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The Press-Dispatch Church Wednesday, August 7, 2019 C- 3 in the satisfying presence of his God. David not only began his day in fellowship with the Lord and spoke of Him throughout the day, he al- so ended his day with the Lord. He wrote, "I remem- ber Thee upon my bed, and meditate on Thee in the night watches" (v. 6). For soldiers and shepherds, the night was divided into three watches: from sunset to 10 p.m., from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., and from 2 a.m. un- til dawn. In verse six, David is sharing that, throughout the night, sleep sometimes evaded him because even then he was thinking about the Lord and His greatness. David also explained: "My soul followeth hard after thee" (v. 8). Just as a young man oftentimes pur- sues hard after a young woman to win her love, Da- vid fervently pursued his re- lationship with the Lord. Of course, David did not have to win His love. The Lord already loved David. None- theless, David was not ca- sual or complacent in the way he nurtured his rela- tionship with the Lord. His walk with the Lord meant too much to him for his ef- forts to be anything less than diligent and whole- hearted. In principle, we should exert the same kind of effort in our relationship with the Lord as we read that David did. Are you following hard after the Lord? We encour- age you to pattern your walk with Christ after the example of David's whole- heartedness. Make a strong effort to make each day one of fellowship with the Lord from beginning to end. SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500 RAMBLINGS Continued from page 1 MINUTES Continued from page 1 Continued in next column Continued from page 2 aboard that huge aircraft. I don't think it would be for me because the older I get the more I dislike close spaces and things holding me down. Flat Creek presbertery held its annual meeting at Oakland City Univer- sity last Saturday morn- ing The ordained author- ity attended a well orga- nized meeting. Dr. Frank Dumond was our featured speaker and he had a sem- inar about planting Spiri- tual seeds and reaping the joys they contain. One of the high points I carried away from his lesson was not giving up and keep do- ing what works. Also what works for one doesn't mean it is a fit for all. It was an all day meeting and I was wore out at the end of the meeting. I better be wrapping this thing up because I'll be having a couple of pag- es taken up in the paper. As I always ask of you, keep on being a blessing and be blessed. UNITE Youth Rally Business and Individual Sponsors Fish Hut Make Me Unique Mikel's Graphics Dollar General Petersburg e Ole Flower Shop Starbucks: Burkhardt location in Evansville Psalm 139 Counseling Services Cakes and Coffee Café BathBombs Petersburg Petersburg Hardware Kuttin' Loose Hair Salon Party Werks e Big Dipper Ice Cream Shop Pike County Public Library Casey's: Petersburg location e Salon Professional Academy Evansville Amber Manor Care Center Betty Nalley Lilly Fiscus Pike County Ministerial Fellowship Corporation Church and Organization Sponsors Freedom and Fire Church Living Faith International Church Mt. Pisgah General Baptist Mt. Olive General Baptist New Liberty General Baptist Petersburg First Baptist Church River of Life Assembly of God Pike Central Fellowship of Christian Athletes e American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Indiana Chapter Amber Manor in conjunction with Petersburg Kiwanis e Gathering Place UNITE Leadership Team would like to thank these churches, businesses and organizations for their generous efforts and sponsorship of the 2019 UNITE Youth Rally. It's with your support that UNITE Youth Rally, held Sunday, July 21 at the Fair, was a success. UNITE is growing and planning additional great things for our community! Please contact UNITE for additional information: Christina Priest 812-582-8752 or Kara Willis 812-354-4943 4933 E. Co. Rd. 900 S., Stendal Bethel General Baptist Church presents a message from God's word on: SERIES FOUR PART Things you should know whether facing the death of a loved one or your own death. How do you prepare for death? How to view death. PART 4: FACING DEATH Sunday, August 11 • 10:30am GLEZEN REVIVAL CENTER 245 S. Glezen Center St. 812-354-6738 or 812-582-9667 Sunday morning worship and children's church 10 :15 a.m.; see our Facebook for Youth Group Hearts on Fire meeting times. Come join us for Bible study every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Refresh and renew group will meet Tuesday, August 13 at 6 p.m. Pray for our military and their protection. Also, re- member to pray for the USA, peace and for one another. Verse to Ponder But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made per- fect in weakness." There- fore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness- es, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9 -10, NIV ). God bless you and keep you. We welcome you to all ser- vices. Come and worship Je- sus with us. See our Facebook page Glezen Revival Center. Web- site: grcenter.net – E-mail address: glezenrevivalcen- ter@yahoo.com. Joe Henson, Pastor Matt Haycraft, Reporter GOSPEL CENTER CHURCH Independent Baptist Church 420 E. Illinois Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9914 Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; AWANA clubs will meet Sundays at 6:30 p.m., the children will learn from the Word of God and have fun doing it; Bible study Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Gospel Center invites you to worship the King of Kings with us every Sunday. You will hear sound biblical and applicable preaching each week. At the Gospel Center, you will find God-loving peo- ple who desire to serve and praise God with their heart, soul, mind and strength. Come and praise the King with us. We would be hon- ored to have you come and LIVING FAITH CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 718 E. Main Street, Petersburg Phone: 812-809-4544 Sunday study 9 -9:35 a.m., current study is on the book of Ephesians; Sunday servic- es at 10 a.m.; youth service Sunday from 6 -7:30 p.m. and Wednesday service from 6 - 7:30 p.m. "For my part, I am going to boast about nothing but the Cross of our Master, Je- sus Christ. Because of that Cross, I have been crucified in relation to the world, set free from the stifling atmo- sphere of pleasing others and fitting into the little pat- terns that they dictate" (Ga- latians 6:14). Check the website for lo- cation and time for upcom- ing events, www.livingfc. org. Mailing address: P.O. Box 566, Petersburg, IN. More information at www.living- fc.org or call 812-809 -4544. Don and Christina Priest, Senior Pastors Ian and Samantha Rose, Youth Pastors Melissa Bowens, Reporter OTWELL CONTENDERS OF FAITH Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednes- day prayer and Bible study meeting 6:30 p.m. William Breidenbaugh, Pastor PETERSBURG HOLINESS CHURCH Pastor 419-340- 5500 (C) Parsonage 812- 354-9446 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and spe- cial junior church service at 10 :30 a.m. Jr. Church theme "The Armor of God;" eve- ning worship 6:30 p.m.; weekly Wednesday night prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Transportation available. Sunday evening was the closing of our VBS program featuring "The Incredible Race." What a wonderful week it has been. There were 55 children registered with 30 having perfect attendance for the whole week. The VBS was focused on the Bible story of the Tower of Babel and how the Lord dispersed the people over all the face of the earth. On Monday, the children learned that God's creation was good until the seed of sin was planted in the heart of man. On Tuesday, they heard about how God con- fused the languages of the people of Babylon, which re- sulted in a huge migration to all parts of the earth. On Wednesday, we talked about why the descendants of No- ah went where they went, A f- rica, Europe, Asia. Thurs- day's focus was on God's plan of salvation for all man- kind; Jesus, the one and on- ly way to Heaven. Friday's lesson taught us that if God loved us enough to give His only Son to die for our sins, we ought also to love one another. The parable of the Good Samaritan illustrated this point well. The children memorized memory verses, sang songs in different languages, and tasted the flavor of culture from all over the world. We thank the Lord for the suc- cessful week, and we are ex- pecting much fruit from this labor of love. Chad Searls, Pastor PIKE COUNTY CENTER FOR WOMEN'S MINISTRIES Phone —812-582-8222 Office hours: Open Mon- day, Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. till noon. Wednesday and Thursday, closed. Free peer counseling available, call 812-582-1486 or 812- 582-8222. A new six-week Bible study called "Forgiveness; Breaking the Power of the Past" will be offered July 22 at 10 a.m. Books are $ 9. Call to reserve a space. THE CHURCH ALIVE WORSHIP CENTER 506 N. 9th St. Petersburg Pastor 812-354-6897 Service times: Sunday morning praise and wor- ship 10 a.m.; children's Sun- day school 11 a.m.; Wednes- day night praise and worship and Bible study 7 p.m. I hope God will see you at church somewhere. Mark Davis, Pastor 812-354-4424 or 812-582-0240 Sunday morning fellow- ship 10 a.m.; Church at 10 :30 a.m.; Bible studies: Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. at Brian Ei- lert's house and Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at church. "And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively be- ing transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [Who is] the Spirit" (II Cor- inthians 3:18). Moses' face only held the glory for a short time since he wasn't continually in the presence of God. If we have repented and asked Jesus to be Lord and Savior, He sends the Holy Spirit, who wants to be continually present in our lives. We still make the choice to allow Him control. Are we only willing when it's conve- nient? Or when we are des- perate? Or can we truly say that we are continually need- ful. The needier we know we are, the closer our relation- ship with God and the more glory we can reflect back to Him. Denny Wiscaver, Pastor Kimberly Flynn, Reporter join us and see what God is doing here at the Gospel Center Church. Rodney Fretwell, Sr. Pas- tor Independent Lutheran ST. JOHN'S LUTHER AN CHURCH 6483 W. 580 N. Otwell 812-482-7623 stjohnsboonetwp@ gmail.com ST. PETER LUTHER AN CHURCH 10529 S. Church Street Stendal Sunday, Aug. 11, Food Bank Sunday; 9 a.m. Praise Team practice; 10 a.m. wor- ship. Monday, Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. Church Council. Sunday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m. worship. Catherine Burnette, Pas- tor Paula Mann, Administra- tive Assistant Adult Sunday school 9 a.m.; 10 :15 a.m. worship service. School items listed in the bulletins for LWR Promise School Kits. Bible verse for the week: "I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life" (Psalm 119:93, NRSV ). Edwin H. Wicks, Pastor Lutheran Methodist ALGIERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Highway 356, Petersburg Sunday school 9 a.m. and worship service 10 a.m. You are always welcome to join our friendly church and worship God with us. Mike Atkins, Pastor GOOD SHEPHERD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 210 W. Harrison Street, Oakland City Church 812-749-3535 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10 :30 a.m.; youth group meetings the last Sunday of each month 6 - 7 p.m.; community luncheons the third Tuesday of each month 10 a.m.-noon CDT. The community of Good Shepherd United Method- ist Church exists to glorify God through Jesus Christ our Lord. As a body of believ- ers, we pledge ourselves to al- low the Holy Spirit to develop within us maturity of spirit, unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, so that we may be prepared to share His love, mercy and grace through our words and ac- tions to a needy world. We extend an invitation to the public to come and wor- ship with us. The Good Shepherd takes care of His sheep. Kay Bond, Minister HOLLAND U.M. CHURCH 205 N. Second Ave. 812-536-4862 Thursday, Aug. 8, 2 p.m. Senior balance exercise class. Sunday, Aug. 11, 8 a.m. Breakfast; 9 a.m. Sunday school classes; 10 :10 a.m. morning worship service. Keith Chanley, Pastor OTWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH P.O. Box 146, 10041E. Washington Ave. Otwell 812-766-3344 Facebook: Otwell United Methodist Church and Jeff Pinney. Otwell United Method- ist invites you to join us this Sunday at 10 :30 a.m. as we worship our Lord Je- sus Christ; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. "So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become ma- ture, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-13, NIV ). Jeff Pinney, Pastor PATOK A GROVE U.M. CHURCH 1135 W. C.R. 475 S. Winslow Pastor 812-749-4477 Sunday morning church service at 10 a.m. and Sun- day school 11 a.m. If you are looking for a church, we would love for you to join us in the white church on the hill by Wil- liams Cemetery. Larry Stoops, Pastor PETERSBURG FREE METHODIST CHURCH 202 E. Walnut Street Pastor 812-354-6646 Normal weekly schedule is as follows: Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m., with morning worship starting at 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday night at 6 p.m., there is a casual Bible study; Wednesday eve- ning, the children and youth ministries meet at 6:30 p.m., during the school year. If you can't make it to church on Sunday, check out our live stream on Pe- tersburg Free Methodist Church Facebook page. Peace and joy in the Lord. Mark Schlechty, Pastor RUMBLETOWN FREE METHODIST CHURCH 1485 N. St. Rd. 57 Petersburg Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10 :30 a.m. The church is located south of Petersburg on State Road 57. Hope Barnett, Reporter WHITE RIVER CHAPEL UMC 3555 W. SR 56 Bowman 812-582-8896 Sunday morning worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 :15 ZOAR U.M. CHURCH 8818 W. Old Rd. 64 Holland 812-536-4862 Sunday, Aug. 11, 9 a.m. morning worship service. Keith Chanley, Pastor a.m. We are exploring the words in Philippians 4:4-9 and how they can help us thrive in chaos. So many trials come in- to our lives and along with the business of life. These things can easily choke out the Life of God in us. But praise God, "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33). What things will be add- ed? God's order back into our lives—a peace that pass- es all understanding—He is in control. Facebook: White River Chapel UMC, Jeff Pinney. Questions regarding church events, call 812-766 - 3344 or mail to: 3555 West State Road 56, Petersburg, IN 47567. Jeff Pinney, Pastor Nazarene PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 West Pike Ave. Church 812-354-8851 Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and children's church at 10 :30 a.m.; children's and teen ser- vice at 6 p.m.; evening wor- ship at 6 p.m. and Wednes- Continued on page 9