Pollocksville Methodist Church

10/14/2026

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10/14/2026

WEDNESDAY WORD | October 14
Encourage One Another

📖 Hebrews 3:13 (WEB)
“But exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called ‘today’…”

Good morning! ☀️

I’m still reflecting on last night’s Charge Conference, and want to begin by saying THANK YOU!

Thank you for your faithfulness, your willingness to serve, and the love you continue to show one another and our community.

It’s encouraging to look back and see how God has been working among us—and exciting to consider what He might have in store!

Now here’s something I’ve been thinking about this morning:

The life of the Church doesn’t happen primarily in meetings. It happens in the everyday moments when we love, serve, pray for, and encourage one another.

Hebrews reminds us that encouragement isn’t just about making someone feel good. It’s about helping one another remain faithful to Jesus.

And notice that little phrase: “so long as it is called ‘today’.”

We don’t have to wait until Sunday to be the Church. We get to be the Church TODAY!

Here’s a little challenge: Reach out to someone today. Send a text, make a call, offer a word of encouragement, or let someone know you’re praying for them.

You never know how God might use something so small.

As we were reminded last night, we plant, we water, but God gives the growth! (1 Cor. 3:6)

🙏 Lord, thank You for our church family. Keep our hearts faithful to Jesus and attentive to one another. Help us encourage someone today and trust You with what grows from it. Amen.

Disciples Grown Here!
Dat Deus Incrementum—God Gives the Growth!

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10/06/2026

Sunday, Jesus told us about two sons.

One said “No”—but afterward, he changed his mind and went.

The other said “Yes”—but didn’t go.

And right in the middle of that story is some very good news for a Weekday morning:

Your “no” does not have to be your final answer.

Sunday was especially meaningful because we welcomed our friends in saying yes to Jesus and into our church family. We heard them promise “I will, with God’s help,” and responded promises of our own to walk, pray, serve, and grow alongside them.

That’s what discipleship looks like.

Not people who have arrived.

People who, by the grace of God, keep responding when the Father calls:

“Child…go today.”

So here’s a question to carry into the week:

Where might Jesus be inviting you to turn yesterday’s “no” into today’s “Yes, Lord”?

Jesus isn’t merely asking us to say yes.

He’s graciously calling us to LIVE YES.

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10/01/2026

WEEKDAY WATCH | Mercy That Keeps Moving

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.”
— Ephesians 4:32 (WEB)

By midweek, Sunday’s message has usually met real life.

Someone has irritated us. An old hurt has resurfaced. A conversation didn’t go the way we hoped. And suddenly forgiveness isn’t an idea anymore.

But notice Paul doesn’t begin with our ability to forgive. He starts with what God has already done in Christ.

We forgive because we have been forgiven.
We extend mercy because we have received mercy.

That doesn’t mean pretending the hurt didn’t happen. Forgiveness is not the same thing as trust, reconciliation, or the lack of accountability. It means surrendering vengeance to God and refusing to let the offense have the final word.

So here’s the midweek question:
Where is the mercy of Christ trying to keep moving through you?

Maybe it’s through forgiveness.
Maybe it’s through an apology.
Maybe it’s refusing to rehearse the offense one more time.
Maybe it’s just praying for someone you’re not ready to talk with yet.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, You have shown us mercy beyond measure. Keep Your grace moving through us. Free us from bitterness, give us wisdom where boundaries are needed, and form in us hearts that look more and more like Yours. Amen.

Keep watch. Grace is still at work.

10/01/2026

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09/28/2026

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09/28/2026

A Monday Morning Reminder from Matthew 18

Yesterday, we followed the servant out of the king’s presence. He had been released from an impossible debt—but when he encountered someone who owed him, the mercy he received stopped with him.

The king asked: “Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?”
—Matthew 18:33 WEB

Jesus isn’t telling wounded people to pretend the injury never happened. Forgiveness does not eliminate wise boundaries, accountability, consequences, or the careful rebuilding of trust.

Forgiveness means releasing our claim to revenge and entrusting justice to God.

And sometimes that release must happen repeatedly. When the memory returns—when the anger rises again—we may need to pray:

“Lord, I gave this debt to you before, and I give it to you again. Help me release my demand to make them pay.”

God does not ask us to manufacture mercy through our own strength. We forgive “even as God also in Christ forgave” us (Ephesians 4:32). The mercy we extend begins with the mercy we have received.

So carry this truth into the week:

The mercy of the King is never intended to stop with us.

May Christ make us people who tell the truth, protect the wounded, practice wise boundaries, pursue justice without vengeance—and allow his mercy to keep moving through us.

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09/23/2026

🌾 WEDNESDAY WATCH

“Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?”
—Matt. 18:33 (WEB)

The servant had just been released from a debt he could never repay. Yet, upon leaving the king’s presence, he found one who owed him a much smaller—but still very real—debt and demanded: “Pay me what you owe!”

How quickly we can remember what others owe us while forgetting the mercy God has shown us.

Forgiveness does not mean pretending the wound was insignificant.
It does not eliminate accountability, require immediate reconciliation, nor does it mean that broken trust must be restored overnight.

It means surrendering our demand for revenge and placing the debt—and the person—into the hands of the King who paid it all.

Sometimes we must surrender that repeatedly: “Lord, I gave this debt to you before, and I give it to you again today. Do not let what happened to me determine who I become.”

This Sunday, we continue our RELEASED series with Matthew 18:28–35: The Debt We Refuse to Release

Because the mercy of the King is never intended to stop with us.

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09/21/2026

As you make your way into the week, here’s a Monday morning reminder (Matt. 18:21-27):

Jesus told Peter a story where the servant asked for more time and The King gave him mercy.

Many of us begin a new week still trying to improve ourselves—promising to work harder, do better, and somehow make up for “yesterday.” Remember that the gospel is not a payment plan.

“The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.” —Matt. 18:27 (WEB)

God knows the whole account, and yet, in Jesus Christ he meets us with compassion. We do not have to earn what Christ has already accomplished. We can come honestly, empty-handed, and receive his grace.

So if you need help remembering the message yesterday, let this truth encourage you today:

The debt was greater than we could ever pay—but the mercy of God is greater still.

We asked for more time. The King gives us mercy.

Let’s Live in That Today!