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CAROLINA TIMES - SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008 Church News ■i:: ! I Ordination Service for Ministers Anita W. Hammond and Donald R. White An Ordination Service for Ministers Anita W. Hammond and Donald R. White will be held June 8, at 5 p.m. at White Rock Baptist Church, 3400 Fayetteville St. The public invited to attend. For more information eall 688-8136 or go to www.whiterockbaptistchurch.org/. The pastor is Rev. Reginald Van Stephens. Practical Bible Principals for Life First Community Baptist Church - Hillsborough The Senior Choir of First Community Baptist Church, 509 Eno St., Hills borough, will celebrate its Twenty-First Anniversary on Sunday, June 1, at 1| a.m. The public is invited to attend and “share the worship service as the choir ministers to you in songs of praise.” For more information call 732-6135. Rev. William Richardson is the pastor. Russell Memorial C.M.E. Russell memorial C.M.E. Chureh, 703 S. Alston Ave., will celebrate the Triple Celebration of its pastor. Rev. Lloys L. Watkins, Sr. and his wife, Mrs. Charlene T. Watkins. The 50/43/9 celebration will eelebrate 50 years in the -preaching ministry of Rev. Lloyd L. Watkins, Sr., 43 years in the pastoring ministry and 9 years as pastor of Russell Memorial C.M.C, Church. June 5-6, 7 p.m., pre-anniversary worship services as the church. ;. June 7, 7 p.m., a banquet celebration at the Radisson Governors Inn. June 8, 10 a.m., closing worship service at the church. The public is invited to attend all programs. For more information call 682-2523. Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist - Bahama Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist, 8021 Stagville Rd., Bahama, will host its Annual Revival May 27-30 at 7 p.m. Rev. Kenneth Hammond, pastor of „ Union Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker. Guest choirs will perform ;each night. The public invited to attend. For more information call 471-4034. Rev. Dr. James W. Smith is the host pastor. Mt. Calvary UCC The Versatile Crusaders (VCs) are looking for past members. The Ver satile Crusaders (VCs) of Mount Calvary United Church of Christ, on 1715 Athens Ave; are looking for past members to join them for their reunion concert on July 27, If you are interested in being apart of this “Blast From The Past" call the church at 688-5066 for more information. , If no one answers, please leave a detailed message and someone will get " back to you. Rev. J.C. Cheek is the pastor. Subscribe to The Carolina Times Call Today! 682-2913 For Legal Notices Call Today! THE CAROLINA TIMES 682-2913 Scarborough & Hargett Funeral Home, Inc. Memorial Chapels & Garden 306 South Roxboro Street Durham, North Carolina 27701 919-682-1171- Phone 919-683-1548- Fax SetUce ck t 7(/Uf Since tm Services Available; Traditional funeral Service Cremations Pre-Arranged Funeral Services (Pre-Need Trust and Burial Insurance) 9 6 " SieefUe" SecvAnnm^. HI- Sowing and Reaping By J.L. Caldwell, Pastor New Jerusalem Baptist Cathedral We live in a day of spiritual forgetfulness. Men are forgetting God and His Son. They are forget ting His Church, forgetting that the Lord’s Day is really His day. They are forgetting death and the terrible fact of judgement. The fact remains that men must pay for their neglect and forgetfulness. Truth being told, we all must reap what we sow. This is the unchangeable law of nature and God, men must and will reap the harvest of what they have sown. Whether what is sown be good or it be bad. “Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap” (Gal 6:7). There is no truer text in the Bible. Even if these words were not in the Bible, yet, from our own’s life’s experience we know this to be true Earlier St. Paul encouraged the Christians in the Galatian church not to take on too much pride and seek praises of men and not to provoke and envy one another (Gal 5:26). He also introduced the idea of Christians taking into serious consideration any brother of sister, who has been overtaken by sin due to their own spiritual weakness - “overtaken in a fault (Gal 6:1).” This, we should do as supporting Christians as opposed to a Christian who has intentionally committed the sin with the expecta tion of getting away with it and not be judged. To show support for a per son overtaken in a fault is to show a powerful sense of tenderness and compassion. Of course, the next step and obligation are to walk with that brother or sister until he/she is able to spiritually walk by themselves with out sin overtaking them again. This is what Paul meant when he wrote, “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and ' so fulfill the law of Christ, which is that of love” (Gal 6:2). Paul also warns us in a brotherly way not to take too much time en tertaining a fond opinion of our own self sufficiency, thinking ourselves wiser and better than other men. Self deceit is but self deceit (v.3). Every man must prove himshlf to others as well as to his own chureh. Then he can rejoice in his own work, but not at the expense of others. There will come a day when we all must give an account of ourselves to God. Knowing this, Christians must learn to give an account of themselves here and now, having been taught the Word (v.5-6). Paul finds it necessary to remind and warn the Church, "Be not de ceived; God is not mocked: For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Gal 6:7). The Apostle is simply letting us know, “You can’t fool God.” We can not fool God, be cause He sees all and knows all. We can hide from people but we cannot hide from God. Your family, friends and neighbors, may not even suspect your sin, your unseen commitment to the church, but God knows all about it. He sees you in the bright ness of the midday, as well as, the blackness of the midnight. He sees all and we must account to Him for everything. A man took his little boy into a neighbor’s field to steal potatoes. Before putting the potatoes in a bag the man looked in every direction, north, south, east, west. Then the lit tle fellow very wisely said, “Daddy, you forgot to look one way, you for got to look up. And we are like that. Superdeiegates Enjoy Being Courted By Zenitha Fmice We are careful that others not see us sin. But God sees, God knows. The second truth in the text is, “You reap what you sow.” Those liv ing a carnal and sensual life, instead of employing themselves to the hon or of God, church and for the good of others, must expect no other fruit than corruption and ruin and misery at the end of it. We also reap in the lives of others what we sow here. Here is the trag edy of sin. It not only hurts us, but it hurts others whom we love. The bible tells that the sins of the parents are visited upon the children down through the third and fourth gen eration (Num 14:18). Men sin and forget all about it, only to meet that sin’s consequences later in life of a loved one. Every mother and father owe at least one thing in the spiritual realm to their children. You owe it to them to live at your best for Christ before they are bom and after they come into tijis world. We speak here of protecting the child’s birth health before and spiritual health after wards. '■ Those who, under the guidance and influence of the Spirit, live a holy and spiritual life, a life of de votedness to God and usefulness and service to others, may depend upon it that they will reap the tmest com fort in their present life and also reap eternal life and happiness at the end. The third truth in the text is that you reap more than you sow. This is also the law of nature. If you sow one grain of wheat or com, you naturally expect to reap more than you have sown. The same is true in the spiri tual realm. If you have sown much “good” you will reap abundantly. If we sow much sin we will reap more than we bargain for (v. 8). Yes, it is sometimes a real stmg- gle to walktthe “straight and nar row”, but i^ can be done with the help of the Holy Spirit. Yet we are reminded bySPaul, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due sea son we simn leap, ii we taint not. tv- ery chance we have let us do good” (Gal 6:9-10). Subscribe to The Carolina Times Call Today! 682-2913 ll) Jfixraral ^Parlax; fittu -SERVICE FOR AUL WITHIN THE MEANS OF ALL- SIS? FAYETTEVILLE STREET DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA ZT7CIT TELEPHONE: (SIS) 682-S27e FAX (919) 6S2-OS72 • BiBMJMERS • ntNERM. • NODWKSPUeUC • pnE-PLMsma • MSURMREV „ TMARKatS • FiOlWBB OUR LICENSED STAFF EGjah J. -Vookef ruber. m-F.SX, fS49 ClirislOfilierT.rislis-F.SX.iS4S OydB Maat^m - F.S.L. *1200 By /.enitna Erince i Special to the NNPA from the ' Afro-American Newspapers WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Even with James Carville, one of th est defenders of Hillary Clinton, finally acknowledging that Barack n" is the party’s likely nominee, undeclared superdeiegates are beino ™ courted by supporters of both Clinton and Barack Obama. ° “I’m suddenly more popular than I’ve ever been,” said Gregory p a Westminster, Md. councilman and one of 10 undeclared superdel*'* the state. “I get letters and e-mails every day supporting one Candida?* other. In many ways it’s sort of an awkward position.” It’s even more awkward now that Obama is steamrolling Clinto superdeiegates and there are only five primaries remaining with n T' pledged delegates at stake. After starting the year with twice as man" * * delegates as Obama, Clinton now trails him in that category 285 to)i? Since the beginning of this month, 40 of the 200 undeclared egates - including D.C. Democratic Party Chairman Anita Bonds - nounced their support for the frontrunner. Over that same period have come out for Clinton. Obama now leads in total delegates - 1,712, with 2,026 needed to clinch the nomination. “I think it’s likely Obama is the nominee, but not certain,” said Carville, a Clinton political strategist who compared New Mexico G ** Richardson, a former Clinton administration official who endorsed™' to Judas. In an interview Tuesday with the Associated Press, Carville ** would have preferred another candidate, but I’m going to be for him* Still, undeclared superdeiegates in the region are being cautious “There’s very little credit for getting it right but a lot of downside! ting it wrong,” said political analyst Richard Katz of Johns Honkintii' clh, in nn C.l 'S sity in Baltimore. “Many of them are putting off the evil day when die ? a. And of course, it’s also nice to be courted ” ' to make a decision. Uncommitted delegates in Maryland such as Susan Turnbull, Rep Hoyer and Rep. Chris Van Hollen have it somewhat easier. Their nos? among the Democratic leadership. Turnbull is vice chair of the - Demot, National Committee, Hoyer is the House Majority Leader and Van Hi is chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee! it mandatory in Turnbull’s case and preferred in the latter’s that they ' neutral. ’ rtn “I have not committed at this point in time [and] I don’t havei may or may not t Hoyer said, giving away nothing. My decision he added. “I was hoping that at some point the voters would have come toad consensus. Unfortunately, we haven’t reached that,” Pecoraro said, “So l been weighing at what point is it not valuable for us to sit back.” For some, that point came on May 6 when Sen. Obama gained a cd manding victory in North Carolina and came within 2 percentage poiit Sen. Clinton’s win in Indiana. “There was a defining moment coming off of the Indiana, North Carol primaries which most (super delegates) are acknowledging,” said U,S | John P. Sarbanes, who represents Maryland’s third district, 55 percem which voted for Obama in the Chesapeake Primaries on Feb. 12. Tlioi Sarbanes has not yet declared his choice, he seems to be leaning town Obama. “The voters have stepped up and are bringing the race to a closure sending strong signals about who they want to be the nominee,” he s “Once the primary season is over, superdeiegates will be in a posiiioi ratify the decision that voters have made.” Following Clinton’s expected lopsided win in West Virginia, there some among the undecided, however, who still hope that voters will n things Clinton’s way in the last five primaries in Kentucky, Oregon, Pm Rico, Montana and South Dakota, although she is expected to win ilom than three of those contests, still leaving her trailing Obama in delejs popular votes and number of states won. “Some of these people are promised Hillary Clinton delegates so,(i) don’t want to endorse Barack Obama until it’s clear she’s not in it,”si Ronald Walters, a political analyst and professor at the University of Mj, land. “Those super delegates who have not declared will continue todiini towards him [but] the movement of superdeiegates will depend on wMj Hillary Clinton folds her tent after West Virginia and Kentuckv.” Maryland Sen. Benjamin Cardin, an uncommitteo super ueiegait,. he is personally close to both candidates and plans to wait until theprii; season is over. “What I said from the beginning is I think the super delegates bi responsibility to choose the strongest candidate,” he said. "It’s notaboi math; it’s about choosing someone who has garnered the most supporli has momentum moving forward to next November.” Though Cardin didn’t specify which candidate fit that bill, Clinlob claimed that mantle given her wins in large, swing states like NewYii Ohio and Pennsylvania and, she told USA Today, a large and expandinjb among “hardworking Americans, white Americans.” Clinton is also bp that the math will be on her side after the DNC’s rules panel decides out! 31 whether delegates from Michigan and Florida will be seated. TheD) had said the states’ delegates would not be counted after they moved upltt primaries dates in defiance of a DNC directive. In a move that will not benefit Clinton, delegates from both stalest expected to be divided equally in order to be fair to each candidate. “It’s getting increasingly difficult to see a clear path for Sen. Clinliii the nomination so she has to offer a compelling reason to stay in the net Pecoraro said. “Sen. Clinton’s a very persuasive person and a veryseii® person and, out of respect, people are giving her a chance to make thalaf ment.” Clinton has threatened to take those persuasive powers and herargimieil to the back rooms of the Democratic National Convention in late Augast But superdeiegates like Sarbanes said they would prefer not to“slu) out” at the convention or to make any deals that go against the elecwn! wishes. Orange Grove Missionary baptist church Dr. Herbert L Dickerson. Senior Pastor 505 EAST End avenue DURHAM. 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