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lBy Mrs. Bessie Wllbon - INTRODUCTION In life-and-death situations, men cling to life at all costs, hoping to postpone the hour when death will have the final word. Jesus, though, reversed that order. His mission and ministry became a matter of death and declared values "greater—than— physical life, and He purposefully sur rendered His life day by day in service and finally in His crucifixion, in advancing those greater values, which all added up to —eternal glory with the Father.Sodeath is not the final word, life is. Death becomes th|^ateway by which life is attained. It way so with Jesus, wno emptied Himself of glory and became obedient even to death; whereupon God exalted Him to immea surable glory (Philippians 2:5-11). It con tinues to be so with one who denies himself while serving others in the name of Christ and grows in His likeness. LESSON BACKGROUND Through months of preaching, teaching and healing in Galilee, Jesus had demon strated His diving nature. Not all of the talk w\as favorable. That is the discredited Pharisees was bitterly hostile. They were lopking for a Messiah to reinstate the military and political kingdom of David. They had been * excited by the demon stration of Jesus’ power, but disillusioned by His teaching ( and the direction of His ministry. But thecommon people still heard Him gladly. It was time for Jesus to nail down the elements of public opinion and to establish His disciples’ faith in relation to Him. (Mark 8:27-30) “And Jesus went out, and His disciples, into the towns of Ceasarea' Philippi: and by the way, He asked His disciples, saying unto them, ‘Whom do men say that I am?' And they answered, ‘John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.’ And He saith unto them, ‘But whom say ye that I am?’And Peter answereth and saith unto Him, ‘Thou art the Christ.’ And He charged them that they should tell no man of Him.” Luke 9:18 says that Jesus was alone with His disciples praying and then raised the question as to jjfis identity. It was a momentous occasion - this report on the responses To His|btnlstTyFJKUs had-+teard— what the leaders of the Pharisees were saying about Hun. He would have the a pities know what was being said among the common folk. “Thou Art the Christ!” Here was the foe il point. Popular opinion did not satisfy J isus, and they must not satisfy the apos^. The Lord’s question Was addressed to the entire group; but each man must be firmly established in his own cpnvictionj. And that conviction must center in the person of the “Son of man” who stood before them inquiring. To acknow ledge Jesus as the Christ was - and Is - a mind-filling and life-filling confession. As Prophet, He speaks with divine authority; as Priest He offers the only effective sacrifice r Himself - for our sins; as King, He reins supreme in His kingdom - the church -now, and He will reign in glory forever. ! And He charged them that they should tell no man of Him.” It was not yet time to make public announcement of Jesus as the Messiah. His ministry had already been hhmpeTed on occasion by too much of the wrong kind of publicity (Mark 1:43-45). And this c<mld be mtich more serious. In politically volatile Galilee it could ignite a zfealot’s insurrection against Rome, and among the Pharisees and the temple authorities it would be viewed as blas phemy demanding His immediate death. Besides, the apostles themselves had not yet received the whole story of the Messiah’s gospel, and they did not fully understand what kind of Messiah He was. ; Jesus’ program for His own ministry was unacceptable evCn to His closest followers, aud the demands He made on prospective disciples seemed even worse. From an ordinary rabbi such expressions would only mean that he was demented. From an established prophet they might seem mild ly interesting. Only from God’s Messiah would they gain credibility, and even then ^ith slow reluctance. So, before Jesus could set forth His plan for himself and His followers, He must establish some ground for acceptance. His rers must be firmly convinced that He rindeed God’s anointed-Lord amfSavior. Sorority Honors Nine For Community Leadership By Loretta Manago Post Staff Writer .. The Charlotte Chapter of Las Amigas, Inc. recently sponsored an Oratorical Contest and Community Leadership Tribute at Dis covery Place." Barbara Atwater and Johnsie Ydung served as mistresses of ceremony at the program that was de dicated to past, present and future black leaders. In one segment of the program, presentations were awarded to today’s community leaders. The recipients and the cate —goiiesfm nhii.li they weie honored are: Ira Brewer - Art; Nasif Majeed. - Busi Naslf Majeed .Business ness; Adelaide Hunt - Com -munitu CMi.inn| Knthloon Crosby - Education; Her man Thomas - Human Re Kathleen Crosby .Education lations; Teresa Simmons - -rfownaliomi—Frank \yj||. iams - Music; Sarah Ste venson - Politics and Ken Housing Options Needed For Elderly Citizens One out of every five of our nation’s elderly citi zens lives in housing in appropriate to his or her needs - too big, too ex pensive, too much work to care for, too isolated. These millions-there arc more than 25 million in this country who are 65 or older and the growth in this age category is in an almost perpendicular uptrend-are seeking suitable homes to meet their common pro blems of health, loneliness or the frailties of ad vancing age. ~ They do not need to be in the institution. They cer tainly want to avoid the pitfalls of an unlicensed “boarding home” for the elderly. The good news is that a new generation of housing solutions for older Ameri cans-experimental ideas, many quite promising-is cropping up—across - the land. All are based on local initiative, not national policy. The last national policy for housing elderly Ameri cans-coaxing them out of their homes and neighbor hoods and into sterile go vernment subsidized high rise struetures-is double discredited. First, federal subsidy money is drying up, perhaps never to re turn. Second, surveys show that the elderly, in over whelming numbers, don’t want to move. They’d pre fer to “age in place," if not in their own homes, then at least in the old neighbor hoods with the friends, stores, parks and places they’ve known for years. In recognition of this fact, the Council on Aging, In cooperation wionfie— Livingstone College Ge rontology Certificate Pro gram and Centralina Area Agency on Aging, will be sponsoring a conference on “Housing Options For Old er Adults” Friday, April 13 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at United -Way, ^Auditorium. 301 s Brevard St., Charlotte. The keynote speaker will be Lep Baldwin, Housing Director with the National American Association of Retired Persons. SEW-A-THON Planned The Mecklenburg County Home Economics Exten sion Department and Harks ana Ke^'eatlon t'lll sponsor the 10th Annual Sew-A-Thon Tuesday, March 27, at 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Wednesday, March 28, at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., at the Charlotte Park Center on Kings Drive, next to Central Pied mont Community College. This year’s show will feature live demonstra tions on sewing techniques, crafts for camp church youth, and the home with fashion shows and door prizes, the latest in ma terials and equipment for the home and sewing. The crafts industry will also be a part of the show. Special features include dresses for the little girl, fashions for the 14-plus fi gure by McCall, decorative designs for the home, and ways to make it big in the crafts market and stay at —homo.---J Opportunities to see, learn, touch and under stand so much in sewing, makes this “Sew-A-Thon a rare opportunity. Step-by step instructions will be handed out at the Sew A- Thon for future refer ence. For information, please call 374-2692, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mary C. Martin, Home Economics Extension Agent and Director of the Sew-A Thon. Plan to spend a fun filled day at Park Center, eat lunch also, Tuesday, and Wednesday, March 27 and 28. Working citizens can attend Tuesday even ing until 9 p.m. Don’t miss these two great days of sewing and crafts Appalachian State To Sponsor Workshop Here Appalachian State Uni versity is sponsoring “The Teaching Learning Para dox: Your Style of Teach ing and Student Styles of Learning” workshop Sa turday, March 31, in Charlotte. The workshop examines the different styles of learning and helps teach ers adjust teaching styles to accommodate the learn ing methods oL their stu dents. A standardized test given at the outset of the workshop will enable teachers to recognize their dominant teaching styles. The workshop leader is Hunter Boy lan, director of the Kellogg Institute for Developmental Education and assistant professor in ASU's College of Educa tion. Dr. Boy lan also serves as a learning con sultant for school systems. me c Newspaper That Reaches More Than 70,000 from 10 a.in. lt> noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Mul tipurpose Room at St. Mark’s Center, 601 N. Graham St. The program costs $49 which covers re gistration and course ma terials. To register contact the ASU Division of Commun ity Service, Boone, N.C. 28608, or call 704-262-3113. i- ' —--* Sell Subscriptions For THE POST And Make BIG MONEY! The conference will also include a Housing Fair where approximately 25 organizations will provide information and materials on existing housing; how to make a housing choice; home repairs and energy conservation; ser vices to help older adults remain in their homes; home safety; institutional care and new initiatives underway in Charlotte and surrounding areas. Conference sessions will cover housing options such as granny flats, shared housing, group homes, ac; cessory apartments and home conversion. For conference partici pants needing more infor mation, one of the sessions will focus on a roundtable discussion with a panel of housing experts. This will enable more comprehen sive coverage of issues such as zoning regulations ~andTinaneing options,-1 The conference is open to the public free of charge. For more details or if you would like a brochure for this event, contact the Council on Aging at 372- ] 7170 or Dorothea Lakin, Chairman of the Council of Aging, at 334-0423. I ---- Teresa Simmons .Journalism Koontz - Public Relations. Another segment of the program, Perspective Number One, honored the leaders of yesterday Men and women like Mary McCleod Bethune, Booker T. Washington and Martin b. Ring;—dr.-—were—re- . cognized for the sacrifices and accomplishments they made for the black race. The Oratorical Contest represented the last seg ment of the program Perspective Number Ken Koontz .Public Relations Three Las Amigas spon sored the Oratorical Contest “Hi urdei—to—enhance—to day’s youths’ opportunities to speak out and express their ideas and views to people and on various sub jects. Competition for the -OratoricalContest was held on two levels: ■ev el h | (Junior High) and Level III (Senior High). On Level ■■fc Felicia Potts, a studenttl Smith, was the winnelHth her speech. “Keepd% Black English Alive.”, Tanya ^TayloiY an lUk^rader at Garinger Highly as the winner in Levdjfcl Her speech was tlKd “We Have Tomorrow.” Both winners received trophies. Other highlidjts of the program inclijM an “Honor's Corner-display with pictures ofrall the honorees. PRlCmiVT? 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