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I? . Who can boast of righteousness? No one w Lesson Scripture: Romans 3:1-4. 19-31 Lesson Aims: to understand the purpos es of the Law. to explain the meaning of' "justified by grace through faith." and to be thankful to God. Background: The remainder of Chapter I and all of Chapter 2 of : Romans centered on the guilt of the whole world. Paul highlighted the unrighteousness of both groups (Jews and Gentiles) in the chutvh. First. God revealed Him self to all humanity in the cre ation and beyond. Even though the Gentiles weren't given the La.yv, they knew Him and rejecteirHim. In Chapter 2, Paul focused on the Jews. His argument against them was based oil a common thought: they were the chosen ones. This brought about a certain arro gance. As the chosen, they received the Law and developed the attitude that heredity had its privileges. Their pride prevented them from being humble. What did they do with the Law? They were disobedient also. The Mosaic Law (613 laws) was designed to establish the foundations of morality. They were to reveal the Law-giver, to show right from wrong, to teach the people how to live in com munity, and to point to the Sav ior. When laws were broken, spe cial days were set aside to offer sacrifices to get back in right relationship with God. The Jews were to be examples for others; instead, they became a "stiff necked" and disobedient people. The Old Testament never sug gested that the Law was a way to salvation ("Richard's Complete Bible Handbook"). Think about the Pharisees; they actually believed that keeping the Law made them righteous. Lesson: Chapter 3 opens with the advantages of being Jewish. They possess the "ora cles of God" (Law). The fact that they are disobedient will not dis credit the Law, because judgment will come and God is faithful. Their heredity doesn't give them special privileges. Paul plainly argues here that keeping the Law justifies them. The Law points out sin and therefore all are guilty, needing salvation! The key verse is 23. Now what? The Old Testament sacrifices '"covered" sin but the blood of Jesus washes the sin ? away. Where does this salvation come fpim? The Father of all who is angry over dis obedience sent His Son to redeem humanity. Now that's love. His grace is extended to all when, technically, no one deserves it. So, how can anyone boast? Nei ther Jew nor Gentile. Can one do works to earn salvation? I'm afraid not. The foundation is sim ple. You must have faith. That's what counts. Is the Law dead? Of course not. For if one has faith in Christ and governs himself/her self accordingly, the Law is prac ticed. Application: Who can boast of righteousness? No one. We have sinned and therefore can't dismiss other sinners without dis missing ourselves. God is the God of all humanity, whether Jew. Christian, Muslim, Hindu. Buddhist, or the like. Our salva tion ij because of His grace and mercy, not our works, our words, or our money. We must have faith. There is no room to boast. God created us, delivered us, pro tects us and yet we are disobedi ent. To save us. He sent His only Son. God's grace is truly amaz ing! Thank you. Almighty God, for grace. ' L_1 ! ??? Mmamm _ Students from the Black Achievers Program PUBLIC NOTICE I NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, AND NOTICE OF REVIEW & PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CONSOLIDATED PLAN WIN STON-SALEM/FORSYTH HOUSING CONSORTIUM Notice is hereby given by the City of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County regarding the availability of documents for review and comment pertaining to the draft 2002 2003 Annual Expenditure Plan document of the 1999-2003 Consolidated Plan (CP) for subsequent submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop ment (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT) as fol lows: ? The 2002-2003 Consolidated Plan submission reflects the fifth year implementa tion of the new 1999-2003 Five-Year Plan. The Consolidated Plan is a simplification of the process of planning for and applying for federal funds that are provided cities on an "entitlement" formula basis. The CP "consolidates" into one submission doc ument the City's request for CDBG and HOME funds. ? 2002-2003 Annual Plan program implementation encompasses proposed expendi tures to be derived from "new" Federal FY 01-02 appropriations, local sales tax, general fund support. General Obligation Bonds to be issued during the current year and projected program income revenues of approximately $8,600,000. Additional, available resources are derived from unexpended prior year funds which have been allocated to projects and activities to be implemented during the City/County FY 2003 program year. ? Program activities to be undertaken are single family and multi-family housing rehabilitation; emergency repair assistance for owner-occupants; architectural barri er removal for handicapped owners and tenants; mortgage financing for the first time home buyers of existing property with accompanying rehab, new construction units; public infrastructure improvement tied to housing improvement and develop ment, small business loans; contractor and construction training; and public service activities that specifically address homeless and special population needs for hous ing and/or supportive services needs tied to housing. ? The CP is a combined plan of the City and County under the auspices of the "Win ston-Salem/Forsyth County Housing Consortium" (WSFHC) and is a prerequisite to Consortia funding under the "Home Investment Partnership Program" (HOME). ?Copies of the draft will be available for review by March 14, 2002 and the final plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development by May 15, 2002 following public review and comment and submission to the Board of Alder men at the April 15, 2002 regular Board meeting. Summary of The Consolidated Plan The 5-Year CP is a comprehensive planning tool for the definition of lower-income and special population housing needs, by type and scale, and the development of pri orities, strategies and programs to address identified housing and other supportive service needs. The CP includes a profile of housing needs and market and inventory conditions, a set of five-year strategies outlining the City and County priorities for the allocation of housing and community development and improvement resources. The resources reflected in the 2002-2003 one-year action plan are those that are rea sonably expected to be available to be used to address the needs and conditions described in the community profile. All of the strategies and programs are subsumed under one of the following three priority areas: 1. Conservation: Continuation and expansion of single and multi-family rehab activ ities to protect the resource of the existing housing stock and diverse neighbor hoods, assure that assisted units are properly maintained and ensure that the exist ing stock of habitable housing continues to be available and affordable. 2. Production: Foster production of additional single and multi-family housing, for lower income households and persons of special housing needs, through new con struction, conversion and adaptive reuse; and to reduce government constraints and provision of incentives to develop housing for all income groups. 3. Community Building: Facilitation of the physical development of neighborhoods as reflected in the non-housing community development plan and development of the human resource capital of community resident through the elimination of bar riers to housing by lower income persons, families and members of special needs populations (homeless, elderly, physically or mentally disabled, single parents, large families, persons with AIDS); through provision of supportive services, self sufficiency programs, increase in transitional and permanent housing resources, elimination of discriminatory practices in the sale, rental and financing of hous ing and capacity building of tenants and neighborhood organizations. The following two areas further undergirds the overall program. 1. Financing: Maximize all public funds available for housing production, conserva tion, support services by using them to leverage maximum private investments to reduce production costs and increase affordability. 2. Planning & Coordination: Ensure that process is inclusive of range of organiza tions and agencies representing community and special need populations; sys tematic evaluation and assessment of the impact of public programs and policies is conducted on an ongoing basis, coordination of housing programs with city wide economic development strategies; and development of a comprehensive housing database to afford the capacity to monitor changes in inventory and needs. Notice of Public Hearing The proposed 2002-2003 Annual Plan, reflecting the fifth year of the 1999-2003 Five-Year plan will be presented for a public hearing review at the following time and location: Date: Thursday, March 14, 2002 Time: 7:00 P.M. Place: City Hall South 100 East 1st Street, 5th Floor Notice of Public Hearing Review Locations Copies of FY 2003 Annual Plan, will be provided to housing related government agencies, neighborhood and non-profit organizations. Copies will be available for review at the Public Hearing on March 14, 2002 and by March 20, 2002 at the fol lowing locations during regular business hours: Forsyth County Library Branches: Main Library (N.C. Room) - 660 West Fifth Street East Winston - 1110 East Seventh Street Thruway -? Thruway Shopping Center Reynofda Marlbr- 2851 Fairlawn Drive Piedmont Bible College Library 716 Franklin Avenue Winston-Salem State University WSSU Campus Housing/Development Department 225 W. Fifth St., Suite 300 Black-Phillips-Smith Government Ctr. 2301 North Patterson Avenue City's Secretary's Office 5th Floor, City Hall South Forsyth County Office of Housing 660 West Fifth Street All requests for appropriate and necessary auxiliary aids and services or more infor mation should be directed to Ms. Joy Knopf, (336) 727-8597. Persons requiring TDD service may call (336) 727-8319. Comments received by May 1, 2002 at the address below will be responded to, and incorporated into one document. Consolidated Plan Comments Housing/Neighborhood Development Department City of Winston-Salem 225 West Fifth Street, 3rd Floor Winston-Salem, NC 27101 The Chronicle:. March 7, 2002 Black Achievers will sponsor fashion and talent showcase * SPECIAL TO THK CHRONIC! [? The Winston Lake Family YMCA Black Achievers Pro gram will sponsor its first annual Fashion and Talenl Showcase. "A Year in the Life," on Saturday. March 16. at 7 p.m. at the Anderson Cen ter. The host for the evening will be former Achiever Alan "Chip" Brown. The program will include dances, songs, poetry, skits and a fashion show. The YMCA BOSS Drummers also will perform along with the Piney Grove Baptist Church Angels Step Team. "The kids have put together an awesome production," said Maurice Horsey, executive director. There is an enormous amount of talent that will be featured." Tickets may be purchased at the Winston Lake Family YMCA. The Black Achievers Program is a career explo ration and leadership program for students in grades 8-12. The proceeds from the show case will benefit the scholar ship fund. For more informa tion. call 724-9250 or visit the Web site at www.winstonlake familyymca.org. Come and experience *> the best soul food in town! Featuring _New Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Menu New Soul Food Menu (available 'til Closing) _^_?lew & Improved Atmosphere Soul Food Menu for the Week Starting March 5, 2002 Tuesday through Saturday From II am - 2 am Breakfast starts at 7:30 am Fresh Collard Greens Fresh Green Beans Potato Salad Rice ? Gravy Candied Yams Corn on ihe Cob Fried Oknr Mac & Cheese Pinto Beans Fat Back Meat Fried Corn Bread BBQ Ribs Baked Chicken Filet of Whiting Croaker Bone Fish Chicken Gi/zards Chicken Livers Fried Chicken Wings (Hot. BBQ, Honey Mus tard) Salmon Patties Ribeye Steak Pork Chop Beef Stew w/veg. J Buy I breakfast sandwich and receive 50% off on another | of equal or lesser value with this coupon. | We also deliver free with 8 or more orders. Available for Catering & Private Parties Prime Tyme Soul Cafe 3229 Old Lexington Road Winston-Salem, NC 27107 336-785-4300 The Chronicle The Choice for African American News c and Information Lift Your Voice In The Chronicle Phone: 722-8624
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