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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, March 17, 2021 B-3 CHURCH Submit church items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Will the 60's be repeated in 2021? There seems to be a revival of protest and a new revo- lution is under way. It includes both politics and religion. The revolution of the 60's seemed to for- ever change the moral conduct of many people. The sexual revolution changed marriage and the traditional family. Today many live togeth- er without being married and our liberal politi- cians are pushing for gay marriage. Millions of children in America do not live with both of their biological parents. The Internet has introduced pornography and promotes all kinds of immoral behavior. Our society has tasted the bitter fruits of broken homes and shattered lives. The word 'values', with its true meaning, is something of the past. In our public schools children are of- ten taught to disregard the ideals and values of their parents. A fter a few generations of rebel- lion and a disregard for values society begins to rot at the core. This is why we have seen months of violence and vandalism in many cities. Our liberal media daily promotes immorali- ty and a culture without rules. Our left wing poli- ticians and their followers have taken to the streets to protest whatever they disagree with in govern- ment, schools and even the workplace. A game without rules is no game at all. At a time in our his- tory when our world is on fire, with protest and our leaders have lost their way, there will be trouble. Many of our teens attend church, but in lib- eral college most drop out. Those who do at- tend often are entertained with little preaching of the Gospel. Most of our educators promote a new set of beliefs for the students. The Ameri- can way, to them, is the wrong way. When a na- tion forgets God there is always judgment. It 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 MK Farms Mike and Kay Anson Monroe City, Winslow — 812-890-5012 Play & Learn Preschool Campbelltown — 812-354-3999 Ramblings of my mind By Lowell Thomas See R AMBLINGS on 5 See VIEWPPOINT on 5 Have we lost our faith? Religious Viewpoint By Dr. Clyde Dupin See MINUTES on 5 The truth of Christ Minutes with the Bible By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam "As the truth of Christ is in me…" (II Cor. 11:10). How often St. Paul, in his letters, speaks with an oath! "God is my witness" (Rom. 1:9), "As God is true" (II Cor. 1:18), "Behold, before God, I lie not" (Gal. 1:20), "God is my record" (Phil. 1:8), "I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not" (I Tim. 2:7), etc., etc. As Dean Howson has said: "When Paul makes a solemn statement under the sense of God's presence, he does not hesitate to express this." But had not others spoken under the sense of God's presence? Of course they had, yet Paul calls God to witness far more often than any other Bible writer. Why is this? The answer is Hello folks, we have put another week into the log of life and I feel as though I have learned something new every day. An elder friend told me that along with learning from his life expe- riences he opens the dictionary to learn a new word each day. He was a smart man to begin with and his new word a day kept him getting smarter with each new word. I'm not sure if I would have the dedi- cation to do as he did with learning a new word every day. But I do my best to get smarter about life and how to get by without too many upsets. It seems as though life has a habit of repeating itself. If you have learned from the first time you went through it, the second time through should be easier. Both of our grandkids love being outdoors and they are almost impossible to get back into the house. It was pretty enough last week, the grand- son and I spent a couple of afternoons in the shop trying to get ready for the spring and summer season. It always surprises me to find something I have been looking for as we clean up the shop. It becomes a treasure hunt sometimes. It seems as I get older I still think I can do as I did a few years back. Let me tell you the mind is willing but body does its best to say no so you might not need all those tools you have amassed up for all these years. My guitar sure sounds better with a new set of strings on it. Tony Rothrock puts my strings on. I think I could probably do the job, but he makes things so neat when he is done. I played a song for our memorial services this week. Our district has lost 30 members during this fiscal year due to death. The song "Who's going to fill their shoes" by George Jones was sang by myself and those CHURCH CHURCH Notes Notes Notes Baptist Baptist Baptist 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 Consumed youth group 7 p.m.; Wednesday eve- ning Bible study 7 p.m.; Men's ministry meeting every other Thursday 10 a.m. If you would like a ride to and from church services, call 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. 812-354-8800. Jim Gidcumb, Pastor Revival MARCH 25 MARCH 27 Beginning at 7 P.M. EDT & Sunday, March 28 at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome! Spreading Revival Fire. Holy Spirit Outpouring. Groundbreaker International Ministries Evangelist Eric Burton 506 N. 9th St., Petersburg • 812-582-0075 THURSDAY thru SATURDAY Featuring seven Bible truths for why we celebrate Christ's resurrection - Easter! Egg toss to win prizes. Hot dogs, chips and drinks provided while learning Bible truths! Register to win grand prize, $50 gi card to Walmart. Drawing on April 4 at the end of Easter service. Easter Service, April 4, 11am EDT/10am CDT. For more information, contact: Kevin Easton 812-664-5454 or Angela Christie 812-664-5970 Union Community Church 3082 North CR 850 W., Hazleton, IN 47640 Saturday, April 3 2pm EDT/1pm CDT 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; morning wor- ship 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 Jesus as the Savior and Lord. See our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ayrshi- reValleyGB. Frank A. Coleman, Pastor BETHEL G.B. CHURCH 4933 E. Co. Rd. 900 S. Stendal Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10 :30 a.m.; First and third Wednes- day of each month, Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, Bible study. Studying: Psalm 119. Sunday, March 28, Palm Sunday; fourth Sunday, morn- ing offering to the building fund. Bible Trivia Last week's answer to: On the seventh day, the priests sounded the ____and Jer- icho's walls fell. Answer: Trumpets. Reference: Joshua 6:16, 20 Q: Who was Huldah? An- swer to come next week. Steve Selby, Pastor Elaine Barrett, Reporter CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH 2789 S. State Rd 57 Oakland City Our service times: Sunday school 9:30 a.m. CDT; worship service 10 :30 a.m. Hope to see you there. Wednesday study, Twelve Extraordinary Women, has started an in-depth discus- sion on Hannah. Hannah's story is found in I Samuel 1-2 and is a wonderful story of an extraordinary woman of faith. We hope you get a chance to join us in our discussion. Re- member the meal starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by the children's activities and adult study at 6 p.m. (CDT). As the month of March con- tinues, we're looking into the calendar for April. And the first weekend of April is Easter weekend. We will kick it off by having our annual Easter Egg hunt for the children. Literal- ly thousands of eggs will be "hidden" on the lawn at Cross- roads. The hunt will be on Sat- urday, April 3 at 1 p.m. CDT. Be sure to mark your calendar. Sunday morning messag- es have given us some inter- GR ACE G.B. CHURCH 1007 E. Union St., Winslow Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 5 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 5 p.m. Henry Nelson, Pastor Bill Chesser, Reporter IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SBC 295 West Main Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9659 Pastor 812-890-9942 Email: awordfitlyspoken@ outlook.com. Website: www.immanuel- baptistchurch.weebly.com. Early service at 9:30 a.m. to coincide with children's Sun- day school; Sunday morning Bible study 9:30 a.m.; morn- ing worship at 10 :40 a.m. No Sunday evening, Wednesday or Thursday ser- vice. Celebrate and worship in the sanctuary while your chil- dren and youth receive Bible training. You and your family can enjoy great music, uplift- ing teaching and heartwarm- ing preparation for the great friendships and connections. "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adver- sity" (Proverbs 17:17). 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 Sunday school during the morning worship; youth Cross Fit Sun- day at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening service at 6:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 we are still practicing social distancing. Pastor Tuffy can be seen live on Facebook at 10 :15 a.m. on Sunday morning. "Through God we will do valiantly" (Psalm 108:13). There are two ways of get- ting out of a trial. One is sim- ply try to get rid of the trial and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger blessing than we ever had. WINSLOW G.B. CHURCH 600 E. Union Street Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday, adult Bible study at 6:30 p.m. First Wednesday of each month Advisory Board meet- ing before Bible study and business meeting to follow. Social distancing is still in place. Thought for the week: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eter- nal life" ( John 3:16). Be in prayer for the lost, the sick, our church, our country and leaders, and always each other. God's blessings on you this week. Try to be kind and show God's love, because everyone is fighting some kind of battle. If you don't have a church home, we invite you to any of our services. Gary Watson, Pastor Nyles Head, Assoc. Pastor Kathy Henderson, Reporter esting Bible facts—such as there are 3,294 questions in the Bible. Of the 3,294 ques- tions, we expanded upon four this past Sunday as we exam- ined Genesis 3. This Sunday we will find more interesting facts about the Bible and ex- pand further. The Bible is not only God's Word, but is truly fascinating. We hope you can join us this week. Curt Beadle, Pastor Continued on next page