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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 1, 2020 B-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 Anger Management Minutes with the Bible By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam The Buzz Word in Church Religious Viewpoint by Clyde Dupin See MINUTES on 3 See R AMBLINGS on 3 Continued on page 2 Continued in next column Scripture Reading: "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil." — Ephesians 4:26,27 Around the turn of the century, the Church was graced with an array of great preachers, but none were more te- nacious and outspoken than Billy Sunday. He seemed to have a way of driving home a point. It is said that a woman once ap- proached him after one of his meetings who was well known for her bad temper. She sought to defend her actions by say- ing: "But Mr. Sunday, although I blow up over the least little thing, it's all over in a minute." The evangelist looked her straight in the eye and said, "So is a shotgun blast!! It's over in seconds, too, but look at the terrible damage it can do." God created us with a wide range of emotions, each of which serves a purpose. Yes, even anger can be good. Contrary to popular opinion, anger itself is not sinful. Notice how the apostle words his above statement, "Be ye angry, and sin not." In essence, Paul is saying that we are well within our rights to be angry over an injus- tice or unrighteous circumstances. The recent debate over "partial birth abortion" is a good example. We should be incensed by "abortion" in general and hor- rified by "partial birth abortions" in partic- ular. Any procedure (usually performed at 7 or 8 months gestation) that allows the in- Assembly of God Baptist Baptist VERIFY WITH YOUR CHURCH Due to evolving changes, it is recommended that readers verify church services prior to attending. The following items are accurate as of Tuesday, March 17 at 10 a.m. Go to most churches today and you will hear the word culture more than the word sal- vation and righteousness. These words are as old as the New Testament and may not be user friendly. Almost everything is geared or spo- ken to fit what we call "21st Century Culture." Every generation has its form of culture, val- ues and vocabulary. In a changing world we must remember the unchanging Gospel. Only Christianity provides answers to the problems we face today. We have a culture in which Judeo-Christian values are masked and long held traditions are ignored. Today the media, social media, universities, and sec- ularism sets the agenda for our lifestyle and we have violence in the streets and now in our homes and schools. This culture is de- stroying civility and endangering spiritual- ity in our churches. Many Americans are searching for some- thing that will restore the broken bonds of family and communi- ty. Many young peo- ple are asking the age- old questions, "Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? Does life have any meaning and pur- pose? " The problems, con- fusion and frustration of our society can on- ly be solved when we return to the basics of God's Word. The Church is to change culture when it has gone astray and not embrace its evils or become like it. True Christianity is a reasonable faith with a worldview that pro- vides harmony and structure in our lives. In the words of the New Testament, "Love not the things of the world." "Set your affections on heavenly things." Welcome to Coronaville is the song I heard on facebook lately and it was a fun- ny song with a meaning about how the world is taking this stay- at- home order. It doesn't seem as though everyone is taking the warnings as seriously as others. This doesn't have to be as hard as we are making it because the people in the know are helping the President make decisions which are for our own good. The biggest way to help is to stay away from one an- other for awhile and let the virus run out of carriers, but it will take some time. How long is what we all are asking and this ques- tion doesn't seem to have a definite answer. So we must do as they say and let them do their work. Baptist RIVER OF LIFE 342 E. CR 300 N. Petersburg Sunday morning worship 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. 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 and from church services, call 812-354-8800. Jim Gidcumb, Pastor ARTHUR G.B. CHURCH 5670 S. St. Rd. 61 Winslow 812-582-0354 Our church building will be closed until further no- tice. You can tune in and lis- ten to Pastor Ralph on Face- book on Sunday mornings at 10 :30 a.m. Just go to Arthur G.B. Church on Facebook. "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from of sin and death" (Ro- man 8:1, 2). Even though we are miss- ing our family, friends and Church family in this dif- ficult time, the Lord gives peace to those who seek Him. Remember to pray for those at risk for this disease, who have to be out and about serving others. Pray for each other to have patience and peace through this difficult time and we pray that this will end soon. May God bless you. Ralph Newkirk, Pastor Marla Morrison, Reporter AYRSHIRE VALLEY G.B. CHURCH 1947 E. Co. Rd. 375 S. Winslow Phone: 812-354-3862 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Jim King, superintendent, Paul Couts, assistant; morn- ing worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 6:30 p.m. My hope and prayer for all people who read this is that you will make a decision to confess the past, repent from your sins and accept Je- sus as the Savior and Lord. See our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ayr- shireValleyGB. Frank A. Coleman, Pastor 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. Sunday, April 5, Palm Sun- day and assistant Sunday. Friday, April 10 is Good Friday. Sunday, April 12 is Eas- ter Sunday. Sunrise service 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 19, monthly business meeting. Sunday, April 26, fourth Sunday and offering to building fund. Bible Trivia Last week's answer to: What three things did Paul tell Timothy that God has given us, as op- posed to a spirit of fear? Answer: power, love and a sound mind. Reference: II Timothy 1:7. Q: The sign Pilate put on Jesus' cross said "Je- sus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" in how ma- ny languages? Answer to come next week. Steve Selby, Pastor Elaine Barrett, Reporter CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH 2789 S. State Rd 57 Oakland City What a blessing the inter- net has become. While the world wide web has frequent negative misfortunes (such as scams, hacking, etc), it has certainly proven to be useful to convey the Word of God in the midst of a nation- al crisis (and stay-at-home orders given by many state governors). At Crossroads, we're also utilizing the in- ternet and our website to of- fer weekly Sunday morning messages; our message can be heard at www.crossroad- soc.org. I've been asked why our church, Crossroads, has not fully utilized video and au- dio (as in Facebook Live). We tested Facebook live and found the sound quali- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 8th and Poplar Street Petersburg 812-354-6582 Welcome to our church family All services have been tentatively cancelled until Palm Sunday, April 5. Pastor Mike will be live streaming on Facebook on Sundays at 10 :30 a.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Mike and church secretary Cindy will no longer be keeping regular hours. For anyone who has a need, you can call Pastor Mike at 574-361-7952. Church tithes can be mailed to P.O. Box 43, Petersburg, IN 47567 or through Pay Pal. Michael Miller, Pastor GLEZEN G.B. CHURCH Corner of Center and Sycamore All church services are cancelled until restrictions have been lifted concerning the Coronavirus. Remember those on our prayer list, the shut-ins and our lost loved ones. Trust Me one day at a time. This keeps you close to Me, responsive to My will. Trust is not a natu- ral response, especially for those who have been deep- ly wounded. My Spirit with- in you is your resident Tutor, helping you in this supernat- ural endeavor. Yield to His gentle touch; be sensitive to His prompting. Exert your will to trust Me in all cir- cumstances. Don't let your need to understand distract you from My presence. I will equip you to get through this day victoriously as you live in deep dependence on Me. Tomorrow is busy worrying about itself; don't get tan- 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 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bi- ble study at 6 p.m. Bill Chesser, Reporter IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SBC 295 West Main Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9659 Pastor 812-890-9942 Email: awordfitlyspo- ken@outlook.com Website: www.immanuel- baptistchurch.weebly.com No services until further notice. "For what is a man advan- taged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away" (Luke 9:25)? Mission Statement New Beginnings: What would Jesus do? We will strive to be more like Jesus in all that we do. Joseph Roman, Pastor Clara Walls, Reporter MT. PISGAH G.B. CHURCH 6100 S. Augusta Broadway Street Winslow Pastor 812-582-0756 Sunday morning worship at 10 :15 a.m., children's Sun- day school during morning worship; youth on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m.; Wednes- day evening Bible study and family devotion at 6:30 p.m. "The message of the cross is the power of God" (I Corinthians 1:18). We can never grasp the horror of human sin un- til we realize it caused the Son of God to be cruci- fied. Not Pilate, not Judas, not the mob, but sin. The ravages of war and pover- ty, the wrenching pain of loneliness and rejection, the haunting cry of the or- phan and widow, the dying gasps of the world's starv- ing, these and a thousand other tragedies all bear wit- ness to the fact that we live in a world poisoned by sin. And that is why Jesus died. The terrible, bitter cup of humanity's sin sent Him to the Cross. Jesus prayed in those last hours, "O, My Father, if it is possi- ble, let this cup pass from Me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will" (Mat- thew 26:39). There was no other way. Why did He drink that awful cup? So you and I would not have to. Sin is the second most powerful force in the uni- verse, for it sent Jesus to the Cross. Only one force is greater, the love of God. If at any time you don't have a church to attend, feel free to join us for services. I am sure you will leave be blessed. May God bless each and everyone. Jerry "Tuffy" Blackwell, Pastor Sharon Kendall, 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 ser- vice 10 a.m.; Sunday eve- ning service, Youth Group (6th grade through 19 years old), and Patch Club (four years old through 5th grade) 6 p.m.; Thursday, prayer service 7 p.m. Scott Fulcher, Pastor gled up in its worry-webs. Trust Me one day at a time. Psalm 84:12 says, "Lord Al- mighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you." Matthew 6:34 says, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Dwight Howe, Pastor Karri Brock, Reporter