The Press-Dispatch
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 C-1 Church notes���������Opinion���������Letters to the editor���������Files OUT of the past Churches announce coming events rumbletown free methodist church 1485 N. St. Rd 57 Petersburg Sunday school 9:30; children���s Sunday school and morning worship 10:30; Sunday evening worship on hiatus until March 9; Tuesday Bible study 4 p.m. ���For the time is come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations��� (II Timothy 4:3-5a NIV). Advice from Paul: he writes of a time when men and women will believe almost anything. today it is called New Age, but the truth is it is still the same old lies. You are invited to hear the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth at the little church with the big heart that stands by the road. The Rumbletown Church is located three and one half miles south of Petersburg on Indiana State Road 57. Church phone���354-8312 Jim Harrell, Pastor Vincent christian church 8264 E. State Rd. 56 Morning worship and the Lord���s Supper 9:30; Bible school 10:30; evening worship at 6:30. Everyone is invited to attend these services. Stewardship thoughts ���Evangelism is the answer to the question, ���What has Christ done for you?��� Stewardship is the answer to the question, ���What have you done for Christ?������ ���Money talks; what does it say about you?��� Jesus said, ���Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. For were your treasure is, there your heart will be also��� (Matthew 6:19-21). Because He lives. John Manges, Minister 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���ll go to Amber Manor in Petersburg for our special service on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 6:15. Sunday, March 3 is Assistant Sunday. the F.R.O.G���S and Tadpoles will meet during the Sunday school our and morning worship service. Wednesday, March 6��� We���ll continue our Bible study of I Samuel 16 through 18:16 at 6:30. Friday, March 8���Mt. Gilead G.B. Church will be hosting a ���Women���s Night out��� (United of Indiana One Day Missionary Convention). Registration will be at 6 p.m. Warrick time and 7 p.m. Pike time followed by a light meal iin the Old Fellowship Hall. Kyle fischer will be the guest speaker. Saturday, March 9���The United of Indiana Presbytery will meet at New Lib- erty G.B. Church at 10 a.m. (Pike Co. time). Saturday, March 10��� Rev. Roy Helms will deliver a special message on the ���Ten Commandments��� during our morning worship service. Thought of the week: Lord, help me stop complaining when things don���t go my way; Instead, give me a thankful heart for all You do each day.���Sper Bob Deel, Pastor Alan Christmas, Reporter 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. Come and join us, you are welcome. Lenten Breakfast services, March 2 at River of Life Fellowship for the men and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church for the women, both at 8 a.m. ���But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him��� (II Corinthians 2:14). Lisa Wilson, Reporter abundant life church 409 S. 4th St., Petersburg Sunday services 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday 7 p.m.; casual Bible study groups last Thursday of month 7 p.m. Our God is a good God. He cares for His children. He is our strength and help. ���For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly��� (Psalm 84:11). ���The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing��� (Psalm 34:10). ���For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous: with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield��� (Psalm 5:12). Troy Johnson, Pastor Ron Ficklin, Reporter Hephzibah-Lit tles G.B. Church 743 W. Co. Rd. 125 S. Petersburg Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship and children���s church at 10:30; Sunday evening service at 6; Wednesday Bible study and Wednesday night youth group at 7. Sunday, March 3���Business meeting at 5 p.m. Keith Jenkins Sr., Pastor Jamie Jenkins, Reporter ayrshire valley g.b. church Sunday school 9:30, Jim King, superintendent, Eric Hill, assistant; morning worship 10:30; evening worship 6:30; Wednesday Bible study 6:30. We are planning a special Good Friday service including several speakers. More details at a later date. His extravagant love ���And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God��� (Deuteronomy 28:2). Read I Timothy 6:17, ���He giveth us richly all things to enjoy.��� God is a loving Father. He gets great pleasure from blessing His children. He���s extravagant where we���re concerned. But don���t let that worry you, He can afford it. Once you truly believe that and begin to hearken to His voice, it won���t be long before His blessings will be overtaking you. You are welcome to any or all our services. Alec Hensley, Pastor Eleanor Bellamy, Reporter Zoar United Methodist Church 8818 W. Old Rd. 64 Holland 812-536-4862 Sunday morning worship service at 8:30; Sunday school classes at 9:30; morning worship service at 10:30 and Lenten supper/study, at Holland U.M. at 5:30 p.m. Monday���First Place Bible study at 6:19 p.m. Tuesday���Bible study at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday���Confirmation class at Holland U.M. at 5:15 p.m.; KIC at Holland U.M. at 5:30 p.m. and youth group at 6:30 p.m. Thursday���Bible study at 7 p.m. Marianne Hawkins, Pastor Logan McCullough, Assoc. Pastor By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam In the Bible, the grace of God is His loving favor toward fallen man. St. Paul has more to say about grace than any other Bible writer, opening every one of his epistles with the declaration: ���Grace be unto you and peace.��� Little wonder, for he himself was God���s greatest demonstration of salvation by grace. In I Timothy 1:13, 14, he says: ���[I] was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy��� and the grace of our lord was exceeding abundant���.��� After years of service and suffering for Christ, he declared: ���But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel [good news] of the grace of God���(Acts 20:24). Salvation is whol- ly by God���s grace, not partly by man���s works, for in Romans 11:6 we read: ������if [it be] by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.��� And in Romans 4:4, 5: ������to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.��� Thus salvation is ���not of works��� but ���unto good works��� (Ephesians 2:8-10). Good works is the fruit, not the root. ���All have sinned,��� says Romans 3:23 but, thank God, all may be ���justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus��� (Romans 3:24). Thus it is God���s purpose ���that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus��� (Ephesians 2:7). ���America���s Greatest Asset��� By Clyde Dupin The Bible is the bedrock of our American society. This amazing Book has a plan for every life and an answer for every problem. The Bible is the most popular Book on earth. Travel the world and you will often find it on or in the night stand by your bed. The Gideon���s have covered the world with God���s roadmap for life. A Barna survey found 60 percent of American adults believe the Bible to be completely accurate in everything it says. It tells us there is a right and wrong and shows us how to choose the right. All the recent shootings in our schools were done by people who do not live by the Bible. Many who commit these terrible crimes worship Satan and others use drugs or have mental problems. In the past, the Bible was often read in the classroom and the Ten Commandments were taught. In those days, I never heard of a mass shooting in school. The Bible contains 66 different books and has 1,188 chapters. This wonderful Book brings comfort in time of sorrow and offers hope to the hopeless. It gives us the teachings of Jesus and a lifestyle that brings true happiness. A well-known leader recently told me, ���If there was no life after death I would still want to be a Christian.��� One of the great needs in many churches is for the pastors to preach the Word. The Bible has power and gives direction for the good life. I have read the Bible daily since I was a nine year old boy and still marvel at its wisdom and unchanging truth. My wife reads it through each year and finds it the inexhaustible source of real knowledge. The Bible and its teachings should be on the curriculum of every school. The Bible will restore our disapContinued on page 4 Flea Community Center at Stendal Market Saturday, March 2 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Breakfast Lunch Begins at 7:30 a.m. Sweet rolls, sausage, biscuits, gravy and drinks. Served all day Soups, Sandwiches, Desserts and Drinks Served by the St. Peter���s Church Group Sponsored by the St. Peter���s Lutheran Church Free AdMission TO HAVE A BETTER NIGHT���S SLEEP OFFICIA PROCLAMATL IO N: B IG SLE E P SAVI NGS DEC LARED BY A LANDSLIDE !! The Mattress Women Recommend Plus DELIVERY AVAIL MORE SAVINGS IN STORE! The grace of God Immanuel Baptist church 219 West Main Street Petersburg Sunday school 9:30; morning worship 10:40; evening worship at 6:30. Tuesday���Church visitation at 5 p.m. Wednesday���Ladies Bible study at 10 a.m. and prayer and Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Friendship with the Father ���He will love you and bless you and multiply you��� (Deuteronomy 7:13). Larry Barr, Pastor Continued on page 4 UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU LIMITED TIME EVENT! 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