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CHURCH Submit church items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg CHURCH CHURCH Notes Notes Notes 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 The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 22, 2022 D-1 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 ministr y meeting ever y other Thursday 10 a.m. If you would like a ride to and from church ser vices, call 812-354-8800. Jim Gidcumb, Pastor 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. Baptist AYRSHIRE VALLEY G.B. CHURCH 1947 E. Co. Rd. 375 S., Winslow Phone: 812-789-3968 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Jim King, superintendent, Paul Couts, assistant; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 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: facebook.com/AyrshireVal- leyGB. Frank A. Coleman, Pastor FBC PETERSBURG 8th and Poplar Street Petersburg 812-354-6582 American Baptist Church Our Vision is to Engage with God and equip Christians to Reach Out, Show Love and Ser ve our Community. Join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. in-person or on- line (YouTube or Facebook) for a time of fellowship and Christ-centered instruction from God's Word. Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. for all ages. Adult Bible study and youth group meet Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. We hope to see you here. Michael Miller, 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. Sunday, June 26, fourth Sunday, offering to the build- ing fund. Sunday, July 3, Assistant Sunday. Wednesday, July 6, Bible study, studying Isaiah 38- 41. Sunday, July 10, monthly business meeting after morn- ing worship ser vice . Monday- Wednesday , July 11-13, Vacation Bible School, from 6-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, Bible study, studying Isaiah 42 -45. Sunday, July 24, fourth Sun- day, offering to building fund . Sunday, July 31, fifth Sun- day, there will be Communion during morning worship ser- vice. Bible Trivia: Last week's answer to: How many and name the books of the Bible called minor prophets? Answer: 12; Ho- sea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Ha- bakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zech- ariah and Malachi. Question: In addition to be- ing a prophet, Iddo the seer also did what? Answer to come next week. Steve Selby, Pastor Elaine Barrett, Reporter 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 BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH An Independent Baptist Church 4995 N. Co. Rd. 850 E. Otwell (Meeting in the Iva Union Church building) Sunday school for children and adults 9 a.m.; Sunday morning worship ser vice 10 a.m.; Sunday evening ser- vice, Youth Group (6th grade through 19 years old), and Patch Club (four years old through fifth grade) 6 p.m.; Thursday, prayer ser vice 7 p.m. Scott Fulcher, Pastor GLEZEN G.B. CHURCH Corner of Center and Sycamore Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship ser vice at 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 6:30 p.m. This Sunday following the morning worship ser vice there will be a carr y-in dinner. Ever yone is welcome to come and spend the day with us. Remember those on our prayer list, the shut-ins and our lost loved ones. Listen to God: Some are convinces that God is never silent and that He is always speaking to us in one way or another. If this is true, then God is saying some- thing to you right now. And what He is tr ying to tell you is important. It is crucial that we open our minds and hearts so that we can hear what God has to say to us. For who knows what blessing may come our way simply by listening to the Lord and trusting in His righ- teousness and His promise of deliverance. "Listen to me, you who pur- sue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarr y from which you were hewn" (Isaiah 51:1). Dwight Howe, Pastor Karri Brock, Reporter IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SBC 295 West Main Street Petersburg Church 812-486-3658 Pastor 812-890-9942 Email: awordfitlyspoken@ outlook.com. Website: www. immanuelbaptistchurch. weebly.com. Early ser vice at 9:30 a.m.to coincide with children's Sun- day school; Sunday morning Bible study 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10:40 a.m.; Wednes- day at 6 p.m. Bible study and prayer. Good grief! Charlie Brown is one of the most well-known cartoon characters on the planet. His creator Charles Schultz reportedly modeled Charlie af- ter himself. Charlie was a meek, innocent boy with many anxieties, but his heart was in the right place. He was not a popular or smart kid. He was just an average kid. Ever yone knows someone who resembles Charlie Brown. He was the chief character in the Peanuts gang. These eccentric comic page kids strangely re- mind us of people we know. Whenever anything went wrong in his life, Charlie Brown would say "good grief." I had a friend whose favorite response was "oh good grief," along with "for cracking ice", and "poo poo!" She would utter these words often, espe- cially when taken aback or exasperated. Recent church news should have ever yone exclaiming "good grief!" The Southern Bap- tists have released a scathing report on the systematic covering up of clergy sexual abuse and misconduct. The report cites more than 700 names of pastors known for their miscon- duct. Legal commercials on TV remind us daily of the Catholic Church's shameful systematic coverup of abusive priests. The John Jay re- port stated 11,000 allegations had been made against 4,392 priests in the USA. This sur vey covered the years 1950–2002. So far this year, several high profile internationally known me- ga-church pastors have resigned because of sexual misconduct. Locally, a pastor of a church in Warsaw, In- diana recently confessed to his flock that he had an "affair" 20-years ago and was resign- ing. End of stor y, right? No! The stor y took a strange twist when the woman he had the self-described "affair" with showed up and confronted him with the "rest of the stor y." The Sunday morning ser vice was also live Points to Ponder By Curtis Bond Minutes with the Bible By Pastor Paul M. Sadler See PONDER on page 3 See CHURCH on page 2 A day of small things When Zerubbabel laid the foundation of the second temple after the Babylonian Captivity, many of his countr ymen viewed the effort with contempt, believing it would never amount to anything. The prophet Zechariah responded to these critics in the following manner: "For who hath despised the day of small things?" (Zechariah 4:8-10). Zechariah reminded the people that even though the work seemed, in their eyes, to be insignificant, they were not to despise it because the hand of the Lord was with Zerubbabel. When Gideon amassed a large army to do battle with the Midianites, who were said to be like grasshoppers upon the land, the Lord whittled the number of Gideon's forces down to a mere three hundred. Throughout the Scriptures there is a recur ring theme that God is far more interested in quali- ty than He is in quantity. The smaller the number, the greater the glor y and honor and adoration He receives, which is clearly demonstrated in the stor y of Gideon's three hundred. As we move down the corridor of time, al- though it may appear that the Grace Movement is small and insignificant in the eyes of our de- nominational critics, they should take great care not to despise the day of small things. It is true that we are small by comparison to the mega-churches of our day that often consider us second class citizens of heaven. However, just the opposite is true if we apply the above principle from time past. For those who nev- er took the Grace Message seriously, at the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Lord may well acknowledge all those who willingly stood for Paul's apostleship and message to the praise of His glor y. So we must never become disheartened that we are small in number, for God has honored us with an understanding of the Word, rightly divided. But this does not mean that we should think too highly of ourselves, seeing that we have a God-given responsibility to make all men see what is the fellowship of the Myster y. And it is essential that we carr y out this charge by speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). While we rejoice that Christ is preached in denominational circles, for the most part, they have turned aside from the truth of the Grace Message. With this in mind, may I call upon you to unite together with us in prayer that there might be one last great awakening of our denominational brethren to Paul's gospel be- fore we are called into glor y? Remember, God is able "to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us."