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Choir revival
The J.H. Heath ensemble of
Greter Higher Ground Ministries,
440 Waughtown St., will have its
Bishop Davis
annual choir
revival today
(Thursday,
March 17) and
Friday, March 18
at 7 p.m. each
night. The guest
speaker will be
Bishop
Sherwood T.
Davis Sr. from
Mount Pleasant
Missionary
Baptist Church. For more informa
tion, contact the church at 336
725-1125.
March 18
Dinners for sale
The Chancel Choir and Concert
Series Committee of Grace
Presbyterian Church (USA), 3901
Carver School Road, will sell chit
terlings, BBQ ribs and chicken
dinners on Friday, March 18 from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost of the
dinners are from $7.50 to $8.50.
Delivery service is available if
ordering three or more dinners.
For more information, call the
church at 336-767-7530.
College/youth program
St. Peter's Church and World
Outreach Center 24/7 College and
Young Adult Ministry will hold its
monthly college/young adult serv
ice "The ATTIC" on Friday, March
18 at 9 p.m. Area college students
and young adults are welcome to
attend and enjoy a night of radical
praise and worship and social fel
lowship. The ATTIC service will
take place in the Administration
Building located on the campus of
St. Peter's at 3683 Old Lexington
Road. For more information, call
3 3 6 - 6 5 0 - 0 2 0 0,
email theattic336@gmail.com or
go to Facebook: The ATTIC336.
March 19
Praise Fest Cafe
Praise Fest Cafe, a program for
singles, will be held on Saturday,
March 19 at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity
FGBC, 651 Akron Drive. There
will be comedy, dance, poetry,
singing, rappers Tribe of Judah,
food and special guest Ethel
Beasley. Hor more information,
call the church office at 336-744
9293.
Fashion show
Life Changing Transformation
Church
Ministries, 2001
E. 25th St., will
hold a fashion
show on
Saturday. March
19 at 5 p.m.
Admission is a
minimum dona
tion of $3.
Minister Almeta
Miller is the
Rev. Mitchell
organizer of this
event. Rev. Alice Mitchell is the
host pastor.
Health Ministries Conference
Emmanuel Baptist Church,
1075 Shalimar Drive, will host a
Health Ministries Conference on
March 19 from 8:30 a.m. until 2
p.m. It will include informative
sessions, health screenings and
more. The cost to attend the con
ference is $10, which is to be paid
at the door. Call 336-788-7023 to
register.
Feast of Salads
The Reynolds Temple Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church
Missionary Society will sponsor
their annual Feast of Salads for a
donation of $7 on March 19 from
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The guest speaker
will be Rev. Angela Brown
Neville. The church is at 2935 N.
Glenn Ave. Rev. Jack Brown Jr. is
the pastor.
Salad Feast
New Life Outreach Ministries,
3620-L Patterson Ave., will hold a
Salad Feast on Saturday. March 19
from 2 - 4 p.m. The cost is $8 per
See Calendar on B6
Confronting
False
Teachings
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
Lesson Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6-16
Lesson Aims: To recognize that false
teachings exist in the church: to know
how to confront them; and follow the
components of effective leadership in the
church.
Background: Gnosticism developed
during the early days of the church. It
didn't get a name until the second centu
ry AD. The actual term came from the
Greek word for knowledge, gnosis. The
followers, called Gnostics, claimed to
possess special knowledge that wasn't
available to others. All of their principles
were based on good (the spiritual/ imma
terial) and evil (the body/ the material).
Also woven into their beliefs was some
Legalism. "To have a fulfilling life.
Gnostics believed that the body could be
ignored by practicing ritual, asceticism,
abstinence, and rigid regulation of life."
(Richards' Complete Bible Handbook).
TH# early church was fertile ground for
proselytizing (converting) because Jews
and Gentiles made up the body. A simple
statement could ignite a firestorm, thus
dividing and conquering. Young Timothy
was in Ephesus facing a myriad of chal
lenges from stabilizing the church to
combating false teachings. His teachings
had to be based on sound dex trine and an
exemplary life. Paul wrote to his "dear"
son to encourage and to instruct. While
the apostle addressed matters of
Timothy's personal life; he rebuke the
church elders for being taken in by the
false teachers.
Lesson: Paul opens by explaining to
Timothy that false ideas come from evil.
The argument that the false teachers are
promoting here is "to abstain from mar
riage and follow other ascetic practices
like rejecting gifts from God"
(Richards'). First of all, Timothy (the
leader) has to train himself. What Paul
means here is that Timothy has to study
lite teachings of Jesus, for they arc good
doctrine. When confronted with false
teachings, instead of arguing over them,
live as Jesus taught, which leads to godli
ness. The physical training mentioned by
the apostle refers to the false teachings.
Its benefits are short lived as compared to
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The WSSU University Choir *
Youth Choirs to perform
with WSSU singers
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The Winston-Salem State
University Choirs, which
includes the Women and Men
and the Burke Singers, will per
form with the Winston-Salem
Youth Choirs, which includes the
touring chorus, young women's,
young men's and residential cho
ruses, on Sunday, March 20 at 4
p.m. in WSSU's Kenneth R.
Williams Auditorium. The event
is free and open to the public.
The Choruses will present
short individual programs before
combining their voices for two
powerful choral works: "The
Impossible Dream" and
"Ave Maria." The accompanists
for the concert are Myron Brown
(WSSU Choirs) and David
Pulliam (WSYC).
The Winston-Salem State
University Choirs, under the
direction of D'Walla Simmons
Burke, have just returned from a
The Burke Singers with D' Walla Simmons-Burke .
successful performance tour
of Virginia. Maryland and
Washington. D.C. In May, mem
bers of the University Choir and
Professor Burke will perform in
Nassau. Bahamas in the 105
Historical Black Colleges and
Universities Bahamian Concert.
In June, the Burke Singers
will travel to Monrovia. Libera
and Ghana in West Africa.
In July, members of the
Winston-Salem Youth Choirs
will participate in the
Wintergreen Summer Music
Festival in Wintergreen. Va.
St. James to hold Missionary Day
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The Sarah Allen Missionary Society
ot at. James AMt Church will celebrate
its annual Missionary Day on Sunday,
March 20 at 1 1 a.m. The guest preacher
will be Rev. Arnita Davis.
Davis is one of six children horn to
Mrs. Lillian B. Brooks and the late John
A. Brooks in Martinsville. Va. She is a
1969 graduate of Martinsville High
School and a 1975 graduate of Patrick
Henry Community College.
Davis proudly acknowledges that she
is an identical twin to Bonita Brooks Smith of
Martinsville. Davis has been married to Rev. Henry
Rev. Davis
R. Davis for 22 years. The couple lives in
Jamestown and are the parents of two
daughters, a son and six grandchildren.
Presently, Davis serves as the hirst
Lady and a minister at St. Joseph AME
Church in Aberdeen. She is employed
with the U.S. Postal Service in
Greensboro. Davis shares with her hus
band a love for God's Word, the ministry
and God's people.
St. James AME is located at 1501 N.
Patterson Ave. The pastor is Rev. Steven
L. Lyons. Mary E. Brown is president of
the Missionary Society. All are invited to
attend this celebration.
WFU's Miles to preach at Emmanuel
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Rev. Dr. Vcronice Miles, the Ruby
Purdue and Shelmer D. Blackburn Assistant
Professor of Homiletics and Christian
fcducation at the wake Forest
University School of Divinity,
will give the keynote address at
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Women's History Month culmi
nation program on Sunday,
March 27 at 10 a.m.
An ordained Baptist minister.
Rev. Miles' experience in aca
demics is augmented by her min
istry with local church communi
ties and religious organizations.
including serving as minister of
Christian Education and interim pastor at
the Greater Bethany Baptist Church in
Atlanta. She has preached and taught exten
sively, and has presented papers and work
shops for numerous academic and church
conferences, meetings and organizations.
Miles has been involved in various facets of
church and community ministry for more
Rev. Miles
than 30 years.
A native of Florida, Miles teaches cours
es in Christian Religious Education,
Preaching and Womanist thought at Wake
Forest.
Other Women's History Month
events include an aerobics session
and breakfast on Saturday. March
26, starting at 9 a.m. The work
shop. "Laugh it Off: Using Humor
and Laughter to Combat Stress."
facilitated by Carolyn Burns
Speller. will follow at 10:30 a.m. A
lunch dialogue will be held at noon
that day. Saturday events conclude
with the play "A Woman at
Sychar's Well: From Victim to
Vessel" at 2 p.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church is located at
1075 Shalimar Drive. Dr. John Mendez is
the host pastor.
For more information . call the church
office at J.16 -78X-7023. or \i.\il wm-m'.hw
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Christian drama
guild to stage
latest production
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The Royal Curtain Drama Guild, a Christian
Theater and Arts Outreach Ministry under the leader
ship of Dr. Stephanie Barber
Hurt and an affiliate of Hurt
International Ministries, is pre
senting the stage production
"My First Love" on March 25
and 26 at 7 p.m. at Atkins
Academic and Technology
High School, 3605 Old
Greensboro Rd.
"My First Love" is an
inspiring production that exem
plifies how good God is and
how He can help believers
overcome anv nroblem or cir
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cumstance. Characters include Tracy, a young, devot
ed Christian who is coming of age in a world filled
with temptations, deceptions, violence and heartache.
The drama is designed to make audiences laugh, cry
and enable them to craft an understanding of God's
love and how it's never too late to return to your "first
love."
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door.
There also special group discounts. A portion of the
proceeds wilj support local outreach ministries.
Tickets are available at True Cuts Barber and
Beauty Salon in Marketplace Mall, Family Christian
Bookstore, 1608 S. Stratford Road, or calling 336
575-3035, emailing rcdgboxoffice@yahoo.com or
goimg to www.Royalcurtaindramaguild.org.