The Youth Ensemble of Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Mount Zion Baptist Church
ensemble celebrates 22 years
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
On Sunday, Dec. 2, the Youth Ensemble of
Mount Zion Baptist Church will be celebrat
ing its 22nd Anniversary at a unique worship
experience at 4 p.m. An original musical
play, "Come on People" written by Naima
Henderson, a certified social worker and
member of the church, will be presented. The
play will highlight problems faced by today's
teenagers and the power of faith to heal their
hurts. The staging is by Janice Price.
Special music will be provided by the
Winston-Salem State University Inspirational
Voices and the Inspifational CtiOir of Mount
Zion Baptist Church. The Youth Ensemble is
under the direction of the Rev. Kevin Scott.
With the assistance of Shirley Churn, organiz
er and supervisor, and Nia Franklin, presi
dent.
Tlie public is cordially invited to attend.
The pastor is Dr. Serenus Churn. The church
is at the corner of Martin Luther King and
File Street.
Shirley Churn
Hayworth-Miller's Caudle joins CDS
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Carolina Donor Services, the
area's non-profit organ and tis
sue donation agency, has hired
Dorman Caudle as its first full
time Funeral Home Liaison.
Caudle will be responsible for
assisting funeral homes with the
organ and tissue donation
process in CDS' 78 county serv
ice region. The funeral home
liaison position sprang from the
need to formalize relationships
with funeral homes within CDS'
service
Caudle
area. This
role was
created to
provide a
contact
for funer
al hotries
that vfo
familiar
with their
processes
and can
respond
to questions and concerns. Like
funeral homes, it is CDS' mis
sion to ensure that families are
able to grieve in a peaceful and
non-disruptive manner. Building
strong relationships with funeral
homes is a positive step in serv
ing these families better.
Caudle served as a licensed
funeral director at Hayworth
Miller Funeral Home in
Winston-Salem for more than
14 years. He became familiar
with families who donated "The
Gift of Life" while acting as
donor services liaison in all four
of Hayworth-Miller's locations.
Caudle is a current Policy Board
Member of the National Funeral
Directors Association and
served on the board of the North
Carolina Funeral Directors
Association (2000-2007)
including positions as secretary,
treasurer, vice-president and
president.
Caudle began his new role
as Funeral Home Liaison
Coordinator in October. He is
based in CDS' Durham office
and travels throughout the serv
ice region to meet with funeral
homes.
Carolina Donor Services is
the federally-designated, not
for-profit organ and tissue dona
tion organization serving 6.1
million people in 79 counties of
North Carolina and Danville,
Virginia.
For more information, visit
www. carolinadonor services;
call 1-800-200-2672; or write
3621 Lyckan Pnrkwax Durham,
NC 27707.
Macedonia Holiness Church Of God
Of The Apostolic Faith, Inc.
Bishop Ri.Ww. Sr.
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Sunday Services
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
M.Y.P.U 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Services
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
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Phone: 336-767-3700
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God is calling
Lesson Scripture: Luke
1:8-23
Lesson Aims: to describe
Zechanah's encounter with the
angel, Gabriel, to recognize that
consistency in prayer is impor
tant, and to believe what God
tells you.
Background: For the winter
quarter, our theme is "God's Call
to the Christian Community."
Our study focuses on the Gospel
VI l.LlKt
December
examines God's
Call in Christ.
January opens us
up to the inspira
tion of the Call
and February
will close out
with our
response to the
Call. To sum
things up. the
winter quarter
requires the
church (individ
uals and corpo
rate) to live out its purpose.
During biblical times, God used
angels and visions to direct peo
ple. Even so, the people were
ordinary just like us! You see He
takes ordinary people doing
ordinary things and creates
extraordinary outcomes. He
calls each of us for a purpose.
When we recognize this, life is
no longer simply ordinary
There are several aspects of
God's Call that we must remem
ber. First, He continues to call
us, some more dramatic than
others for His purpose. One call
is just as important as another!
Secondly, He calls individuals
who are already in motion.
Finally, His call, however over
whelming, should bring joy to
the life of the believer. This
doesn't exempt one from the
highs and lows of life yet
through it all there will be a
peace that confounds the world.
God is galling. Do you hear
Him?
The Gospel of Luke is the
longest book in the New
Testament. Penned by a Gentile
(non Jew) physician (Colossians
4: 14), he gives an orderly histor
ical account of Jesus' life and
ministry to Theophilus (thee AH
fuh luss), a ranking Roman offi
cial. Both books, Luke and Acts
are addressed to him.
An associate of Paul's, Luke
wrote this Gospel around AD.
58 while the apostle was impris
oned in Caesarea. Luke stressed
four points: the Gospel is for
everyone; the humanity of Jesus;
the importance of prayer; and
the work of the Holy Spirit. He
Mildred
Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
also gave priority to women.
Luke the third of the Synoptic
Gospels (very similar) gave
more details than Matthew and
Mark. Based on current knowl
edge, he is the only Gentile con
tributor to the New Testament.
Lesson: The Gospel opens
with an account of the prediction
of the birth of the forerunner of
Christ. Once again a couple
(Zechariah and Elizabeth)
prayed to God for a son. It
appears that their prayer will not
be answered. Zechariah and his
wife are descendants of Aaron
(priestly class). Both are upright
and blameless (solid character)
according to Scripture. While
serving in the Temple on his
rotation, Zechariah is chosen by
Lot to burn incense. This alone
is a great honor that happens
once in a lifetime. This is the
pinnacle moment in any priest's
career. This ordinary old man
completing his ordinary rotation
(still sacred) is about to hear
from God! As the worshipers
prayed, Zechariah burns the
incense at the door of the Holy
of Holies and suddenly an angel
appears to him. He is gripped
with fear, the angel calms him
down, acknowledges their
prayers, and tfien delivers the
news. It has been 400 yeai^
since God spoke to His people
and now the priest finds out thai
his son will prepare the way for
God's Son. This child whose
name will be John (God is gr<i
cious) is to be a Nazarite filled
with the Holy Spirit at birth In
the spirit of Elijah, he will lead
tne people duck
to God
Zechariah
doubts what he
has just heard'
Because of
that, the angel
tells him that
he will be
speechless until
everything is
fulfilled. This
silence is due
to his unbelief
He takes too
long in the
Temple. When
be comes out, he can't speak
The people realize that he has
had an encounter with God. His
two weeks of service comes to
an end. and he returns home to
Elizabeth.
Application: When we get
astounding news, we are dumb
founded. A friend of mine
always says, "consider the
source." With that being the
case, an angel delivering a mes
sage from God makes my knee
weak. However, there is nothing
too hard for God! How can we
be faithful and doubt? God
doesn't lie; He keeps His Word
There is no room for doubt. The
challenge for believers is to be
faithful no matter what
Zechariah's faith wavered; so
does ours, but does our faith
grow as God keeps His Word to
us? We are ordinary people but
when in His Will we become
something else. We don't have
to be rich, famous, attractive, or
powerful to be used by the
Almighty! He is calling, do you
hear Him? Do you act like you
believe?
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