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Sept. 2-7
Hickory Grove AME Zion Church
holding fall revival
Hickory Grove AME Zion
Church, 3791 Harper Road in
Clemmons, is holding its fall revival
Sept. 2-7. The theme is "Whatever
You Want God's Got It." Weekly
services (prayer and praise at 7 p.m.
;jml revival message at 7:30 p.m.)
include: Thursday Rev. Terry
foung. Morning Star Baptist,
j&irlmgton; Friday Bishop Van
tfrr D. Percell. Sanctuary of Deliv
qfence, Greensboro.
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?5<ev* Birth to sponsor College Day
and Health Fair
t New Birth Worship Center's
Qtristian Education IX'partment,
Scholarship Committee and Mis
sionary Society will sponsor the
fitst annual College Day and
Health Fair on Sept. 8 from noon
until 3 p.m. Middle and high school
students are encouraged to attend.
The College Day will allow parents
and students to meet with represen
tatives from some of North Caroli
na's most prestigious colleges and
universities. Special emphasis will
be placed on high school juniors
and seniors. In addition, there will
be a health fair for all ages. Every
)|)C is invited to attend. Dr. James
Ke Hunt is the pastor. The church
iff at 9619 N.C. Hwy. 67 in East
Bend. For directions or any ques
tions. call Carolyn Phillips at (336)
922-2692 or B.J, Moore at (336)
752-2395.
Let the righteous come together and
cry out
The Bible says that when the
righteous cry out. the ears of the
Lord are open to their cries. Let the
righteous come together and cry
qut, now! Intercessors, pastors,
prayer warriors, and all members of
the Body of Christ who have a
heart for the things of God and
desire to see God's will for our
churches, our city and surrounding
areas, meet at Emmanuel Baptist
Church on Saturday. Sept. 8 at 11
a.m. at 1075 Shalimar Drive. The
intercessory prayer ministry of
Emmanuel Baptist Church is spon
soring the event. For more informa
tion. contact Rev. Glenda Dillard at
778-2914 or Rev. Waltena Robin
son at 767-0257.
Sept. 9
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Fall kick-off at Center Grove Bap
tist Church
. Center Grove Baptist Church,
8200 Center Grove Church Road,
(f'lemmons. will sponsor a dinner
on the grounds on Sept. 9 after the
second service. Service times will be
9 and 10:30 a.m.
Come hungry plenty of home
cooked food, games for all ages,
casual dress. Bring friends and rela
tives. There will be a great music
program after lunch. No p.m. ser
vices will be held on this date.
The location is on. the comer of
Lassaster and Center Grove
Church Road. Call 766-5727 for
directions. Office hours are 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Senior I shcr Board to celebrate
"<"l anniversary
1" The Senior Usher Board of
Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist
Church. 795 Northwest Crawford
Place. Winston-Salem, will cele
hrate its 81st anniversary on Sun
day. Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. Special guests
will be Rev. A.T. Griffey III and
congregation of Pentecostal Light
house Church of Winston-Salem
hie. The public is invited.
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Sept. 9-14
? Steward's Chapel AME Zion to
hold annual revival
Steward's Chapel AME Zion
Church. 198 Anderson Road in
Rural Hall, will hold its annual
revival Sept. 9-14. The Rev. Beverly
McMillian will deliver the 11 a.m.
message. Dinner will be served on
the lawn after worship service. The
special guests for the 4 p.m. service
will be the Rev. Dairl Scott Choir
and congregation of St. John AME
Zion Church in Thomasville, and
on Monday night the Rev Dairl
Scott will be the 7:30 p.m. guest
speaker. On Tuesday night, the Rev.
Ronald Perry, associate pastor of
St. James and Saints Home United
Methodist, will be the guest speak
er. On Wednesday and Thursday,
the Rev. George Erwin of Center
Grove AME Zion Church of
Tobaccoville and choir and congre
gation will be the guests. On Friday
night. Rev. Ronald Perry will be the
guest speaker for the close-out for
the revival.
Sept. 10-12
Fall revival of Antioch Baptist
Church
The Fall Revival of Antioch
Baptist Church, 5061 Lansing
Drive, will be held Sept. 10, 11 and
12 nightly at 7:30. The evangelist for
the three nights will be Dr. A.T.
Griffey, pastor of Pentecostal
Lighthouse Baptist of Winston
Salem.
Sept. 14-16
Abundant Life Christian
Ministries church and pastor's
anniversary
We, the Abundant Life Christ
ian Ministries family, would like to
invite you to our eighth church and
pastors anniversary. Services will
be held on Sept. 14, 15 and 16.
Please come and celebrate with us
on the date that will accommodate
your schedule.
Our schedule is as follows: Fri
day, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m.. Pastor
Waddell Cockerham Sr., Pleasant
Abyssinia Baptist Church; Satur
day. Sept. 15, at 6 p.m., Pastor
Aldine Ingram Jr., Steadfast Life
Changing Ministry; Sunday, Sept.
16, at 11:15 a.m.. Evangelist Scott
Ferguson, Rolling Roads Church of
the Nazarene; Sept. 16, at 4 p.m..
Bishop Charles Johnson, Mount
Nebo Holiness Church.
Sept. 16
WSSU chancellor to speak at
Grace Presbyterian
Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr., chan
cellor of Winston-Salem State Uni
versity, will be the featured speaker
at Grace Presbyterian Church for
National Presbyterian Higher Edu
cation Sunday on Sept. 16 at 11
a.m. The public is invited.
Usher Board anniversary
New Unity Missionary Baptist
Church will celebrate its Usher
Board anniversary Sept. 26 at 4
p.m. Guests are Pastor Ardeal
Roseboro and First Samuel Grove
Primitive Baptist Church of Ararat.
Va. Host pastor will be Pastor
Gabriel Gordon.
New Unity Missionary Baptist
Church is located at 2946 Ivy Ave.
in Winston-Salem. The public is
invited.
New Faith Chapel Holiness to host
women's convention
New Faith Chapel Holiness
Church will host its women's con
vention on Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. Pastor
Ella Speaks of Speaks Chapel Holy
Church of God in Yadkinville will
be the guest speaker. Bishop
Lawrence S. Tate is general overseer
and founder. For more information,
call the church at (336) 784-7699.
Marvin United Methodist to
celebrate homecoming
Homecoming - a service of cel
ebration and dedication will be held
Sept. 16 at Marvin United
Methodist Church. 4401 Indiana
Ave., Winston-Salem. Come and
join us as we celebrate our history
and evolution into the church we
are today. Schedule of events: Sun
Set Religion Calendar on B6
Young Life Urban to sponsor golf
tournament Sept. 12 at Winston Lake
Special to The Chronicle
The Second Annual Fall
Classic Golf Tournament, spon
sored by Young Life Urban, will
be held on Wednesday, Sept. 12,
at the Winston Lake Golf
Course, A shotgun start will
begin at 1:30 p.m. Registration
will begin at noon. A rain date is
set for Wednesday, Sept. 19.
Golfers may sign up by call
ing the Young Life office at 725
1750 or the Fall Classic chair
person, Garland Wallace Sr., at
748-0738. The tournament is an
annual fund-raiser to support
the Summer Educational
Enrichment Program, Mentor
Moms, Club and Urban Camp.
The Summer Educational
Enrichment
Program
provides
educational
j resources in
I math, lan
guage arts,
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J cation and
social skills
for middle
Wallace
school students. More-than 500
middle schoolers have success
fully moved to the next grade
level by completing the four-to
five-week program during the
past five years. The program
serves students who have failed
their end-of-grade tests or one
or more subjects.
Mentor Moms reaches out to
teen-age mothers by using Chris
tian women as mentors. The
women and the new mothers
meet to discuss their concerns,
seek advice on difficult issues
and receive support during a dif
ficult time in the lives of the
teen-age mothers.
Club involves high school
youths. High school students
meet weekly in spirited discus
sions and games. The youths
express themselves in a variety
of ways. Leaders help them to
focus upon Christ and the life
changing avenue of a saved life.
Urban Camp is a week of
entertaining activities as well as
inspirational messages to draw
youths to accept Jesus Christ or
to renew their commitment to
Him.
The urban arm of Young
Life was initiated in 1995 to
reach inner-city youths. Rev.
Garland "Mickey" Wallace Jr.
was named its director. Young
Life is a nonprofit, nondenomi
national Christian outreach -
ministry designed to reach high
school folks with the message of
Jesus Christ as well as to
strengthen the commitment of
those already active in church.
Young Life's method is "rela
tional evangelism," adults going
where high school people are (on
their turf) and building relation
ships with them.
Marriage conference:
'It's A Mutual Thing'
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A marriage conference will be
held on Sept. 13 and 14 at New
Hope Missionary Baptist Church
beginning at 7 p.m. Rev. John C.
Parks, pastor, will be the speaker.
Other guest speakers will include
Rev. and Evangelist Johnson from
Lexington, N.C. All married cou
ples are invited to attend.
John and Celestine Evans are
chairs of the marriage ministry.
New Hope Missionary Baptist
Church,1201 New Hope Lane, is "a
church striving to make a differ
ence."
John and Celestine Evans
Beulah Baptist to celebrate
Pastor Ford's anniversary
Special to The Chronicle
Beulah Baptist Church will
celebrate the anniversary of
Pastor L. Bruce Ford on Sun
day, Sept. 9. at 4 p.m.
Guest speaker will be Rev.
Philemon Samuels of Goodwill
Baptist Church. Everyone is
welcome to attend. Come and
praise the Lord with us.
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The church is at 1352 N.
Trade Street in Winston-Salem. i
Rev. and Mrs. Ford
Our faith must kick in to remove fear
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
Lesson Scripture: Matthew
8:23-27; 14:14-21
Lesson Aims: to describe
Jesus' power over nature, to
appreciate that Jesus cares, and to
commit to trusting and depend
ing on Him.
Background: As mentioned
last week, the lessons this month
center on miracles performed by
Jesus. Studying the Gospels, we
can see several types of them. The
NIV Standard Commentary sug
gests the following: The miracles
of nature are performed on
objects with no sense of hearing.
Yet they obey. Miracles with peo
ple involve His healing abilities
and His power to restore life. The
miracles with demons not only
demonstrate His power and
dominion but also teach us that
the devil recognizes Him. Need
less to say. He is more powerful
than the evil one. The fourth type
of miracle is that of knowledge.
He knew what people were think
ing! All of them demonstrate the
power and glory of Jesus and
thus lead us to believe in Him.
Jesus constantly taught His
disciples the principles of the
kingdom. Our lesson today was
probably toward the middle of
His ministry. He became a very
popular person, drawing crowds
to witness any miracles and to
absorb His teachings.
Lesson: The miracles for
today are two separate incidents,
Both exemplify Jesus responding
to human needs - fear and
hunger. After an exhausting day
(Matthew 8), Jesus needs to rest.
A glimpse of His humanity sug
gests that "doing good deeds
wears you down." Rest is needed;
don't feel guilty! Going to the
other side of the Sea of Galilee,
where there are fewer people,
hints at the possibility of some
much-needed rest. Once on the
boat, Jesus falls asleep and a
storm comes out of now;here. A
few of the disciples are'trained
fisherman, so they are familiar
with sudden storms. However,
this storm is a lot worse than any
they have seen. They do all that
they know to keep the boat
afloat.
Nothing works. Fear strikes!
They go to Jesus for help. He
awakes, questions their fear and
speaks to the wind and the waves.
Immediately, the storm calms and
the disciples marvel at His power.
Jesus' ministry continues.
More miracles occur. Matthew
becomes a disciple and He
answers the Pharisees. The 12 are
sent out to drive out evil spirits
and to heal the sick. They are
taught the cost of discipleship.
John the Baptist hears about His
ministry and sends some follow
ers to ask. "Are you the one?"
Jesus eulogizes him and continues
to teach. The Pharisees don't hes
itate to search for ways to dis
credit Him. Chapter 14 opens
with the account of John the
Baptist's death.
Hearing about John's death.
Jesus withdraws by boat to a
place of solitude. The crowd fol
lows Him. Upon reaching the
other side, Jesus has compassitil)
for the people and begins to heal
them. Evening approaches and
the disciples want Him to send
the crowd away to find food.
Jesus disturbs them by giving
them the responsibility of feeding
the crowd.
They have five loaves and two
fish! They bring these to Jesus.
The people are told to sit on the
ground. Jesus gives thanks to
God and breaks the bread. The
disciples share the bread and the
fish with the crowd. Once every
one is full there are 12 basketfuls
remaining.
Application: Each and every
one of us is needy. While our
needs arc different, each one of
them is just as important as the
other. In life some pain and suf
fering will come to us all. At
times it may seem overwhelming.
Our faith must kick in to remove
the fear. As we witness His power
either by studying the Word or by
observing life, our confidence in
Christ should grow. His life is
greater than any other power and
His resources are abundant!
There is nothing that He can't do.
He is omnipresent, omniscient
and omnipotent all at the same
time.
Go to Sunday school this Sun
day to hear more and to share
what this awesome Savior does!
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