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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, May 9, 2018 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 Baptist Baptist Baptist Assembly of God CHURCH CHURCH Notes Notes Notes Continued in next column Continued in next column Continued on page 3 Ramblings of my mind by Lowell Thomas The Only Way How Small We Are! Religious Viewpoint by Clyde Dupin Minutes with the Bible by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam Continued on page 2 Ramblings of my mind by Lowell Thomas Last week was busy as usual, but it was good week except for damaging the deck on my zero turn mow- er. I have mowed around this tree countless times but the one time I go in a different direction this root rises up like a concrete block and does my deck in. It seems as though if one person can tear something up another person can put it back to- gether again. My new A/C unit is try- ing to be a problem, but Ben- ner and company have been working with it and again it is only a mechanical thing. It will be brought under con- trol. Carl has some good guys working for his com- pany and they are smart enough to get this thing working right. Their pa- tience probably gets tried from time to time with de- manding customers and I only pray that they don't ev- er find me being a bad cus- tomer. Keep up the good work and don't get discour- aged because people count on you guys. Another one of our other good experiences was with Nola Gartin and her volun- teer Karen at PAWS as my son and his wife were al- lowed a dog try out to see if the animals they were in- terested in would be compat- ible. We picked up two pup- pies Friday afternoon. A f- ter a day and a night they decided to keep one dog and take one back on Sun- day afternoon because he There is only one way to heaven and that is through Jesus Christ. It is not through a religion or a particular denomination but through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He said, "I am the way, the truth and the life and no man cometh to the Father but by me." ( John 14:6) It is not politically correct to believe in one God who has the only true way of sal- vation. It is all right, they say, to believe in many ways and religious practices that are equally important, and all eventually lead to the same place. There is nothing really new about this age-old attitude. There are cults that have nothing to offer lost people except empty promises and a life filled with confusing false teachings. The Bible, God's inspired Word, tells us how to find the truth that sets men free. It is to search the Scriptures and listen not to man but to God and the plain teaching of His Word. It is truth that sets men free and gives hope of eternal life. We must never be satisfied with bits and pieces of truth. Many churches today share only bits and pieces of truth and promote a mar- ket driven religion. It is really a Wal- Mart approach with something to satis- fy everyone. It is not for the church to sat- isfy our interest and be our source of en- tertainment. It is for us to worship and sat- isfy God. He, and He alone, is to be wor- shiped in spirit and in truth. Only the Word made flesh has made salvation possible. It is so easy for pastors to slowly drift from truth and lead many good people into a fog of doubt, deception and confusion. It is so easy to drift away from the truth and so dif- ficult to find your way back. There is noth- ing more important, as we journey a few years on earth, than to have a relationship with Christ. Just behind me, in the supermarket check-out line, were two little boys. I no- ticed that the older one kept looking up at me and then down at his brother again sev- eral times in succession. Finally, nudging his little brother and pointing up at me, he said: "Hey, Joey, look how little you are! " Those who have seen me in the flesh know that I am not exactly small, physical- ly, and I can easily imagine that, standing next to these little fellows, I made them look small indeed! But all this pertained only to the physical, and as I left that supermarket, I began ask- ing myself: "How big are you, actually, in the sight of God? " I thought of Psalm 8:3, 4, where David mused over the same question: "When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; what is man that Thou art mindful of Him…? " Yet we are so important to the heart of God that He entered the stream of humani- ty, as it were, and became one of us in Christ, Son of God and Son of Man. Why? Hebrews 2:14,15 gives us one important reason: "…that through death [His death for our sins] He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil, and deliv- er those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." Moreover, insignificant as we are in our- selves, He would use us mightily to His glory for, according to I Cor. 1:27,28, He has "cho- sen" the "foolish," the "weak," the "base," the "despised," and those who "are not" to accomplish His purposes and to bring to naught the plans of the world's great ones. Eternal Vision in concert on May 11 at Church of the Nazarene The gospel group Eter- nal Vision will be in con- cert at The Church of the Nazarene, 11 W. Gray St. in Newburgh, on Friday, May 11 at 7 p.m. Every- one is welcome to a night of great gospel music. Revival services at Calvary Holiness Church continue The Calvary Holiness Church, 901 Walnut Street, Petersburg, is hosting a reviv- al with Evangelist Rev. Paul Draggoo. The Revival started Friday, May 4 and will contin- ue through Sunday, May 13. Services each evening at 7 p.m. and Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. For more informa- tion, contact Rev. Craig Line at 812-766 -0447. 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. 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 Je- sus as this Savior and Lord. See our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ayr- shireValleyGB. Frank A. Coleman, Pastor BETHEL G.B. CHURCH 4933 E. Co. Rd. 900 S. Stendal Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 8th and Poplar Street Petersburg 812-354-6582 Welcome to our church family Praise Team practice Sundays from 9 -9:30 a.m.; Sunday school from 9:30 - 10 :15 a.m.; morning wor- ship 10 :30 a.m.; Wednes- day Bible study from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Jr. High/Sr. High youth from 6:15 -7:30 p.m. Summer Club will be Wednesdays from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. VBS will be July 8 -12 from 6 -8:30 p.m. For addi- tional information, call the church office, Monday-Fri- day from 8:30 a.m. to noon. "Because He lives, we can face tomorrow." Cindy Marchbanks, Sec- retary GLEZEN G.B. CHURCH Corner of Center and Sycamore Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 6:30 p.m. We show our appreciation to God for all the wonderful things He has done for us by giving Him our first fruits from the harvest He has pro- vided—we give to Him first GR ACE G.B. CHURCH 1007 E. Union St. Winslow No Sunday school. Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 6 p.m. Bill Chesser, Reporter IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SBC 295 West Main Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9659 Pastor 812-890-9942 Email: awordfitlyspoken@ outlook.com Sunday adult Bible study and children's Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship at 10 :40 a.m.; Sunday evening service at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, at 6 p.m. Adult Bible study and Teamkids. MT. PISGAH G.B. CHURCH (Augusta) Broadway Street Winslow Pastor 812-582-0756 Sunday morning worship at 10 :15 a.m., children's Sun- day school during morning service; Wednesday night Bible study and family de- votions at 6:30 p.m. Business meeting this 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- and we give Him the best. All good things come from our Father—He supplies all our needs and gives us the increase. He should be on the top of any giving list we have. "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest'" (Leviticus 23:10). Remember those on our prayer list, the shut-ins and our lost loved ones. Ken Reeder, Pastor Karri Brock, Reporter Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. and fellowship will fol- low. Happy Mother's Day to all mothers. "The Spiritual man tries all things (he examines, investigates, inquires in- to, questions, and discerns all things)" (I Corinthians 2:15). Life is not easy, and the Christian life is no excep- tion. God knows that you will have questions, doubts, and fears during the hard times. Part of finding God's purpose for you is to recog- nize that he can handle your hard questions, and that He wants you to ask them to draw you into a closer rela- tionship with Him. When difficulties come, you can pull away from God or you can choose to draw as close as you can, seeking answers to life's hard ques- tions by searching scrip- ture, praying fervently, and standing on God's promis- es. When you ask, you of- fer Him the opportunity to answer. If at any time you have no church to attend, feel free to join us for services. Your presence will be deeply ap- preciated and I am sure you will enjoy the blessings of God. Jerry "Tuffy" Blackwell, Pastor Sharon Kendall, Reporter and all Wednesday evening activities at 7:30 p.m.; first and third Wednesday of each month Bible study at 7:30 p.m. • Sunday, May 13, Moth- er's Day. Regular business meeting after morning wor- ship. • Wednesday, May 16, we will continue our Bible study of Nehemiah 9:16 -11 at 7:30 p.m. Bible Trivia Last week's answer to: Q: What did John see when the fourth seal was opened? Answer: A pale horse with a rider named Death. Reference: Revela- tion 6:8. Q: How long did it take to rebuild the walls of Je- rusalem under Nehemi- ah's leadership? Answer to come next week. Steve Selby, Pastor Elaine Barrett, Reporter intendent, Ryan Edrington, Assistant and Sunday morn- ing worship at 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study at 6 p.m. It was good to see those who came out to worship to- gether on Sunday. Each one is special, and our family is so close. We always wel- come everyone to come and join us at our services. May 13, Mother's Day. Ivan Mason and Anik Smith will be in charge. May 19, Armed Forces Day. May 20, Graduate appre- ciation Sunday. Congratula- tions to Allison Edrington, Ethan Hunt and Brook Nal- ley. May 25, Pike Central Graduation. The church's youth will be participating in the 30 hour famine on May 25 -26. Memorial Day will be on Monday, May 30. Be sure to give to the cemeteries and decorate your families rest- ing places. We need to show honor to those who served in our armed forces as well. Be in prayer for our con- gregation as many are deal- ing with many issues. Al- so, keep us in prayer as we make preparations for our new building. Are you a SUPERFICIAL Christian or a SUPERNAT- UR AL Christian? Are you worshipping a religion, or worshipping our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? Find out more in James 1:26 -27. Our Mission Statement: Loving the 99, always look- ing for the one. Gary Pancake, Pastor Ivan Mason, Reporter