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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 13, 2017 C-1 CHURCH Submit church items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg 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 Play & Learn Preschool Campbelltown — 812-354-3999 Solar Sources Coal for Steam and Industrial Market Petersburg — 812-354-8776 The Church Today 2017 Faith Amnesia Religious Viewpoint by Clyde Dupin Minutes with the Bible by Pastor Kevin Sadler Baptist Baptist Baptist CHURCH CHURCH Notes Notes Notes Assembly of God Continued in next column Continued in next column Ramblings of my mind by Lowell Thomas Many say religion is losing its impact on American society. Some feel the church has adapted to the culture rather than present a Gospel that changes culture. In an effort to become larger, there has always been the danger that the historic doctrine could be compromised and the powerful Gospel mes- sage be neglected. Many churches are attracting large num- bers of people but are failing to challenge them with the Gospel. The sin word is sel- dom used and social issues, like abortion and homosexuality, are never condemned. The church must never be influenced more by culture than by scripture. Pastors should not pursue mega church status by lowering the standards of holy living. The Good News of the Gospel is not to be changed every time Hollywood introduc- es a new fad. The danger is that, in our ef- forts to please man, we forget the church is all about God. It is a God centered institu- tion and people are to worship God in spir- it and in truth. It is a dangerous thing to change scripture and mislead people with a Bible in hand. Peo- ple need the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. It alone sets people free from their sins. The Bible has stood the test of time. Those who seek to change its message will ultimately fail. There will come a time when only the real Jesus and His simple Gospel message will give the hope all people de- sire. "Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God: I will strength- en you, I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10 NRSV ) "Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread…And when Jesus knew it, He saith un- to them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread?…When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of frag- ments took ye up? They say unto Him, Twelve. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. And He said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? " (Mark 8:14a,17a,19 -21). John W. Moore is credited with saying, "Age hasn't affected my memory a bit. In fact, I can't even remember the last time I for- got something" (kentcrockett.com, Dec. 4, 2016). When reading the four Gospels, some- times one has to wonder if the disciples suf- fered from memory loss. They definitely ex- perienced faith amnesia. Mark 6:31-44 is the account of the Lord feeding the five thousand by multiplying five loaves and two fishes. In Mark 8:1-9, they were again in the wilderness with a great multitude of four thousand men present. In Mark 8:2, the Lord said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with Me three days, and have nothing to eat." In response to this, you'd think the disciples would've said, "Lord, simple, just do that mira- cle again and multiply and create some loaves and fishes like You did the last time! " Instead they say, "From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wil- derness? " (Mark 8:4). In other words, "Where could anyone find enough bread in this wilder- ness? Where could we possibly go in this des- olate place to find food to satisfy all these peo- ple? " They're immediately frustrated and dis- mayed at the impossible task of feeding such a crowd. They're telling the Lord what He knew, that this was a barren area. Cities were far away. There weren't even villages nearby. Finding food for this many people just wasn't feasible nor realistic. The disciples had already seen Christ feed an even greater crowd, but they were still at a loss when a similar problem arose. We can't be too hard on them though, because we do the exact same thing. We forget what the Lord has done for us in the past, and we doubt, and our faith gives way when difficult circumstances come into our lives. The disciples had to be taught and learn the same lesson again, that of recognizing their own insufficiency in an im- possible situation, and their need to depend on the Lord. We often get faith amnesia and are thick-skulled like this. We too have to learn the same lesson over and over again before it gets through to us in our Christian lives. A fter the Lord multiplied the loaves and fishes and fed the four thousand, it gets even more amazing and somewhat humorous as you read on in Mark 8. While leaving to cross the Sea of Galilee again, the Lord began tell- ing them to beware of the leaven (or corrupt- ing doctrine) of the Pharisees and of Herod, causing the disciples to be reminded that they had forgotten to bring bread except for the one loaf they had with them. These same disci- Last Sunday night my wife and I were fortunate enough to hear Bro. Terry Rus- sell and a couple of the old Gospel group known as "Brush Arbor" sing a few of their old songs. Time changes lots of things but these fellows can still carry a tune. Later we listened to Bro. Terry bring a revival message that should of inspired all who heard it to go find their old devo- tion to God and His Kingdom. There were four nights of inspiring messages and we were able to be there three out of the four nights. If you remember the old fiery re- vivals that caused so many white knuck- les from hanging on to the church pews to keep from going to altar perhaps you would not have deemed this revival a suc- cess, but if you say the word revival you hear the word revive very loudly. Revive what, why your dedication and your relationship with God and His Son Jesus Christ. As far as my wife and I were concerned we listened and paid attention to what God was telling us through Bro. Terry. The success of any revival is found in your heart not in the heart of someone else so be happy that God spoke to you and I hope you acted on what you heard. Saturday at 3 p.m. found us in a line of Continued on page 2 cars driven by members of the Timeless Classics club heading for a place called Monkey Hollow. Our cruise took about an hour to make our caravan of cars arrive at our destina- tion with no problems to any of the cars. One of the highlights for myself was the singing duo who gave a great perfor- mance of folk style music. They were from Evansville but I don't know their group name. Now you don't want to follow me home because when we left I took a wrong turn and was wondering if Louisville was going to be my next destination. All end- ed well and ended up on West 64 to make it back home. I'm not much of a champion of causes but at a family reunion the subject of bath- rooms was brought up and how unfair women have it compared to men. What could possibly be the problem here but actually if you listen to their complaints there is a problem. The problem I see for Twin Oaks Church hosting special services on Sunday, Sept. 17 The Twin Oaks Church, located at 1911 E. CR 650 N., Petersburg, will be hosting special services, which starting last night and will continue through Sunday, Sept. 17, with evan- gelist Harry Plank as the speaker each evening at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 10 :30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The song evangelists will be Joe and Janelle Carey. For more information, call 812- 354-6389. See R AMBLINGS on 3 See MINUTES on 3 RIVER OF LIFE 342 E. CR 300 N. Petersburg Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m. and Con- sumed youth group 7 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 7 p.m.; Men's ministry meeting every other Thurs- day 10 a.m. If you would like a ride to and from church services, call 354-8800. Jim Gidcumb, Pastor AYRSHIRE VALLEY G.B. CHURCH 1947 E. Co. Rd. 375 S. Winslow Phone: 812-354-3862 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Jim King, superintendent, Paul Couts, assistant; morn- ing worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 6:30 p.m. Revival will be Septem- ber 24-27 at 6:30 p.m. EDT with Evangelist Dr. Steve FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 7th and Poplar Street Petersburg HEPHZIBAH- LIT TLES GENER AL BAPTIST CHURCH 743 W CR 125 S Petersburg, IN 47567 Pastor 812-789-5333 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday, youth and Bible study 7 p.m.—adults meet in the fellowship hall and children meet in the church basement. We invite you to join us for any and/or all of our weekly services and events. Keith Jenkins, Sr., Pastor NEW LIBERTY G.B. CHURCH (Coe) 1820 S. Co Rd. 800 S. Oakland City Gary Pancake, Pastor 812-664-4716 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Faron McLaughlin, Super- intendent, Ryan Edrington, Assistant and Sunday morn- ing worship at 10 :30 a.m. We had a nice day for the Sunday school picnic at the State Forest on Sunday. The weather and the fellowship was great. Our church will be host- ing the United of Indiana BETHEL G.B. CHURCH 4933 E. Co. Rd. 900 S. Stendal Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; all Wednesday eve- ning activities 7:30 p.m. We will have our regular monthly business meeting on Wednesday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, Septem- ber 20, we will continue our Bible Study of Daniel 10 through 12 at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, September 24, we will have a special offering for Ed Steven's Day for General Baptist 812-354-6582 or 812-789-3162 Welcome! A "Full Word" church. Music and Praise Team practice Sundays 9 a.m.; Sun- day School 9:30 a.m. (for all ages); Blended worship 10 :30 a.m. On Mondays at 7 p.m. a men's and two women's Bible studies meet. Summer Kid's Club, 4 year old to 5th grade, meets Wednesdays 6:30 -7:30 p.m.; Jr. High/Sr. High Youth 6 -7:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study 6:30 -7:30 p.m. First Baptist is receiving showers of blessings! Come join us and stand in the bless- ing! The Spirit is moving, at- tendance is growing and faith is increasing. If you are looking for a family-oriented church that preaches and teaches from the Word of God, that choos- es to be more Biblically cor- rect than politically correct, that believes ALL lives mat- ter and trusts in the saving cleansing power of the shed blood of Christ, you will fit right in. Dr. C. Baxter, Jr., Pastor Presbytery Semi-Annual meeting, Saturday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. EDT. September 17, is Ed Ste- ven's Day. Rev. Stevens was a minister here and served as a missionary in the General Baptist foreign missions be- fore he passed away. An of- fering will be taken for for- eign missions, during morn- ing worship. We will have a business meeting, following the worship service to elect church officers for the com- ing year. A trustee will be elected at this time. World Peace Day is Sep- tember 21 and the first day of Autumn is September 22. September 24 will be As- sistant Teacher Sunday and the offering will go to the Building Fund. We will be serving food at the Spurgeon Communi- ty Festival at Jordan Park from 4-8 p.m. Be in prayer for those who have been in catastrophes in our country and around the world. Spend time in prayer being thankful for those at- tending to their needs. We have several in our church who have or will have surgery in the com- ing week. Seems we can't get everybody well. I know many others who are sick or not feeling well. Several are mourning the loss of loved ones. Keep everyone in your prayers. Our Mission Statement: Loving the 99, always look- ing for the one. Gary Pancake, Pastor Ivan Mason, Reporter International Missions in celebration of Ed's 100th birthday. He was our pas- tor in the 1940s. It is al- so fourth Sunday and our morning worship ser- vice offering will go to the Building Fund. Thought of the Week He knows our burdens and our crosses, those things that hurt, our trials and losses; He cares for every soul that cries, God wipes the tears from weep- ing eyes–Brandt. Steve Selby, Pastor Alan Christmas, Report- er