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B-8 Church Tuesday, Feburar y 22, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times would not be best for their life? While we may not say it, our need centered think- ing disregards His direction and will for our lives and con- vinces us to try and meet our needs in our own ways and timing—always a volatile com- bination that leads to disaster. It is interesting that God reminds us to seek His face. "My heart says of you, "Seek his face! " Your face, Lord, will I seek." (Psalm 27:8) In our seeking God, the de- mands and desires of life con- tinue to press upon us and it is easy to lose our focus and seek only His hands, symbol- ic of the things we want Him to give us, and ignore Him completely. It is possible to be so consumed with one's desires that we approach God as though He were a stock boy in the warehouse of Heaven. When we have this attitude and fail to have a God cen- tered focus we miss the priv- ilege of knowing Him, learn- ing His ways and seeing our needs met by a loving Father. God's main purpose for our life is not that we have an abun- dance of things or all that we desire. While His great love provides much of this, He de- sires that we know and seek Him in every circumstance than we may find ourselves in. INSIGHT Continued from page 7 The Kingdom of Christ, which is to follow the present age, will begin with our Lord rebuking strong nations (Mi- cah 4:3) and will close with multitudes, who for a time had rendered enforced obedi- ence, following Satan (Revela- tions 20 :7-9). How all this demonstrates man's need of God and salva- tion through our Lord Jesus Christ! "All have sinned" (Ro- mans 3:23) but, thank God: "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10 :13). Though surrounded by sin and rebellion, multitudes down through history have called and have been saved. MINUTES Continued from page 7 consciously saw many occult images and themes. You saw people and images meta mor- phing from one thing into an- other, and sometimes materi- alizing from nowhere into our dimension. Some ads, while appearing innocuous, had paranormal satanic themes. Some of the soon to be re- leased movie and T V show previewed paranormal activ- ities, violence, murder, may- hem, and sexual violence, portrayed as wonderful en- tertainment? Sadly, hordes of Christians will tune in or buy a ticket to be 'Satanically' en- tertained. I expect the world to remain clueless to the satanic influ- ence around them. Yet many Christians are just as blind. If you want proof, I suggest you Google satanic or occult imag- es and symbols and see what comes up. It may shock you to learn that many gestures used by celebrities, world leaders, and even well-known Chris- tians have their origin in the occult. By accident, you say. Harmless? Do not believe it. Secret societies and groups have used gestures and sym- bols for thousands of years to broadcast their secret mem- bership to other members while hiding it in plain sight from an unsuspecting pub- lic. Your favorite actor, sing- er, preacher, or politician just might dabble in the occult right before your eyes. In defense of my outlandish assertions, I suggest you read Second Corinthians, chap- ter eleven. Paul says Satan is transformed, which means disguised, as an angel of light. He also disguised his minis- ters as ministers of righteous- ness. Jesus says there are a lot of wolves in sheep's clothing in the church. A good exam- ple is Judas. No one knew un- til the end he was a wolf ex- cept Jesus. Peter says that the devil is like a roaring lion looking for people to devour. Our victory over him is to resist him stead- fast in the faith. You cannot resist him if you do not know how. I suggest you spend more time in prayer and studying your Bible and less time be- ing entertained. POINTS Continued from page 7 Sunday school 9 a.m.; wor- ship service 10 a.m.; Sun- day evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer ser- vice 7 p.m. OWENSVILLE BLYTHE CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST One mile W. of GSHS Owensville Rev. John Baylor, Jr. Worship 9 a.m. DAYSPRING COMMUNITY CHURCH 120 N. Main St., Owensville 812-724-4114 Scott Burr, Pastor Sunday Service Times: Morning Worship 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. (Kids Church and Nursery available)Disciple- ship Hour: 10 a.m. Prayer Ser- vice: 6 p.m. Monday: Uncom- mon Youth Service (Grades 6 -12): 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study: 7 p.m. Un- common Youth and Kids: 7 p.m. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4680 W. St. Rd. 168, Owensville (Old Orchard Curve) Bart W. Newton, Preaching Minister Phone: 812-724-4181 Fax: 724-2161 E-mail: fccowensville@ frontier.com Sunday school for all ages of youth and Adult Bible Fellow- ship 9 a.m.; worship service 10 a.m. The church is a non-de- nominational church. MAUMEE GENER AL BAPTIST CHURCH 9482 W. SR 165, Owensville Pastor Kevin R. Miley Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m. Children's ministry (ag- es four through fifth grade) 10 :30 a.m. For more information about our worship service or other ministries, call 812-729 -7230. Come be our guests. We would love to see you! OLD UNION CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hwy. 165 S. of Johnson Baret Fawbush, Pastor Bible study 9:30 a.m.; wor- ship 10 :15 a.m. OWENSVILLE FIRST GENER AL BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Brummitt and Mill Rev. Bob Douglas Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday service 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday night worship 6 p.m. Bible study, prayer meeting and men's prayer group meet 8 a.m. every Sunday. All men welcome. Disciples and Jr./Sr. youth meet every Sunday evening at 7 p.m. All youth are invited to attend. OWENSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Third and Brummitt, Owensville Pastor Marsha Bishop Sunday school for all ages 9:30 a.m.; worship 10 :30 a.m. Transportation is available for all by calling the church or call 812-724-4041. Everyone is welcome to worship with us! SOUTH GIBSON APOSTOLIC CHURCH 6144 S. 1075 W. Owensville James Freels, Pastor Sunday worship times are 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednes- day 7 p.m. prayer and Bible study. For more information about the church services, home Bi- ble studies and transporta- tion to the church, call 812- 729 -7231. PRINCETON BETHEL MEMORIAL CHURCH 1520 S. Main St., Princeton Pastor Kevin Wilson Asst. Pastor Kyle Powell Phone 812-386 -6202 for information. Services: Sunday 8 a.m., 10 :40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednes- day Children's Youth Ministry (Awana) 6 p.m.; Adult Bible study 6:30 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PRINCETON 800 W. Faith Blvd., Princeton Jim Saunders, Senior Pastor 812-635 -9200 Sunday school 9 a.m.; Sun- day worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sun- day evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening service 6 p.m. OUR SAVIOR LUTHER AN CHURCH (ELCA) U.S. 41 and State Rd. 64 Princeton Sunday worship 9 a.m.; Sun- day school 10 :30 a.m. PRINCETON CHRISTIAN CHURCH 219 N. Gibson St., Princeton Gary Fair, Evangelist Sunday worship 10 :30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. SALVATION ARMY CHURCH (non-denominational) 201 S. Gibson St. Princeton Capt. Chris Marques Phone 812-386 -6577 Sunday morning break- fast 9 a.m.; Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :45 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6 p.m.; Men's Club and Home League at 7 p.m. Ask about boys' and girls' clubs. WARRENTON ST. STEPHENS COMMUNITY CHURCH 12152 S. 200 E., Warrenton Pastor Brian Pullum Sunday Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.; Bible Study at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings. CHURCH Continued from page 7 er Moses held up his hand, the troops of Israel prevailed, but when he lowered his hand, the enemy gained ground. When his hands grew wea- ry, "they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat up- on it, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on the one side, and the other on the oth- er side: so his hands were steady until the going down of the sun." Not incidentally, Israel's army then mowed down the Amalekites. So that is what the hymn-writer meant by that reference. Since our missionaries ar- en't going to be sitting on rock on hilltops, our mode of "hand-holding" will need to be a bit different from that of Aar- on and Hur. The hymn-writer speaks of "prayers" as well as of "boun- ties," and it is very important that we pray that our mission- aries be sustained in their var- ious situations. Every month's newsletter in their various situations. Every month's newsletter from our mission- ary requests specific peti- tions for particular projects, or for specific persons who need to come to faith, or to be strengthened in faith new- found. It may seem a strange thing to pray, by name, for a person half-a-world away, but this, too, is an "upholding" function. And as regards "bounties" — yes, we can set aside a por- tion of our cash income for missions, but we ought not to neglect the benefits of holding mission fund-raisers. This sort of event brings missions to the attention not only of the members of the church, but also of the com- munity, as well as providing an opportunity for service to those whose cash income may not stretch very far. Dinners can be held, and, for the accompanying "coun- try store," caps can be knit, wood worked, kuchens baked, little plants started in little pots — the possibilities are numerous. And why do we pray faithful- ly, and work hard to provide material support? The hymn-writer sets out the matter starkly: "the mul- titudes are dying." How can those multitudes come to belief if they are not told the Good News of God's love for them, and the salva- tion which, through his Son, He has made possible? Since we have, from His fullness, freely received, let us then also freely give. REFLECTIONS Continued from page 7 Little Miracles Pre-School Holy Cross School Maeleigh and Lenora playing a balloon game. CALENDAR Friday, Feb. 23: Lego club after school, until 4:05 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25: Spirit Wear Day The Threes class has Dyno-mite digging fun, with dirt and dino eggs. Enrichment Pre-K create some beautiful canvas art projects for Valentine's Day. Coltyn celebrated his graduation from the in- fant room to the toddler room this week. We are so proud of our little graduates. This beautiful spring-like weather has Levi and Gavin celebrating at the park with some friends and fun. Stella and all our Lit- tle Miracles send lots of love to our wonderful community. Chloie shares a sweet Valentine kiss with ev- eryone. Silas and Miss Keri spend some special time reading one of his favor- ite books in Infant 1. Jayce enjoy slipping around with his heart shaped ice in Toddler 2. Addy and her Twos friends enjoy a super sweet breakfast do- nated by some of her friends to celebrate Val- entine's Day. Remi mus-tache you a question. Will you be his Valentine?