Jesus is the supreme High Priest
Lesson Scripture:
Hebrews 4:14-5:10
Lesson aims: to explain
two qualifications of a high
priest, to recognize that Jesus is
the supreme High Priest, and to
commit to spend more time
with Him.
Background: The writer's
logical discourse on the reasons
for not turning back to Judaism
continued. The concept of "bet
ter" kept surfacing in the argu
ments presented. Throughout
the first 13 verses of Chapter 4
a better rest was examined. He
pointed out that there was no
rest for the Israelites when they
rejected God and the same fate
would occur with Jesus. He fur
ther stated that they could hide
from one another but not /from
God.
His Jewish audience fully
understood the concept of
"priests." Just to refresh our
selves, let's review. Scripture
mentioned priests as early as
Genesis 14. No explanation
was given at that point. In
Leviticus 8 God told Moses to
appoint his brother. Aaron, and
his sons as priests. Careful
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
reading disclosed an ordination
for them and an explanation for
each garment that they were to
wear.
The remainder of the chap
ter focused on consecrations of
the offerings and the priests'
food. The entire service lasted
for seven days. The priests,
chosen by the people from the
tribe of Levi were to offer sac
rifices to God for themselves
and the people. Their sacrifices
brought to the tabernacle cov
ered only sin; they couldn't
redeem. Many of them served
for a limited time. Furthermore,
they served in a "physical tem
ple under a terminal covenant"
(The NIV Standard Lesson
Commentary.). As mediators
between the people and God
some of them at various times
lost sight of whom they were
serving.
Lesson: Jesus is the High
Priest for all who believe.
Coming from heaven (verse
14), He is chosen by God for
this office. Because He is
human and divine at the same
time (Incarnate), He under
stands our temptations, trials,
disappointments, and the like.
His sacrifice allows all believ
ers to confer to Him boldly
(grace and mercy). The earthly
priests are quite limited in their
duties. Most of the time, little
compassion, patience and so
forth are exhibited and they
certainly couldn't die for the
remission of sins.
The High Priest comes from
the tribe of Judah and is of the
order of Melchizedec (mel K1Z
uh dek). Refer to' Genesis
14:17,18 for further study. This
High Priest is the final sacrifice
for all of humanity who "serves
in a spiritual, eternal tabernacle
forevermore" (The NIV Stan
dard Lesson Commentary)!
While in the flesh, He suffered
extensively but never sinned.
Remember His agony in the
Garden of Gethsemane and His
obedience on Calvary?
Application: If the Jews
turned back after this discourse,
they certainly had nothing to
stand on. He is more than a
mere priest or man. His role as
High Priest cannot be sur
passed by another. With that
said, where do we stand in
acknowledging Him? Why do
we want to turn back? Turn
back' Jo what? Our brother has
done for us what no other
could. He allows us to call on
Him day and night (o be our
mediator with God. He knows
how we feel because He
walked in our moccasins. Invit
ed to come boldly. He will do
exactly what He said.
Do we spend quality time
with Him? His sacrifice epito
mizes love. Does our life show
our love for Him?
In the adult packet of
Echoes publication, there is this
statement: "If Jesus serves as
our defense counsel, then Satan
takes the role of prosecuting
attorney." Does the defense
know you? Someone needs to
hear the word of God today !
20th pastoral anniversary celebration
SPHC1AL TO I Mi CHRONICLh
The annual pastoral anniver
sary of Pastor Richard C Miller
Sr. took place on May 30 and
June 6.
The theme was "Pressing
Toward the Mark of the Glory
Because the Latter Is Greater
Than the Former," and the color
scheme was pink and black. The
services in honor of Pastor
Miller were held at Holy Trinity
Full Gospel Baptist Church.
On May 30 Dr. Charles Gray
and the Mt. Olive Baptist
Church family joined Holy
Trinity in the pre-anniversary
service for the pastor.
The presence of the Lord
filled the place as hearts joined
together in true worship unto
God. The man of God brought
the word and encouraged the
church and especially Pastor
Miller that God has great things
in store for the ministry. He said
that one day the ministry will be
on the air and he wants to be
standing beside pastor as he tells
all the critics, "Look what the
Pastor Richard C. Miller and
Co-Pastor Ernestine Miller
d y n n e r ,
eVeryone
gathered in
the sanctu
ary with the
mind to
give God
praise.
After praise
and wor
ship, the
first family
was intro
duced. With
screams
and hollers
following
t h e
announce
ment, Pastor
Lord has done.
The service concluded in the
fellowship hall, where refresh
ments were served.
On June 6, Overseer Gomil
lion and the Tabernacle of Faith
Church family of Zunni. Va,
helped in the celebration service
of Pastor Miller. As the two
churches filled the fellowship
hall, dinner was .served. After
and Co-Pastor Richard C Miller
Sr promenaded into the sanctu
ary.
The service continued with
songs and dances of praise unto
God. Overseer Gomillion
brought the word. "How to Get
Your Inheritance." The message
hit home with Holy Trinity and
encouraged the audience to
keep the faith. Pastor Miller was
overly excited as the man of
God spoke to his heart about the
things God has promised him.
Everyone in the house received
a blessing. Some came up for
prayer to be reaffirmed in the
promises God had made to
them. After an invitation to dis
cipleship. Pastor and Co-Pastor
Miller were blessed even more.
Ministries of Holy Trinity
showered them with gifts. Big
bags and small bags were laid at
their feet. Envelopes were
placed in their hands, even a
robe placed on Pastor Miller's
back. When the gifts finally
stopped coming, it was time for
this year's anniversary to come
to a close. After physical and
spiritual feeding with some
extra blessings for Pastor and
Co-Pastor Miller, the benedic
tion was given.
Pastor Miller and the Holy
Trinity family are grateful to
God for the things that He has
done and they know that the
best is yet to come.
Daniels to keynote at Emmanuel
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
On June 27, XODUS:
Emmanuel Men of Excellence
will celebrate its Annual Men's
Day. The theme for this year's
celebration is "In the Potter's
Hand. Renewing. Rebuilding
and Remolding the Black Christ
ian Man."
This year's observance will
be kicked off with a workshop
addressing the theme by John
Raye. a nationally known moti
vational speaker and entrepre
neur. who is also a member of
Emmanuel. The workshop will
be on June 26 from 10 until 12
p.m. The workshop will be fol
lowed with lunch.
To get ready for this year's
program the men of Emmanuel
went on a three-day retreat to
Savannah. Ga., in May. a trip that
included being visitors to the
First African Baptist Church,
which is the first African-Ameri
can Church built and owned by
slaves. The men also traveled to
Pineland, S.C., to be special
guests at a morning worship
service al Bethel Bap
tist Church, the home
church of Emmanuel
Associate Minister
Everette Scott.
The annual celebra
tion will be concluded
at the Sunday 10 a.m.
worship service when
nationally known
speaker Dr. Ron
Daniels of New York,
N.Y., will be the
keynote speaker at both the 7:45
and 11 a.m. worship services.
Daniels is noted for his motiva
tional and uplifting messages to
black men. young and old.
Daniels has held many presti
gious positions during his many
years on the battlefield for
human rights. He was an inde
pendent candidate for president
of the United States in 1992. In
1987 he served as the executive
director of the National Rainbow
Coalition, as well as the Southern
Dr. Ron Daniels
regional coordinator and deputy
campaign manager for the Jesse
Jackson lor presi
dent campaign in
1988. He is a
renowned
scholar/activist who
has taught history,
political science,
and Pan-African
studies at
Youngstown Uni
versity, Hiram Col
lege, Cornell Uni
versity and Kent
State University.
Daniels holds a B.A. in histo
ry from Youngstown State Uni
versity. an M.A. in political sci
ence from the Rockefeller
School of Public Affairs in
Albany, N.Y., and a doctor of
philosophy in African studies
from the Union Institute in
Cincinnati. Ohio. He is also list
ed in Who's Who in Black Amer
ica and has been a leading figure
in some of the most significant
social and political movements
in the past four decades. He is a
weekly contributing writer that is
syndicated in more than 100
African-American newspapers
across the country.
He is the executive director
of the Center for Constitutional
Rights. During his tenure there
the organization has emerged as
a leading force fighting against
police brutality and misconduct,
church burning, hate crimes,
voter disenfranchisement, envi
ronmental racism and the threat
to civil liberties posed by the
government's response to the
Sept. 1 1 2001, terrorist attacks.
The president of XODUS:
Emmanuel Men of Excellence is
Jimmy Body. The Men's Day
Committee members are Hobart
Jones Sr., Kenneth Love and
Gene Wade. The Emmanuel Men
of Excellence invite the public to
hear this gifted speaker.
The pastor of Emmanuel
Baptist Church is Rev. John
Mendez. The church is at 1075
Shalimar Drive.
The fourth Battle of the Champions set for June 26
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The fourth Battle of the
Champiens will be held June
26 at Union Chapel Missionary
Baptist Church, where the pas
tor is Konnie Robinson. The
church is at 30<) W. 25th Street.
-The service will be from I to 3
p.m. ^ '
The warriors for this event
are: Thomasina Boyd of
Galilee Baptist Church,
Kendra Davis of Greater
Cleveland Avenue. Minister
Raymond Patrick of House of
Faith. Jeff Jefferson of New
World Cappadocia Outreach
Center. Chris Young of New
World Cappadocia Outreach
Center and Pastor Stephon Jor
dan of House of Faith.
These young men and
women have faced all kinds of
obstacles in their lives and
have overcome them. They
will share their testimonies.
Pastor Melvin Wilkins Sr.
the visionary of this event,
says that this will be the fourth
Battle of the Champions It has
been an awesome experience.
Pastor Rip says the people who
have been in it previously ask
when will the next one be. Peo
ple are excited about this
event.
Everyone is welcome.
Bring a friend and let's lift up
the name of Jesus together.
Mt Olive Baptist Church
1301 E. Belews Street
Winston-Salem , NC 27101
"Let God Be God"
724-5842 or 721-1959
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Sunday Morning Broadcast
6 - 6:30 A.M.
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Sunday School 9:30 A.M.
Worship Service 1 1 :00 A.M.
Wednesday 1 2:00 Noon
Bible Study 7:00 P.M.
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Macedonia Holiness Church Of God
Of The Apostolic Faith, Inc.
Bishop R.L. Wise.Sr.
D.D.; S.T.D. ? Pastor
Sunday Services
Sunday School 9:45 'a.m.
Morning Worship 1 1 00 a.m.
M.Y.P.U 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Services
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
4111 Whitfield.Drive
C Phone: 336-767-3700
Fax: 336-767-7006
CJnited Progressive baptist dhurcH
PASTOR LEWIS E. DEVLIN
Home Tel: (336)767-7825
Office Tel: (336)724-1266
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Grandparents
Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.
At E. 12th & Jackson Avenue
1122 Quincy Caldwell Circle Pastor Lewis E. Devlin and
Winston-Salem, NC 27101 q 1st Lady Mary E. Devlin
The Family of God Resides At The New
Gospel Tabernacle Holy Church
206 Laura Wall Blvd.
You are welcome to:
Sunday School - KMX) a.m.
Morning Worship - 1 1 :00 a.m.
Bible Study - 7:(X) p.m. Wednesday
We are a family that prays together
Pastor Rev. Johnny Johnson
Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.
"Pi:\Ti:C<tSTM I.H.IITIIOl SI Wit Ml. ( \K\II I \ ,\l H W <>RK Tixn iiii:k"
Schedule of Worship Services
Sunday Early Morning Service - 7:57 am
Sunday Church School ? 9:30 am
Sunday Morning Worship ? 10:30 am
Tuesday Evening Girl Scouts - 6:00 pm
Wednesday Morning Bible Study - 11:00 am
Wednesday Evening Bible Study - 7:00 pm
Thursday Evening Woman's Fellowship - 7:00 pm
Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.
3230 Heitman Drive * Winston-Salem. NC 27107
Church: 336-784-7802 *Facsimile: 336-771-0101
Web-site: www.mtcarmel-ws.org
?"Email: dr.griffey@mtcarmel-ws.org
Dr. A.T. Griffey, II!
Senior Pastor
And
1st Lady Dee Griliy
Piney Grove Church of Winston-Salem, Inc.
Early Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:00 a.m.
Join us for a Blessed Time in the Lord.
Piney Grove
Baptist Church
Dr. James F. l.inville, Pastor
4715 Indiana Ave. * Winston-Salem. NC 27106 ? 13.1ft) 767-4044
? Early Morning Worship... 8:00 a.m.
? Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
? Morning Worship 1 1 :00 a.m.
? Evening Services 4:0i) p.m.
? Bible Study Every Wednesday 10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
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