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VJLLAGS CHURCH
Church News and Activities
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Miss Carrie Lee V/eaver
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As we come to you again, we’re think
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’’Must Jesus bear the cross alone
And all the world go free?
No-there’s a cross for everyone
And there's a cross for me,”
Vie realise you have a cross to bear-so do
all of us, We' re praying that God will in
crease your courage and supply your every
need. Look to Him, ’ He'*s a friend indeed,
-■ Today (3-12-44-) in our lesson at Sunday Schoci, we compared the ex^ples of how
soine Bj.ble characters faced the hour of trial,, In the hour of trial Judas betray
ed our Lord, Peter denied Him, Pilate condemned Him Jesus stood alone - betrayed de
nied, condemned, Jesus had warned His diciples before the trial; and His warning to
th'ehi may be a source of our strength whsn ;ve facc trials — Be not deceived — Be not
troubled — Publish the Gospel — WATCH MD PMY, ‘
• Tl-ie Sunday School attendance is off some, but the worship ‘service number seems to
hold up rather good, V/e’re looking’forward to the work during the warmer vjeather and
hoping many vjill be drawn closer to God.
Each of us ha^/e a v/ork to do. May each one grasp every opportunity to serve God
and our fellovfliian. Jesus said, "In as much as ye have done it unto the least of one
of these, ye have done it ^Jinto me«"
"Builders”
"Isn’t it strange that Princes and Kings,
And clowns that caper in sawdust'rings.
And common folks like you and me, ' •
Are builders for all eternitj^ '
To each ,is given a bag of tools, '
A shapless mass and a book of rules, ^
And each must make', e’er life -is flown, •
A stuiabling block', or a stepping stone,” ' ^ ‘ / '
We ask you to join us in pra;,’X3r for our Sunday School Supt, who is in the hospital
Pl'a^'^that Gods will be done and that if it .is His vdll, Mr, Piitnam'ma.y soon be out a-
•'^ai'n gaining new strength. • , • v ••
"SEmiONETTE"
By- C. G. Isley, Pastor
"The Word was made flesh and dv;elt among us", - John 1-lA.
V/e think in terms of our o\vn experience. It would be difficult to describe the
color of Rod to a man.'.vho was color blind, V/e must be color conscious in order to re
cognize Red, So.;3nen must think of Godwin terms of v;hat they know and experience for
thi s is the way we build ■ our thought" houses or ideas,
John tells, us that when Jesus (the" Word) "was made flesh, and dwelt among us" he
•furnished the niaterial out of which we can construct' our ideas of God, As we look at
Jesus, vjc see the. character and vdsdom of God at work in the world, Vfe see his piiiy
■for the weak, the ,poor, and the helpless; his qompassion for the sick and afflictcd;
ills forgiveness for the sinful and outcast; his indignant rebuke of hypocrisy and
justice, V^hat is God like, then? Why;, he is like o'esus* How does God feel tovjard
man? As Jesus felt toward others. Thus, as Pau3. says^ we see the glory of God in
the face of Jesus Christ, The God of Jesus is Father of all. His mind embraces our
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