The Press-Dispatch
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C-8 The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 17, 2013 ★ Church news Continued from page 5 PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 West Pike Ave. 354-8851—Church We invite you to join us in all our services. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday, adult Bible study/prayer at 7 p.m. "Zacchaeus…took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. But the people were displeased. 'He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,' they grumbled…'Salvation has come to this home today… For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost'" (Luke 19:6-10). Rufus McDaniel was a lifelong Christian. Born in 1850, he pastored several churches throughout Ohio and wrote more than 100 hymns. In 1913, he experienced the tragic death of his son, Herschel. As he had done so often, he sought to express his thoughts in a hymn: "Since Jesus Came Into My Heart." The words can seem as though they were written by a new believer. Yet, dealing with a tragedy, McDaniel wrote how "a wonderful change in my life has been wrought." How light had come into his soul, and he had "ceased from my wandering and going astray." How his sins were "washed away." Jesus had given him a "steadfast and sure" hope. Doubts were gone, and instead "there's a light in the valley of death now for me." He even had hope for the future as he could see "the gates of the City beyond." McDaniel knew he would "go there to dwell in that City." Perhaps thinking about his son, this thought made him "happy, so happy, as onward I go." He repeated, with certainty, that "floods of joy o'er my soul like the sea billows roll, since Jesus came into my heart." Lives change when Jesus comes into our hearts. Rufus McDaniel knew this. And so did Zacchaeus. He was a tax collector, hated by the common people and called "a notorious sinner." Yet Jesus completely changed his life and brought him "great excitement and joy." Devotion written by Rev. Don Collins. www.petersburgnaz.net. Come and join us as we… Enter to worship; Leave to serve. Michael P. Elliott, Pastor 354-6351—Home Otwell Wesleyan Church Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; evening worship service 6:30 p.m. Tuesday morning women's Bible study at the fellowship hall 10 a.m. Youth group every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the fellowship hall. All area youth are invited to attend. Letter from Grandma Grandma writes: The other day I went up to a local Christian bookstore and saw a "Honk if you Love Jesus" bumper sticker. I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting, so I bought the sticker and I put it on my bumper. Boy, am I glad I did. What an up-lifting experience that followed. I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good He is . . . and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus, because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed. As I traveled on I found that lots of people loved Jesus. Why, while I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, "For the love of God! Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, Go!" What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus. Everyone started honking. I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love. A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray, or ask me what church I attended. But this is when I noticed the light had changed. So I waved to all my sisters and brothers grinning, and drove on through the intersection. Just in case you see the bumper sticker "Honk if you love Jesus," remember to honk with the right attitude. We invite all of you to come and worship with us. Roy Stilwell, Pastor Pam Lemond, Reporter St. Peter Lutheran Church Stendal Bible verse for the week: "For if, while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life" (Romans 5:10 NIV). Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship 10:15 a.m.; Congregational meeting; Special events committee meeting and choir practice. Tuesday at 7 p.m., WOW Bible study. Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., Confirmation. Edwin H. Wicks, Pastor PLEASANT RIDGE G.B. CHURCH Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; evening song service 6:30 p.m. Everyone is always welcome. We want to thank God for His mercy, love and answered prayer. Continue to pray for one another, the unsaved, the prayer list, for all who are traveling, for the sick and needy, for the ones in hospitals and nursing homes, for the military and their families, our President and his family, and all decisions that are made. We also want to remember final patriot priCE OES TERRIFIC Kids Otwell Elementary's TERRIFIC Kids for the month of March were, front (l to r): Beth Edrington, Julianna Gladish and Kya Leighty; second row: Grace Gilley, Matthew Edrington and Emma Camp. TERRIFIC Kids are students in the second through fifth grades who qualify based on the following criteria: Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive and Capable. in prayer the people in and around Boston who are victims of this tragedy. If you need spiritual help or information, call Dale or Terri 812-789-2348. We want to extend our sympathy to anyone who has lost a loved one. "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon" (Psalm 92:12). Perfect love drives our fear. "Every word of God is pure. He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. Add thou not unto His words lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar" (Proverbs 30: 5-6). Thought: "I love the Lord, for He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because He turned his ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live" (Psalms 116:1-2). Remember: When life gets you down, our loving God lifts you up. Call on Him. Have a great week. Dale Frederick, Pastor Lois K. Fowler, Reporter Twin Oaks Church Sunday school, junior church and youth class at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer and praise service at 7 p.m. On Sunday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m., Missionary service with Phillip and Heather Dickinson of Columbia. Everyone is welcome to each service. Tim Miller, Pastor Martha Breidenbaugh, Reporter spurgeon united methodist church Church service 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m. Read John 14:1-7. Pray for those on our prayer list. Jesus said, "I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also." Jesus is the way for all of us; yet he leads us in different ways. Come and worship. Everyone welcome Honna Schloss, Pastor Sherry Julian, Reporter final patriot priCE 2012 BuiCk 2012 BuiCk Bethel G.B. Church Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; all Wednesday activities at 6:30 p.m. except our Amber Manor service begins at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 17— we'll continue our Bible study of I Samuel 24-26 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24— we'll go to Amber Manor in Petersburg for our special service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29 is the fourth Sunday and morning worship offering will go to the Building Fund. Wednesday, May 1—we'll continue our Bible study with I Samuel 27-29 and I Chronicles 12:1-7, 19-22 at 6:30 p.m. Thought of the week: Sure it takes a lot of courage to put things in God's hands, to give ourselves completely, our lives, our hopes, our plans; To follow where He leads us and make His will our own; but all it takes is foolishness to go the way alone—Kline. 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