When God got hold of Paul, everything changed and turned around.  Pastor Tim said, “I don’t want to hear from anyone, ‘I’ve gone too far.’  ‘I’ve seen too much.’  ‘I’ve been into too much,’ and ‘Pastor, you don’t know what I’ve done.’ 

At our next tribal election, you will be making a decision that will affect how we are governed. You might say that we do that every election and to a certain extent, you would be right. Deciding who will sit in the seats of power is a decision that has lasting impact on our community.

By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Continued from last week…Read Acts 16: 16-34; 2 Corinthians 11:24-33. There is a God in Heaven Who knows how to keep and preserve those He loves, those whom...

We are not immune to fear of criticism hear on the Qualla Boundary. If you happen to be in a profession where you provide a public service or deliver a product to the public, there is always going to be someone who is not pleased with one or the other. Indeed, you cannot please all of the people all of the time.

  By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Read Acts 16:16-34 I remember when I was a kid. I had always wanted to be a fireman. The Lord had given me that dream.  So, I ended up working for the...

Paul and Silas are walking the land.  They’re doing the work that they were called to do, watching over the the flock and planting churches.  They were also setting demon possessed people free.  That’s what actually gets them into trouble.