According to Scripture
Sponsored bv Pembroke Seventh Day Adventist Church
U Should new testament Cliris .uns
Keep Jesus' lass
A John 14 15-26 and John 15 1015
1 John 2 24 "Lei thai therefore
abide in sou which sc have heard
it oin i he beginning. I Filial which sc
Jiasc heard from the beginning shall
remain insou.se also shall continue
hi the Son and in the Father"
I John 4 4 "Whosocscr
eoninnticth sin iransgresscth also the
lass for sin is the transgression oflhc
lass "
I John 4 6"Whosocscr abidclh in
' Hun smnclh not sshosocsersinnclh
hath not seen Him. neither knoss
Him "
I John 4 11 "For this is the message
that sc heard from llic beginning
that ssc should lose one another
"
I John 4, 18 "Ms liltlccliildrcn. let
us not los e i n ssord neither in tongue:
but in deed and in truth "
1 John 4 22 "And sshalsocscr ssc
ask ssc rcccisc of Him because ssc
Keep His commandments, and do
, those things thai are pleasing in His
sight"
I John 4 24 "And he that kccpeth
11 iseoiiiiiiaiidiiienis dsscllelhin Him
; and He in him And licrcbs ssc knoss
that He abidclh in us. bs the Spirit
; sshicli He hath gisen us."
I John 5 2-V'Bs this sse knoss
lliiil sse lose the children of God
sslicn ssc lose God and keep His
commandments For this is the los c
of God that sse keep His commandments
and His commandments are
nol gricsous"
II John I 5-6 "And noss I beseech
thee lads, not as though I ssrotc a
noss commandment unto thee, but
that which sse had from the beginning
thai ssc lose one another. And
this is* lose that ssc ssalk after His
commandments. This is the commandment
thiil. as sc hasc heard
from the beginning, sc should ssalk
in it "
.' In the abosc scrscs ssc see that if
one claims to be a child of God. then
one must keep the Sabbath for it is
part of the Decalogue of God. tlic
commandments that He ssrotc ssitli
His own ringer. The same ones that
will not be done assas with till all be
fulfilled Matthew 5:17-19. We can
cs en see the ones that Satan is angrs
ssitli Thes arc the ones who keep
God's commaildmcnts and hasc the
leslimons of Jesus sshicli is the Spirit
orPiopltcss Res 19:10 and Res. 12
.17 "And the dragon ssas ssrotli ssitli
the woman and sscnt to make ssar
^ss ith the remnant of her seed, ss hicli
keep the commandments of God and
have ihc icsiiinonv of Jesus Christ "
Revelation 14 12 "Here is the
patience of the saints here arc thev
that keep thccouininndnicntsorGod
itnd the faith of Jesus "
Ke\ 22 14 "Blessed arc lhc> that
doHiscommatidmcnisihnithev max
ha\ e right to the tree of life and max
entet in through the gates into the
citv "
Matthew 5 17-1\? "Think not tliitl
I am come to deslrov the law. or the
prophets. I am not conic to desliov
but to fulfill For \ cril> Isav tinlovou
tile heaven and earth pass, one jot or
one tittle shall in no wise pass from
the law til all be fulfilled Whosoever
therefore shall break one of these
least commandnientsand shall teach
men so. he shall be callcdthc least in
the kingdom of heaven but whosoever
shall do and leach them the
same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven "
It is casv to sav I'm saved but
unless vou arc doing God's will. vou
will not be in the kingdom of God
The following verses arc vers clear
Matthew 7:21 "Not everyone that
sailh unto nte Lord. Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven, but he
that doelh the will of mv Father
which is in heaven."
Mv pastor savs it doesn't matter.
Q Will vou feel am belter if vour
pastor is lost along side of vou'1 Do
>ou follow God's w ill or man's will''
Matthew 15 'J "But in vain thev do
worship me. teaching for doctrines
the commandments of men."
Luke 6 4'J "But he (hat heard It
and doelh not is like a man thai
without a foundation built an house
upon the earth against which the
steam did beat vehementl.v. and immcdiatclv
it fell, and the ruin of that
house was great"
Luke 16 17 "And it is easier for
heaven and earth to pass than one
little of Ihc law to fail "
Matthew 2X 2<> "Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded vou: and lo lam
w itlt vou alwav. ev en unto the end ol
the world Amen "
John X 11 "Then said leMt* to
those Jews which believed on I Imi. if
ve continue in mv word, then are ve
nix disciples indeed "
John X "4 "Jesus ansvven d them
verilv. verily. I sax tinlovou wltosocv
er conunelieth sin is the sei v ant of
sin "
Please read I Peter 2 o-X I John
I (. Luke II 2X Pro 17 I s. Mark
4 45 Please address questions oi
comments to The ()pcn Door p ()
Box 2256 Laurmburg. NC 2X452
Drug Awareness Day
Refreshing & Encouraging
To the Editor
Fridas the 1 * was not a bad luck
da> Pembroke Housing Authontv
hosted "Drug Awareness Dav" it
was refreshing, not onlv because or
the cokes and hoi dogs and delicious
homemade cake or the hamburgers
donated b> Burger King of Pembroke.
it was the participation of so
man\ elected officials There was
entertainment pro\ ided bv our locals.
including Pembroke Housing
Aulhorilv children who sang songs
that were popular and positive Also
Natasha Wagoner former Ms. Luntbcc
and Indian USA serenaded us
w nh a mixture of gospel and countrx
The children w here allowed to be
photographed on the sheriffs molorcvcle
cruiser Another c\c catcher
was the red 5.0 DARE mustang, the
children loved boih It was ven inipi
essiv c to see the inv olv cmcnl of the
coniniunitv and volunteers It started
niv own path of thinking whether I
was exposed to events such as this
one Earlv exposure to drugs and
alcohol will deter a tug of war that
can and will hurt and ruin lives Bv
hav ingcv cms such as this, we vv ill be
planting a seed one to be watered
both at home and schools
I would like to recogni/c Sheriff
(ilenn Mav nor who w ithliisdettiand
ing job had time for such a worthwhile
cause, his department has put
a dent in the selling of drugs in our
count) Also, in attendance was
Palmer Drug Abuse Executive Director
Norman Robinson and his staff
This event was followed b> a dow nlown
Drug Awareness waik. thanks
to town manager McDiilTic Cunintings
and Daniell Loeklcar persistence
in recruiting participants This
article would not be complete without
a special (hank vou to Executive
Director. Lctnark Harrisof Pembroke
Housing Authority and his slafl'
In closing this is also a lime w hen
we should talk to our voulhs about
AIDS there arc age appropriate
material on all grade levels. Alcohol
and Drugs arc culprits ut carl) pregnancies.
and other sexual transmitted
diseases According to the CDC
(Center for Disease Control) the
AIDS virus can lav dormant between
eight and ten vcars vv it hotil anv phvsical
signs
On June 27. Bordcrbclt Aids Resource
Team will participate in National
Aids testing day in Fairmont
Call ease managers Brenda Hunt or
Ctndv Bcrrv for more information.
62H-C06X
Uremia Jones
Pembroke
V
; Benefit Singing
\Planned at New
m
Prospect Church
On June 29th at 6:30 p.m. New
.'Prospect Methodist Church will host
a benefit singing featuring the following
groups: Blood Bought. Felix
Deal Family. Rccd\ Branch Drama
Team, and the Union Chapel Trio
, Come and bring a friend!
Congressman Mclntyre Announces
Over $580,000 in Education Grants
for Area Students
Washington, DC? Congressman
Mike Melnlvrc announced that three
colleges in his district will receive
over $5X0.000 from the federal gov eminent
for student support sen ices
and programs "I am pleased to announce
that UNC at Pembroke received
$202,416. Bladen Conminnits
College in Dublin received
$200,000; and Fayciteville Slate
University received $1X2.104 "
Mel nlv re said
Bladen Community College. Fayctlcvillc
Stale University, and UNC
at Pembroke were three of only 2X
schools in North Carolina to receive
the spccial grant The grants will be
uscdforTRlOcducalional programs
TRIO stands for the three original
programs funded in IVOX: Upward
Bound Talent Search and Student
Support Services
Mclntyrc congratulated the
schools' success, and said "These
programs will help prepare students
for college in ways that vtould not Impossible
without this federal assistance."
The grants will fund basic
instruction in reading w riling, study
skills, and math as well as Upward
Bound, a special program for al-risk
high school students. "These programs
have a tremendous positive
impact on the district and the entire
stale." Mclhtvrc said.
Melnlvrc said. "In mv district,
the TRIO programs serve o\ cr 1.200
vonng people and receive hundreds
of thousands of dollars in federal
funding. More important, the TRIO
programs have strong local sponsors.
including Favcllcvillc State
Univcrsitv. the Univcrsitv of North
Carolina at Pembroke. Bladen Communis
College and the Lumbcc Regional
Development Association;The
TRIO program is one of the
district's best examples of positive
federal involvement in the lives of
our citizens."
Earlier this vcar Congressman
Mclntv re encouraged his colleagues
and Icadershiptosupport funding for
the TRIO program. "In April. I contacted
kc> members of the House
Appropriations Committee and cnthusiaslicallv
recommended the
TRIO programs for full fundingduring
the upcoming budget considerations.'
Melnlvrc said
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PEOPIEARE
SWEET ON THE
FRESH TASTE
OF HONEYBEE.
NOW IN PUISTIC CANS.
The Medicine Label...
Your Road Map to
Good Realm
E# Tfii? it a mtdicint label. Sk
J It tells you everything
1 yf you need to know about
r J taking medicine, when, I
"J
how much and how
often It even tells you jiUJl
when you shouldn't be t'M
r? J taking this medicine, tim
luii ? you wouldn'l drive kioii the country
without coniulting road map, you should nnrr
take medicine without fint reading
the label ? your road map to good health.
A tnnutft from the Cermet/ on family Ifeahh
For the Council'* free brochure on reading the
medicine label, iend a ?elF-addressed, stamped
envelope to C ouncil on Family Health.
?7S Park Avenue South. Suite 1700.
New Votk. NY 1000J
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Pembroke Drug and
Home Health
Across from the Pembroke Tow Park
Odum and W. 3rd Street
521-9797pharmacy services/
52I--I329 home care services and equipment
We gladly accept Medicaid patients at our pharmacy!!!
(live us a chance and compare our service.
Our pharmacists want to talk to you about your
drug therapy... so please ask if you have concerns.
We will monitor your blood pressure and your
blood sugar in our pharmacy (nominal fee charged).
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We can provide all types of home medical equipment or
devices (ex. asthma machines, oxygen, cencontrators, blood
sugar machines, peak flow meters, iva/king aids, bathroom
aids.)
We, too, will hill Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance
(withteh proper documentation). Request folks hy> have cared
^ for you for years at Pembroke Drug and Home Health, j
Your hometown pharmacy offering mroe than medicines?We
care for your total health
Serving Pembroke and Robeson County since I960.
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| TROPHIES ARE US |
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' GiO ffomr. "Trnphipn
' Gfftn fnr p.vnry nccaninn"
Scarlett Brown
Owner
Dreamakers Mini Mall
Union Chapel Road
Pembroke, NC 28372
(910) 521-0225
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Hunt
Celebrate 30th Anniversary
Pembroke Mayor Milton Hunt anil wife Polly eelebrateil their 30th
weddiny; anniversary on June II, 1997.
They are the parents of two children: Anthony and Kimherly. They also
have five (Irandehihlren.
Lumbee Guaranty BanK
Common Stock Offering
Lumbee Guaranty Bank hereby announces the availability
of 230,770 shares of Lumbee Guaranty Bank Common
Stock at $13 per share.
For more information, contact Lunthee Guaranty Bank
Transfer Department at205 West Third Street, Pembroke, by
phone at 910-521-9707, or the nearest branch office of
Lumbee Guaranty Bank.
This offering expires September30,1997or when all available
shares are sold
Larry R. Chavis, President/CEO
I In ToitcfrivkJ) You'
LUMBEE
II GUARANTY
Ml BANK
FDIC
PEMBROKE LUMBERTON ST PAULS
V HOKE MILLS MAXTOM ? ROWLAND RED SPRIMGS
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Pembroke Housing Authority
Invitation To Bid
Sale Of John Deere 850 with
Mowing Deck
Sealed bids will be received by the pembroke Housing Authority at the Central Office
at 606 Lumbee Street, P O. Office Box 910, Pembroke, NC 28372, until 5:00 p. m .on June
25,1997, at which time and place they will publicly open and read bids for the purchase of
a John Deere 850 tractor with Mowing Deck The tractor can be seen at the Maintenance
Shop located at 410 Fourth Street, Pembroke, NC 28372
The Minimum Acceptable Hid is $5000.00
Instructions to Bidders and Bid Forms are available upon request at the Central Office
of the Authority Bids must be submitted in the manner specified in the Instructions to
Bidders and on the forms provided by the Authority
The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive all formalities or to award
sale which in the opinion of the Board of Commissioners is in the best interest of the
Authority The right is also reserved to hold any and all bids for a period not exceeding thirty
(30) days from the date of opening thereof
Lanark Harris
Kxecutive Director
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