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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 CHURCH NOTES OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Final Lenten breakfast come to and end this Saturday. The women will meet at the Glezen Gen- eral Baptist Church and the men will meet at the Petersburg Free Methodist Church. ule is as follows: Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship fol- lowing at 10:15. Sunday night at 6 p.m., we have a casual evening service. Monday at 6:30 p.m. the METHODIST CHURCH Our normal weekly sched- PETERSBURG FREE The Petersburg Lenten Breakfast will A free will offering will be received at each breakfast. The monies for each goes to- wards the Sam Taylor Education Fund, which provides gifts to qualifying high school seniors to further their education. Study Buddies meet in the new fellowship hall and an exercise group meets in the old fellowship hall. Wednes- day evening our children and youth ministries start at 6:30 p.m. and our Adult Bi- ble study is at 7 p.m. Thurs- day at 4 p.m. the Knitwits meet to knit and crochet items for people with illness. Peace and joy in the Lord Mark Schlechty, Pastor ing worship 10:30; Wednes- day Bible study 6:30. Remember those on our GLEZEN G.B. CHURCH Sunday school 9:30; morn- prayer list, the shut-ins and our lost loved ones. To benefit from knowing the truth, we need to know the truth is found in Jesus. Once we find Him, we need to believe Him, embrace his truth, and live by it. "You are a king, then!" Come worship the risen Sav- ior at the little church with the big heart that stands be- side the road. This Sunday Pastor Jim will preach on "Jesus Wept" using Luke 18:28-44 as the text. Eve- ning message is "Open Your Life" from Ruth 4. The Rumbletown Church is three and one half miles south of Petersburg on Indi- ana State Road 57. Church phone—354-8312 Jim Harrell, Pastor morning worship service 10:30; Sunday evening ser- vice and F.R.O.G.'s and Tad- poles 6 to 7 p.m.; all Wednes- day evening activities 6:30 except our Amber Manor service begins at 6:15. We'll not go to Amber BETHEL G.B. CHURCH Sunday school 9:30; Manor in Petersburg for our special service Wednesday, March 28 at 6:15. Sunday, April 1 is Assis- tant Sunday. Rev. Deel will return to the pulpit after be- ing absent following knee re- placement surgery. We will not have evening worship service. We'll celebrate March said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me" (John 18:37). Jack Hamm, Pastor Karri Brock, Reporter church and youth class 9:30; morning worship 10:30; eve- ning service 6:30; Wednes- day evening prayer and praise service 7. Everyone is always wel- come to each service. Barry Whitaker, Pastor LUTHERAN CHURCH Stendal ST. PETER'S generational Sunday school; 10:15 a.m. Palm Sunday Ser- vice with Holy Communion choir rehearsal. Tuesday at 9 a.m. till Sunday at 9 a.m. Inter- noon—Sewing Sisters. Thursday at 7:30 p.m.— Maundy Thursday service. Friday at 7:30 p.m.— Good Friday service. Edwin H. Wicks, Pastor RUMBLETOWN FREE METHODIST CHURCH 1485 N. St. Rd. 57 Petersburg TWIN OAKS CHURCH Sunday school, Junior ing worship 10; Sunday eve- ning worship 6. Wednesday evening Bible Sunday school 9; morn- 342 E. CR 300 N. Petersburg RIVER OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP study and Extreme Kids 7 p.m. Thursday evening Con- sumed youth group 7. If you would like a ride to Willis, Pastors ZOAR UNITED and from church services, call 354-8800. Jim Gidcumb and Eddie es 9:30; Sunday morning worship with Confirmation 10:30; Lenten service at Holland UM 5:30; Tuesday, Bible study 9:30 a.m. and 7; Wednesday, youth group 6, youth choir 6:30; Maundy Thursday service 7; Friday, Community Good Friday service at Augustana UCC 7. Rex Charles, Pastor Debbie Payne, Associate METHODIST CHURCH 8818 W. Old Rd. 64 Sunday school class- Pastor birthdays next month with the April birthdays after evening worship on Sun- day, May 6. We'll postpone our Bible study on Wednesday, April 4. Does all the world seem against you and you're in the battle alone? It's often when you are most helpless, that God's mighty power is known.—Anon Bob Deel, Pastor Alan Christmas, Reporter vice on Easter Sunday, April 8 beginning at 6:30. Break- fast will follow. We'll not have evening worship ser- vice. Thought of the Week: We'll have Sunrise ser- HOLINESS CHURCH 5317 N. Knox Road Phone 354-9446 PETERSBURG day worship 10:30; evening service 6:30; Wednesday evening prayer and praise meeting 7. Everyone is welcome to all services. Craig Line, Pastor Betty Decker, Reporter Sunday school 9:30; Sun- morning worship 10:30; Wednesday Bible study 6:30. Remember those on our GLEZEN G.B. CHURCH Sunday school 9:30; prayer list, the shut-ins and our lost loved ones. To benefit from knowing the truth, we need to know the truth is found in Jesus. Once we find Him, we need to believe Him, embrace his truth, and live by it. "You are a king, then!" The one true church one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ: "For by one spirit are even sincere Christian people—may divide themselves into vari- ous denominations or churches, but there is no indication in the Bi- ble that God recognizes these divisions. Indeed, God makes it abundant- ly clear that in His sight there is but one Church, composed of all who truly trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior. In I Corinthi- ans 12:12,13 the Apos- tle Paul declares by di- vine inspiration: "For as the body is By Cornelius R. Stam Religious people— we all baptized into one body . . . ." Again, in Romans 12:5, he says: "So we, being many, basis of the fact that there is but "one body" in God's sight that He exhorts us to seek to said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to tes- tify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me" (John 18:37). Jack Hamm, Pastor Karri Brock, Reporter 1194 E. Co. Rd. 400 N. Prides Creek Road, Petersburg BRENTON CHAPEL CHURCH OF CHRIST classes 10; worship 10:30; evening worship 6; Wednes- day evening Bible study 7. George Fiscus, Minister Sunday morning Bible Continued on page 6 are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." Indeed, it is on the "keep the unity of the Spirit": "Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. "There is one body . . . " (Ephesians 4:3,4). How can we be- is not: What church do you belong to? but, Do you belong to the Church, the Body of Christ, composed of all who have acknowl- edged themselves to be sinners in the sight of God and have trust- ed in Christ and His finished work for salva- tion? come members of that "one Body ," the true Church? Ephesians 2 explains how Christ died for all, Jew and Gentile alike, "that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross . . ." (Verse 16). Indeed the Epistles of St. Paul show how God "hath concluded . . . all in unbelief that He might have mercy up- on all" (Romans 11:32), and offer to them recon- ciliation and salvation by grace through faith in Christ who died for our sins. The question, then, C-1 FILES OUT OF THE PAST Religious viewpoint thinking all are tools to make life better. It may as- sist with self-esteem and of- fer a degree of happiness. We think we know what hap- piness looks like but it is of- ten an elusive goal. When we think we have found happi- ness, bitter winds of sorrow, pain, disappointment, and trouble blows it away. When we almost find it we discov- er it exists somewhere else. Does true happiness "Self-help or God's help" Self-help and positive By Clyde Dupin keep moving on us or have we followed the trends of a 21st Century fun game that isn't happiness at all? The truth is God wants you hap- py and this is always a result of a true relationship with Je- sus Christ. Every human be- ing around the world wants peace, serenity and hap- piness. I am often asked, "How can we be happy in a world so mixed up political- ly and messed up morally?" Self-help and positive think- ing fail to deal with the real problem. It is a heart prob- lem. The heart will forever be homesick as long as it is separated from its Creator. Jesus shared the secret of happiness. Jesus said, "I have come that they might have life and that life more abundantly." The Bible teaches they that worship God must worship Him in Spirit and truth. When we move happiness from suc- cess, things and human re- lationships then we must go to the Spirit. An inner per- sonal relationship with God brings loving happiness. Our present circumstances may not bring genuine hap- piness but Christ is greater than circumstances. Turning our life over to Continued on page 4 children's Sunday school 10; morning worship 10:30; eve- ning worship 6; Wednesday Bible studies 7. "Now listen, you who say, Adult Sunday school 9:30; "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on busi- ness and make money" Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will lie and do this or that" (James 4:13-15 NIV). Good advice from Jesus' brother. But if you do not know the Lord's will, then what? 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