Greater Cleveland Avenue
welcomes gospel artist
iye IHbbett
SPBC1AL TO THE CHRONICLE
Greater Cleveland
Avenue Christian Church,
.5095 Lansing Drive, will
have its fifth Sunday Great
Family Gathering on
Sunday, Jan. 31 at die 10
ajii. worship service.
Contemporary gospel
artist Tye Tribbett, noted for
such songs as "If He Did It
Before," "He Turned It,"
and others will be the guest |
Tribbett
artist.
This family gathering is
also a time when those in
attendance can wear their
favorite team football jer
sey.
Bishop Sheldon
McCaiter is the senior pas
tor of GCACC. The public
is invited to attend this serv
ice. For more information
contact the church at 336
661-0226.
Choir
from page B5
BBC for his "exceptional
voice," Overton's inteipre
tation of the title role in
"Poigy and Bess" has been
acclaimed as "breathtak
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ing.
He made his interna- ?
tional debut at Deutsche
Oper Berlin in the critically
acclaimed production from
South Africa's Cape Town
Opera. Overton portrayed
Porgy with Opera Theatre
of Pittsburgh, Opera
Memphis, Opera Carolina,
Lexington Opera Society,
the Lithuanian State
Symphony Orchestra, the
Paducha Symphony and on
Simmons-Burke
Overton
Mitchell
tour throughout the British
Isles.
Overton is a winner of
the Liederkranz
Competition, Connecticut
Opera Guild Competition,
Rosa Ponselle Competition
(Meriden, CT) and a
national winner of the
Leontyne Price Vocal
Competition.
Teresa A. Moore
Mitchell made her operatic
debut performing the role
of "The Monitor" in Sour
Angelica with the
University of North
Carolina Opera program.
As a touring artist for
Opera Carolina, the role of
"The Mother" in "Amahl
and the Night Visitors"
would soon follow and
offer the opportunity for
Moore-Mitchell to enjoy
her first educational tour.
Her exciting interpreta
tion of the role would intro
duce thousands of young
people to the wonderful
world of opera. She contin
ued her goal to reach chil
dren through opera in the
numerous performances of
"The Mother" in the opera,
Treemonisha, for the
African-American
Children's Theater in
Charlotte. Moore-Mitchell
has taught voice for
Winston Salem State
University and Davidson
County Community
College as an adjunct
instructor. She is currently 1
the professor of voice at 1
Livingstone College in i
Salisbury. >
Admission for the Jan. <
30 concert is free, but <
donations will be received 1
during intermission. I
Donations may be :
made payable to the WSSU
foundation and indicate
\VSSU Choir Travel #2172
n the memo section. For
nore information, please
contact First Baptist
Church at 336-722-5605 or
iVinston-Salem State
University at 336-750
>525/burkedw@wssu.edu.
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Lesson
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was no hope). (UMI Annual
Commentary 2015-16).
Lesson: Jesus has spoken with
Mary and Martha separately with
both saying if He had been there
Lazarus would not have died. Jesus'
response is that this is for the glory of
God to be revealed and that resurrec
tion will occur. Jesus gives instruc
tions to remove the stone from the
entrance to the grave. He could very
easily have waved His hand, pushing
the stone back, but He allowed the
crowd to participate and do what they
could while He did what only He
could. Martha remonstrated (I like
that word) with Jesus, saying Lazarus
had been dead already four days and
would stink and there is no chance he
is still alive. So why do this? Clearly
Jesus' intent is to have the onlookers
see a dead man coming back to life.
Jesus reminds Martha of His promise
to her to see the glory of God. He
also points out that after this, those
onlookers would believe that He had
truly been sent from God. Jesus
prayed out loud not asking for
Lazarus to live, but to thank God for
what He would do through Him,
solidifying in the minds of onlookers
His relationship with God and His
confidence that God always hears His
prayers. It's interesting to note here
"He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,
come forth." This was not Jesus'
usual practice to speak loudly. Read
(Matt 12:17-21) noting verse 19 in
particular as to Isaiah's prophecy of
God's chosen servant. Read also John
5:28-29. I've heard many preachers
say that Jesus called Lazarus by name,
to prevent the whole graveyard from
coming forth, but custom and study
will point out that the grave here was
occupied by family only, Lazarus was
a wealthy man. It could also be that
the grave itself was underground with
several rooms. Anyway, wearing his
funeral garb Lazarus appeared at the
grave's entrance. Jesus again instructs
the onlookers to participate by
removing the graveclothes and free
Lazarus. God's glory is revealed in
Jesus' divine power. Jesus over
comes the power of our last enemy -
death. (ICor 15:26, 53-57). Jesus
could prevent death from occurring
... but according to Robert E.
Wenger, Union Gospel Press, Bible
Expositor Illuminator, "... in His
infinite wisdom and love, He uses it
to bring even greater blessings to
those willing to trust Him."
Life's Application: Mary and
Martha experienced the grief that
death brings for four days and Jesus
showed up! All of us today who are
Christians confess and believe that
death is not final, but we continue our
grief far beyond the four days that
Mary and Martha did even though
Jesus has already shown up. We must
believe that God's wisdom is indeed
infinite and His love for us is uncon
ditional and know that death, while
sobering, in so many ways can indeed
be joyous. We take comfort in know
ing we have the gift of eternal life
with hope found only in Christ. That
knowledge is truly a comfort for my
wife and me.
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