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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 20, 2017 C-1 CHURCH Submit church items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg The Church Page is made possible by the following Firms and Businesses: Amber Manor Care Center Petersburg — 812-354-3001 Benner & Co. Heating and Air Petersburg — 812-354-3433 Computers Plus Radio Shack Petersburg — 812-354-9633 DougGlass DBA Hold Everything Self Storage — 812-354-1110 Four Star Fabricators Petersburg — 812-354-9995 www.fourstarfab.com Harris Funeral Home 7th and Walnut Streets, Petersburg Phone: 812-354-8844 Play & Learn Preschool Campbelltown — 812-354-3999 Solar Sources Coal for Steam and Industrial Market Petersburg — 812-354-8776 Families Plugged into Evil Addiction Anger Management Religious Viewpoint by Clyde Dupin Minutes with the Bible by Pastor Paul M. Sadler Baptist Baptist Baptist CHURCH CHURCH Notes Notes Notes Assembly of God Continued in next column Continued in next column Ramblings of my mind by Lowell Thomas There have been many studies and sur- veys regarding how much time the Ameri- can family watches television and its influ- ence on the family. Pope John Paul, before his death, called television a major propo- nent of the culture of death. Another great Christian scholar, Ravi Zacharias has said, "I firmly believe that when history is writ- ten about modern society, our epitaph will be that we entertained ourselves into bore- dom and moral paralysis." Most people, in their hearts, know that the majority of television programs are anti- family and degrade our most valuable asset, our children. When the T V in many homes is on six or seven hours a day a lot of sew- age runs into our homes. Television has an unrelenting emphasis on violence, immoral- ity, social license and perverse sexual life- styles. Today, a family cannot even watch good programs without the children listen- ing to all kinds of commercials that are anti- family. Most of the programs offer us more trash and perversion. This generation desperately needs heroes. The leading ladies and men in Hollywood are most- ly about premarital sex, drug addiction, sexual perversion and a shameful life- style. These people often seem to speak with authority when they talk politics, religion or on social is- sues. Their celebrity image causes our chil- dren to stop, listen, and often act. The con- stant distortion of good and evil by these celebrities leaves us with no sense of mor- al order in our universe. The moral erosion has been steady for many years and Hollywood, not the Church, has shaped our culture. Scripture Reading: "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil" (Ephesians 4:26,27). Around the turn of the century, the Church was graced with an array of great preachers, but none were more tenacious and outspoken than Billy Sunday. He seemed to have a way of driving home a point. It is said that a woman once approached him after one of his meetings who was well known for her bad temper. She sought to defend her actions by saying: "But Mr. Sunday, although I blow up over the least little thing, it's all over in a minute." The evangelist looked her straight in the eye and said, "So is a shotgun blast!! It's over in seconds, too, but look at the terrible dam- age it can do." God created us with a wide range of emo- tions, each of which serves a purpose. Yes, even anger can be good. Contrary to popu- lar opinion, anger itself is not sinful. Notice how the apostle words his above statement, "Be ye angry, and sin not." In essence, Paul is saying that we are well within our rights to be angry over an injustice or unrighteous cir- cumstances. The recent debate over "partial birth abor- tion" is a good example. We should be in- censed by "abortion" in general and horrified by "partial birth abortions" in particular. Any procedure (usually performed at 7 or 8 months gestation) that allows the infant's head to re- main in the birth canal while the abortionist forces a surgical instrument into the base of the skull to suction out the little one's brains is nothing short of first degree murder. Here a righteous anger is perfectly justified. In fact, there are scores of times in the Old Testament where the anger of the Lord is said to be kin- dled against His enemies (Num. 25:1-9; Jer. 12:13). Surely our Lord is a prime example that anger itself is not necessarily sinful, for He knew no sin. Thus the Lord was well within the boundaries of godly behavior when He ex- hibited a righteous anger toward those who had made His Father's house a den of thieves ( John 2:13-17). In the future Tribulation Peri- od those who reject God's anointed and wor- ship the beast and his image, "the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone" (Rev. 14:10). Carefully note, Paul adds to the phrase "be ye angry" a warning, "and sin not." Unbridled anger can easily turn into a fit of uncontrolla - ble rage which normally leaves a path of de- struction in its wake. Unchecked, anger that overflows into resentment almost always re- sults in some form of retaliation. This may take the form of verbal attacks, threats, or even physical abuse. In a worst case scenario, it is much like a volcano that builds pressure over a period of time and finally erupts. Whenever you watch a news report of a lone gunman who enters his former place of employment with a semi-au- We have had our share of sinus drainage and stuffy heads lately and when the hot wa- ter starts to run the miseries are right on its heels. Seems as though it has been drier this year than most and it has caused lots of dust and pollutants to affect us. Hope that we have all been as bad as we're going to be and we will feel better so we can enjoy this beautiful weather. This past Friday night my friends and I attended the Gideon's convention in Evans- ville, Indiana. Good news is their business, as they strive to place a scripture into as ma- ny hands as possible. Their finances come from folks who donate and give to their ef- forts. At one time during the service all the pastors present were prayed over with holy hands of fellowship placed upon them by the Gideons and their spouses. This was a pow- erful time where you could feel God being touched by their prayers. Many testimonies were given by different speakers. It could be seen Bibles placed by the Gideons have been like a light in the dark for many struggling people who had given up, but were touched because the word of God was at hand for them. Any donation you can help them with Continued on page 2 will be greatly appreciated and used well for others who need God's word. It seems as though both festivals in Pike County had great weather and were a lot of fun. At Winslow in the Riverside Park the Winslow Lions had their part of the festi- val. They had free eye examinations, lots of food, several games and a stage for sing- ing. Around 11 a.m.the DSL performed for them several Bluegrass selections and as I am a part of the DSL I had lots of fun playing guitar and singing for them. The DSL con- sists of Steve Edwards and Lowell Thomas. We will sing for your events if you give us a couple of months notice so we can arrange our schedules. We are real expensive as we played Saturday for our dinner. Unfortunately I didn't make it to the Pe- tersburg festival, but from what I have heard it was quite a big success. I hope and pray that we might be able to have even more community events. I'm sure that we all say See R AMBLINGS on 3 See MINUTES on 3 Gentle Shepherd Church praise and worship service Gentle Shepherd Church of God, located at 8350 E. 350 N. Francisco, in rural Gibson County will host Jeffrey Bry- ant as its guest on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. CDT. There will be food and fel- lowship immediately after the concert. The public is invited. Revival at Ayrshire Valley G.B. Church Sept. 24-27 There will be a Reviv- al September 24-27 at 6:30 p.m. EDT at the Ayrshire Valley G.B. Church, 1947 E. CR. 375 South, Winslow. The evangelist will be Dr. Steve Dailey, of Indianap- olis. Dr. Dailey is founder and pastor of the Mt. Calva- ry Evangelistic Center. He is the host of the weekly radio program Echoes from Cal- vary and is one of America's most inspirational preach- ers. He and his wife, Dar- lene, will be singing each evening. Everyone is invit- ed. PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 W Pike Ave., Petersburg • 812-354-8851 COMMUNITY SOUP SUPPER THURSDAY September 21 4:30-6:00 PM SOUP AND DESSERTS SERVED Parking in rear ALL ARE WELCOME! RIVER OF LIFE 342 E. CR 300 N. Petersburg Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m. and Con- sumed youth group 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 7 p.m.; Men's ministry meeting every other Thurs- day 10 a.m. If you would like a ride to and from church services, call 354-8800. Jim Gidcumb, Pastor NEW LIBERTY G.B. CHURCH (Coe) 1820 S. Co Rd. 800 S. Oakland City Gary Pancake, Pastor 812-664-4716 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., WINSLOW G.B. CHURCH 600 E. Union Street Pastor 812.582.0290 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and chil- dren's church 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening soup and sandwich fellowship; Wednesday, adult Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The first Wednesday of each month Advisory Board meeting before Bible study and business meeting to fol- low. The youth group will be every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Thought for the week: "The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strong- BETHEL G.B. CHURCH 4933 E. Co. Rd. 900 S. Stendal Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; all Wednesday eve- ning activities 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, Septem- ber 20, we will continue our Bible Study of Daniel 10 through 12 at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, September 24, we will have a special offering for Ed Steven's Day for General Baptist International Missions in celebration of Ed's 100th birthday. He was our pas- tor in the 1940s. It is al- so fourth Sunday and our morning worship ser- BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH An Independent Baptist Church 4995 N. Co. Rd. 850 E. vice offering will go to the Building Fund. Thought of the Week The lightening of a mighty storm, its thunder from on high, reminds us that our powerful God will answer when we cry-D. De- Haan. Steve Selby, Pastor Alan Christmas, Report- er Faron McLaughlin, Super- intendent, Ryan Edrington, Assistant and Sunday morn- ing worship at 10 :30 a.m. We celebrated Ed Ste- ven's Day on Sunday. A spe- cial offering was taken for foreign missions in his hon- or. The children's sermon and Rev. Pancake's sermon were about being a mission- ary, not just afar, but here at home as well. His scripture reading was from Matthew 24:13. World Peace Day will be September 21. The first day of Autumn will be Septem- ber 22. September 24 will be As- sistant Teacher Sunday and the offering will go to the Building Fund. We will be serving food at the Spurgeon Commu- nity Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Jordan Park from 4- ? p.m. We are asking each church family to bring a 12-pack of canned soft drinks or a pallet of bottled water, either to church Sun- day or to the park. Keep all of those in our community in your prayers. We have so many on our list that need prayer, so ma- ny sick in hospitals, and be- reaved over the loss of loved ones. They need Jesus. Be a missionary for Jesus. Our Mission Statement: Loving the 99, always look- ing for the one. Gary Pancake, Pastor Ivan Mason, Reporter hold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? " (Psalms 27:1). Be in prayer this week for the lost, the sick, our church, our country and leaders, and always each other. God's blessings on you this week. Try to be kind and show God's love because every- one is fighting some kind of battle. If you don't have a church home, we invite you to any of our services. Terry Beadles, Pastor Kathy Henderson, Re- porter