The Sunday
School Lesson
A Ministry of the
BUB* Swamp Baptist Association
GOD EVALUATES
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Rev.2and3
Im.M>11|)i14.22
by Es*. Wafcaa Lewiy,
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The seoen letters to the
teres churches located in the
province of Asia. The letters
follow a general pattern. Each
has the address, author,
commendations, condemna
tion, exhorts ton, invitation
and promise of reward or
remuneration. Two churches
are for our discussion in our
lesson because each will
enlighten us as church mem
bers.
Smyrna was situated on the
coast which made the city of
many travelers. It was a
prosperous city. Here was
located the temple in honor of
the goddess Roma. This chur
ch was credited to Paul when
hs ffy jLJntow., ?
The ehncb wu going
through trials ud sorhe were
aging the members to be
Uthhl auto death, 1 will give
you a crown. Notice unto
death end not antii death ere
different terms. Unto death
means your faithfulness
brings about death. Here is an
example, Bishop Poiycarp
was martyrdom. He was
asked to "Swear die oath and
revile Christ and be freed."
In replay Poiycarp replied:
"Fourscore and six years
have I been His servant and
He has done me no wrong.
How then can I bias he me my
King who has saved me."
This was what John was
trying to get all Christians to
be faithful in all circumstan
ces. It may seem hard to be
faithful but it is and will be
worth it. To die as a Christian
Matthew 10:28 and fear not
_the?n who kill the body, but
not able to kill the ami; but
rather fear him who la able to
destroy both soul and body in
bed.
CWptoe 3?1W Two state
ments need exploration ?
(Amen) was used by Jews
froduentlv He used amen
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fifty-one times in the Synop
tics and fifty times in John's
Gospel. Amen Is a word of
"So be it." "The beginning of
tbe creation of God," is .
misunderstood many times by
readers unless you under
stand. "Beginning" in Greek
has two meanings, "The first
in a series" and "the origina
tor of something." Our Lord
was the originator of the
created universe in that he ,
was its Creator.
No commendation but con- '
demnation for the church.
Neither hot or cold but
lukewarm. We like hot or cold
tea, but not warm. So God
was sick because of the
complacency of the church. It
was materially rich. The chur
ch said that it did not need a
thing. What a contrast is the
realistic humility expressed
ig th^?ords of tfee. hymn "I
Need Thee Every Hoar."
That b the true Christies i
spirit of dependency.
Quite different tree Christ*
its se^evriuarioiL^^He arid
yea do not realise yea are .
wretched, pitiful. poor, Mad
sad naked. It wak poor jp a ,
banking eenffcr. Mad to a .
medical center, naked la aa
industrial or manufacturing or
highest qaaliiy of woolen
goods. It b possible for
church today to be rich fa
?Am a reward far accepting
Ipro. Lately there seems ? be
? rcterning to Him. Ufa pray
jutdwork that this is happen
ing because it is later than you
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TIm word "sophomora" is a ^combination of tha two
Qreak words meaning foolish, and wits.
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Volunteers...
Give of Themselves
bye?.
. th* Community
Schools Program for tha Rob
County School System,
Archie Oxendiae, coordina
te*. people from all walks of
life are volunteering their
time and talent to students.
They all have their own
J?**** for doing so. For
UnyNelaon Revels at Route
. ? Penjbroke, those reasons
include a desire to give
something back to the school
system which was responsible
for his being able to think in a
logical and orderly manner.
The Robeson County
School System gave me a
good solid foundation for
acquiring a math and chemis
*y degree from Pembroke
State University/' said Rev
els.
"The dedication of the
teachers, and especially the
mat* teachers of Pembroke
High School inspired me to
continue my studies in the
field of math and chemistry/9
Revels continued. "Because
they were so interested in my
progress and encouraged me
to become the best that I
could be, I've felt a moral '
obligation to offer the same
kind of support to other
students. Sometimes just ha
ving the ability to succeed is
not enough. Many times we
need to be encouraged-We
need someone who believes in
us. During my tenure as a
volunteer, I have tried to
convey a sense of self-confi
dence and determination to
the students. Only time will
tell if I have been successful
in getting my message
across," he stated.
"If we would all return
something of ourselves to our
community via the schools
civic organizations, etc. the
county would become a better
place for all of us to Bve. That
should be the ultimate goal
for mankind...to leave the
world a little better than we
found it," he continued.
Revels is employed by the
Worth wolym I^epprtm^
Agriculture/^ works with
fenuik*Jon
inal Program and has been
employed there for five years
In his position as Wort Unit
Leader of Sampson County,
Revels has to put in many
overtime hours during the
rm
' 1
tern u a tutor k gsuumtry,
algebra aad general math.
Revels volunteered hia ser
vices in the classroom of Mr.
N urner Locklesr at Pembroke
Junior High School. Accord
ing to his work schedule,
some days he would go into
the classroom at S in the
morning and remain all day.
According to Mr. Locklear, .
the grades of sll the students
helped by Revels improved.
"I think." said Mr. Locklear. ' I
"that the volunteer program
is a tremendous program...
Mr. Revels have been a
tremendous asset to the math
program here. With his ex
pertise in the area, he has
contributed greatly to the
overall program."
Mr. Locklear stated that
Revels came whenever he
could. "When be was com
ing," he said, "1 would just
work it into my lesson plan for
that day. Sometimes he work
ed with students in small'
groups... and sometimes on a
one-to-one basis. The stu
dents were very responsive to
him. They recognized their
need for additional help and
were very receptive to tutor
ing"
"The volunteer service
made it possible for me to
work more on s one-to-one
basis with the students... I
hope that the program will
expand.. .In light of die recent
competency testing, the areas
of English and math can
benefit greatly from the pro
gram....What is my reaction
to the volunteer program? I
LOVE IT!"
Archie Oxendine, Coordi
nator of the Community Scho
ols Program, very aptly said:
"The benefits of the volunteer
program are threefold. The
volunteer has his reward in
helping others. The teacher Is
allowed more time for one-on
one teaching. And the stu
dents get an added boost in
grades as well as self
esteem."
As a token of appreciation,
Mr. Oxendine presented Re
vels a T-shirt which encour
ages others to volunteer.
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