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"God's mercy is available even amid chastisement Lesson Scripture: Lamenta tions 1:12-16; 3:22-24,31-33 Lesson aims: to summarize the destruction of Jerusalem, to understand that God's mercy is Available even amid chastise ^ment, and to appreciate hope that . comes only from God Background: Jew ? ish tradition accepts | Jeremiah as the author ; of Lamentations. "The ? five somber poems \ don't mention a writer, ; but their style and con I tent suggest that it's one I person" ("Richard's J Complete Bible Hand ? book"). The theme is a I lament over the \ destruction of j Jerusalem. Most of the l poems are acrostic in K ?!__? I ? -.i ; uuu verses oegin wun ? consecutive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Chapter 3 has 66 verses ; arranged in 22 groups of three ; verses with each letter of the ? alphabet. When Jeremiah received the call to be God's mouthpiece, he was promised protection and vin dication. Committed to God, the prophet loved his people. He was often called the "weeping Prophet." Emotional expressions paralleled God's anguish over a wayward people. In 586 B.C. the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem after an 18-month blockade of the city. Many died from starvation and disease before the final attack occurred. Last week's lesson recorded the desolation of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians. Nebuchadnezzar gave Jere miah a choice to either go to Babylon or remain with the poor est of the poor in Jerusalem. The prophet chose to stay in Jerusalem. Chapter 25 of II Kings also recorded the destruction. Lesson: Jerusalem lays in ruin. Her protec tive walls no longer exist; the plundered tem ple is empty; Jeremiah and the rerhnant are left in a deserted place. Her (Jerusalem's) sins are exposed; she is bitter about it and she is despised by all (verses 1 - 11). The prophet mourns over Jerusalem's destruction. He cries out to God for comfort, but comfort doesn't come. Is God to blame? Chapter 2 further records the Lord's anger toward the Daugh ter of Zion. He did just what He said He would! They refused to repent, so destruction and captiv ity follow. No one escapes His judgment, and yet there is hope. Where? Jeremiah speaks of God's faithfulness beginning in verse 22. Is there room to com plain? Not really because God keeps His word and His love is forever. Jerusalem's present predica ment is due to sin not an uncaring God. Had it not been for His mercy all would have been con sumed. His compassion is great! Jeremiah states, "The Lord is my portion, and he will have hope in Him." Punishment' is harsh at times, but it doesn't last forever because of the Lord's tender mer cies. Application: For those of us who've been here awhile, we acknowledge the "up and downs" of life. Highs and lows of life are parts of this journey. Unfortu nately, some believers don't want to recognize and be responsible for their actions. Our loving Father wants us to keep Him first in our lives. When we fail to do so there are consequences. God warns us just as He did Judah. Like Judah. we want to ignore the message and kill the messenger. We fail to recognize that God keeps His word. When divine discipline comes upon us, we cry out for help. He doesn't respond. He knows what it takes for us (individually/corporately) to learn our lesson. Our parents, elders and teach ers have allowed us to learn (the hard way at times) the lessons of life. We came out on the other side better people. We mistakenly thought that they didn't like us. but contrary to that notion their motive was love. God has to do the same thing. He tells us the right thing to do. but we don't do it. He disciplines us on this jour ney so that we may become bet ter people. The discipline may seem harsh, but it is because He loves and has mercy on us. While going through just remember that His mercy endures forever (Psalm 118:29). To become w hat we need to be there must be a mixture of joy and pain. Whether the pain is self-inflicted, due to discipline or falling on the just/unjust, our comfort comes in knowing that His grace and mercy are not far oft'. Keep the faith because He has promised never to leave us alone. Introduce Him to someone todayl I Pastor's Conference provides spiritual answers for singles I SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ; No one deserves the pain of ? living without a wholesome, healthy relationship. God created ? human beings for successful and i harmonious relationships. Lack of ! sound spiritual foundation is one | of reasons for 30 million father ? less children and 15.6 million ' female-headed households. I In response to this societal cri ; sis, the Pastor's Conference of , - Rev. Dr. Lartey G o 1 e r Memorial A M E Z i o n Church is offering a 12-week teaching on the spiritual founda tions for singles preparing to get married. The ses sions will be held on Sundays from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Some of the topics will be: rules for attracting the attention of the one you love; getting married and remaining married; control ling your emotions vs. your emo tions controlling you; mental preparation - forgetting the past and embracing the future; physi cal preparation - treating the body as the temple of beauty and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; developing managerial skills; developing great social skills. Preparation is everything to your opportunity for a lifelong, fruitful relationship. Call the con ference headquarters at 724-9411 for more information. Rev. Dr. Seth 0. Lartey is pas tor of Goler Memorial AME Zion Church and instructor of the Pas tor's Conference. The church is at 630 N. Patterson Ave. ! Ambassador Cathedral will hold : service to honor minister of music J SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ?. The members of Arpbas , -sador Cathedral will honor ; their minister of music, David ; L. Allen Sr., in an Appreciation ' 2002 service on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. Gospel legend D.J. 1 Rogers of Rockford, 111., will ! be the guest speaker. Minister I Keith Pringle along with Gold J smith and Soul-Out will be the ; .musical guests. ! Allen - a musician extraor ! dinaire in skills, talents and ; .temperament - is truly a man I pf his times. His many long ' years of devotion and dedica 1 tion to the artistry of music * have gained him much respect ! throughout the United States. J Allen is a native of Win ston-Salem, where he attended : the public schools. He is a | 1979 graduate of Winston ? Salem State University. He has ! been the minister of music of Ambassador Cathedral since its inception in 1966. Allen Sr. Alien is a tal e n t e d writer, arranger and musician. He has been pro d u c i n g concerts and music festivals for 12 years. He is recognized as one of the top writers in the gospel music field. He has per formed and recorded with most of the major gospel artists. He has achieved national recognition and exposure through his affiliation with the Gospel Music Workshop of America, which the late Rev. James Cleveland founded. In August 1994, Allen was appointed co-chairman of the youth/youth adult department of the Gospel Music Workshop of America by its board of directors. His own company, Joyful Music Publishing and Produc tion, has published and pro duced some of the top gospel hits and albums in recent years. Among his recent pro ductions are: "Let Everything That Hath Breath" with the Spirit of Life Community Choir; "God Will Take Care of You" with the IGF N.C. Mass Choir; "Heart and Soul" and "No Greater Love" by the Ambassadors for Christ Choir, Winston-Salem; "Running for Jesus," by the Galilee Baptist Church Choir. Houston, Texas; "Oh Majesty" by the Neo Black Society Choir, Greens boro; and "God is Real" by the Dobbins High School Choir, Philadelphia, Pa. His original material is fea tured on current albums by: The Georgia Mass Choir, Pen tecostal Community Choir, Rev. Donald Vails and the Sal vation Corp., Wilmington Chester Mass Choir, the Gospel Music Workshop of America Mass Choir, Galilee Baptist Church Choir, the Gospel Music Workshop of America Youth Choir and gospel music artist Daryl Coley. Allen is the son of Bishop and Mrs. Frederick D. Patter son Sr. Allen is married to the former Sharon Smalls, and they are the proud parents of two children, David Jr. and Davida. Ambassador Cathedral is at 1500 Harriet Tubman Drive in Winston-Salem. Bishop Fred erick D. Patterson is the host pastor. i Uncompromising Word Fellowship Church I will host Men of Valor Conference Nov. 14-17 J SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE i The Uncompromising Word ! Fellowship Church will host its third annual Men of Valor Con i ference Nov. 14-17. The guest speaker for this event will be ; Pastor Kenneth Yelverton of the ; Temple of Refuge Church in ? Charlotte. Yelverton is anointed to I extract from the Holy Scrip tures and reveal dynamic truths that bring deliverance and heal ing to the total person - mind, body and spirit. He is truly a God-sent gift to the body of Christ. The theme for the confer ence is taken from Joshua 6:16: "Shout for the Lord has given you the city." Sessions will be held nightly at 7 o'clock. There will be prayer breakfast Satur day at 9 a.m. The conference will conclude on Sunday with Pastor Bobbie A. Jones bring ing the word of God. The Uncompromising Word Fellowship Church is at 2800 E. Sprague Street. Registration is free and open to the public. Call 788-1815 for more information. | St. Stephen Missionary I Baptist will hold revival ; SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ? ? ' ' . "V - ;;??: - -?1 ? St. Stephen Missionary Bap '? tist Church, 5000 Noble Street. J will hold revival Nov. 11-14. The ' Rev. Dr. William Saxe Epps, pas i tor of Second Baptist Church. ! Los Angeles, Calif., will be the ; keynote speaker each night. Epps is a native of Rochester. ! N.Y. His preparation for the min | istry began with a bachelor of sci j ence degree from Bishop Col lege. Dallas, Texas, in 1966; a ; master of divinity degree from > Union Theological Seminary. I New York City, in 1970. He ! earned a doctor of ministry J degree at St. Mary's Seminary > University in Baltimore. Md., in i *1987. He also studied at Andover-Newton Theological Seminary and Boston University in Massachusetts. Epps came to Second Baptist. Los Ange les, after complet ing a four year stay at the his toric Sec ond Bap t i s t Church of Detroit, Mich, He is a for Rev. Dr. tppt mer pastor of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. .Ctso lecturing nightly will be Rev. William S. Fails, pastor of First United Baptist Church of High Point. Fails is a native of Denver, Colo. He earned a B.S. degree in social welfare/sociolo gy with a minor in history at Lane College in Jackson, Tenn., and a master of divinity degree from Howard University School of Divinity. Fails will lecture each night at 6:30, and Epps will preach each night at 7:30. The revival theme will be "Come unto me says the Lord" (St. Matthew 11:28-29). The lec turing theme will be "Prophetic Flights and Plights in Ignoramus Conjectures of the Mind." Rev. J.R. Samuels is the host pastor of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church. Goodwill Baptist Church 548 Goodwill Rd., Clemmons, NC Arcadia Community 764-3930 Phone 764-3975 Pastor's Office 764-5658 Fax Pastor & First Lady Samuels "A full sen-ice ministry Meeting the Needs of the Peo ple. Spirit. Soul & Body." Macedonia Holiness Church Of God MWr Of The Apostolic Faith, Inc. ? Bishop R.L. Wise. Sr. D.D.:S.T.D. ? Pastor Sunday Services Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. M.Y.P.U 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Services Prayer & Bible Siudy 7:30 p.m. 4111 Whitfield Drive Phone: 336-767-3700 Fax: 336--767-7006 Pmey Grove Baptist Churdi 4715 Indiana Ave. ? Winston-Salem. AT 27106 ? (336) 767-4044 James-fc-Hirtille Pastor .Sunday School 9:40 a.m. ? Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. ? Evening Services 4:00 p.m. Bible Study Every Wednesday 10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Mission Statement:"A Saving Station for I.ost Souls and Enrichment Center for Christians" NNebsite: w w w.pinevgroseinc.org ? I-mail: pj>bt2005<? bellsouth.net I Pastor & Mrs. C. E. Gray 1301 E. Belews Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 "Let God Be God" 724-5842 or 721-1959 Sunday Morning Broadcast 6 - 6:30 A.M. WUPN 48 Sunday School 9:30 A.M. Worship Service II :00 A.M. Wednesday \2:0QNoon Bible Study 7:00 P.M. www.letgodbegod.org Vlt Olive Baptist Church i New Hope Missionary Baptist Church 1201 New Hope Lane ? Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Bishop John C. Parks (336) 724-5401 i?mraiir??nraiMK?rmffiiiFMi The Word & You 9:30 a.m. Devotional Service 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. Morning Sen il e - Videos & Tapes Available ? Van Sen ice Available A Cathedral of Hope "Building New Hope; Changing Lives" ? Kinail address: \?icrv>fnewtiope(i' aol.com Pentecostal Lighthouse Baptist Church of W-S, Inc. Dr. A Thomas Grtftay HI Pastor' Taachar 4349 Kernersville Road Kernersville. NC 27284 336-650-0033 $<?hg0glg Of Worship Services Sunday Morning Worship 8:00 a.m. Sunday Evaning Worship 6:00 p.m. Monday Study Class 7:00 p.m. Tuesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Children s Choir Rehearsal 5:30 p.m. Thursday: Bible Study and Preach Night 7:00 p.m. "To Love, To Know, To Ser\e and To Grow God's Kingdom!" Pastor Yelverton If You Enjoy Praise & Worship and The Preached Word I\ine In To Our "Let God Be God" Telecast 6:00 AM - 6:30 AM on WUPN 48 Every Sunday Morning Rev. Charles E. Gray Mt. Olive Baptist Church 1301 E. Belews St. Winston-Salem, N.C. Pastor, C.E. Gray
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