The Press-Dispatch
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 CHURCH NOTES OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Churches list coming events NEW LIBERTY G.B. CHURCH—Coe Ryan Edrington, Superin- tendent, Rev. Gary Pancake, Assistant; Sunday morning worship 10:30. We will be having a Hal- Sunday school 9:30 a.m., in a dark world, a message of truth! I love the words that the loween Party/Wiener Roast/Hayride on Satur- day at 5 p.m. Bring finger foods, hot dogs and buns, wear your costumes, and get ready for an evening of fun and games in a Chris- tian atmosphere. Chris and Robyn are in charge of the party and Dave will provide the fire and the hay wagon. October 28 is Mother's-in- Law Day. October 31 will be Hallow- een. Be careful with all of the kids "Trick or Treating". November 1 will be Par- ent/Teacher Conferences in Pike County schools. These are so vital to everyone in- volved in the education of our young people. We're getting close to the Edrington for helping out with the church news and our bulletin while I was away. She did a great job. It is good to be home and back to doing some things. I will be glad to get out and be back to school. Remember those who are end of daylight savings time. Get ready to roll your clocks back an hour before you go to bed on November 3. We'll be back to the early morning darkness. We appreciate Karen writer penned, "He came to me when I couldn't get to Him." Thank you Jesus for reaching me when I felt that I was unreachable! Come and worship Jesus with us. For questions or more in- formation call 766-3474. Troy Johnson, Pastor Ron Ficklin, Reporter RUMBLETOWN FREE METHODIST CHURCH 1485 N. St. Rd. 57 Petersburg METHODIST CHURCH 801 E. Walnut St. Petersburg FIRST UNITED 9:30; fellowship 10:25– 10:40; Sunday school 10:40– 11:30; Wednesday choir practice 7:30. The annual FUMC Trunk Sunday morning worship or Treat and chili cook off will be hosted again at the 4-H Building on Sunday eve- ning, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. Bring your contest chili to the 4-H Building by 4:30 p.m. "For every problem, God children's Sunday school 10; morning worship 10:30; eve- ning worship 6; Wednesday Bible studies 7. This Sunday evening we Adult Sunday school 9:30; Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears" (II Samuel 7:22 NIV). Have you heard? The message is clear. It is as old as time; it is as new as the dawn. We share the message of Jesus Christ every Sunday at the little church with the big heart that stands beside the road. The Rumbletown Church away from us for whatever the reason might be. You are missed and we look forward to seeing your smiling fac- es back as soon as possible. Our Mission Statement: Loving the 99, always look- ing for the one. Gary Pancake, Pastor Georgia Mason, Reporter 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school 9:30; Charge Confer- ence at Christney 4. Monday, First Place Bi- METHODIST CHURCH 8818 W. Old Rd. 64 Sunday morning worship ZOAR UNITED ble study 6:15; Tuesday, Bi- ble study 9:30 and 7; Thurs- day, Bible study 7. Marianne Hawkins, Pas- tor sociate Pastor Logan McCullough, As- and 6 p.m.; Thursday 7 p.m., casual Bible study groups last Thursday of month at 7 p.m. A personal invitation "Come unto me and I will 409 S. 4th St., Petersburg Sunday services 10 a.m. ABUNDANT LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH invite you to our Trunk or Treat chili supper. We will share our chili soup dinner at 5 p.m., followed by treats for the children out of our trunks in the parking lot. "How great are you, O has a solution. But it may not be the solution you have in mind! Satan's strategy is to defeat you by wearing you down, so winning is not a matter of escape but of en- durance. Tenacious faith and commitment is one of the great themes of scrip- ture. It's also the secret of victory." "When their prison doors miraculously opened, Paul and Silas realized that God's plan for them was not to es- cape but to stay there and win the jailer and his family to Christ. Sometimes God's 'way of escape' is to keep you where you are and use you to bring glory to His name." "God will make a way of es- cape" (I Corinthians 10:13). (Taken in part from The Word for You Today). See you in church next is located three and one half miles south of Petersburg on Indiana State Road 57. Church phone—354-8312 Jim Harrell, Pastor Sunday. Mel Camp, Pastor Continued on page 4 ligious people, suppose that God is against sin- ners. "Do what is right," they think, "and God will love and bless you, but do what is wrong and He will be angry with you and curse you." Perhaps this view of Cornelius R. Stam Many people, even re- By Pastor God for us God comes from the fact that many Scrip- ture passages, especial- ly in the Old Testament, reveal God as the Ene- my of the workers of iniquity. But He is the Enemy of the workers of iniquity as such—as workers of iniquity, not as individual persons. In Ezekiel 18:23 God asks: "Have I any plea- sure at all that the wick- ed should die… ?" And in II Peter 3:9 we learn that when God might have judged this world for the crucifixion of Christ, He delayed the judgment because He is "longsuffering" and "not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to re- pentance." The Apostle Paul, re- ferring to the crucifix- ion, declares that "God was in Christ, reconcil- ing the world unto Him- self, not imputing their shown sinners more conclusively that He desires their good than by imputing their sins to Christ and telling them that He is not im- puting their trespasses unto them? Their tres- passes will be imput- ed to them, of course, if they reject God's provision of salvation through Christ, but for the present it is a won- derful fact that we can go to any sinner and say on the authority of God's written Word: "Your sins have been paid for; God is not holding them against you. Will you accept His love and receive Christ as your Savior?" No, unsaved friend, trespasses unto them; and hath committed un- to us the word of recon- ciliation" (II Corinthi- ans 5:19). How could He have C-1 FILES OUT OF THE PAST Religious viewpoint intensified as the election draws near. This year we have seen the debate in- clude same sex marriage, abortion, and restrictions on the free exercise of reli- gion. Since 1973 when Roe vs. Wade became the law of the land, more than 54 mil- lion American children have been killed. It is sad when a mother's womb becomes a killing field for little babies. Recently Billy Graham, in a prayer letter, wrote, "My heart aches for America and its deceived people." Thou- sands of Christians join Bil- ly Graham in his concern for our nation's declining morality. The Pope himself has spoken on the threat posed by Obama's attempt to force Catholics to cooperate in practices the church be- lieves to be evil. It seems the farther we The political debate has "Christians must stand firm" By Clyde Dupin God is not against you. He loves you and pro- vided abundantly for your salvation by pay- ing for your sins Him- self at Calvary. This is the essence of "the gos- pel of the grace of God" (See I Timothy 2:4-7). Will you believe it? Will you trust Christ now, acknowledging Him as your Lord and Savior? tian from many faiths will pray and seek God's direc- tion when they vote. Chris- tians are to be leaders in pro- moting good and opposing evil. Many believe this is the darkest hour in our history and the future of this nation get from God, the more the world spirals out of control. Today our culture strives to avoid any possibility of of- fending anyone except God. We live in a dangerous world in a desperate hour. The Ar- ab Spring has brought death and destruction in many Muslim countries. This re- ligion is not one of love and compassion. As a nation, we have sinned and our govern- ment has approved evil and calls it good. I hope every true Chris- Continued on page 4 give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). When Jesus says "Come unto me," he doesn't say come to a system, or to a reli- gion, or to some type of theo- ry. This is a very personal in- vitation to a God who wants to give you salvation. Our God is not aloof, he's Second Sunday Worship SUNDAY EVENINGS 6:30 P.M. not so far above us that he can't see and understand our problems. Jesus isn't a God who stayed on the mountaintop, he's a Savior who came down and lived and worked with people like you and me. Everywhere he went, the crowds followed, drawn together by the mag- net that was and is the Sav- ior. message of hope, a message of mercy, a message of life The message of Jesus is a W E C W TAKE THE CHALLENGE STEP UP AND O M R Y A R SI A FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1400 E. MAIN ST., PETERSBURG FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Petersburg 2135 E. 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