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The Sunday chool Lesson John Brayboy, Salem Missionary Baptist Church < How Can We Succeed (Zech. 4:1-4) \ I. Power (Zech. 4:1-6) ] 11. Promise (Zech. 4:7-10) | 111. Personnel (Zech. 4:11-14) I. Potver (Zech. 4:1-6) ! Zcchariah was awakened from ;his sleep by an angel God gave |him a vision and tnc angel questioned him a bout the vision to see lifhe understood what hesaw. There {was a candlestick of gold, seven ^lamps and seven pipes. This no gdoubt represented the all seeing Sjres of God and God himself. Si; Zcchariah did not understand ?he meaning of the vision so he Risked the angel. Understanding She vision was not as.important as {was the message. The message was Cfor Zcrubbabel to gel back to work pan tbc temple. Even though he w as #yol getting the Support for the work jfthat he desired. God wanted him to ^continue the work. Zcrubbabcl's Cproblcm was not much different Cthan the problem churches arid ^pastors face today, ft There were those whocrilici/.cd "the work on the temple. There w ere those who said it could not be done. And there were those who thought there was a better way to do it. Today in our churches wc face the same problem: there arc those who arc quick to criticize, those who will not do anything, and (hose who think there is a letter w ay The work of thelxird is often misunderstood byihf majority of those in church and certainly by those in the world. God's message to Zcrubbabel was quite simple Rebuilding of the temple was not based on the willingness of the people, but on the Spirit of God. God's power would enable Zerubbabc! to accomplish his mission he had put to his charge. While we may getdiscouragcd w ith the non participation of others in the work of God if we arc working in the power of God, His work will be accomplished II. Promise (Zech. 4:7-10) It would seem that Zerubbabel faced a difficult task in the eyes of _man, but with God instead or a / mountain,itwouldbecomeaplain. | God can and will move mountains j in our life, if we will allWiiim to i have preeminence in our Ij\cs. Zcrubbabel had started the w ork , f on the building, and God wanted "him to finish, regardless of the opposition that he might face Sometimes people lei criticism, and doubt from others cause litem to complete their mission for the Lord Sometimes in our churches Go sends a pastor to,enhance his work and live church fails,to see the w ork that God wants to do and the pastor isdismisscd and lite w ork comes to a halt. God assured Zerubbabel that he laid the foundationand that He would enable him to finish the building of the temple regardless of the oppositions that he faced front the people. The all seeing eyes of God w ould keep c\ cry thing on course. Seven in the word of God is the number of completion, so the seven pipesand seven lamps represented completion... When we completely trust God he will complete the work in our lives III. Personnel (Zech. -1:1/U) God always prov ides able leadership for the work that has to be done, whether or not we think that it is the person for the job. When god calls, he qualifies, and anoints, so what God's people need to do is support the person and the work. Zechariah did not understand the olive branches or the golden pipes in his vision. The angel told him that they represented Zerubbabel and Joshua who had been anointed to build the temple. No one can do work for the Lord in their own power; they must be anointedofGodforthework' Apart from the Holy Spirit of Holy God. we have no empowerment to do anything and be successful Many people are try ing to work their way to heaven apart from salvation. God has provided the way to heaven, through his son Jesus Christ. One must accept the finished work on the cross to go to heaven. Ephesians 2:R tells us "By grace arc ye saved, and that not of works lest any man should boost" * Dear unsaved, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be sav cd to day. God bless you all until next week. Come visit us at Salem. Sunday morning 9:45 a.m. Sunday worship-11 a.m. Wednesday night Bible study 7:30 p ni First and third Sunday evening worship 6 p.m. ' When I was sick. you nursed me. when I was hungry you Ted me When I li\ed in a shack you turned it into a home She was known in one description as" the saint of the gutters" A lady who was born in Albania and was later adopted by India Who dcfinately lived by the Holy Bible She was Mother Teresa She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize which she accepted for" all of the unw anted uncarcd for people in this world" It was once said " that she found a woman in the gutter dying right outside of the hospital Mother Teresa went in tothchospital (ogei the woman help and she was denied ( mostly because they knew that she was dying) So Mother Teresa laiddow 11 in the gutter w itli her until she died. These past weeks since Mother Teresa died, her love and compassion has been placed in pictures on wallsall over the world I bclicw w ith the death of Mother Teres;! and PrinccssDiana that "some folks in the world ha\c begun to care" This indeed is a good sig.i I don't know about you but I think that both of them should be ynnts By the way " has anyone told \ ou {hat they love von uidav?" Well 1 do / V Cookie's Corner I Initu Maynor ('lurk mk. Looking for a Horse? Why Not Adopt One? . Find out how you can adopt a wild horse from the Federal Government. Call the Bureau of Land Management at A pl*nlgy*gfljhte publication Carolina Indian Voice is published every Thursday by First American Publications 304 Normal St.-College Plaza P.O. Box 1075 Pembroke. North Carolina 28372 Phone: (910)521-2826 Fax (910) 521-1975 Connee Brayboy, Editor One Year In NC $20 Out of Stale $25 . 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