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Luke 8:40 - 42
Jesus’ Return (v. 40)
40. And it came to pass,
that, when Jesus was
returned, the people ^adly
received him; for they were all
waiting for him.
Jesus has just returned
from the region of the Gar-
daraies where He had cast
out the legions of demons
from the man who was living
in the tombs. This region has
more of a Gentile population
than Galilee or Judea. Jesus’
occasional trips to these
largely Gentile areas demon
strate that His ministry is for
aU people, even as the gospel
is the power of God to every
one who believes—both Jew
and Greek. (Romans 1:16)
This is a time in C^brist’s
ministry when the crowds
make it difficult for Jesus to
have any solitary moments or
time He can spend splely with
12 preparing them for future
ministry. Wherever Jesus
goes, there seem to be a crowd
pressing against Him for an
opportunity to hear Him
speak or to receive a miracle.
Now that Jesus is back in
Galilee, the crowds again
swarm around Him. They are
glad to have him back.
Jairus’s Request (v.41)
41. And, behold, there came
a man named Jairus, and he
was a ruler of the synagogue;
and he fell down at Jesus’
feet, and besought him that
he would come into his house.
Not only is the average citi
zen excited to have Jesus
back in Capernaum, Jesus’
arrival also catches the notice
of Jairus. As a ruler of the
synagogue, he oversees the
day-to-day operations of all
that happens there. He is an
important official. It is unusu
al for someone of prominence
to come and fall at another’s
feet in Jesus’ day It is more
typical for someone to come
and bow.
Even the idea of bowing
would itself suggest an atti
tude of humility in the pres
ence of someone greater than
you. This is the heart of sub
mission. No one is immune
fium great personal needs. As
important as Jairus may be
in the eyes of the communi
ty—or even in Ms own eyes—
he recognizes that he has a
need that he is unable to meet
on his own. So, he humbly
comes before Jesus, pleading
with Him to come into his
house.
Jairus’s Dilemma (v.42)
42. For he had one only
daughter, about 12 years of
age, and she lay a dying. But
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RELIGION
Life IB.
MegaFest music
PHOTO/UNIVERSITY PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
University Park Baptist Church’s Kingdom Voices Choir performed during the “Woman Thou art Loosed” service
at MegaFest last week in Atlanta.
University Park participates in Atlanta conference
SPECIAL TO THE POST
Two University Park
Baptist Church groups
performed at MegaFest
last week.
The Kingdom Voices
Choir and the praise team
ministered through music
at MegaFest, the laigest
Christian family confer
ence presented by Bishop
TD. Jakes.
MegaFest was held in
Atlanta last week and the
University Park Clioir per
formed during the
‘Woman Thou Art Loosed”
service where the guest
speaker was Evangelist
Jackie McCullough.
The choir is promoting
its new CD “One Thing I
Desire,” which was
released at MegaFest. The
CD is on sale at the Uni
versity Park Baptist
Church Bookstore, and
online at
www.onethingIdesire.com.
The CD will be in other
retail outlets in Septem
ber.
Misspellings prove vandals not satanic
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPARTA, Tfenn. — Tbenagers who
can’t speU, not devil worshippers,
shattered windows and spray-paint
ed a church, weeks after fires at two
other churches in this small town, an
investigator said Monday
Detective Chris Isom said some of
the spray-painted messages “mis
spelled Satan ... as Santin, on one of
the walls.” He said an investigation
was continuing.
We actually think it is some
teenagers, instead of Satan worship
pers,” Isom said.
Isom said there was no connection
between the late July vandalism at
the predominantly white First Apos
tolic Church in Sparta and fires
weeks earlier at the predominantly
black Roberts Street Church of
Christ and Kynette United
Methodist Church.
Police chained James Henry
DibreU, 47, with arson and bursary
in the earlier fires that damaged the
two churches and five vacant houses
in one nei^iiborhood.
Investigators previously said race
was not a factor in the fires. Dibrell’s
relatives said he was addicted to
drugs and mentally iU. He remains in
custody
The Rev. Kip Simar, pastor of First
Apostolic Church, said he agreed that
teenage probably were responsible
for the vandahsm that included
spray-painted messages that meant
to say “Satan is my (jod” and “Kill
Jesus” and included threats against
him and his family
“They have no respect for the Lord’s
stuff, the kingdom of God,” Simar
said.
Simar said the vandals must have
been looking for money and when
they didn’t find any they spotted the
diurch’s spray paint. He said the
damage totaled about $6,000.
‘1 don’t hold it against them,” Simar
said. “I know they are doing it not
really knowing what they are doii^.”
Sparta is about 75 miles southeast
of Nashville.
Ancient church remains found in Egypt
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO, Egypt —The
remains of an ancient
church and monks’
retreats that date back to
the early years of monasti-
dsm have been discovered
in a Coptic Christian
monastery in the Red Sea
area, officials said.
Workers from Egypt’s
Supreme Council of Antiq
uities foimd the ruins
while restoring the foun
dations of tlie Apostles
Church at St. Anthony’s
Monastery. The remains
are about 2 or 21/2 yards
underground, said the
head of the council, Zahi
Hawass.
The monast^y, which is
in the desert west of the
Red Sea, was founded by
disciples of St. Anthony, a
hermit who died in A.D.
356 and is regarded as the
father of Christian monas-
tidsm. A colony of hermits
settled around him and he
led them in a community
The remains include the
column bases of a mud-
brick church and two-room
hamit^es. The remains
of a small oven and a stove
for food were foimd in.one
hermitage room, Hawass
said. Another room had
Coptic writing on the walls
and a small mud-brick
basin.
“These hermitages are
the oldest in Egypt and
they cast light on the his
tory of monasticism in
Egypt,” Abdullah Kamel,
the head of the council’s
Islamic and Ck)ptic Antiq
uities department, told
The Associated Press.
Kamel could not offer a
precise date for the her
mitages.
Christians account for an
estimated 10 percent of
Egypt’s population and
belong mainly to the Cop
tic Church, which traces
its origins to St. Mark.
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PHOTO/THE STOCK MARKET
Neville’s
hymns
simply
superb
Neville Peter
Simply Hymn
Volume One
Neville Peter,
producer
Meridian Music Group
Once it seemed hymns were
passe in gospd music. Now it
seems everyone wants to
record such.
Neville Peter, blind since age
12, is the latest to offer a CD of
hymns. His differs greatly
fixim Bishop James Dixon’s
“Hymns Tb Hold On Tb,” which
offers standard hymns with a
bit of updating “without chang
ing the original intent of the
writer.”
On “Simply Hymn,” Peter
sounds as if he sat at a piano,
open the hymnal and started
playing his favorites. There’s
very little interpretation -
what’s written on the page is
what you get.
That’s the problem with this
CD. Peter’s voice is melodic
and sweet, but lack of interpre
tation renders this CD for play
at fimeral homes. These songs
are perfect for visitation and
quiet hours.
Ironically, those same short
comings make this CD likable.
E}ven with little inteipretation,
the beauty of Peter’s voice
shines through. It’s not spec
tacular, but it’s soothing. It’s
also refreshing to hear his
songs done without ornamen
tation or bravado. Each song’s
meaning is imcompromised
and unaltered.
“Near The Cross” and
“Amazing Grace” are fairly
tepid by any standards, but
“Great Is Thy Faithfiilness,”
“Holy, Holy, Holy” and “Noth
ing Between/I Surrender All”
better represent this package.
Peters voice and piano make
each song memorable.
If hymns are your forte, this
(D could be exactly what your
seeking
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Church News
The deadline to have your church announce
ment added to the calendar is 5 p.m. on Fri
days.
Chappell Memorial Baptist Church will open
its Clothing Closet to families in need every
first and third Saturday of the month. Fami
lies can come to the church, which is located at
110 Bradford Drive, fiom 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
For more information, call (704) 394-5615.
There is no chaige for the clothes.
• Plaza Baptist Church, located at 3321 The
Plaza, will host an eight-week video study by
Bruce WUkmson designed to show how the
Prayer of Jabez can release God’s favor. The
series begins ni^tly at 7 p.m. For more infor
mation, call (704) 334-3913.
First Presbyterian Church will host a sum
mer lawn concert fix)m 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. David
LaMotte will perform. The church is located at
200 West 'frade St. For more information call
(704) 332-5123.
August 14
Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, 1243
West Blvd. hosts Missionary Day at the 11
am. service. Kim Morrison fixm University
Park Baptist Chiuxh will deliver the message.
August 13
The Central Carolina Collective Banking
Group and First Charter will sponsor a Bads
Tb School Bash on Saturday, August 13, 2005
from lOa.m.to 3p.m. at University City
Church, 7829 Old Concord Road. This ev^it
will be the culmination of the Guaranteed 4.0
Boot Camp Seminar that will be offered at
Nations Ford Community Church, Friendship
Baptist Church, Gastonia, and University
Paris Baptist Church during the week of
August 15
Friendship Baptist Church will host the
108th annual session of the Lott Carey Foreign
Missionary Convention. For more information,
contact Doretha L. Leak at Dlleak33S^aol.com
August 11
August 21
Trinity Park Baptist Church will host its
summer revival, with the theme of ‘'Wisdom
Makes a Difference...”
There will be different speakers each nig^t of
the revival.
Sunday, Bishop (George Brooks, Pastor of Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, Greensboro, service will
start at 5p.m
Services for August 23-25 start each night at
7p.m
Ttiesday, August 23rd-Rev. George Chok,
Pastor of Mt. Snai Baptist Church,
Wednesday, August 24th-Dr. Fred Gibson,
Pastor of Greater Providence Baptist Church
Thursday August 25th-Dr. Paul Drummond,
Pastor of Fiist Mayfield Baptist Church,
August 26
Faith Bible Church presents Children Play
ing in the Overflow Prayer Conference for chil
dren ages 8-12. The Fort Mill based church will
host the conferee at its location at 3605 C)en-
tre Cirde Drive. The conference lasts for two
days. The r^istration deadline is August 1. Tb
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