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*y Key. Waykm W Stfxfay School Greetings fellow bible stud ent! Our lesson for this week is, "Wholeness in Relation ships". Our scriptures for the lesson are: Matthew 5:10-12; James 3:fr-14, Exodus 20:16. If Christ has come into the world that we might experience the whole, abundant life, how do we realize this wholeness in relation to our dealings with others and their dealings with us? Matthew records our Lord as saying that we are to be congratulated when we are persecuted for righteousness sake. Of course we must keep in mind that the Lord is addressing his own followers. He is setting before them the ideal life of the citizens of his kingdom and the righteous ness that it demands that exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees. Jesus says to them that many suffer for nothing in the world and many are persecuted as a result of their own wrong doings. But, Jesus warns then that they will suffer if they choose to live for him. Still, their sufferins will be for thoir own upbuilding and perfec tion, while serving as a preser vation of the world. The early Christians had to suffer! Every are· of their lives was disrupted. For many of them, their Christianity conflicted with their occupat ions, they characteristically chose faithfulness to Christ over their manner of earning a living. Their Christianity con flicted with their social life. During that time and in that part of the world, moat feasts were held either in the temple of some false god or in honor of some false god. The early Christians felt as though they could not be loyal to Christ and participate in such activities. Their Christianity often con flicted with their family life. Many of the early Christians had to choose between fami lies and the Lord. But, Christ had warned them that he had not come to bring pa**b£«: sword. ..ÎTtS, Now, the early Christians suffered persecution and tor tune beyond our ability to describe because of these choices. As a result of their uwnxi, ιncy were ilea oa ana slandered. It was said that they were cannibal»; for in their communion services they drank blood and ate flesh. It was said that they were participating in sex orgies; for they held weekly services called Love Feasts. It was said that they were political revolutionaries; for they spoke of a king other than Ceasar, a new kingdom and the end of the world. It was said that they deliberately set J out to break up homes and families. Ultimately, they were persecuted because they j refused to place Caesar above Christ. 1 How could they experience the wholeness that Christ had come to bring under such 1 circumstance*? They could do 1 so, First of all, by realizing that ' their suffering was a demon- 1 stration to the world of their 1 ηβν. ιι·ιι**ι loyalty to Christ. They exper ienced wholeness throughout their suffering because they realized they were sharing in the same suffering· as the prophets before them When they realized that they were a part of something great, their suffering did not disturb their wholeness. One of the greatest encouragements that they ex perienced was the realization that they were making things easier for those Christians who would follow. But, the greatest wholeness producing experience was realizing the near presence of Christ. When we compare our expe riences with those of the early Christians, it seems that we do not really suffer at all. But whatever suffering we may endure should not prevent us from experiencing the whole ness that Christ came to give us. We may only posses it and realize who and what we are suffering for, as we realize who we are suffering with. Let us realize that if the church will be the church, part of which means being the con science of our community, it WUI ouïra pcrsecuuoo. James, the brother of Jesus, draws our attention to whole ness within the church fellow ship itself. If individual mem bers of the church family will experience wholeness among themselves, they must learn to control their tongues. James' writings on the subject are very helpful. He compares the tongue to the bit in a horses mouth and the rudder of a ship, saying that the tongue can direct the course of a person's whole life. James calls upon us to control our tongues. The tongues' potent ial for damage is to be com pared with a small flame that sets a whole forest ablaze. Just as the fire in the forest is swept uncontrollably in every direction by each passing wind, so do the words we speak leave us unguided, sin look attractive and is hostile toward God. An uncon trolled tongue can destroy a person's whole life and reputa tion. It can prepare a place for us in hell. uauics uuevrvca uiai uie Mine mouths that bless God curse their fellow men He de clared that this was wrong and unnatural. He calls upon us to tee to it that our tongues do aot contradict themselves. If he church would be whole, iven with its numerous deno ninations; those who have wen blessed with greater edu ational opportunities must rat practice arrogance toward hose of lesser accomplish nents, those who differ on Mints of doctrine must not >ecome bitter with one anoth <r. Finally, we are exhorted in be passage from Exodus not ο commit perjury against our tfrigbbors. We would include α this commandment slander is well as gossip. The empha is is upon telling the truth. Church ISeux Briefs Gethsemane AME Zion To Sponsor Thanksgiving Vesner ujr onerieen mcivoy Poet Staff Writer The Home Missions Circle of Greater Gethsemanè ΑΜΕ ZION Church will sponsor Thanksgiving vesper on Nov ember 12 at the church at 7 p.m. The theme for this rever ent occasion will be "Come Ye Thankful People, Come." This coming Sunday, Nov ember 5, the Deaconess Board will present Napoleon Brown, James Maxwell and the South ern Sisters in concert. The special guests will be the Tonneits from Greensboro. This special event will begin at 6:90 p.m. Rev. George E. Battle is the pastor of Gethsemane, located on 531 Campus Street. NAZARETH PRIMITIVE BAPTIST Rev. and Mrs. James A. Fries on traveled to Chicago last week to present a plaque to Joe L. Dudley for his Men's Day speech and to the Fuller Products Company for a gene rous gift of $1,000 towards the church's building fund. Rev. Frieson~said that they were able to see Dudley's factories, one of the only completely owned black cos metics factories in the count r The North Carolina-Virginia Baptists State Convention con vened in Salisbury (East Spencer) on Thursday, Nov ember 2 and will continue through Sunday. November 5. The ladies will conduct the services on Friday. The Sun day Sdhool and the Ushers will be in charge of the services on Saturday. GETHSEMANE BAPTIST Gethsemane Baptist Church will be observing their past or's Appreciation Day on Sun day, November 19 at the church at 3 p.m. Recently the church just completed adding a new edu cation building to their pre sent structure. Rev. C.E. Dewberry is the pastor of Gethsemane, located at 2670 Dr. Carver Rd. Sacred Heart Will Hold Its Annual i ·:* in f ·· Bazaar November 11 Sacred Heart College will hold its annual bazaar on November 11 at the college gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 10 -Pm. Rev. James A. Krieeon ...Nazareth Pastor GREENVILLE ΑΜΕ ZION All Charlotte area churches and friends are invited to attend a concert at Greenville Memorial AME Zion Church on Sunday, November 5 at 6 p.m. The concert, sponsored by the Willing Workers Club, will feature the J. A. Gospel Sing ers of Shiloh Institutional Bap tist Church. Dr. R. B. Phifer is president of the Willing Workers Club. Greenville Memorial is locat ed on 6116 Monteith Drive and is pastored by Rev. Hunnicutt. The UNÇC Children of the Sun Gospel choir will present ' their Founder's Day program on Sunday, November 5 at 3 p.m. in Rowe Recital Hall. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN The Tutorial School of First United Presbyterian Church is meeting every Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday even ings from 4-6 p.m. The school now has a regu lar attendance of 28 students. In order to give these students more individual attention, the The Gethsemane Enrich ment Program is applying tc HEW Office of Education for a grant under the Emergency School Aid Act, an act desig nated to deal with thoee prob lems brought on by school desegregation. This grant will deal with problems related to minority group isolation in Chariot te-mecklen burg Coun ty Pursuant to the act, an Advisory Committee is being formed- All persons interested areSëlcomëo. ι «■'*♦ >*_ For further information, call Gethsemane AME Zion Church (375-3900). Rev. George E. Battle or one of his staff members will be able to answers all question* Rev. J.C. Robinson _ ...Mount Moriah Pastor - f tutorial program is in need of more volunteer teachers. Any teachers who are interested in the advancement of these young people who are seeking academic assistance are ask ed to come and render their services. Dr. C. A. Hood of Johnson C. Smith University was the guest lecturer last Tuesday in the School of Religion class which meets weekly to study the Bible. The timely subject dealt with superstition and religion. The classes of this particu lar School of Religion will end next Tuesday. Although the members of the class will not receive a certificate or any thing of that nature, their time and effort has been well-spent for they received worthwhile information that will richly enhance their spiritual growth. Dr. Raymond Woreley, Jr. is the pastor of First Presby terian, located on 201 N.E. 7th Street. MOUNT MORIAH BAPTIST Mount Moriah Baptist Church will observe their 28th annual Homecoming service on Sunday, November 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the church. Rev. L. D. Parker, pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church here in Charlotte, accompanied by his choir and congregation will be the guests for this occasion. Dinner will be served in the lower auditor ium of the church after the services. 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