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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 CHURCH NOTES OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Services listed at area churches VINCENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Lord's Supper 9:30; Bible school 10:30; evening wor- ship 6:30. Everyone is invit- ed to these services. Faith 8264 E. State Rd. 56 Morning worship and the is nowhere." Fortunately, his little daughter read it, "God is now here," thus got the matter straightened out. At that time the disciples The atheist wrote, "God from the grave so we may have eternal life. So accept Jesus as your Savior today! It is written, today is the day of salvation! Church website is www. glezenrevivalcenter.org. Don Priest, Pastor Jerry Blackwell, Assistant Pastor Billie A. Grubb, Reporter PETERSBURG FREE METHODIST came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greater in the king- dom of heaven?" Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, "As- suredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and be- come as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. There- fore whoever humbles him- self as the little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me" (Matthew 18:1-5). John Manges, Minister HOLINESS CHURCH 5317 N. Knox Road Phone 354-9446 PETERSBURG day worship 10:30; evening service 6:30; Wednesday evening prayer and praise service 7. Saturday morning prayer time 9. Spring revival services April 16-22 with Rev. John McDonald, special singing nightly. Everyone welcome! Craig Line, Pastor Betty Decker, Reporter lip Sharp, superintendent, Rick Jones, adult class teach- er; morning worship service and children's church 10:15; evening worship service 6; Wednesday evening Chris- tian education 7; youth class in Family Life Center at 7. Classes for all age groups, nursery for infants to age three. Van drivers are needed— Sunday school 9:30, Phil- GLEZEN REVIVAL CENTER if interested see Pastor Don Priest. April 22—Family and friends fellowship dinner in Family Life Center fol- lowing morning worship. Bring a covered dish or des- sert. Evening service will be dismissed. Believe the one true living God merciful and love. God made the heavens and earth—the sky, clouds, moon, many stars, the sun, the different seasons, the rainbow, moun- tains, oceans, seedtime, har- vest, flowers, trees, plants for food, the cattle on every hill, silver and gold—too nu- merous to name them all. He is the giver of life, lov- The Almighty God is holy, ing, kind, and gracious. He is mindful of man. All the earth is his, the people, and the fullness thereof. He cares for us and all our needs, especially our spir- itual needs. He knows the wages of sin is death. He provided salvation for us so we may escape hell. He gave his Son and raised him Sunday school 9:30; Sun- so many people at our Sun- rise Service, Breakfast and Easter Drama this past Eas- ter Sunday. We joined to- gether in the joy of our ris- en Savior, Jesus Christ and shared in Holy Communion. We appreciate everyone who helped make this a memora- ble Easter. It is our prayer that each It was such a joy to see day night or Thursday at 7 for classes. Monday night is Accountability class, and Thursday is Step/Principle class. Hope to see you there Everyone is welcome at the Lighthouse. Saturday, April 14 at 7 OF PIKE COUNTY, INC Come visit with us Mon- RECOVERY CENTER LIGHTHOUSE p.m. Dr. Charles Baxter will be bringing the Word. We are grateful for everyone that comes and supports us. Jesus' Authority person continues to walk in resurrection power the oth- er 364 days of the year. We appreciate those who chose to worship with us. Our normal weekly sched- ule is as follows: Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship fol- lowing at 10:15; Sunday night at 6, we have a casual evening service. Monday at 6:30 p.m. the Study Buddies meet in the new fellowship hall and an exercise group meets in the old fellowship hall. Wednesday evening our power of big, strong, mus- cular men is ruled by a man with a striped shirt and a whistle. The referee alone has ultimate authority in the game. He alone has the power In a football game, the of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort" (II Corinthians 1:3). Since the entrance of sin into the The ministry of comfort "Blessed be God, even the Father By Paul M. Sadler, President to stop the game and even throw rebellious players off the field. That's the type of authority Jesus claims for Himself. In spite of Satan's attempts to control the uni- verse and the affairs of men, Jesus wears the striped shirt and carries the whistle. He controls the field of play. If we are going to ac- complish His mission, we must operate under His au- thority. Bob Shepherd, Reporter children and youth minis- tries start at 6:30 p.m. and our Adult Bible study is at 7 p.m.; Thursday at 4 p.m. the Knitwits meet to knit and crochet items for peo- ple with illness. He is risen! Mark Schlechty, 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. Wednesday, April 11— BETHEL G.B. CHURCH Sunday school 9:30; We'll have our regular monthly business meeting at 6:30. Sunday, April 15 is third church and youth class 9:30; morning worship 10:30; eve- ning service 6:30; Wednes- day evening prayer and praise service 7. Our missions service this TWIN OAKS CHURCH Sunday school, Junior world, the way of man has been any- thing but easy. Job seemed to have his finger on the pulse of the matter when he wrote, "... man is born unto trou- ble, as the sparks fly upward." It is in- teresting though, that when calamity strikes, men are quick to blame God, or to ask why He allows such occurrences in their lives. But shall we blame God for what man has brought upon him- self? God forbid! Man is a product of his own folly. "Wherefore, as by one man sin en- tered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" (Romans 5:12). Some claim that if they had been dust, overwhelmed with sorrow, sick- ness and even death; not to mention the spiritual upheavals that come our way. Always sympathetic to our plight, He walks with us every step of life's journey comforting us in all our trib- ulations. The tribulation cited here by the Apostle Paul is not a reference to the Tribulation Period known as The Time of Jacob's Trouble. Paul is speak- ing of the personal tribulations he had encountered due to spiritual conflicts and poor health. Personal trials come in all forms: criticism, rejection, financial setbacks, sickness, bereavement, etc. Another way the Lord comforts us C-1 FILES OUT OF THE PAST Religious viewpoint more liberal and politicians become more permissive evil increases. God has a well-defined plan for mar- riage. It has always been the union of a man and women. This is the only Christian plan I know and is the her- itage of America. The Bible and history tells us what hap- pens when a nation loses its moral compass. Same sex marriage has God's plan for marriage As our nation becomes By Clyde Dupin back in the garden everything would have been different. I certainly have no reason to doubt them. In all probabili- ty, they would have pushed Adam aside to reach the forbidden fruit before he did! You see, God saw the entire human race in Adam, as only He could do. So when Adam stretched forth his hand to partake of the forbidden fruit, each of us were reaching for it as well—we are his posterity, thus we share in his guilt. God could have condemned the whole human race to the Lake of Fire and have been perfectly justified in so doing. Thankfully, we did not receive what we justly deserved, for "The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy" (Psalm 103:8). How God comforts us month is April 22 at 6:30 p.m. Daniel Melton will be here representing their needs as missionaries to Honduras under E.F.M. Everyone is always wel- come to each service. Barry Whitaker, Pastor Sunday and the young peo- ple will have their special service during morning wor- ship service. Wednesday, April 18— We resume our Bible study of Joshua 18-21 at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22 is the fourth Sunday and our morning offering will go to- ward the building fund. Thought of the Week: 8:30 and 10:30; Sunday school classes 9:30; Mon- day, Administrative Coun- cil meeting 7:30 p.m.; Tues- day, Bible study 9:30 a.m., Cooley Family in concert 7; Wednesday, youth group 6, youth choir 6:30; Thursday, Biggest Loser/First Place Bible study 6:19; Saturday, district UMW meeting at Holland UM 9:30. Rex Charles, Pastor Debbie Payne, Associate METHODIST CHURCH 8818 W. Old Rd. 64 Sunday worship service ZOAR UNITED Pastor God's unseen presence com- forts me, I know He's always near; and when life's storms besiege my soul. He says, "My Child, don't fear."—D. DeHann Bob Deel, Pastor Alan Christmas, Reporter lowed by a short worship service; Wednesday Bible study 7. Mary Kathryn Gray, Re- IVA UNION CHURCH Sunday school 9:30 fol- porter Continued on page 4 WHERE WILL YOU GO? STORM SHELTERS We have been selling and installing LIFESAVER™ brand fi berglass underground storm shelters to Tri-State families for over fi ve years. Integrity Storm Shelters 812-677-0010 shelters@integritystormshelters.com Open Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CDT ulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God" (II Corinthians 1:4). Here, of course, the Apostle re- "Who comforteth us in all our trib- is by bringing someone into our lives at just the right moment to encourage us in those times of despair. Surely we have a precedent for this in the life of Paul himself. The intensity of the spiri- tual warfare at Ephesus and Macedonia had taken its toll on the Apostle, both physically and spiritually. "Neverthe- less God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus" (II Corinthians 7:5-7). The ar- rival of Titus was a direct result of Di- vine intervention to not only encourage Paul, but also that he might lend assis- tance in the work. Finally, God does not comfort us to fers to believers. Our heavenly Father knows that we are frail creatures of make us comfortable, but rather that we might comfort others. It has been given to us to carry on a ministry of en- couragement to those who are in any trouble. Think of it, having already been the recipients of God's consola- tion, He uses us to put our arm around that dear Christian friend who is per- haps facing his first surgery and tell him, "we too had this same surgery a few years ago and the Lord saw us through it." With hope we can face any thing. That's why God has revealed to us the Blessed Hope that one day soon we shall be with Him. Truly He is the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. Amen! lost in 31 states when states take it to the polls and peo- ple vote. The decision to re- tain the definition of mar- riage, as between one wom- en and one man, has passed by decisive margins. A pro- fessor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University said, "Not even proponents of re- defining marriage actually believe they have the public support to win in an intelli- gent debate." Sadly, things are chang- ing. Last May (2011) a Gal- lup Poll found 53 percent said same sex marriages and civil unions were accept- able. Just five years ago on- ly 42 percent agreed it was acceptable. A recent Gallup Poll found that the 18 to 34 age group were more open to same sex marriage. There are 12 states that al- low for same sex civil unions for domestic partnerships. They are California, Colo- rado, Delaware, Hawaii, Il- linois, Maine, New Jersey, Nevada, Washington, Ore- gon, Wisconsin and Rhode Island. To stop this invasion of God's ordained plan more Catholics and Protestants must speak with their hearts and lives. Our culture must be reformed. 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