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O o mm mtm http://www.lheoharlottepost.oom tEJe Cljarlotte THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2006 RELIGION Life IB Young king goes righteous Have you ever wondered where the downhill trend of discarding God fix*m our soci ety will ultimately end? How will it change our society? What effect will it have on ooar children and thdr gener ation? The fundamental question is: Will our children be able to worship the God of our fathers without being perse cuted? It is time we gave some thought to these very serious issues in our tune. We also need to ask ovir- sdves whether it is too late to turn things back to where they should be. This week’s lesson shows us how a teenage king named Josiah with a heart for Gkxi brought the law of God back into the center of his nation’s atten tion. We have an example to foEow. LESSON BACKGROUND Manasseh was 12years old when he became king in Jerusalem, and he reigned for fifty-five years (see 2 Kings 21:1). He was very evil and profaned the holy land with idolatry and bloodlet ting (vss. 2—18). His son, Amon, was no better (vss. 19—23). When he was assas sinated, “the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place” (v24). Things now took a turn for the better. Josiah was only eight 3/ears old when he began to reign. He “did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the ri^t hand or to the left” (22:2). It is amazir^ that despite his wicked predecessors and the fact that the Law of Moses had been lost, this young king put himself on the road to righteousness. After God’s law was found in the temple, it was read to Josiah. He sent a delegation to Huldah the prophetess, and she sent God’s message back to Josiah that he would live in peace (vss. 8—20). Josiah then brought about many reforms in the nation (23:1—24). Indeed, the Bible declares, “Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Mcees, nor after him did any arise like him” (vs. 25). What a legacy to speak of! QUESTIONS I. DISCOVEEY-2 Kings 22:8-10 1. Who foTind the books of the law of God in the temple? (2 Kings 22:3—10) King Josi ah, in his 18th year of reign over Jerusalem, sent Siaphan the scribe to the Jesus is black, race is central in new film ‘Color of the Cross’ By Sandy Cohen TWE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - It’s a familiar image for millions of Christians: Jesus, with a crown of thorns, hanging fiom the cross. What color is he? In a controversial new film openir^ Friday he is black. “Color of the Cross” tells a traditional story, focusing on the last 48 hours of Christ’s hfe as told in the Gospels. In this version, thou^, race contributes to his persecu tion. It is the first representa tion in the history of Ameri can cinema of Jesus as a black man. “It’s very important because (the film) is going to provide an image of Jesus for Afiican-Americans that is no longer under the con trol of whites,” says Stephenson Humphries- Brooks, an associate profes sor of religious studies at New Yorl^s Hamilton Col lege and author of “Cine matic Savior: Holl5Tvood’s Making of the American Christ.” What Jesus looked like has long been debated by theologians around the world. Different cultures have imagined him in differ ent wa5/s, sa5/s Stephen Prothero, chairman of the rehgion department at Boston University In Japan, Jesus looks Japan ese. In Afiica, he is black. But in America he is almost always white, like the fair haired savior painted by Leonardo Da Wnd in “The Last Supper” in 1495. While some black church es have images of a black Jesus behind the altar and others have claimed Christ was black, Prothero sa3/s “none of those arguments or images have filtered much Please see JESUS/6B Heritage for sale? JonesviUe AME Zion Church up for rezoning and sale By Chens F. Hodges cheris.hodges@thechariotfeposf.com Some members of Jonesville AME Zion Church don’t want the historic sanctuary sold, even if the pastor does. The church, located at 5527 BaUan- tyne Commons Parkway is the subject of potential rezoning. But if the descen dants of the dirirch and those buried in the adjacait cemetery have their way, the rezoning would be stopped. Charlotte City Coundl is eqjected to make a decision on the zonir^ request on Nov 20. Self Stor^e Development LLC wants to buy the property and build a stor^e facility that looks like an office building, according to attorney John Carmichael, a lawyer represent ing the company The church hasn’t been rezoned or sold. But William Allison, who has his entire family except for one uncle buried in the church cemetery hopes it will be saved. “We’ve had the church since 1884,” he said in a phone interview fixim his Mar34and home. Allison said though he’s 400 miles away he is still a mem ber of the church. “This is a part of our history Over the years, so many things have been taken Sum black folks and this would be another example of that,” Allison, 85, PHOTO/CURTIS WILSON Jonesville AME Zion Church and its adjacent cemetery, is located on Ballantyne Commons Parkway. said. Calls to the Rev. Kirk Reid, Jonesville’s pastor, were not returned. Allison said that many church mem bers are in favor of selling. He said Reid isn’t “a part of us. It’s hard to explain why he would want to do this. We shouldn’t lose (our church) we should alwa3/s have that,” he said. On Pace with super sisters Anointed Pace Sisters The Return Daniel Moore II, producer Tyscott Records .S'>4V > I’ve never been a fan of the Pace sisters. They’ve always. indulged in too many vocal theatrics and tricks. I’m a fan now. “The Return” is a sohd effort with strong songs and strong singing. 'The group has never been short on harmony God voice- matched these sisters perfect ly Give a song to them and theyll sing the life out of the words. The group’s harmony is spectacular throughout this I'ecording. There are times when they get a little showy The “Reign Forever” reprise involves the audience and it goes on a bit long. I Hke ‘Tt’s Already Done” but it seems more perfor mance than praise. Those songs aside, the rest •borders on great. “Content ment” gets great response finm the audience because it’s the kind of song to which all Christians can relate. “Strategically Ordered” real^ allows them to display th( > harmony “Rescue” combm contemporary gospel will, near rock guitars and the group’s signature harmony It shouldn’t work but it does - extremdy well. There Eire two songs that make this CD must-have. “He’s Here” features a guest appearance by sister Lashxm Pace. Her voice is still remains one of the most pow erful in gospel. She gives the song a rousing workout and sets the inom on fire. “Hold On” is ol’ school church. It’s almost three songs combined into a fi-antic piece of wor shiping and praising. June Pace-Martin sings the wheels off “The Return” puts the Pace Sisters back at the forefinnt of the gospel profession. If taking breaks like this gar ners this kind of work, these sisters can take aU the time they like between recordings. Please see YOUNG6B Church News The deadline to have your church annomce- ments added to the calendar is noon on Fri days. Fax your annoimcements to (704) 342- 2160 or e-mail your annoimcement to cheri9.hodges@thecharlottepost.com. Please put “church news” in the subject line. Ongoii^ We Empower Women For Life At Women of The Harvest Bible Study Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at 6636 Suite L Hickory Grove Business Park. •Steele Creek AME Zion Church, located at 1500 Shopton Road, wiQ have noon day Bible study fix»m 12p.m. to 1 p.m. November 12 The Red Branch Baptist Church will cele brate the seventh pastoral anniversary of the Rev. Daimon Rawhason Sr. at 3p.m. The after noon service wfil be held at St. Paul ^(fission- ary Baptist Church, located at 1401 North Allen St. • The Greenville Memorial AME Zion Church mass choir will hold a concert at 5 p.m. in the Hidden Valley Community at 6116 Mon- tieth Drive. For directions, call (704) 596-4742. November 14 Women’s Initiative Network will hold it’s chapter meeting with speaker, Sherry Moore, host of Community in Tbuch Radio. The topic of the meeting is Ordinary Women Can Do Extraordinary Things. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Double- tree Southpark. Register on-line at www.wom- ensinet.com. Member’s earlybird rate $20 before 11/1 and earlybird rate for Guests $30. $10 increase after 11/1 November 17 Pastor Valari Logan and Women of the Har vest present a Women’s Fall Retreat, “Listen ing to GOD with our Tbtal Mind, Body, and Soul.” The event runs through Saturday and registration is $85. The deadline September 15 to register. Send cash or money order to King- Please see RED BRANCH/6B
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