By Ray. Waylon R. Wallace
n ; Qreetings, fellow Bible stu
dent*! Our lesson this week is
• .4nund in Acts 4:5-31. The sub
,Ject of the lesson is “Power of
W* the Resurrected Christ." It
dramatically demonstrates
that the power Christ display
s' did not die on the cross or
remain in the tomb, but it
j\ continued and continues to be
r: an active force in the world.
. This may be considered a
'*'■ continuation of last week’s
lesson. Peter and John were
brought before the Sanhedrin
Council, the Supreme Court of
the Jews, after being held over
a night for preaching Christ.
^ This council was composed of
***, the religious leaders and the
i wealthy aristocrats of their
\ people. Some of the same men
\ on this council were the ones
| who had met secretly and
<: illegally to condemn Jesus to
his death.
Peter and John were treated
with contempt. They were
!f looked down upon as men with
!■ no formal or technical train
ing, especially in regards to
the law. They were threaten
ed. Dispite their obvious lack
.. of any professional status they
i displayed a type of royal
dignity which was a testimony
rp that they had been in the
company of Jesus. This royal
dignity they possessed had in
it an element of courage. A
kind of courage that realized
the dangerous position they
. Of obeying God rather than
men, which enabled them to
stand firm In dning and saying
the things that pleased God.
Peter and John defended
themselves. They defended
i»> themselves with the evidence
■£i of the undeniable cure of a
& man. Their second defense
^ was loyalty to. God. They
remembered the admonition
Of the Lord to fear God rather
than man. They were more
concerned with God’s will
than man’s will. Their third
defense was their personal
Christie* ospertence. . --r:t
After their release, they
returned to their own people.
Their own people were not
— their blood relatives. Their
own people were not the mem
bers of (heir own race. Their
own people were the other
sons and daughters of God
through faith In Jesus Christ.
They made a report to the rest
of the church concerning what
had happened to them on
account of their faithful wit
ness. The response of these
people was contrary to what
may be imagined, considering
, their situation. They praised
. God! They recognized the futi
lity of man’s rebellious rage
against the plans of God and
the cause of Christ. Their one
petition was not protection but
boldness to witness. The result
was that they experienced
fresh assurance of the Lord’s
presence and power. With this
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assurance they continued to
witness with boldness.
There are many lessons to
be learned from this passage
of scripture. (1) The Christian
faith is always on trial. There
are always people whose self
ish interest conflict with the
demands and the consequen
ces of Christianity. Often the
greatest opposition comes
from among those folk who
view Christianity as a faith or
an idea to be accepted intel
lectually rather than a reality
to be lived. Then, there are
those who are so successful in
the business world that they
see Christianity as a threat to
their profits when put into
practice. Too many business
people see their faith as some
thing to be laid aside during
business hours. There are still
those who find people who
really believe in' the Lord
contemptible. And, suprising
ly to some, there are still
places in the world where it is
dangerous to profess Christ.
(2) The Christian’s defense is
still the same. A changed life
is the greatest testimony of
the truth and value of Chris
tianity. The story is told of a
converted alcoholic who was
being harrassed on his job by
his fellow mill workers.
une asxeo nun u he really
believed Jesus bad turned
water into wine. He replied
that he did not know about
that, but that he did know in
his own home Jesus had turn
ed beer into food, wine into
clothes, whiskey into house
payments, a bum into a hus
band, and a drunk into a
father. Loyalty to God first
and foremost is still the Chris
tian’s only true security. Fi
nally, personal experience wi
th Christ makes such a radical
difference in a person’s life
that it cannot go unnoticed. (3)
The fellowship of the true
church is a source of strength.
Our true brothers and sisters
are those to whom we are
united spiritually.
When we gather as believers
we ought to have some wit
nessing experiences to report.
Praising God we must seek
the courage that comes from
him to continue taking a stand
for him.
UNIVERSITY PARK
Dr. James E. Palmer, pas
tor of University Park Bap
tist Church, Keller and Senior
Drive, has announced Spring
Revival at the church begin
ning March 27 and lasting
through March 31, nightly at
7:30 p.m. The speaker for the
week will be Dr. Ronald E.
Odom, Sr., pastor of Lifeline
Missionary Baptist Church,
Birmingham, Alabama.
Rev. Palmer said there will
be "old fashioned praying,
singing and preaching and he
urges the public to attend.
Church News Briefs
Silver Mount Ushers To Sponsor Gospel Train Program Saturday
The Silver Mount Usher's
Chorus will have it's Annual
Gospel Train program on Sat
urday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m.
More than 25 musical groups
are expected to participate in
the program. According to a
spokesman, this is one of the
mo6t enjoyable events to take
place at the church and the
public is urged to attend all or
part of the celebration which
usually lasts past midnight.
Silver Mount will host the
Annual Easter Sunrise Ser
vice Sunday morning at 6 a m.
Rev. M.L. Houston, pastor of
China Grove Methodist Chur
ch, will deliver the sermon.
Music will be by the China
Grove Choir and others.
Following the Sunrise Ser
vice, breakfast of country
ham, grits, eggs, jelly, toast
and coffee wiil be served free
to everyone attending.
Rev. William Lee Jr., pastor
of Silver Mount, will deliver
the 11 a.m. sermon and Easter
program will follow at 1 p.m.
The public is invited to
attend all these services. Sil
ver Mount is located in Mat
thews.
CORINTHIAN
Corinthian Missionary Bap
tist Church, 9147 Trinity Road,
will sponsor a program Easter
Sunday at 3:30 p.m. entitled
“The Four Gospels.”
The program will be spon
sored by the Missionary De
partment. Speakers will be
Rev. James Houston, pastor of
First Mount Zion Baptist
Church; Rev. Van W. Jack
son, Ambassadors For Christ
Baptist Church; Rev. Natha
niel Watts, associate pastor of
Middle Street AME Zion
Church and Rev. Joseph L.
Shaw of Henry’s Chapel AME
Zion Church.
Mrs. C. Shaw is president of
the Missionary Department
and Dr. J.G. Whitfield is pas
tor of Corinthian.
C.N. JENKINS MEMORIAL
C.N. Jenkins Memorial
Presbyterian Church will hold
Easter Sunrise Services at 6
a.m. Breakfast will be served
immediately afterward, pre
pared by the Men’s Council.
Sunday School will be at 9:45
a.m., Morning Worship at 11
a.m. and at 6 p.m. there will
be an Easter program spon
sored by The Young People.
C.N. Jenkins is located at
1421 Statesville Ave. and Rev.
George C. Goodman is pastor.
SUNRISE SERVICE
Charlotte Park and Recrea
tion Department and Char
lotte Area Clergy Association
will co-sponsor an Easter Sun
rise Service in Freedom Park
Sunday, March 26 at 6:30
a.m.
The guest speaker will be
Rev. Raymond Worsley, pas
tor of First United Presbyte
rian Church and guest musi
cians will be West Charlotte
High School Chorus.
Following the sunrise ser
vice, a special dedication will
be made to Bishop Herbert
Spa ugh in recognition of his
contributions to the Charlotte
Mecklenburg community.
In case of rain, the service
will be held in the Park
Dr. J.G. Whitfield
...Corinthian pastor
Center, 310 North King’s
Drive.
BEREAN SDA CHURCH
Sister Bernice Miller was
Ladies Day speaker at Berean
last week. Speaking on the
topic. “Christ In Adventist
Education,” Sister Miller told
the more than 600 in the
audience, "As Women of Be
rean, we must ask ourselves
‘What is our role in this area? ’
She went on to quote
Bible scripture that says,
“Fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom.” Then
she noted, “Our ideas of edu
cation take too narrow and too
low a range. There is need for
a broader scope, a higher
aim...more than the pursuit of
a certain courses of study...
guidance in the cause of God.”
STEELCREEK
Mount Zion AME and O Zion
AME Churches will join with
Steel Creek AME Zion Church
to celebrate Holy Week,
March 23 through March 26.
Thursday, March 23, at 7:30
p.m, services will be at O Zion
with Rev. C.D Stackhouse,
pastor of Mount Zion as spea
ker.
Friday, March 24, Rev. Geo
rge McNeely, pastor of Steel
Creek, will speak at Mount
Zion.
Easter Sunrise Service will
be at Steel Creek with O Zion’s
pastor, Rev. J.F. Baxter, de
livering the message. Break
fast will be served to all who
attend.
EAST STONEWALL AME
East Stonewall AME Zion
Church wHl hold Easter Sun
rise Service at 6:30 a.m.
Breakfast, prepared by the
Progressive Club, will be ser
ved immediately afterward.
Regular morning worship
will be at 11 a.m.
At 3 p.m. the Church School
staff will sponsor the Annual
Easter Program for the child
ren of the church.
The public is invited to
share all these events.
East stonewall is at 1729
Grier’s Grove Road. Rev. Ja
mes E. McCoy is the pastor.
JOINT SUNRISE SERVICE
St. John’s Presbyterian
Church, Morning Glade Me
thodist Church, Logan’s Cha
pel Methodist Church will join
St. Paul’s United Presbyte
rian Church for a joint Easter
Sunrise Service at 5:30 a.m.
Rev. O.L. Porter, pastor of;
Logan’s Chapel, will deliver
Ms.Bernice Miller
.. .Ladie's Day speaker
the message. Free breakfast
will be served following the
service and the public is invit
ed to attend.
St. Paul is
located on Robinson Church
Road. Rev. Robert Walton is
the pastor.
ST.JOHN’S
St. John's Baptist Church
will have regular worship ser
vice at 11 a.m. Easter Sunday
morning, followed by an “Old
Time Speaking and Singing
Program” sponsored by, the
Sunday School and Musical
Departments of the church.
St. John’s is located in Ne
well and the pastor is Rev.
Robert Leak.
SHARON UNITED
A "Continuing Easter Fes
tival" will begin at Sharon
United Methodist Church, 4411
Sharon Road (across from
‘South Park), Thursday, April
6, and continue through Sun
day, April 9. The guest spea
ker will be Dr. W. Maurice
King, Dean of The Upper
Room Chapel in Nashville,
Tenn. and Associate Editor of
The Upper Room: He will
speak on the topic. "A Deepen
ing Personal Committee to
Christ." i
Services will begin at 7:30
p.m. each evening except Sun
day, when it will commence at
ed dish supper at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday.
The public is cordially in
vited to take part in these
services.
MAYFIELD MEMORIAL
The pastor, Rev. H.S. Diggs,
will deliver the message when
Mayfield Memorial holds Eas
ter Sunrise Service at 6 p.m.
March 26. Music will be by the
Senior Choir with Mrs. Delo
res Dial at the organ. An
Easter Fellowship Breakfast
will follow the service.
The combined five choirs of
Mayfield will render music for
the 11 a.m. worship service.
At 3 p.m. the Sunday School
Department will present an
Easter Program. Mrs. Joyce
Stukes is program chairman,
DeSoto Ellis is General Direc
tor of the Sunday School De
partment and John L. Massey
is General Secretary.
The Young Adult Choir of
Mayfield will present an Eas
ter Musical at 6 p.m., March
26. Soloists will include Phyllis
Houston, Joyce Stukes, Rhon
da Gooden, Ann Gupton, and
Richard Campbell. Gardenia
Dalton will narrate. Barbara
Alexander, minister of Music
for Mayfield, is director and
organist of the Young Adult
Choir.
GETHSEMANE AME ZION
Greater Gethsemane AME
Zion Church will present their
annual Children’s Easter Pro
gram during the regular Sun
day School Hour. Everyone is
urged to be there by 9:30 a.m.
Rehearsals for the program
will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday
evening.
Gethsemane’s Senior Choir
will present an Easter Cantata
at 5:15 p.m. Easter Sunday.
The public is urged to partici
pate in this service.
Gethsemane is located at
531 Campus Street, and the
pastor is Rev. George E.
Battle.
NEW EMMANUEL
Good News of Miracles Out
reach will sponsor a “Saints
Gathering and Soul Saving
Festivaland Revival” at New
Emmanuel Congregation
Christian Church at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 9. Mrs. Iren
Medlin of Monroe and Ms.
Marquita (who once wgs
blind) will participate and
share testimonies. There will
be music by several choirs.1
Rev. N.C. Calhoun, pastor of
New Emmanuel, invites the
public to attend and share to
this occasion. The church is
located at 3540 Beatties Ford
Road.
FIRST MOUNT ZION
First Mount Zion Baptist,
1515 Remount Road, will hold
Easter Sunrise Services at
5:30 a.m. The public is invited.
Beginning the fifth Sunday
in March, First Mount Zion
will have early morning ser
vices from 8a.m. to 9 a.m. the
public is invited.
Dr. C.V. Owens is pastor of
First Mount Zion.
LAYMEN COUNCIL
The Charlotte District Lay
men's Council Meeting will be
held at Cathey Memorial AM®
Zion Church Monday, March
27, at 7:30 p.m. Anyone ne45
ing transportation may con
tact Preston Black or Mrs
Rebecca Sullivan.
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6:00 p.m. Bible Study
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Mon. -Fri. 7:00a.m. -6p.m.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Easter Sunrise Services 6 A. M.
Rev. Edward Newberry Will Deliver The
Message_
At 8 A. M. Men's Counsel Will Meet
At The Church
At 9:45 A. M. Church School Will Present
An Easter Program
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Morning Worship' 11 a m.
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Evangelistic Sermon - 8 p m
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