Can Help You Live Intentionally - By: Grace P. Cho
The new year is here within my reach, and my thoughts ping around my brain like the silver ball in a pinball machine. There are so many...

Joy McRoy
Jan 14, 20223 min read


It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Who, other than me, is still wondering where this year has gone? Who is glad for this year to finally be ending? This year has been...

Joy McRoy
Dec 16, 20213 min read


Remembering the "Good Old Days"
Lately I have been thinking about the “Good Old Days”. You know, those days before Covid and being politically correct but really those...

Joy McRoy
Sep 24, 20214 min read


All Things New
Who does not like “new” things? I certainly do. I even do a happy dance when I go to Dollar Tree and get a set of new Rubbermaid...

Joy McRoy
Aug 23, 20213 min read


Worry Free
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold...
Dr. James Merritt
Aug 18, 20212 min read


How You and Your Church Can Thrive During a Pandemic
I thought this article written by J. Lee Grady was an excellent read during these times. I'm an extrovert. I thrive when I'm around...
Joy McRoy
Mar 19, 20203 min read


Living The Simple Life
How many of you out there in “Life” are wondering where the first two months of the year went? As I get older, time seems to fly by more...

Joy McRoy
Mar 3, 20205 min read


A Prayer To Build Up The Church
By Malinda Fuller “For when two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20) You’ve heard the pleas from the pastor...

Joy McRoy
May 23, 20193 min read


Devastated But Not Destroyed
Written by Lysa Terkeurst for Proverbs 31 Ministries I took my seat in the middle of the food court and was thankful I could hide my...

Joy McRoy
Feb 28, 20193 min read


10 Worst People In Your Church
By Dawn Wilson, This content first appeared on Crosswalk.com. To view the original visit: https://www.crosswalk.com/slideshows/10-worst-p...

Joy McRoy
Feb 7, 20195 min read


New Year's Resolutions....Yeah Right!
I have heard a lot of people who have stated that making New Year's Resolutions are a waste of time because they never last. Well, I...

Joy McRoy
Jan 10, 20193 min read


Hidden Blessings In The Storms of Life
It seems like we have had our share of storms this summer. Between Hurricane Florence and now sitting here looking at the remnants of...
Joy McRoy
Oct 11, 20187 min read


We All Need Each Other
Last week we celebrated Independence Day. We Americans LOVE our independence. Our nation was founded on the Declaration of Independence....
Joy McRoy
Jul 12, 20186 min read


5 Steps To Become More Positive In Life
The Thursday Night Devotionals have fallen behind lately...purely my fault, but lets get that back on track! IN A WORLD FULL OF...
Joy McRoy
Jul 5, 20185 min read


A Simple Testimony
How do I write a devotional? I thought about “Googling” that question when Jonathan asked me to help him this week. I looked up the...
Renee Lewis
Apr 27, 20182 min read


Stretching the Truth
For some reason I just love the stories in the Old Testament. Especially Judges, 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel. This time of year is the time in...
Joy McRoy
Apr 19, 20183 min read


I Am Somebody and I am Going Somewhere
Before Renee and I even started dating, Renee collected children's books in hopes that one day she could share them with her children....

Joy McRoy
Apr 12, 20183 min read
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