Horn again-What Joes it really
mean *
"Noi even one that saith unto
me. Lord. Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of hca\ en. but he that docth
the will of m\ Father which is in
heaven
Many will say to me in that day .
Lord. Lord have we not preached
(Prophesiedin thv name'' And in thv
name have cast out devils9 And i n thv
name done many wonderful works'?
And then will 1 profess unto them I
never knew you depart front ntc \c
that work iniquity Matthew 7 2123).
Jesus answered and said unto hint.
Verily. Verily. 1 say unto thee, except
a man be born again. He cannot see
the kingdom of God - John 3 3
Born again - What Docs It Rcallv
Mean"'
Brother Paul answered this by say ing
- Therefore if any man be in
Christ he is a new creature - Old
things arc passed a was. behold, all
things are become new - II Corinthians
5:17.
Tell me I Pray thee since your
experience with Christ are vou a new
person? Those things which once vou
did you no longer feel compel to do
Let me. if you w ill do a comparison
it is very important that you and I get
the merit of this message, you need to
realize. What the Psalmist wTote "O
God thou knovvest my foolishness
and my sins arc not hid from thee Psalm
69:5.
Oh my friend for years the pulpit
has been preaching about "the Lord
who fed thousand, the storv has been
told over and ov er again about "He
wept at Lazarus' grave, for years
Christmas programs are held each
year, yet the Church is compared to
our Holy Society and it crept into the
Church a Diet Program. Seem everyone
are on one. about every town has
a Health Shop, they are popping up on
every corner.
They have a program to follow
low salt, no salt, no sugar, folk will go
tor months on tnese diets anu tney are
right back where they started. After
getting up at 4 or 5 am. walking,
joggingbefore daybreak, andyet thev
are right back to their old habits
The Church is on a diet, absent
from Church on Sunday morning.
Wednesday night, tithes robbers, no
Lordship, no fellowship.
Oh I am afraid the natural hearts
has peace, no value on things of Gods
Promises of God is vague, v alueless
powerless things, because God is not
known to us. It is the present things
that carry such w eight ad influence in
man s estimation. This society is governed
by sight and not by faith. It
seems all that matters to Robeson
County is that we have larger roads,
betterbridges, education and politics
I ask you again, do you really know
what being bom again is? Have you
been on a spiritual diet? DO you rob
God of his tithes? DO you attend
God's house on regular basis? OR has
it become likeyour regular diet, sometimes
you do and sometimes you don't?
I am afraid you have,taken for
granted that all who profess sot be
bom again are truly bom again m the
scriptural sense of the phrase. Remember
everyone talking about
heaven ain't going there. All that
glitters is not gold and neither is all
religion true religion. Let me sav this
God is the author of the Holy Scripture
and it ought to be read in the
language of the people It ought to be
spoken where one can understand.
You and I need not be taken any by
ways but to let God's word direct us
Let us not walk after our forefather
nor seek what they did. but that they
should have done.
Do you realize multitudesof people
who expect to go to heaven will go to
a hell or torment? Thousands of good
people, moral people, church members,
even church workers, yes, even
preachers, priests and prophets will
find themselves lost when they expected
to be sav ed, condemned when
they expected to be received into eternal
hhss. Somebody callcdthcsc words
fires most embarrassing moment
punk about it for a moment The
disappointment and shame that Jesus
described when he says "I never knew
you. They claim salvation They shall
receive damnation
Jesus saw person who were more
out than in. claiming but not true
possessors of Christ You sec. my
friend, when a person comes to know
who is the faithful witness and the
first begotten of the dead, and the
prince of the kings of the earth, unto
him that loved us and washed us from
oursinsinhisownblood (Revelation
1:5) Therefore, in Christ, a new
creature, old things are passed away,
behold all things become new (li
Corinthians 5:17)
TO be born again. Do you really
understand that there arc many of you
who fail to realize that it is a part of
Satan's strategy to makcyou religious
without asavingknowledgeofChri st?
Oh. my friend, a nod of the head won't
do you and I must practice our belief
and faith. St. Paul said in Philippians
4:8 "Think on these things. Things
which are true, honest, pure, things
thataregood." Todo these things, my
friend to practice \irtuc one cannot
do b> one's self You must be bom
again Unless Jesus enables >ou b> a
new birth sou cannot think on hob
things of God Unless you arc born
again >ou cannot practice \ irtue
When \ou or I ha\c been left to
ourselves >ou cannot do it When vou
arc born again. Jesus will keep >ou
from falling As for me. my friend.
1 have entered thi s rcl 1 gi ous 1 lfe solely
for the love to God. on a daily basis I
make a daily effort to live only for
htm. whether 1 be damned or saved. 1
desire to live always only for the lov c
of God You and I should be able to
say right up to our death that w c have
done our utmost to love him
Arc you sure you have been born
again'' If you have, you arc free of
worries of heaven or hell or being a
fool Being bom again we hav e his
law It is a must and when one docs
fail, one will acknowledge and say
oh. God this is w hat I am surely to do
When I am left to myself, and if I fail
him I will thank him for keeping me
Oh. my friend when one is bom
again, a Christian will do ordinary
things in an extraordinary way
Being bom again means having a
right to say so. to be down right up
right, out right, to stand fast, stand
firm, to stand erect, and mostly to
stand alone
When you arc bom again you will
stand with y our back toward the post
and you face toward the unfolding of
God's plan TO be bom again, become
a new creature with a purpose
for humanity, being bom again you
can stand having done all you can to
stand. It is that new creature in you
that Brother John declared "Greater
is he that is in you." Greater, move
away old things so as daily we can be
sanctified To be bom gain means
that we are bidden to present our
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
unto God. In order to do this
all our powers must be preserv ed in
the best possible condition. Every
practice that weakens physical ornamental
strength unfit man for the
service of his Creator.
And will God be pleased with
anything less than the best we can
offer? TO be born again means "Thou
shalt lave the Lord with all thy heart ."
TObeborn again those who love God
with all their hearts will desire to
give him the best service of their life
and they will be constantly seeking to
bring every power of their being into
harmony with the laws that will promote
their ability to do his will.
When one is born again he mil
really know what u means as the
Bible instructs "Abstain from fleshly
lust which war against the soul " tl
Peter 2 11) You will know that every
sinful gratification tends to benumb
the faculties and deaden the mental
and spiritual perception and the word
or the spirit of God can make but a
feeble impression upon the heart
Paul w rote to the Corinthians (Let us
cleanse ourselves from all filthmess
of the flesh an spirit pcrtecting holiness
in the fear of God > (II Corinthians
7 I)
To be born again means and with
the fruit of the spirit lose- joy peace,
longsudcnng. gentleness, goodness,
meekness, he classes temperance
(Galatians 5 22-2 ^)
Let me close on this note The
judgment was set and the books were
opened Daniel 7 9 Multitudes of
people who expect to go to heaven
will go to hell or torment To hear
these words of God himself "I never
knew you. depart from me ye that
work iniquity " (Matthew 7 21-2')
Here w ill be life's most embarrassing
moment Daniel saw all these
thousands \ thousands and then \ ten
thousands. Daniel saw millions who
stood facing life's record He saw
those who were self satisfied, folk
who were under delusion, those of a
false refuge, and they will be horrified
to hear him say 1 never knew you
Here facing life's record haunting
words of "What doth it profit my
brethren other words some of you
workday and night for these elections
held last week and you forgo yourselves
for a member, but yonder y ou
want tobe in lack of witnesses Daniel
declared millions will be there to face
life's record The question was asked
will you be able to stand Jesus declared
take heed that no man deceive
you. (Matthew 24:4)
Arc you in harmony with God's
law he that saith I know him and
kcepeth not is commandments is a
liar and the truth is not in himbut who
so keepeth his word in him verily is
the love of God perfected (1 John 2:45).
If you do these things ye shall
never fall. II Peter 1:5-10.
Arc you ready for facing life's
record? There will be a record book
open God will preside, no spin master.
will argue your case The question
will not be once saved or always
saved. The question is now. Have you
been born again Have you been
washed in the blood of God's only
begotten son. There is a record vvaittngyonderfor
us all There will be all
those heav en sent warnings, neglect
of duties, failing to say I'm sorry. all
in our r record
What about you. y oung girl. Docs
it seem like all your purpose in life is
gone? Could it be you are a single
parent and there has been a numbness
in your life Don't know what to do
Listen, the word is nigh thee even in
thy mouth and in thy heart That is the
w ord of faith which we preach that if
thou confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart
that God raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved Romans 10:8-9)
IF you have been w orried about facing
your life's record and facing that
most embarrassing moment, let me
invite vou to Christ Trust Him and be
frec ' ^ ,
Timothy Jacobs, Tuscarora Indian
storyteller and performer
llai'uig from the lu<^aroiu nation
. imothy Bryan Jacobs i? a
multi-talented pcilot met who eapti\
ales audicnccscven whcic A stiong
younc leadei among his people, he is
known to ntan> as actmst lot the
lights ol indigenous peoples win Idwide
Presenting magnetizing performanees
utilizing inusie stoiclellei
and artful interaction. I imothy s
shanngs and personalized stele teflcel
his keen spiritual aee areness and
understanding I lis "straight from
the hip" appionch results 111 each
perfomiancc being a fresh, unique
event Ills spirituality resonates to
each audience ineinhet and proe ides
a inoeing and healing memory of a
liletinie
With Itlm. Iceluics. historical references.
workshops, intereention
programs, and numerous articles and
tnlereieee to his credits. timothy's
denaiinc energy incoiporates wisdom
and tiadition with a contemporary
edge Sensing his direction cai ly in
life, I imothy says. "It's re-educating
the world through llie eyes of a Native
American "
Timothy Jacobs
An Unforgettable Fxpcricncc!
On February I. 1998 Timothy Jacobs
captured the attention of tlie
entire Nation By taking over the
local newspaper office in Robeson
County. North Carolina Jacobs a
young Tuscarora Indian and Native
American Indian Activist did this to
bring to light the horrible conditions
of corruption and injustice that had
existed for ov er a century Since the
Civil War Timothy Jacobs's Indian
community has struggled to regain
full and equal citizenship, a struggle
thai led to the arrest .ind impn*oni
Hen I ol Jacob* I unothv Jacob*, the
I Uscarora Indian Activist. i* and was
dedicated to helping hi* people Since
that tune when he xtood up lor his
people and attempted to light the
corruption and prejudiced in hi* homeland
1 unothv has leanicd to e\pie*s
himselt in writing. poetry traditional
singing and other cultural outlet*
I unothv ha* dedicated much ol his
Ids' a* a young leader and traditionalist
among the I uscarora Jacobs is
also an artist Devoting much of his
artwork to themes surrounding his
Native American upbringing
As a creative and performing artist
I unothv has expressed himself
and his I uscarora culture in manv
dillerent lields and mixed media l im
is a Native American Indian singer
and dancer I le is quite a traditionalist
and is inspired by lessons ui the
(ileal I.aw" of the iroquois people.
Timothy is a Storyteller and Poet
I hrough his artistic expression he
continues to fight for justice, human
rights, and the 1 uscarora people Most
recently. I unothv was a leading supporting
actor in a film titled Through
Native Eyes: The Henry Berry
Lowery Story." Portraving the
brother of the titled lead. Jacobs's film
debut performance gleaned with his
natural acting ability He was also a
supporting cast member in the Francis
Ford Coppola's film production of
"Tecumseh: The Last Warrior"
which was Co-Produced by the famous
Native American Indian
Playwright I lanay Geiogamah (Delavvare-I.ennape).
When Van Coleman began preproduction
for his MI'A thesis film
1 hrough Native lives", ha had no
idea of the impact his film would
have, the filming became the largest
volunteer project of its kind in the
history of Robeson County . North
Carolina. Robeson County is unique
in having an ethnically diverse community.
" Through Native Eyes" cast
and crew transcended all social, racial.
and economic strata with an
unparalleled team spirit and commitment
that made the film possible
Boosting more than three hundred
names in the credits, all participated
without paid compensation
The racial politics of the country
have always been in place and set the
backdrop for the true story of Henry
Berry l.owrie. Lowrie lived and was
pursued by many in the years following
the Civil War. He was regarded
as an outlaw by Some, but to his
people he was a folk hero. He resisted
the authorities, robbed from the rich
and gave to the poor, protected his
kin. and exacted revenge. The
film "Through Native Eyes" is the
first time Cowrie's storv has been told
on film.
Coleman's intended format destination
for the film was and is the
classroom he saw the film as an
opportunity to preserve a portion of
Native American culture in a format
which would, for the first time, allow
Native Americans the opportunity to
tell their story "through native eves."
The screenplay was researched bv
Coleman and his Associate Producer
Robert Locklear. The final script was
developed by Coleman and two assistants.
Nisha Coffey and Tristan
Young, students at the University of
North Carolina at Grensboro.
Coleman was finishing his Master of
Fine Arts in Film and Video Production.
The opportunity to tall their own
story gave the production company
the propellent it needed to film an
amazing fifty-six scenes, on eleven
locations in onlv eight days! The
films small budget of forty thousand
dollars was raised in the community
by Coleman during his Christmas
break. In between researching and
writing the final draft, scouting locations,
casting calls, costuming and
other executive producing activities
Coleman was teaching video production
at UNC- Greensboro, taking
twelve hours of graduate courses, and
was the Executive Producer for the
I NL I haneellor's show
I he lilni ha> n>cn above the ongi-B
n,i| ami lor the classroom, and hasl
been iceogui/ed and honored since I
in release in Julv of 1999 it wasl
featured in a soven minute stor> on 3
National Public Radio In November I
of 1999. C oleinau w as inv ited to show - I
ease the film as the keynote speaker I
lot the United Stales Postal Service s 1
National Cclebrationof'NativeAmen- I
can Awareness Month in Washington 1
DC In lebruarv ol" 2000 the film
w as aw aided the C ommunicator Cryslal
Award ol Distinction In May ol |
2000. it was back to Washington for
Coleman "Through Native lives" was
inducted into the Library of Congress
in the Local Legends Project, part of
die celebration of the Bicentennial of
the Congressional Library
Van Coleman lives in Gibson.
North Carolina with his wife Laura.
I was bom in a small town called
Raeford in southeastern North Carolina
on John I*. Kennedy's birthday.
May 29. 1953 It was totally rural
place with totally rural place with
sandv rolling plains better known as
the "Sandy hills" 1 grew up m the
neighboring county where the largest
group of Native Americans east of the
Mississippi river, reside Almost none
of these native people are pure bloods,
however being one of them. 1 have
always considered myself accordingly
I grew up m a time and place that
seemed unmoved by the tumultuous
ev ents of the sixties., the civil rights
struggle and the British invasion The
Vietnman conflict did have it alTects
with relatives having gone to battle
and return in boxes. At an early age
my mother recognized my uniqueness
even though sne was unable
nature my natural talents due to the
daily grind of farm labor to feed seven
children When we were old enough
at about 12-13 years, we joined her in
the fields I have over the years come
to respect her more so far the sacrifices
she made rather than the special
attention I was denied because of
being poor.
1 adolescence, i developed an intense
curiosity to know and understand
the world beyond the isolation of
poverty and ethnicity. I studied hard
to make good grades to please my
teachers, particularly the males. My
father passed away with cancer when
I was only three and his absence has
had a profound effect on my life. I
grew up thinking I had to take his
place even though I was not the eldest
son. My mom says I was the more
mature of her children and perhaps,
this explains to some degree, the need
I had to "take care of others". 1
learned later that i did not have to be
my father, that he was gone and I
could get on w ith my life I am still
trying to internalize that concept...
sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding.
In high school and college (Pembroke
State University then ) I
discovered that I had a love for theatre
and acting and endeavored to get a
part in any good play whenever I
could After college my need to help
the less fortunate surfaced again, compelling
me to pursue the social agenda
for change in the lives of my people.
I soon learned that this would force
me to endure political exclusion,
cronyism, small-minded tryants seeking
to use the cause of the poor for
their own gain. It become clear that
the goal of change would require
greater personal sacrifice than I ever
imagined but throughout the years
but I have persevered. I have fought
a good fight to do the right thing for
the powerless to overcome political
and economic predators. '
My sanity has been preserved
through music, acting, painting, and
writing. These arc the four good
winds upon which my spirit sails.
Now at 47 my temples are graying as
1 seek simplicity an$j quieter time in
which to release my passion. In my
homeland, some say 1 am leader,
some say I am a prophet bring truth to
light, others despise me and find me
combative on the issues that concerned
me. Guilty as charged!
Robert Lock tear
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Who is Jesus Christ'.' Why is there such misunderstanding in the religious
world about Him? When did He become involved with planet Earth? What
does the Bilble say to humankind about Christ as Creator. Savior, and
Mediator of the Father's love.truthjnercy.and justice- His true character?
Invites you to join him in this Search for Truth about Jesus Christ.
When did Jesus become involved with planet earth? John 17: 4-5
"I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou
gavest me to do And now. O Father, glorify thou me w ith thine own self w ith
glory which I had with thee before the world was."
Jesus came to be God with us. Matthew 1:23
"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. and they
shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is. God with us."
Who created this world? John 1:1-3
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Ciod. and the
Word was God. The same was in the beginning with Ciod. All things were
made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
Is the World really Jesus Christ? John 1:14
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. (and we beheld his
gloiy, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father.) full of grace and truth "
Jesus is equal to God. Phillippians 2:5-11
"Let this mind be in you. which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in
form of Ciod. thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself
of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in
the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him. and given him a name which
is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow. of
things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that
every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of Ciod the
Father."
The one to whom every knee will bow is called Israel's God. Isaiah
45:22,23
"Look unto me. and be ye saved, all the ends of the eaith: for I am Ciod.
and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my
mouth in rightcousncss.and shall not return. That unto me every knee shall
bow, every tongue shall swear."
When the Children of Israel left Egypt for the Promised Land of
Canaan, who was it that actually led them from Egypt on through the Red
Sea, through the desert and into the promised land? Exodus 13:21 -22; 1
Corinthians 10:1-4
"And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them
the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and
night He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day. nor the pillar of the
fire by night, from before the people." "Moreover, brethren. I would not that
yc should be ignorant, how- that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all
passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and
in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat: And did all drink the same
spiritual drink for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and
that Rock was Christ."
Who wrote God's holy law on Mt. Sinai? Nehcmiah 9:6, 11-13
" Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven
of heavens... And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went
through the midst of the sea on dry land; and their peiseoutors thou thiewest
into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters Moreover thou leddest them
in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them
light in the way wherein they should go. Thou earnest down also upon mount
Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgements,
and true laws, good statutes and commandments:"
God the Father and God the Son are two distinct beings. Matthew
3:17; Luke 23:46
"And lo a voice from heaven, saying, this is my beloved Son. in whom 1
am well pleased." "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he s-ud.
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave
up the ghost."
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THANKS!
Tribal Members : /
would like to thank you
for your support November 7th.
Craig D. McMillian
District 10 Representative