The Press-Dispatch
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 C-1 Church notes Opinion Letters to the editor Files OUT of the past Services listed at area churches Rumbletown free methodist church 1485 N. St. Rd. 57 Petersburg "Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. 'Follow me,' Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. Then Levi had a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, 'Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?' Jesus answered them, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Luke 5:27b-32, NIV). Jesus still calls us to repentance. Have you answered the call? We invite you to hear His message again in the Rumbletown Church. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship service at 10:30 and children's Sunday school during the morning worship service; Sunday evening worship service on hiatus until March 9; Tuesday Bible study at 4 p.m. The Rumbletown Church is located three and one half miles south of Petersburg on Indiana State Road 57. Parsonage—354-8312. Jim Harrell, Pastor St. Peter's Lutheran Church Stendal Sunday school 9 a.m.; Worship—Holy Communion at 10:15; Flea Market Committee meets following worship; Monday at 10 a.m. WOW Bible study; Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Confirmation class and choir at 7:30. Edwin H. Wicks, Pastor petersburg free methodist church February is a busy month at Petersburg F.M.C. Make sure you mark your calendar with these fun events. This Saturday at 8 a.m. we will be having a men's breakfast. Invite a friend, pick up a senior citizen or a neighbor. They will be grateful. Sunday at 7 p.m. Jeff Hyllested will be hosting our Annual Football party at his home; February 9, we will have our Valentine's banquet at 6 p.m. The menu will include spaghetti. There will be a free-will offering to benefit the Teen for Christ ministry in their upcoming mission trip. Our annual Game Dinner will be February 23. Steve Zeller of Washington will be our devotional leader. Javona Miller will host a Wild Game (ing) supper at her house that night at 5:30. She promises there will be no woodchuck served. I hope to see you at one of our events. Our normal weekly sched- ule is as follows: Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship following at 10:15; Sunday night at 6, we have a casual evening service; Monday at 6:30 p.m. the Study Buddies meet in the new fellowship hall; The Knitwits get together Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening our kids and youth ministry starts at 6:30 p.m. and our adult Bible study is at 7 p.m. Peace and joy in the Lord, Mark Schlechty, Pastor Pleasant Grove G.B. Church Spraggins Sunday school 9:30, Kathy Miller, superintendent; Michael Miller, morning speaker 10:30. Everyone welcome. Sunday school lesson for Feb. 3, 2013—The Supremacy of Jesus Christ. Last week's Trivia question: What did Paul say that Jesus promised to do for us physically upon his return? Answer: Change our physical bodies to glorious spiritual bodies—Philippians 3:21. Next week's question: Christ is the firstborn of the what? Hint—Colossians. February birthday wishes go to Bruce Weathers, Dave Durcholz, Seth Martin, Alexis Boyd, Lisa Bruner and Olivia Bruner. May God add his blessings to each of your special days. Mini Message: Believing in heaven Someone said to me today whose beloved recently passed away "I hope heaven is real." I told her it is! How am I certain of this? Because the Bible tells me so. I Peter:1-4 says "For God has reserved a priceless inheritance for his children. It is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay." Where Paul says that we may look forward to the joys of heaven, he is emphasizing the security of the believers. If you're not a believer you will also have a secure place in eternity, but it will not be heaven. The choice is ours, believe and spend eternity with Christ in heaven or choose an eternity of damnation in hell with Satan. Choose wisely. Until next week—Look only to Christ. Fred Faith, Deacon Kathy Miller, Reporter Union Community Church 3082 N. CR 850 W., Union Sunday school 9:30; worship service 10:30, followed with lunch and Bible study. Kevin (Linda) Easton, Pastor The Church Alive 506 N. 9th St. Petersburg Sunday morning worship 10 a.m., Wednesday night worship 7. The Church Alive worship Center is an Independent Full Gospel Church that welcomes all people to come and worship God freely and hear about the good things God has for his church and our community. Are you looking for a church that preaches the whole Bible, believes in the gifts of the Spirit in operation and teaches that the Five Fold Ministry is needed for the perfecting of the saints? Pastors Mark and Sandy Davis welcome you to come and help us take back and restore the broken people and reach out in our area for souls to be saved and families lives to be changed. Hope to see you in church! Mark Davis, Pastor Greg Davis, Asst. Pastor and Music Director First Church of God 2135 E. Main, Petersburg Sunday services 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; children's church 10; Wednesday night Bible study 6. Sunday, Feb. 3—Super Bowl Sunday—we will be having a Super Bowl pizza party here at the church. Pizza and drinks will be furnished. Bring your favorite Super Bowl side dish at 6 p.m. Come and join us. Lord, grant me grace throughout this day to walk the straight and narrow way to do whatever in thy sight is good and perfect, just and right. Lisa Wilson, Reporter Bethel G.B. Church Sunday school 9:30; morning worship 10:30; all Wednesday activities at 6:30 except our Amber Manor service begins at 6:15. We do not have plans for Wednesday, Jan. 30. Sunday, Feb. 3 is Assistant Sunday. The F.R.O.G.'s and Tadpoles will meet during the Sunday school hour and morning worship. Wednesday, Feb. 6: We'll continue our Bible study of I Samuel 9 through 12 at 6:30 p.m. Thought of the week: If God sees the sparrow's fall, paints the lilies short and tall, gives the skies their azure hue, will He not then care for you?—Anon Bob Deel, Pastor Alan Christmas, Reporter Religious viewpoint Justified without a cause By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam God tells us in His Word that believers are "justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 3:24). The word "freely," here, does not mean "without cost," but "without cause." The same original word is so translated in John 15:25, where we find the words of Christ: "They hated Me without a cause." Thus sinners hated Christ "without a cause," yet God justifies sinners "without a cause."How can this be? Let's see: What had Christ done to earn the enmity of men? Nothing whatever. He had been kind and good, had helped those in distress, had healed their sick, had made the dumb to speak, the deaf to hear, the blind to see, and the lame to leap for joy. Why, then, did they hate Him: The Bible says they hated Him "without a cause, i.e., without any cause in Him. The cause of their hatred lay in their own evil hearts. But on the other hand, what have sinners done to merit justificationå answer is: Nothing whatever. They have broken His commandments every day, lying, stealing, and committing hundreds of other sins. Yet in love God gave His Son to die for them on Calvary "that He might be just and [at the same time] the Justifier of him that believeth in Jesus" (Romans 3:26). He loves and justifies believers "without a cause", i.e., without any cause in them. The cause is to be found in His own compassionate heart, for "God is love." Thus those who trust in Christ, who died for our sins, are justified without a cause, by God's grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. "God commendeth His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). "By this man is preached…the forgiveness of sins, and by Him all that believe are justified from all things, from which He could not be justified by the law of Moses" (Acts 13:38, 39). By Clyde Dupin "Some call it a holy war" The two Kingdoms on earth have never been more evident. Our secular culture has declared war on God's Kingdom as we enter 2013. On December 17, 2012 one of the most liberal magazines, "Newsweek" ran another article attacking most things the Bible teaches about Jesus. On the cover Bart Ehrman asks, "Who was Jesus?" In the story he talked about the myths of Jesus. Myths best describes his article. There are many attacks today on Christianity and the Bible. I observe the elite news media, our present government, educators and even religious leaders are often the greatest enemy of Christianity. This group comes from the far left and actually is a small minority but is vocal while Christians sleep. It is encouraging to see some brave leaders speaking out for truth. Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham says, "America is on the fast track to God's judgment. He speaks of the sin of abortion and same sex marriage as signs of coming judgment on America. Well-known author and pastor, Rick Warren, told his people before the election to vote as Christians. He mentioned that Christians should protect the unborn, view sex as holy and protect traditional marriage. Warren said, "If you call yourself a Christian you must line up with what God says." California pastor Jim Garlow led the protest against same-sex marriage and won. lt has been appealed but Christians everywhere should pray that family values win. I believe Christians and pastors, in particular, Continued on page 6 Brenton Chapel Church of Christ 1194 E. Co. Rd. 400 N. Prides Creek Road, Petersburg Sunday morning Bible classes 10; worship 10:30; Petersburg evening worship 6; WednesWesleyan day evening Bible study 7. Sunday morning service George Fiscus, Minister 10. Everyone welcome. Lloyd Lamar, Pastor Continued on page 6 Retirement May Be Far Off, But the April 15th Deadline for IRA Contributions Isn't. You have only so many years to prepare for retirement. That's why contributing to your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is so important. Fortunately, you still have time to maximize your 2012 IRA contribution before the April 15th deadline. By contributing now, your retirement savings can have more opportunity to grow. Even if you already have an IRA elsewhere, it's easy to transfer it to an Edward Jones IRA and begin receiving the face-to-face guidance you deserve. 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