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"If a man die shall he live again? All the days of nn appointed time will
I wait, till nty change come. Thou shall call and I \\ ill answer thee: thou wilt
ha\e a desire to the work of thine hands." (Job 14:14-15.)
"Who shall change our \ ile bod> that it mat be fashioned like unto his
glorious body? According to the working wherein He is able even to solve
all things unto himself." (I'hileppians 5:21.)
"And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is
also vain." (ICorinphians 15:14.)
Job had a concern that if a man die shall he liv e again. Job here is concerned
about life and death. It has become a reality Job has the answer about the tree,
its roots, the water and its scent (\ erses 7-0) But Job is saving what about
me. "But man dieth and wasteth away: Vea man giveth up the ghost: and
where is he." (Verse 10)' Job wants to know, where will he be. W ill I be alive
or died"
Folk often say when someone dies from a terrible sickness, "well he or she
tr better off:." My reply to that, my friend, is. if they die without Christ as
their saviour, they will regret the day in which they were born. Here Job is
sick and in pain and has sores Friend, it is not unseemly to think about dying
when you are in good health. But it is if you wail till death has got a grip
on your soul
There are many of you who hav e death at a far off distance. Job was looking
death inlhe face saying "if a man die. will he live again?" So man liv eth down,
and riselh not till the heaven be no ntor. They shall not awake, nor be raised
out of their sleep. (Verse 12.)
One thing Job knew about death. He knew it was fixed and appointed like
a clock. Ah my friend, you have the priv ilege to rewind and set your watch,
but death is set and all man kind is on a death beat march. Dust is what we
are and dust you and I shall return, grav e space is reserved for all. Job saw
death as areniover of all living things. People of all ages, taken out of this
world. Job look and saw a rock and.declared even the rocks are removed out
of his place. The waters wear the stones, thou washes away the things which
grow out of the dust of the earth: and thou destroved the hope of man. Verse
19.
We have rocks in our churches today for years, they have called themselves
deacon, they have place d harlots fornicators, adulterers in the pulpit, and
thou hast destroy ed the hope of man.
Because of what you have done, many souls will be lost, soul who once felt
the spirit now are cold. And saying if you and I go the heaven they can to.
Because they-arc saying that they are as good as the church.
But Mr. Deacon, preachers of harlot, in Job fear of death. He said of those
who were a stones rock, the water of death washiest away the things which
grow out of the dust of the earth thou who destroyest the hope of man.
Folk will go the extreme to keep a man of God from their midst. Folk
always wanted our kind of preacher, ah friend w hen you come to face to face
with death, you will say as Job, Man' liv eth down and riseth not. Verse 12.
Death is a remover, you have served your earthly position well and when you
have been widhed away by time, the harlot which has been placed by y ou will
lie over your graves by say ing. 1 have fought a good fight. I have finished my
course, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7.
The truth which w ant be said, and thou destroyeth the hope of man. Verse
19. Death like a cloud it vanished away, to the grav e yard and not back home.
My friend death doth not need to improve itself, but you and I need to improv e.
Death is stem, its not affected by the cry 's of mom and dad or by the
children. Those who smile, no more, those who play. no more. A dead person
is stem and has a bold look. He or she will show no concern for love ones who
are crying.
The under taker will work hard to improv e on your look, even those who view
your corpse will convince themselv es, that you look like you were asleep, but
the truth ts. you will be dead from this world, and nothing you do or put on will
change what waits beyond. There are you out there as readers who sit with
a suicide note in your hand, because of many difficulties, may friend, lack of
success but you have gone from one bad marriage to another. From house to
house and it could be opposite. Great success, turned all over this earth, and
you are fed up with the new invention of life those devices which you use to
fill up those 24 hours a day.
Now you are fed up and you are struggling with your enter life to live with
the now and here struggling with the gloom of a senseless existence.
You'need to be saved you need to be restored in faith, in the knowledge of
eternity. You need to settle the question about hell and heaven. You don't need
to sit-vVith a suicide note in your hand. Job ask the question if a man, woman,
boy, or girl die shall he live again? Yes, Brother Paul said, who shall change
these vile bodies, that it may be fashion like unto his glorious body according
to the working whereby he is able. Phillipians 3"21.
We are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Ghost, whom God hath
given to them that obey him. Acts 5:32. Today the true church of God is Still
saying thai Christ rose from the dead, that angles are all ministering spirits sent
forth to do service for the sake of them that shalt inherit salvation. We are
witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Ghost.
We the church exist to witness to these things, the risen Christ, the crucified
Christ, the enthroned Christ, the living and working Christ. The world does not
want the church. The church cannot save the world. The world wants the
things that the church testifies of. If a man dies shall he live again?
They the world wants to have (these things) The God of our father raised
up Jesus, whom ye slew hanging Him on a tree. Him e^d Qod exalt with His right
hand tQ be a Prince and Sav io?r. For to give repentance to Israel and remission
of sins. That is the Ev angel Christ is risen. God?raised up Jesus: Christ was
crucified. Whom ye slew hanging Him on a tree. Christ is enthroned. Him did
God exalt to be a Prince and a Savior: Christ is at work, to give repentance to
Israel and remission of sins. The risen Christ the Crucified Christ, the exalted
Christ, the working Xhrist... These things we are witnesses of these things. The
church does not exist to entertain the masses. She is unequal to competition
with the theater. The church does not exist to educate the masses. She must
be interested education but this is not her supreme vocation. The church exist
my friend to these things. The risen Christ, the crucified Christ, the entroned
Christ, the living Xhrist. the living and working Christ. The world has nice
furniture, carpet, cooking ware, TV. dining area, console. Inter-net, movies,
they got all that you have tried to entertain them with. What this world wants
and hurrying for is that a man called Jesus. Rob the grave of its victims. Jesus
is alive. The world not interested in a so called well educated man who has been
to Asbury Duke University. Wake Forest Southeastern Seminar. They want
to hear the grand old story, even if it told by tolling fishermen of the Galeleon
Lake^ no^choolman in their number, no ruler, no priest. The world wants to
hear it front a witness, whom God hath given to them that obey Him.
* - * Next Week: Jesus is Lord Christ is enthroned.
The United States flag was originally designed in 1777 with 13
stars for the 13 original colonies. The next re-design came in 1795,
with 15 stars, including Vermont and Kentucky.
Pediatric Pointers
by Dr. Joey Bell. Pembroke Pediatrics
Sometimes parents (and as
physicians) we ha\e to use our sense
of hearing to determine if our children
are sick or not. Remember that
certain sounds can he a tip-off that
something is wrong: a cough can he
a sign of pneumonia, and wheezing
can mean a child mas base asthma.
\nd while snoring is most often
thought ofas being restricted to adults,
it is seen in children and can he a sign
of a medical problem.
Snoring is the sound that occurs
when the airwav collapses during
inspiration (breathing in) Most normal
children snore at one time or
another, and main, particular!) those
who base nasal allergies, snore almost
ever) night. In most children
who snore, increased breathing effort
successfullv compensates for a
collapsingairu ay and both the breathing
pattern and sleep is unaffected.
However, if the obstruction is severe
(like with poor muscle tone in the
airwav s or large tonsils and adenoids)
the snoring can be more pronounced
and the normal sleep pattern may be
disrupted. For reasons that are not
understood tull\. disrupted sleep can
lead to growth failure, daytime
drowsiness, bed-wetting, high blood
pressure, school failure, headaches,
and other nonspecific symptoms. If
the obstruction becomes extreme,
children max go short periods of time
without breathing (apnea) xxhich puts
a big strain on the heart and can lead
to heart problems.
Snoring that is associated xxith
airway obstruction and is causing
health problems should be evaluated
by a physician. Enlarged tonsils and
adenoids are by far the leading cause
of airway narrowing, snoring and
abnormal breathing patterns in children.
Remoxing the tonsils and
adenoids max often eliminate or improxe
these conditions. Remember,
a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy is
not indicated for the xast majority of
snoring children, and just because
this procedure may decrease snoring
does not justify its xxidespread use in
children xxho are otherxxise normal.
\ good rule of thumb for parents
is to remember that if snoring is
regular, not interrupted by periods of
no breathing, does not lead the child
to assume unusual postures during
sleep or to sxveat profusely, it is probably
not a health problem. In the
absence of other signs or symptoms,
further evaluation is rarely indicated.
If you are concerned you may want to
make a tape or video of your child for
your doctor to exaluate.
That's all on snoring. See you
next week!
by Bruce Barton
The Sooners are coached
by Pembroke native Kelvin Sampson.
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Kelvin Sampson
Oklahoma Guard J.R. Raymond helped cement the 20th win of the season
for coach Kelvin Sampson and the Sooners Monday night as he hit a 3-pointer
in the last minute of the game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their building
as the Sooners held on for a 62-54 win Monday night.
The Sooners are now 20-4 overall and 8-3 in the tough Big Twelve Conference.
Oklahoma goes against conference rival Kansas Sunday, February
20 on their home court and against Texas Tech at home Wednesday. February
23.
' Way to go SOONERS!
Pembroke Kiwanis Report
The weekly meeting was held
Tuesday evening at the Jade Garden
Restaurant with President Todd Jones
presiding. Program Chairman
Arnold Locklear presenting Mr. R.D.
Locklear, Chaiman of the Lumbee
Self-Determination Commission.
The Commission will present to the
Lumbee People, in the fall, their
options for selecting their type of
goverance they wish to have or not to
have. The extensive study is being
done through public hearing.
The hearings started December
1st at South Hoke School, January
10th at Oxendine Elementary. January
17th at New Point Baptist Church,
January 24th at South Robeson High,
January 31st at Fairmont High
School, February 7th at Prospect Elementary,
February 8 at Union Chapel
Community Building, February 15th
at Rex Rennert Elementary, February
21 st at Purnell Swett High School.
February 22 at St. Paul's High School,
February 28 at Magnolia Elementary.
. Public hearings outside of
Robeson County will be held in
Greensboro on March 6th, in Baltimore
on March 1 1th, and Fayetteville
on March 13th. This is all a part of
the legal system prescribed by Judge
Manning.
Invocation. - Albert Hunt; Song
Leader. - Ed Teets; Reporter. - Kenneth
Johnson
Robeson Planetarium and
PSRC to present program
The Robeson Planetarium and
Public Schools of Robeson County,
in celebration of Black History
Month, are pleased to present "Follow
The Drinking Gourd."
Produced by the State Museum of
New Jersey with funding by Martin
Marietta, this program expands upon
the children's book of the same title,
revealing how a spiritual sang on the
cotton plantations held coded directions
to freedom in the North. Tying
together history, music and astronomy,
a detailed translation of the
song's lyric code is included, as well
as an explanation of how the Drinking
Gourd (another name for the Big
Dipper) could be used year-round to
find North Matthew Perkins and
Jackie Sherrod provide the collection
of Dr. Marvin Curtis, professor
of music.
The public is invited to attend a
special showing on Sunday. February
20th. at 2:00 PM. Private
showings for groups larger than 15
may be scheduled by contacting
Matthew Perkins at (910) 671-6015.
How You Can Be Sure You Are Ready for Heaven
H it were possible to walk to the moon. 239.000 miles away, at the rate of
40 miles a day. it would take you more than 16 years. If there was a railroad
to the sun. 93 million miles away, and you rode a high-speed train averaging
100 miles per hour, day in and day out. it would take you more than a century .
However, heaven-the city of God. the New Jerusalem-is much farther beyond.
However, sou can reach it in just three steps it you want to.
Today Elder Joseph Bullard explains from the Bible how you can take
those first steps with Jesus?how you can KNOW that you are ready for
heaven. Experience the peace and joy that come only from God as you explore
this vital topic in this Search for Truth.
\otlung citn enter heaven that defiles. Revelation 21:27: "And there
shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth. neither whatsoever
worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the
Lamb's book of life."
H e ore nil horn with a sinful nature Romans J. 23: "For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God":
The blood of Jesus cleans us from all sin I John l :~: "But if we walk
in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and
the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
It is not how you feel hut that God has promised. I John 1:9 "If we confess
our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness."
Hi' must he horn again spiritually, that is the Sew Birth. John 3:3: "Jesus
answered and said unto him. Verily, verily. I say unto thee. Except a man be
born again, he cannot sec the kingdom of God."
When you make' a full surrender of yourself to Jesus, the Holy Spirit
immediately creates a new heart within. John 1:12-13: "But as many as
received him. to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of
the flesh, nor of the will of man. but of God."
Jesus stands at the door of your heart. He says. "I want to come in.
Revelation 3:20: "Behold. I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear
my voice, and open the door. I will come in to him. and will sup with him.
and he with me."
How can I know that / have been born again? 2 Corinthians 5:17:
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become new.'"
Do you have the Son, Jesus Christ, abiding in your life today? If He is
there, you have eternal life. I John 5:11-13: "And this is the record, that
God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the
Son hath life: and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things
have 1 written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God: that ye
may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the Son of God."
We must obey Christ. I John 2-3-6: "And hereby we do know that we
know him. if we keep his commandments. He that saith. I know him. and
kcepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But
vyhoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby
know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself
also so to walk, even as he walked."
Evety day of our lives obedience will give proof that we are Christ's
disciples--proof we know Him-proof that we have received Him-proof we are
living the Christian life. Galatians 2:20: "I am crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now
live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me."
There are only three steps to heaven.
1. To Confess Christ as our Savior.
2. We must be born again Spiritually.
3. We must be obedient to Christ.
We have seen men and women, time after time, have this wonderful
experience--,and you can have it too. If you will only take these steps with
Jesus. And thank God, it does not take a long time to take these steps. You
can do it today. Jesus is willing to help you. He is anxious to help you and
deliver you from all your sins and bad habits. And you can know, with certainty,
if your sins are forgiven, if you have been born again, if Christ is living His
obedient life in you?that YOU ARE ready for heaven.
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for financial assistance
Dear Editor,
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank all the wonderful people
who has helped my brother Charlie
Dial. Grandson Cedrick, nephew
who is a miracle baby at Duke Medical
Center in Durham N.C. God has
really been on the scene in this particular
case. They gave him up several
times, to die but every time he came
through. I want to especially thank
all those blessed people who gave me
money personally to help with the
financial obligations. "God will
bless." You know the Bible says, "Do
unto others as you wish them to do
unto you. And love thou neighbor as
thy self." And if we strive to do these,
every thing else will fall in place.
Again I thank all of you from the
bottom of my heart and I pray that
God will continue to bless you in all
your future endeavors.
Thank You,
Sincerely
Canell Lock/ear
Pembroke
Robeson County Democratic Precinct
Meetings To Be Held March 7. 2000
Local Democrats will hold Precinct
Meetings on Tuesday, March 7
at 7:00 p.m. at the polling place of
each Precinct, unless otherwise designated
by the Local Precinct or
County Chair. The Chief item of
business will be to elect delegates to
the County Convention to be held on
April 15 at the County Courthouse.
For more information contact County
Democratic Chairman
Milton Hunt at 521-4703. (nights)
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