CHURCH
Sunday School lesson ~H
SOWING SUEDS
OF DESTRUCTION
(1 Ktaga ?: 1-7; 1: M2)
"If ye shall at all turn from
following me, ye or your
children, and will not keep my
commandments and my statutes
which I have set before me. but
go and serve other gods, and
worship them; then will I cut off
Balloon brings
\ spiritual message
from Pennsylvania
Eighty balloons were released
on Friday. June 8th, at Clearfield
Prestyterian Church in
? Clearfield, Pennsylvania, by
i children attending Vacation
! Bible School there.
' On Monday, June 18th, Michael
Hurdle was spraying a 200-acre
tract of land near the Four-Mile
Desert in Perquimans County,
when he discovered the
; remnants of a white balloon with
| a card attached.
The card asked the finder to
contact the church, to let them
know the final destination of the
balloon.
Mr. Hurdle called the church
and found out that of the 80
balloons released, only six had
been reported. The six balloons
found were in northern
Pennsylvania and New York.
Along with the church's name
and address the following
message was printed on the back
of the card:
"The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom: and the
knowledge of the Holy is
understanding."
Michelle Sherrik
Junior
Ureal out of the land which I
have given them." (1 King* 9:6)
This verse of Scripture, taken
from the text of today's lesson, is
part of the second conversation
that God had with Solomon, King
of Isreal, during the period after
Solomon's completing the
building of the temple. The
events related to these verses are
rich in substance, for they
convey to us a picture of God's
justice as He deals with His
chosen people.
In the first part of our lesson,
taken from 1 Kings ?, God isues a
warning and a promise; the
second part taken from 1 Kings
11, God pronounces judgement
upon King Solomon for his sins of
idolatry. We read that Solomon
followed gods such as Ashtoreth
and Milcom, and built high
places for Chemosh and Molech.
Some may consider these acts to
be ancident history, with little, or
no, relevancy to twentieth
century Christians. However, a
closer examination might alter
our thinking. Solomon turned
aside from serving Jehovah God,
to recognize and embrace the |
form alized gods of other people . ,
True, we are not confronted
with the same situation today.
! Church news
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Perquimans United
Methodist Charge
| Services will be held 9:00
{ Epworth; 10:00-Cedar Grove;
| ll:00-0ak Grove; Pastor, Rev.
J David Goehring.
The lighthouse
| This Saturday, June 30th, at
! the Lighthouse we have the
; pleasure of presenting again, for
; you, The Joy Quartet.
Yes, they're back just for you.
So don't miss it. That's Saturday,
June 30th at 7:30 p.m. at the
Lighthouse of 505 E. Church
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Albemarle Conference
S St. Paul AME Church
The 74th Session of the
Albemarle Conference will
convene at St. Paul AME Zion
Church in Hertford, on Tuesday,
July 3rd. through Sunday, July
8th.
- Rev. W. J. Taylor Host Pastor.
? Presiding elders are Rev. H. F.
Simons, of the Edenton District,
''and Rev. James Elliott, of the
?Elizabeth City District.
Missionary supervisor are Dr.
. Hildred H. Wactor. Dr. Armaye
? Dunston, Associate Supervisor,
(i Bishop James W. Wactor is
> Presiding. Alfred E. Dunston, Jr.
is Associate .
Poole's Grove Missionary
Baptist Church
;! The Church and Pastor
Anniversary will be observed
Sunday, July 1st at 2:30 p.m.
Rev. Calvin Whedbee will be
' the guest speaker. He will be
' accompanied by Ryans Grove
>' Baptist Church of Edenton, and
First Baptist Church of
pSfor Your Information ==
Dear friends,
What is patriotism?
Some would say it is
flying the flag on
holidays - or shoulder
ing a gun and off to
war. It must be more
than that. Patriotism is
deciding each day that
what we do this day
will help to build our
country up - not tear it
down. As a patriot,
our activities each day
must benefit our fellow
Americans, not exploit
or detract from them.
Respectfully,
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SWINDELL
FUNERAL HOME
Aulander, N.C. Choirs and
Congregation.
' Refreshments will be served
following service. The public is
invited.
ORU Music Ministers
Woodland U.M.C.
Steadfast, a Summer Music
Ministries Team from Oral
Roberts University in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, will be appearing at
Woodland United Methodist
Church, on Tuesday, July 3th and
Wednesday July 4th at 8:00 p.m.
Steadfast, directed by Lloyd
Odell, is a 12 member group
whose purpose is to minister the
gospel of Jesus Christ. Through
music, drama, and preaching the
group strives to be "the tangible
touch of Jesus Christ."
This day I will marry my friend,
the one I laugh with, lire for,
dream with and love.
Love fill* the moment
and the movement begins eternity.
Love fills a lifetime
and a lifetime begins this hour
when the two of us
Den use Ellen Sm ith
&
John Martin Copeland
Begin a new life together
on Sunday, the first of July
nineteen hundred and eighty four
at two thirty in the afternoon
Chappell Hill Baptist Church
Route 1
Truer, North Carolina
All friend* and relative* are
invited to attend
If you are unable to attend, we
a*k your presence in thought and prayer.
I want to thank everyone who helped in the
Belvidere-Chappell Hill Fire Department Bake Sale.
J would also like to thank all those who sent cards
and flowers while Tommy was a patient in Albe
marle Hospital.
Maude Ellis
We would like to thank everyone who helped in
anyway during the illness and death of Mrs. Nellie
Peirce. For the food, flowers, cards, visits, tele
phone calls, prayers and the memorial gifts to the
rescue squad. They are really a great group of
volunteers. H
The Family
I want to thank everyone for the cards, visits,
flowers, and prayers during my recent stay in the
hospital and upon my return home. Your kindnoss
was greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten.
Crafton Matthews Jr.
This lesson should call us to
reflect upon those things in our
lives which draw our time and
attention away from serving the
Lord.
It may not be a formalized
false God, but rather, a sport,
politics, business or a hobby- just
to name a few things that may
take our time and atention from
following the Lord as we should.
Let's look at Solomon's situation
as we read these verses of
Scripture.
SOLOMON'S ZENITH
OF POWER
(1 Kings 9:1)
God had command that King
Solomon was to build the temple,
and not King David. Solomon had
completed the temple, the palace
and many other construction
projects. During these years of
great prosperity and peace, the
Lord appeared to Solomon with
words of reassurance and
admonition. Solomon was God's
man, a anointed to be King of
Israel. He had requested that
God give him wisdom and God
did. He had accomplished all that
he had set out to do, through the
power of God.
He was successful and
powerful. In the eyes of other
nations round about, he was a
marvel. They could see that
Israel's God was truly taking
care of Israel. Centuries earlier,
God had chosen this people, the
seed of Abraham, for this
mission. They were to be a show
case people that other nations,
pagan nations, might see the
value of a nation walking
righteously with God. Something
happened to Solomon. With
success and adoration, his
thoughts turned inward and he
began to think of sensuour
pleasure. He married seven
hundred wives, and had three
hundred concubines. He had
broken God's command.
Israelite* were not to marry
from pagan nations. Solomon
did. It led him to breaking an
even greater commandment ?
worshipping idols.
GOD'S REACTION TO
SOLOMON'S DISOBEDIENCE
(1 Kings U:?-12
"And the Lord was angry with
Solomon, because his heart was
turned from the Lord, God of
Israel." (1 Kings 11:9)
The question which readily
comes to mind is, "Why did
Solomon, whom God had
conversed with twice, who had
such an abundance of wisdom,
disobey God's commands so
flagrantly?" To answer the
question would be speculation.
However, the lesson for us is
this: we cannot continue to be
disobedient to God with mpunity.
There comes a time of reckoning,
but, thankfully, God forgives
penitent sinners.
I A Word From
Mt. Sinai
I've been wondering why, in a
world of precision and high
technology, some things are left
without definition. Jn some cases we
don't want to know.
Most of us. as we age, know with
some certainty what a bad tooth is. It
may begin with a tolerable
sensitivity. In some time it will
advance to occasional aching spells.
Left unattended the decay will absess
and begin to affect the jaw and
spread to all the body even the
emotions and our relationship are
affected by it.
Sin is like a bad tooth. We are
sensitive to sin but too often tolerate
it. We avoid sweets, avoid hot and
cold and the sensitivity is reduced.
Don't we know that the decay is still
there?
We are sensitive to sin because of
the Holy Spirit. The hymn writer
says, "Let the Holy Spirit come and
take control." We can be made
aware of sin, but confession, like
going to the dentist, is up to us. If we
confess our sin the pain and
possibility of long term suffering are
gone. Peace, joy and a pleasant smile
are your reward.
"...Who hath bewitched you, that
ye should not obey the truth,..."
(Galatians3:l)
George Wilmore, Pastor
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
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