morning star leadership retreat 2023
Shining Star Pageant
This is a quick look at what our young people and organizers worked on in preparation for the Shining Star Pageant at Morning Star.
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M. L. Hunt Life Center Grand Re-Opening
Pastor’s Aide Christmas Party
2022 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
Morning Star Graduation Parade for 2020 Seniors
Thanks for making the Morning Star Graduation Parade for 2020 Seniors a success. Special Thanks to Desiree Williams and Dandalyn Collins.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH -AFRICAN AMERICAN ATTIRE AT THE STAR 2020
2020 Shreveport’s Influential Shining Stars
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"It is possible for your deliverance to expire and you will go right back to where you were before." 🎯
Deliverance disconnected from community and rhythm will eventually expire. You can't treat God like an emergency room—just triage without transformation.
God didn't patch you up so you could go back to the wild side. He healed you so you could be planted, rooted, and STAY free.
After the altar, then what? After the tears, then what?
Stay connected. 🙏
#Deliverance #StayConnected #Transformation #SpiritualGrowth #FaithLife
DAY 2: STAY PLANTED 🌳
"...whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night." - Psalm 1:2
The Hebrew word for "meditate" is HAGAH—it means to mutter, to groan, to chew on something over and over like a cow chewing cud.
Meditation isn't passive wishful thinking. It's actively turning God's word over in your mouth and mind until it becomes part of you.
What are you muttering? What's playing on repeat in your heart?
Because what you feed GROWS, and what you starve DIES.
You've got to get the Word in your mouth: ✨ "I am the head and not the tail" ✨ "I'm blessed coming in and blessed going out" ✨ "I'm above only and not beneath"
What you HAGA over becomes what you move toward. 🙏
#StayPlanted #MeditateOnTheWord #Psalm1 #ChristianLife #RenewYourMind

"You can't be a freelance Christian and expect to survive the drought." 💯
A tree that ain't in the ground is called a log. And logs are only good for burning.
God didn't bring you back so you could wander again. He brought you back to BELONG. Your deliverance needs community, rhythm, and connection to the Source.
Droughts are coming. The question is: are you connected to the river?
#StayConnected #ChristianCommunity #NoFreelanceFaith #ChurchFamily #RootedInChrist
🌳 DAY 1: STAY PLANTED 🌳
"Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked..." - Psalm 1:1
Drift doesn't happen all at once. You don't decide to drift—you simply stop being intentional about staying planted.
Walking → Standing → Sitting
That's how it works. You walk with something "just for a little while," then you stop to give it your attention, then you sit down and really listen.
God didn't bring you back so you could wander again. He brought you back to BELONG.
A shout can bring you to the altar, but ROOTS will keep you when the music stops. 🙌
#StayPlanted #Psalm1 #RootedInGod #ChristianDevotional #FaithJourney

"I shall not be moved. Just like a tree planted by the waters..." 🌳
When the storms come, when the winds blow, when everything around you is shaking—your rootedness in God is what keeps you standing.
You're not a tumbleweed blown by circumstances. You're an oak of righteousness, planted by the river of life. And what God plants, no system can permanently uproot.
Psalm 1:3 - "That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither."
Where are your roots today? 🙏
#RootedInFaith #UnshakeableStrength #Psalm1 #StayPlanted #FaithJourney
If "I'm just tired" has been your go to, but you know it's deeper than that...feeling irritable, anxious, snapping more, overwhelmed...like you're running on empty...you may be headed toward burnout and that constant push and pull will catch up with you. Before you get there, come sit with us. Join Project Care Monday, April 27th at 7p for a free virtual session. Real tools, real support.
Meeting Id 825 2310 6848
Passcode 419555

"These walls are funny. First you hate them, then you get used to them. After long enough, you get so you depend on them." 🧱
You don't have to be in prison to be institutionalized. You don't have to wear a number to be afraid of freedom.
Some of us have been paroled from the grave, but we're still gripping the bars.
The real prison isn't behind walls—it's in our MINDS.
Break free from the habits, the fears, the lies that keep you living like you're still locked up.
#MentalFreedom #BreakingChains #RenewYourMind #SpiritualFreedom

The gate can open before the mind opens. 🚪🧠
God has brought you home, but are you still rehearsing the language from the far country?
God put shoes on your feet, but are you still walking like you're barefoot?
God gave you authority, but are you still acting powerless?
The miracle isn't just that the gate opened—it's learning to LIVE FREE on the other side.
Let go of the bars. Let go of the shame. Let go of the prison mentality.
Whom the Son sets free is free INDEED. 🔓
#Freedom #LetGo #NewLife #FreeIndeed #Liberation

Shame makes you fluent in failure but forgetful of grace. 😔➡️😊
Shame will help you remember every bad decision but makes you forget the compassion of the God you serve.
But the Father interrupts your shame speech with RESTORATION: ✨ The robe (your honor restored) ✨ The ring (your authority reinstated) ✨ The shoes (your covenant standing affirmed)
Your shame doesn't get the last word. Grace does.
#OvercomingShame #DivineGrace #Restored #FathersLove

The Father didn't wait for your apology to finish before He restored you. ❤️
While you were still rehearsing your confession, He was already running toward you.
While you were preparing your "I'm not worthy" speech, He was calling for the robe, the ring, the shoes.
The Father's unfailing love doesn't wait for you to get it together. It meets you in your mess and calls you HOME.
#UnfailingLove #NoShame #FatherHeart #Luke15 #Restoration
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