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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, March 4, 2020 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 CHURCH CHURCH Notes Notes Notes Ramblings of my mind by Lowell Thomas Do You Understand? Minutes with the Bible By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam A Habit Worth Keeping Religious Viewpoint by Clyde Dupin See R AMBLINGS on 3 Continued on page 2 Winslow Christian Church to host Ash Wednesday service Feb. 26 Winslow Christian Church, corner of Lafay- ette and Walnut Sts., Win- slow, will host a community Ash Wednesday service at 6 p.m. on February 26. Ash Wednesday begins the sea- son of Lent, which prepares everyone for Holy Week. Everyone is welcome to at- tend this brief, but meaning- ful service. Continued in next column Continued in next column Greetings, it is my pleasure to bring news from the life of a common retired man. Since I have retired, I find myself coming in as I'm going out. Never real hard stuff, just seems as though there is always something to do. One of my friends sent me a joke via email, it asked how many retirees does it take to change a light bulb. The answer is "one, but it takes him all day." We are still working on our Petersburg Lions Club Golden Anniversary. We have killed at least a branch of a tree with all the copies we have made of literature we have found. Hopefully we will see some of you at our celebration, which is planned for 6:30 p.m. on March 12 at the 423 Smokehouse. If you order food, it is Dutch treat and each person is responsible for their own bill. The mayor or a representative of his office plans Since Gallup started doing surveys more than 90 years ago, the American people have stayed consistent in their prayer hab- its. Nine out of ten Americans pray at one time or another. Women pray more than men. Most people use a conversational form of prayer. They talk to God as a friend and praise Him for their blessings. Prayer is a time to confess sins and ask for God's guid- ance. Each day, after our prayer time, my wife and I always say the "Lord's Prayer" together. It speaks to the needs of all peo- ple and is filled with words of praise to God and guidance for our daily lives. Most people who pray feel a great sense of peace and well-being. Seventy-three per- cent feel they have received definite an- swers to specific prayers. Maybe there is a reason why the Bible says, "Men ought always to pray." Former President George Bush believed men needed to pray and he began each day with reading the Bible and kneeling in prayer. In times of world crises' and criticism he found personal strength through prayer. President Trump of- ten gathers a group of pastors to join him in prayer. Our need for prayer has not changed with the changing culture. Americans still turn to God in times of na- tional crisis. During this time of political corruption and un- American politicians people need to pray more than ever. America is in deep trou- ble and needs a spiritual rebirth to save our nation from ruin. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and many other leaders turned to God for help in times of great need. All public forms of prayer are under attack, but we can turn to God in prayer anytime and any place. Prayer is a source of faith, hope and deliverance in times of need. By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam This was the question Philip asked of the Ethiopian prince as he sat reading from Isa- iah's prophecy (Acts 8:30), and it is a ques- tion which we should continually keep ask- ing ourselves as we read the holy Scrip- tures. There are always those among God's peo- ple who do not much care whether or not they understand what they read if only it warms their hearts! To them the Bible is little more than a fetish. Taking only those Scriptures which appeal to them, and leav- ing the rest, they actually feel themselves quite spiritual and often talk about believ- ing the Bible whether or not they under- stand it! But such "spirituality" is far from genu- ine, and such "faith" is blind and supersti- tious at best. While it is true that the Bible teaches many truths which we believe, al- though they are beyond our comprehension (such as its opening verse!), yet how can we believe what the Bible says unless we understand what it says? God would have us understand what we read and believe it intelligently. Indeed, true faith will want to know and understand more and more of God's Word. One who does not care whether or not he understands what God has said is not truly interested in knowing what God has said. His faith is based on his own will rather than on God's Word, for regardless of the meaning of Scripture, he will take any pas- sage that suits his fancy and use it as he wishes. How great an emphasis God Him- self places upon the importance of under- standing His Word! On one occasion, when our Lord saw the multitudes, He "was moved with compas- sion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and He be- gan to teach them many things" (Mark 6:34). And now that the secret of God's "eternal purpose" has been made known, how much more reason there is to study the Scriptures, with a view to understand- ing them! How Paul, by the Spirit, empha- sizes this, as he writes of his prayers for the saints: "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowl- edge of Him: "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling…" (Eph. 1:17,18). Assembly of God 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 WASHINGTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD 320 S. Meridian Street Washington Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday evening dinner and Bible study at 6 p.m. and from church services, call 812-354-8800. Jim Gidcumb, Pastor Baptist GLEZEN G.B. CHURCH Corner of Center and Sycamore Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; This Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. will be our business meet- ing. Remember those on our prayer list, the shut-ins and our lost loved ones. We all should look at our- selves as I'm a Christian un- der construction—God's not done with me yet. IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SBC 295 West Main Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9659 Pastor 812-890-9942 Email: awordfitlyspoken@ outlook.com Website: www. immanuelbaptistchurch. weebly.com Sunday adult Bible study and children's Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship at 10 :40 a.m.; Sunday evening ser- vice at 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study groups at 6 p.m. Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Closet Door. This is a re- laxed non-traditional church service for those whom are not able to attend other ser- vices. Come as you are and enjoy God's word. Mission Statement New Beginnings: What would Jesus do? We will strive to be more like Jesus in all that we do. "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" (St. John 7:38). Joseph Roman, Pastor Clara Walls, Reporter ARTHUR G.B. CHURCH 5670 S. St. Rd. 61 Winslow 812-582-0354 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and chil- dren's church 10 :30 a.m.; Sun- day evening Bible study at 6 p.m.; Business meeting third Sunday of the month, follow- ing morning worship. Waiting on God doesn't mean sitting around and hop- ing. Waiting means believing he will do what he's promised and then acting with confi- dence. We have many prayer con- cerns in our area. We ask the Lord to heal, comfort and meet each need, and we thank Him for His many blessings. We invite you to worship with us. Ralph Newkirk, Pastor Marla Morrison, Reporter BETHEL G.B. CHURCH 4933 E. Co. Rd. 900 S. Stendal Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; first and third Wednesday of each month, Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Bible study will resume Wednesday, April 1. Sunday, March 8, Daylight Saving Time starts. Monthly business meeting after morn- ing worship service. Spring Association Reviv- als: • Sunday, March 8 at Mill- ersburg, with Rev. Jerry Blackwell at 7 p.m. EDT. • Monday, March 9 at S. Friendship, with Rev. Spen- cer Gaines at 7:30 p.m. EDT. • Tuesday, March 10 at Mt. Pisgah with Rev. Russ Chit- wood at 7 p.m. EDT. • Wednesday, March 11 at Heilman Mt. Olive with Rev. Dennis Taylor at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Saturday, March 14. Unit- ed of Indiana Presbytery at 10 a.m. EDT At Winslow Com- munity Center, host New Lib- erty. Saturday, March 21—160th Annual Session of United In- diana Association of General Baptists. Registration at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Host: New Liberty at Winslow Community Cen- ter. Sunday, March 22 is fourth Sunday and morning worship CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH 2789 S. State Rd 57 Oakland City Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday, meal at 5:30 p.m. and Bible study 6 p.m. All times are CDT. Wednesday's children's ac- tivities include lesson and fun games. March is here and that means it's time to change the clocks. Don't forget to "spring up" this Sunday, March 8. On the calendar at Cross- roads for March is our Fam- ily Fellowship outing on Fri- day, March 13. We're going bowling. The cost will be $10 per person; it includes three games, shoes and a drink. Al- so, coming up in March will be a work day; tentatively set for Saturday, March 28. Hope- fully, it will be a beautiful day so that we can do some work preparing the church for our GR ACE G.B. CHURCH 1007 E. Union St. Winslow Sunday school 9:30 ; Sun- day morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday evening wor- ship 5 p.m.; Wednesday Bi- ble study at 5 p.m. Bill Chesser, Reporter Baptist offering will go to the build- ing fund. Sunday, March 29 is fifth Sunday and we will be hav- ing Communion service. Bible Trivia Last week's answer to: Who found grace in the eyes of the Lord? Answer: Noah. Reference: Genesis 6:8. Q: Unto every one of us is given grace according to? Answer to come next week. Steve Selby, Pastor Elaine Barrett, Reporter Baptist Continued in next column Easter service (April 12), more details to come. Allow me to pass along a reminder that we are in a new series on Sunday morn- ing; it's called Biblical Char- acters Sometimes Forgotten. We started by examining the story of Gideon found in Judg- es 6 -7. If you missed any part of the three week mini-series on Gideon, the sermon mes- sages are available on our website (www.crossroadsoc. org). This Sunday, we will open our Bibles to a new char- acter. Our service time starts at 10 :30 a.m. Hope to see you there. Also, remember that we're still studying Esther each Wednesday. We have dis- cussed through chapter 3, so this week we begin chap- ter 4. There is much more of the study; it's not too late to at- tend. Remember, meal time is 5:30 p.m. Children's activities and adult study will be begin around 6 p.m. I hope you have a great week. Curt Beadle, Pastor "For we are God's handi- work, created in Christ Je- sus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Ephesians 2:10). Dwight Howe, Pastor Karri Brock, Reporter BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH An Independent Baptist Church 4995 N. Co. Rd. 850 E. Otwell (Meeting in the Iva Union Church building) Sunday school for chil- dren and adults 9 a.m.; Sun- day morning worship service