The Press-Dispatch
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 C-1 Church notes Opinion Letters to the editor Files OUT of the past Services listed at area churches Otwell Contenders of Faith Sunday school 9:30; worship 10:30; evening worship 7; Wednesday prayer and Bible study meeting 7. William Breidenbaugh, Pastor Petersburg Holiness Church 5317 N. Knox Road Phone 354-9446 Sunday school 9:30; Sunday worship 10:30; evening service 6:30; Wednesday evening prayer and praise meeting 7. Everyone is welcome to all services. Craig Line, Pastor Betty Decker, Reporter Petersburg Wesleyan Sunday morning service 10. Everyone welcome. Lloyd Lamar, Pastor The Church Alive 506 N. 9th St. Petersburg Sunday morning worship traylor union 10 a.m., Wednesday night church worship 7. Burr Oak Community The Church Alive worship Sunday service 9:30; chilCenter is an Independent Full Gospel Church that dren's church 10. Good Shepherd You are invited to come welcomes all people to come United Methodist worship the Lord with us. and worship God freely and Church Dennis Patton, Pastor hear about the good things 210 W. Harrison God has for his church and Street, Oakland City River Of Life Sunday school 9:30; wor- our community. Fellowship Are you looking for a ship service 10:30; youth 342 E. CR 300 N. group meetings the last Sun- church that preaches the Petersburg day of each month 6-7 p.m.; whole Bible, believes in the Morning worship 10; Sun- community luncheons the gifts of the Spirit in operaday evening worship and third Tuesday of each month tion and teaches that the Consumed youth group 6. Five Fold Ministry is need11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday evening BiThe community of Good ed for the perfecting of the ble study and Extreme Kids Shepherd United Method- saints? 7 p.m. Pastors Mark and Sanist Church exists to glorify If you would like a ride to God through Jesus Christ dy Davis welcome you to and from church services, our Lord. As a body of be- come and help us take back call 354-8800. lievers, we pledge ourselves and restore the broken peoJim Gidcumb, Pastor to allow the Holy Spirit to ple and reach out in our ardevelop within us maturi- ea for souls to be saved and Union Community ty of spirit, unity of faith, families lives to be changed. Church Hope to see you in church! and knowledge of the Son 3082 N. CR 850 Mark Davis, Pastor of God, so that we may be W., Union Greg Davis, Asst. Pastor prepared to share His love, Sunday school 9:30; wor- mercy and grace through and Music Director ship service 10:30, followed our words and actions, to a with lunch and Bible study. needy world. Brenton Chapel Kevin (Linda) Easton, Church of Christ We extend an invitation to Pastor the public to come and wor- 1194 E. Co. Rd. 400 N. Prides Creek Road, ship with us. winslow christian Petersburg The Good Shepherd takes g.b. church Sunday morning Bible care of His sheep. Union Street classes 10; worship 10:30; Douglas Low, Minister Sunday school 9:30; evening worship 6; Wednesmorning worship service day evening Bible study 7. Huntingburg 10:30; Sunday evening worGeorge Fiscus, Minister Holiness Church ship 6; Wednesday, Bible Sunday morning serstudy 7. winslow full vice and Sunday school 10; Les Coomer, Pastor gospel church Sunday evening worship 510 Main Street Iva Union Church 6; Wednesday prayer and Gospel singing and Sunday school 9:30 fol- praise 7. preaching services on Tueslowed by a short worship Everyone is always wel- day and Friday nights at 6:30 service; Wednesday Bible come. p.m. study 7. For information or transLarry Jones, Pastor Everyone is welcome. portation phone 354-4273 Geneva Deen, Reporter Mary Kathryn Gray, for a ride. Continued on page 4 Reporter Brent S. Myers, Pastor Religious viewpoint Faith versus presumption By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam The Word of God declares in Hebrews 11:6 that "without faith it is impossible to please Him." There is nothing that will haunt a man like the fear that God may be displeased with him, nor any joy comparable to the assurance that He is pleased. It is foolish, however, to suppose that we can please God with the things we think He desires. We must give Him what He says He desires. Thank God, it is not difficult to determine this, for He tells us again and again in His Word that it is faith He desires most of all. He wants us to trust Him, to take Him at His Word. The Bible tells us at length how God loved us in spite of our sin and gave His blessed Son to die on Calvary's tree to clear our title to heaven, but alas, instead of taking Him at His Word, thousands turn away from His gracious offer, "going about to establish their own righteousness" (Romans 10:3). They do "good works" and make great sacrifices, thinking that a God of love will surely accept their efforts and overlook their sins. But this is presumption, not faith. How can a just God overlook sin? We should thank Him that in His matchless love He himself paid for our sins so that we might be free, and that salvation is "the gift of God," obtained by faith alone. Cain presumed that God would accept his attractive sacrifice instead of the prescribed one, but God refused both him and his offering. Pharaoh presumed that he could take his armies through the Red Sea as Moses had done, but he perished in the sea for presuming on God. Naaman, the leper, refused God's way of cleansing, saying, "I thought…", but the great general remained a leper until he took God at His Word. Will you take God at His Word and trust Christ as your Saviour? "Bill O'Reilly got it right" By Clyde Dupin Mr. O'Reilly has spoken out more forcefully on our moral decline and lack of respect than most pastors. I recently heard a pastor say, "I never talk about sin. I am always positive." The 21st Century is seeing many changes in religion. Our faith is being questioned and the teachings of the Bible are ignored. Many young people are interested in faith but not the kind Jesus proclaimed. Many young adults have rejected the faith of their parents and childhood teachings. This generation leans toward moral relativism. They like to make their own moral standards and are motivated by self. A new study tells us most young people use the morning after pill. They say nothing about 75 percent of the African-American babies born out of wedlock. Our permissive culture is destroying the next generation with the idea that anything that feels good is acceptable. Our government and many churches are promoting an agenda of self-fulfillment and somebody owes me something. A fiveyear Barna study tells us young adults are leaving the church. Some went to Rock and Roll churches but found little or no emphasis on personal salvation, prayer, the Holy Spirit, or a Christian lifestyle. 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