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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 CHURCH NOTES OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Churches announce coming activities HEPHZIBAH-LITTLES G.B. CHURCH Sunday morning worship and Children's Church 10:30; Sunday evening service 6; Wednesday Bible study and Wednesday night youth at 7. Sunday, April 22— Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; 743 W. C.R.125 S. Petersburg Friend Day and fish fry. We will have a fish fry at 1 p.m., with special music by the Montgomery Family at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29— We will celebrate birthdays and anniversaries at the Fel- lowship Hall at 6 p.m. Keith Jenkins Sr., Pastor Jamie Jenkins, Reporter day night or Thursday at 7 p.m. for classes. Monday night is Accountability class, and Thursday is Step/Prin- ciple class. Hope to see you there. Everyone is welcome at the Lighthouse. Saturday, April 21—Evan- OF PIKE COUNTY, INC Come visit with us Mon- RECOVERY CENTER LIGHTHOUSE mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:1-6). "Verily, verily, I say un- to you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and great- er works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoev- er ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it" (John 14:12-14). Read John 14. Church website is www. gelist Cliff Clark and Rose- mary will be with us. He will be bringing the Word of God to us. Everyone should come and hear this great man of God. dog that he cherished. One day the dog disappeared, and several weeks passed without his return. In spite of this, the farmer continued to set out fresh food for the dog every day. Finally, in curiosity, one A farmer had an old hound Welcome back glezenrevivalcenter.org. Don Priest, Pastor Jerry Blackwell, Assistant Pastor Billie A. Grubb, Reporter VINCENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Lord's Supper 9:30; Bible school 10:30; evening wor- ship 6:30. Everyone is invit- ed to these services. Education 8264 E. State Rd. 56 Morning worship and the like a ship with a compass." The writer of Proverbs "Education without God is of the farmer's neighbors asked why he continued to set out food for the dog when he obviously was not return- ing. "He will be back," replied the farmer. "Because he knows I am here waiting for him. And when he gets here I want him to know he is wel- come back." Today we wait for Christ's return with great expectan- cy. We do not know the day nor the hour of His return, but we are confident that He is coming back. As we wait for Christ's re- turn, we prepare ourselves each day to meet Him. Bob Shepherd, Reporter RUMBLETOWN FREE METHODIST CHURCH 1485 N. St. Rd. 57 Petersburg gives us this insight to wis- dom and knowledge. "The fear of the Lord is the be- ginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline" (Proverbs 1:7). "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge of the Ho- ly One is understanding" (Proverbs 9:10). The Apostle Paul told a 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 18— BETHEL G.B. CHURCH Sunday school 9:30; Little girl, arise We resume our Bible study of Joshua 18-21 at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22 is the fourth Sunday and our morn- ing offering will go toward the building fund. Wednesday, April 25— We'll go to Amber Manor in Petersburg for our special service beginning at 6:15. April 29, Fifth Sunday— We'll have communion ser- vice during morning wor- ship service. We'll not have evening worship service. Thought of the Week: Assyrian audience on the raising of Jairus' twelve-year-old daugh- ter by the Lord Jesus Christ, and using the narrative to illustrate how God, through His Word, gives resurrec- tion life to those who are "dead in trespasses and sins." I had as my interpret- By Cornelius R. Stam I was addressing an We sorrow not as others do whose hopes fade like the flowers; there is a hope that's born of God, and such a hope is ours.—McNeil Bob Deel, Pastor Alan Christmas, Reporter Miller, superintendent; Mi- chael Miller, morning speak- er 10:30. Everyone welcome. Sunday school lesson for Sunday school 9:30, Kathy PLEASANT GROVE G.B. CHURCH Spraggins April 22—Woman of Sa- maria. Last week's Trivia ques- tion: How many years was the temple under construction? Answer: 46— John 2:20. Next week's question: to wait until my words were interpreted in- to Assyrian. But when I got to the words "Ta- litha cumi" she needed no interpreter. Leaping from her chair she stood looking at me with ea- ger, sparkling eyes, as if to say: "What do you want of me? What can I do now?" Like Jairus' daughter, er the incomparable Bedour Hanush Afraim Kassab, but there was one point in the narra- tive where my audience needed no interpreter. I will explain. It so happens that Ar- amaic, spoken by our Lord on earth, is al- most identical to As- syrian and there is one small phrase in the story where our English Ver- sion presents the very words our Lord spoke to Jairus' daughter: "Ta- litha cumi," or "Little girl, arise." Now it also happened Name the place where Jesus asked the Samaritan woman for a drink. Hint—John. Mini message: Physical and spiritual young preacher, "Study to show thyself approved un- to God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (II Timothy 3:15). Then too, "So, the faith co- meth by hearing, and hear- ing by the word of God" (Ro- mans 10:17). John Manges, Minister children's Sunday school 10; morning worship 10:30; eve- ning worship 6; Wednesday Bible studies 7. "If your gift is prophesy- Adult Sunday school 9:30; 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 ing, then prophesy in accor- dance with your faith, if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giv- ing, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully" (Romans 12:6- b-8 NIV). If it is singing then sing; if TWIN OAKS CHURCH Sunday school, Junior parallel spiritual functions. As our bodies hunger and thirst, so do our souls. But our souls need spiritual food and water. We wouldn't think of depriving our bodies of food and water when we are hungry or thirsty. So why would we deprive Many physical functions that in our audience there was a little Assyr- ian girl who, like Jairus' daughter, was twelve years old. As I told of Jairus' anxiety for his dying daughter and his anguish at the news of her death, the little As- syrian girl could under- stand nothing; she had our little girl had heard and understood just those three words and had applied them to her- self. So it is with those who have received "life in Christ." "Dead in tres- passes and sins" (Ephe- sians 2:1), they paid little heed to the Word of God (I Corinthians 2:14), but one day, by the enabling power of the Holy Spirit, they did take heed and believe some simple gos- pel passage, like "Christ died for our sins" (I Cor- inthians 15:3) and, ap- plying it to themselves, were "raised to walk in newness of life" (Ro- mans 6:4). Nothing would please C-1 FILES OUT OF THE PAST Religious viewpoint been drastically changed. This is especially true the last three years. All the trends point to a world in chaos. Values and tradi- tions that have been firm for years are now crumbling un- der the rocks of political cor- rectness. These frightening trends may change your life forever. During my many years of interdenominational minis- try I have seen many great organizations disappear and denominations change their basic beliefs. To be honest, my research leads me to be- lieve there is no longer an evangelical church as exist- ed 25 years ago. Religious beliefs and culture have changed the path society is on, including the church, politics, moral values and ed- ucation. Technology, a liberal me- "Our world is changing" Since 9/11 our world has By Clyde Dupin dia and a weakened church may have forever changed our attitude toward family and true Biblical Christiani- ty. In our churches the cross should be central and a clear message on sin and salvation is needed. No amount of reli- gious entertainment and so- cial work will take the place of Jesus Christ. We must never allow the good to re- place Jesus Christ. I have ministered to thou- us more than if some reader should thus ap- ply the gospel of God's grace to himself and re- ceive eternal life. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:31). sands of churches includ- ing most denominations. More than four million people have come to hear me speak in 45 countries. About one million of the 310 million Americans read this column each week. I sense the hopes, dreams and aspi- rations of many are fading. We must not allow tech- nology or this worldwide in- Continued on page 4 our souls? To satisfy the needs of our souls, rely on the living Word, Jesus Christ and the written Word, the Bible. Then all of your needs will be fulfilled, both physically and spiritually. Until next week—Seek the living water above all else. Fred Faith, Deacon Kathy Miller, Reporter 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 day worship 10:30; evening service 6:30; Wednesday evening prayer and praise meeting 7. Everyone is wel- come to all services. Craig Line, Pastor Betty Decker, Reporter HOLINESS CHURCH 5317 N. Knox Road Sunday school 9:30; Sun- PETERSBURG Continued on page 4 it is listening, then come and listen with joy! We invite the entire community to a Fifth Sunday Sing on April 29 at 2 p.m. at our church. Come and worship the Lord by sharing your talent or listen- ing to the talents of others. Rumbletown Church is three and one half miles south of Petersburg on In- diana State Road 57. Church phone—354-8312 Jim Harrell, Pastor 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. 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