The Gospel Soul Train

01/12/2026

FROM THE PASTORS’ DESK:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
“Behold, bless Yahweh, all you servants of The Lord, who by night stand in the house of The Lord!”
PSALM 134:1

DEVOTION
Based on Psalm 134
Tonight’s psalm is an invitation to bless the Lord, especially in moments of stillness and quiet. The servants of the Lord in the temple worshiped Him even through the night, reminding us that praise is not confined to a time or place. Whether in times of activity or rest, lifting our hearts to bless His name draws us closer to His presence and renews our spirits.

Take a moment to pause and reflect on God’s goodness. Breathe out the distractions of the day, and breathe in the joy of worship. Bless His name in the stillness of the night, trusting that He is near and worthy of your praise.
A.C.T.S. REFLECTION
ADORATION: Praise God for His constant presence and faithfulness, day and night. Rejoice in the privilege of blessing His name and standing in awe of His holiness. Celebrate the peace and strength that come from worshiping Him.

CONFESSION: Reflect on moments when you’ve neglected to praise God in quiet or challenging times. Confess those missed opportunities and ask for a heart that always delights in worship.
THANKSGIVING: Thank God for His unchanging goodness and the privilege of coming before Him in praise. Express gratitude for the peace and renewal that flow from worshiping Him in the stillness of the night.

SUPPLICATION: Father, I bless Your name tonight and praise You for who You are. Help me cultivate a heart of worship, both in busy and quiet moments. Let my praise rise to You, bringing me closer to Your presence and filling my heart with Your peace.

PRAYER
Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.
PSALM 50:15
Lord God, tonight I want my prayer to be a pleasing offering to You. Before I lay my head to rest and my mind drifts to sleep, I want to meditate on Your goodness. I know there is no better offering to You than a heart of gratitude and pursuit of righteousness. I want to sleep with a quiet determination to do Your will and seek Your kingdom. Tomorrow, when I rise from a restful night’s sleep, I want to set my feet towards You urgently. I want to pursue love, grace, and decency. Empower me, and may Your Spirit give me clarity. In Jesus’ name, I pray gladly. Amen.

01/11/2026

Good evening Gospel SoulTrain family. I apologize to you I had every intention of coming on this evening at 5 o’clock but due to some circumstances, I had to go and visit with fellow friend who celebrate their Pastoral anniversary today . so it’s gonna be a little bit late when I get back so I will probably miss being with y’all tonight but, if it’s not too late, I will certainly look forward to joining y’all before 8 o’clock hopefully , if not, I’ll see you all probably tomorrow or Tuesday thank you for your understanding.
Brother Johnson 

01/11/2026

September 3, 2025

Author: James Johnson:
Searching For The Promised Land
(I’ve Been Here Before)

I have had the honor of meeting ,James about 10 years ago. At that time, I was introduced to two CBS Journalist through him, that were interested in my of research of a cousin, Wesley “Wes” Johnson that was lynched, in 1937 Henry county, Alabama. He was only 18-19 years old.
James told me about Wesley, being related to him from what his grandmother told him as a child. There was a lot of families intermarrying and living in the close nit communities in Henry county, Alabama. They went to school and attended the same churches together. There were barn dances, house frolics, community hog killings & cane grinding
James book will be told of true story’s and events as he journeyed through life, his country life. Some were good and some bad.
I am excited to get a copy of this heirloom, to learn how he came up from the cotton fields to the pulpit and how he became the man he is today. You will want a copy as well, for your Alabama history keepsakes.

Faye Walker Howell
Author of: Shaking My Tree
& Shaking My Tree (A Second Glance)
Producer of Movie: Tumbleton Road
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01/11/2026

FROM THE PASTORS’DESK🕊
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!”
PSALM 133:1
JOIN US FOR NIGHTLY MEDITION AS WE PREPARE FOR REST. ALSO JOIN US IN THE MORNING FOR DAILY WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT🕊

DEVOTION
Based on Psalm 133
Tonight’s psalm celebrates the beauty and joy of living in harmony with others. Unity among God’s people is a reflection of His love and a source of blessing. It fosters peace, strengthens relationships, and honors God’s design for the community. When we choose unity over division, we create space for His presence to dwell among us.

Take a moment to reflect on your relationships. Breathe out any tension or discord, and breathe in the peace of God’s love. Ask Him to help you pursue unity and extend grace, knowing that harmonious relationships are a good and pleasant offering to Him.
A.C.T.S. REFLECTION
ADORATION: Praise God for being the source of true unity. Rejoice in His love, which binds His people together in harmony. Celebrate the beauty of dwelling in His presence with others in peace and joy.
CONFESSION: Reflect on when you’ve contributed to division or held onto unforgiveness in your relationships. Confess those moments with God, asking for His grace to pursue reconciliation and unity.
THANKSGIVING: Thank God for the relationships in your life that bring joy and strength. Express gratitude for His design of community and the blessings that come from living in harmony with others.

SUPPLICATION: Father, I thank You for the gift of unity. Help me to seek peace and foster harmony in my relationships. Fill me with Your love so that I may extend grace and kindness to others. Let my life reflect the joy and goodness of dwelling in unity, and may Your peace reign in my heart tonight.
A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.
PSALM 49:20
Heavenly Father, Holy God, and King of Glory, You hold justice and eternity in the palm of Your hands. There is no wealth I could accumulate to bring me peace or financial gain that would give me salvation. My soul is dependent on Your grace and Your grace alone. At night, worries about finances and security can consume me, but You are the only one who gives me safety in times of trouble. I do not rest tonight with peace in my finances but in Your faithfulness. There is no material possession I will carry with me into eternity. But the treasure I have in You will last forever. I rest in that truth tonight, Lord. In Your Holy and precious name, I pray, Amen.

01/11/2026

01/10/2026

Beloved:
When life feels like a whirlwind, pressure coming from every direction, Proverbs 10:25 speaks a steady, grounding truth.
“As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.”
Pressure often feels permanent, but Scripture reminds us that storms are temporary. Whirlwinds roar, shake, and overwhelm,, but they pass. What feels crushing right now is not the final word over your life.
This verse isn’t saying the righteous never face storms. It’s saying that storms don’t get the last say. When everything around you feels unstable, God is quietly building something unshakable within you. Your foundation isn’t your strength, your circumstances, or your ability to hold it all together. it’s the Lord Himself.

01/10/2026

HEROES IN THE BIBLE: PAUL VS. ZEUS
Have you ever been given credit for something that wasn’t really yours to claim? Praise can feel good—even tempting—but it can also quietly shift our focus.

In Acts 14, after healing a crippled man, Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods. The crowd calls them Zeus and Hermes and brings out sacrifices. But instead of accepting the admiration, they grieve. They tear their clothes and point everyone back to the living God. They knew the danger of misdirected worship—and the importance of staying faithful to the truth.

This moment challenges us to ask: Do we redirect the spotlight when it finds us? Or do we let it linger just a little too long? True humility gives God the credit, even when doing so costs us comfort, popularity, or praise. Faithfulness isn’t about how much attention we get—it’s about what we do with it.🕊

01/10/2026

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026
“When the world offers you a throne, remember who truly wears the crown.”

JOIN US DAILY FOR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND NIGHTLY FOR MEDITATION AS WE PREPARE FOR REST🕊

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
ACTS 14:19
PRAYER
Meditating on the events in Acts 14, I’ve decided to double down and fix myself steadfastly on my course of action. I will not deviate from the original plan You have given me. I realize my calling to be a resource and a solution to someone's problems. As I am building my life I will not be surprised by the rocks of jealousy and envy that get hurled my way and even as some connect and cause pain to me, I thank You that like Paul, You will place a team around me of individuals who are like-minded and who will help mend and heal the wounds I just received. I will remain thankful and faithful for the rich relationships You are continually placing around my life. I am blessed indeed! In Jesus’ Name, Amen

01/10/2026

Autobiography Searching for the promised land #

01/10/2026

Social Security and Medicare are two benefits that are paid for out of every paycheck you earn. It isn't a Federal Benefit...IT IS YOURS, YOU PAID to be able to receive it!! It isn't a charity benefit! I can count all of those paychecks, week after week, month after month, year after year! It belongs to YOU!!

My contributions were made for over 40 years on every salary I received. May not have been the work I wanted to be doing at the time BUT I always had a job.
The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a "Federal Benefit Payment?" I'll be part of the one percent to forward this. I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me, and I hope it will in you. Please keep passing it on until everyone in our country has read it.
The government is now referring to our Social Security checks as a "Federal Benefit Payment." This isn't a benefit. It is our money paid out of our earned income! Not only did we all contribute to Social Security but our employers did too. It totaled 15.3% of our income before taxes.
If you averaged $30K per year over your working life, that's close to $180,000 invested in Social Security.
If you calculate the future value of your monthly investment in social security ($375/month, including both you and your employers contributions) at a meager 1% interest rate compounded monthly, after 40 years of working you'd have more than $1.3+ million dollars saved!
This is your personal investment. Upon retirement, if you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive $39,318 per year, or $3,277 per month.
That's almost three times more than today's average Social Security benefit of $1,230 per month, according to the Social Security Administration. (Google it – it’s a fact).
And your retirement fund would last more than 33 years (until you're 98 if you retire at age 65)! I can only imagine how much better most average-income people could live in retirement if our government had just invested our money in low-risk interest-earning accounts.
Instead, the folks in Washington pulled off a bigger "Ponzi scheme" than Bernie Madoff ever did. They took our money and used it elsewhere. They forgot (oh yes, they knew) that it was OUR money they were taking. They didn't have a referendum to ask us if we wanted to lend the money to them. And they didn't pay interest on the debt they assumed. And recently they've told us that the money won't support us for very much longer.
But is it our fault they misused our investments? And now, to add insult to injury, they're calling it a "benefit", as if we never worked to earn every penny of it.
Just because they borrowed the money doesn't mean that our investments were a charity!
Let's take a stand. We have earned our right to Social Security and Medicare. Demand that our legislators bring some sense into our government.
Find a way to keep Social Security and Medicare going for the sake of that 92% of our population who need it.
Then call it what it is: Our Earned Retirement Income.
99% of people won't Cut and Paste this to their timelines. Will you?
Please, for the sake of our country, Copy & Paste. It's important.

01/10/2026

Through much perseverance, a lot of prayer, and patient family members, I earned a number of degrees, which include two doctorates of philosophy.

However, when I want to talk to a real philosopher, I go sit down and have a discussion with my barber. You would be amazed to hear how we address the problems Alabamians are facing every day and the solutions we believe will bring much needed change to our state.

Today I give a shout out to Mr. John Tyler, the one who helps keep my mind sharp and my hairline straight.