BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
JANUARY 4,2017 I 5
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Faith
The ancient of days
Time feels like it’s relentlessly
racing forward. It seems like just
yesterday we were celebrating
the year 2000, just yesterday the
kids were little, just yesterday...
Where does time go? Why does
it pass by so incredibly fast? It’s
not that 1 particularly want to be
stuck in high school, or for my
kids to be babies forever, but
wouldn’t it be nice if we could
just slow down time?
Psalm 103 reminds us, “We
are just dust, our days are like
grass, we flourish like a flower of
the field; the wind blows over it
and it is gone, and its place re
members it no more.”
James asks the question,
“What is your life?” Then he an
swers, “You are a mist that ap
pears for a little while and then
vanishes.”
Psalm 90 soberly says, “The
length of our days is seventy
years or eighty, if we have the
strength; yet their span is but
trouble and sorrow, for they
quickly pass, and we fly away.”
As King Solomon pondered life,
he said, “Meaningless! Meaning
less! Everything is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind. So my
heart began to despair.”
Solomon goes on to conclude
'Wrtill—
and know
that I am
God."
- PSAIAA 46:10
THE REV. CHARLIE UNIER
that God has set eternity in our
hearts.
Our trips down memory lane,
our laments about the passing
of time, the uneasiness we feel
when we experience change, the
sick feeling that comes over us
when we have to say goodbye
- that is the painful longing for
the eternal. Being made in the
image of God, we have a longing
for God. It’s a longing that only
Jesus can fill.
The prophet Daniel, reveals
God to be the Ancient of Days.
“As 1 looked, “thrones were set
in place, and the Ancient of
Days took his seat. His clothing
was as white as snow; the hair
of his head was white like wool.
(Daniel 7:9)
The very name of God means
“1 Am that 1 Am.” He alone is
eternal and unchanging. Before
the heavens and the earth ex
isted, in the beginning there was
God. When the heavens and the
earth burn up, in the end there
will be God. In a hundred years,
in a thousand years, the only
thing that matters will be God.
As we place our faith in Je
sus, the eternal longing of our
hearts is met. Those gloomy
verses concerning the brevity
of life contain promises. “As for
man, his days are like grass...but
from everlasting to everlasting
the lord’s love is with those
who fear him” (Psalm 103). The
length of our days may be sev
enty years, but a thousand years
in God’s sight are like the pass
ing of a day (Psalm 90).
Despite the passing of time
and the changing world around
us, there’s always God. He’s the
true longing of our hearts and
the only thing in life that truly
matters. Nothing else will sat
isfy. Everything else in life will
disappoint. So the next time
you find yourself humming, “If
1 could turn back time,” realize
that you were created in the
Imago Dei. You were made for
the eternal. You were made for
God.
The Rev. Charlie Lanier is Pas
tor of Capeharts Baptist Church
near Merry Hill. He can be
Condensed Kingdom principles to live by
Matthew 5:48 (HCSB Free) 48 Be
perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Fa
ther is perfect.
Instead of being locked in an
emotional prison or controlled
by manipulative feelings, we
must allow our spiritual man
to dictate our life’s decisions. It
is very easy to do how we feel,
but much harder to do what we
know is the right thing to do.
In learning to walk in the spirit,
we have to learn how to control
feelings and emotions. How can
we walk by faith and not by sight
if we allow how we feel and what
we see to dominate our decision
making processes?
In order to be strong in the
Lord and in the power of his
might, putting on the whole
armor of God, we must make
spiritual decisions in the face of
highly charged emotional situa
tions.
1 cannot began to tell you how
difficult it is to challenge you to
live right and to be strong in the
Lord without challenging you
to ignore carnally motivated,
emotional decisions. Instead, al
low the spirit of Christ to be in
charge of your life.
Fasting is a powerful and nec
essary part in accomplishing
the challenge to walk spiritually.
Jesus says “when we fast,” not
“if we fast!” There are some very
"This is the
day the
Lord has
made."
-PSALM 118:24
THE REV. DR. CART CORDON
specific challenges that we face
that makes fasting necessary.
Jesus outlined these challenges
in his sermon on the mount.
They are anger, lust, divorce,
oaths and retaliation - five major
areas that drives us to make car
nal emotional decisions verses
Godly spiritual decisions. These
specific things become counter
productive distractions and
carnal diversions to the power
gained through applying His
kingdom principles.
Jesus tell us to first seek the
kingdom of heaven and it’s righ
teousness and ever5Tthing that
we needed would be added into
our lives.
Therefore, His primary focus
here was to teach the laws and
principles of the Kingdom for us
to live by.
Paul understood this enough
to say that the law of the spirit
of life in Christ Jesus frees us
from the law of sin and death
(Rom. 8:2)
Here are my Condensed King
dom Principles to live by in Mat
thew 5:21-48
Fix anger - fix the problem
your brother/sister has with
you before you bring your wor
ship to God
Fix lust - don’t look, don’t
touch (pull out the eye that’s
looking, cut off the hand that’s
touching)
Fix divorce- Don’t do it! Mat
thew 5:32 (HCSB) But 1 tell you,
everyone who divorces his wife,
except in a case of sexual im
morality, causes her to commit
adultery. And whoever marries
a divorced woman commits
adultery.
Fix oaths - Don’t swear, say yes
or say no and mean it. You don’t
have to add anything when you
mean it.
Fix retaliation - go the extra
mile, turn the other cheek.
In fact, love your enemies and
pray for them that misuse you
and treat you wrong. In this
way you will definitely be sons
and daughters of your Father in
heaven. Be perfect in this wav.
just like Him!
The Rev. Dr. Gary Cordon is
Pastor of Victory Temple Church
of God in Christ of Windsor. He
can be reached via email at pas-
tor@vtcogic.org or through his
website at www.PastorCordon.
THE ILLUSTRATED BIBLE
Do not be deceived:
‘'Bad com.pany cormpts
good morals.''
Become sober-minded
as you ought,
and stop sinning...
1 Corinthians 15:33,34
“Sclbstbildnis (Melancholic dcr Bcrge)”
by Ernst lAidwig Kirchnei* (1929)
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events to
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Church announcements are published each week in the
Bertie Ledger-Advance. The deadline to submit news items
for this listing is 10 a.m. each Monday. Submissions may
be emailed to twhite@ncweeklies.com.
Jan. 8
Ordination Service
WINDSOR - There will be an ordination service for Dea
con Frances Loretfa Sutton at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 at St.
Luke Missionary Baptist Church.
The guest speaker will be the Rev. David E. Moore Jr. of
Indian Woods Missionary Baptist Church. His choir, ush
ers and congregation will accompany him.
The Pastor, Kennedy L. Barber, and congregation invite
the public to attend.
Jan. 11-13
Revival
OAK CITY - Crusade for Souls Outreach Ministries win
ter Revival Services are planned Jan. 11-13 at Macedonia
Missionary Baptist Church.
Services begin nightly at 7:30 p.m.
The guest preachers will be Pastor Reginald Sanders of
Hyde County, Pastor Reginald Silver of Rocky Mount and
Norbert Simmons of Goldsboro.
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church is located at 8740
N.C. 142.
The congregation invites the public to attend.
Ongoing
Help needed
WILLIAMSTON - New Fellowship Church and Project Feed
The 5000 is asking for help with donations of pet food for
older adults who have pets as their only family member.
For information on how to donate bagged or canned
dog/catfood, call 252-792-7191.
Women Praying
WILLIAMSTON - Prayer is being made for Williamston.
All women are welcome to come and pray any time be
tween noon and 2 p.m. at Word of Truth Fellowship, 1003
Washington St., Williamston.
For more information, call 252-792-0678.
Food Pantry
WILLIAMSTON - The Food Pantry at the Bible Way Apos
tolic’Church is open from 8-10 a.m. The church is located
at Sycamore and Center streets in Williamston.
Giveaway
HASSELL - A free monthly giveaway is held from 8-10
a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month at Kingdom
Entity Apostolic Ministries.
items include household supplies, bedding, irons, vacu
ums, sheet sets and more.
The church is located at 1062 East Avenue North in Has
sell.
For more information, or to make an appointment for a
different time, call 252-814-4123.
Celebrate Recovery
WILLIAMSTON - Celebrate Recovery - a Christian-cen
tered recovery plan - is held each Tuesday night at First
United Methodist Church.
Dinner begins at 5:45 p.m. and the program starts at
6:30 p.m.
The church is located at 114 East Church St. in William
ston.
Help needed
WILLIAMSTON - New Fellowship Church and Project Feed
The 5000 is asking for help with donations of pet food for
older adults who have pets as their only family member.
For information on how to donate bagged or canned
dog/cat food, call 792-7191.
Women Praying
WILLIAMSTON - Prayer is being made for Williamston.
All women are welcome to come and pray any time be
tween noon and 2 p.m. at Word of Truth Fellowship, 1003
Washington St., Williamston.
For more information, call 792-0678.
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BIBLE
by Wilson Casey
1. Is the book of Obadiah in the Ok
or New Testament or neither?
2. Which Babylon king went insan
living in the fields eating grass? Nebu
chadnezzar, Solomon, Daniel, Herod
3. From Genesis 23, what was th
first land purchase in the Bible? Gar
den. Hilltop, Cave, River shore
4. Which apostle was foreordaine
to minister to the Gentiles? Thomas
Paul, Andrew, John
5. According to Song of Solomoi
1:2, what is love better than? Food
Wine, Money, Song
6. Who was Haneuiiah’s father? Ai>r
ah.Azur, Allon, Aretas
ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Nebuchad
nezzar; 3) Cave; 4) Paul; 5) Wine; 6
Azur
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BERTIE COUNTY TAX OFFICE 2017
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON TAX LISTING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ALL PERSONS WHO, ON THE DATE AS OF WHICH PROPERTY IS TO BE LISTED, OWN PROPERTY SUBJECT TO
TAXATION MUST LIST SUCH PROPERTY WITHIN THE PERIOD SET FORTH IN THIS NOTICE AND ANY PERSON
WHO FAILS TO DO SO WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED BY LAW.
Bertie County has a permanent, real estate listing system. The Tax Office will automatically list real estate for the owner.
(Important note: taxpayers are required to list buildings and other improvements to real property having a value in
excess of one hundred dollars that have been acquired, begun, erected, damaged, or destroyed since the time of the last
listing on January 1,2016. If a building permit was obtained for new construction please verify with the tax office that
the record has been updated to reflect the addition.)
The tax office no longer mails individual abstracts, (listing forms), for real property. For 2017, you will receive a listing form
only if you listed personal property in 2016, or if it is a new account for real property.
Taxpayers are required by law to annually list all taxable personal property including but not limited to mobile homes, boats,
motors, unlicensed vehicles, motorcycles, 4 wheelers, golf carts, airplanes, business equipment, business furniture
and fixtures, tools, farm equipment and multi-year permanent tagged trailers. This does not include registered motor
vehicles that have a current license tag.
NOTE: IF YOU HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO YOUR REAL PROPERTY SINCE JANUARY 1.2016 YOU ARE
NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A LISTING FORM.
The only location to list taxes in Bertie County for 2017 will be in the County Commissioners Room of the County Office
Building at 106 Dundee Street, Windsor, NC. NOTE: IF YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE WITH LISTING TAXES PLEASE
VISIT THIS LOCATION.
LISTING OF 2017 TAXES WILL BEGIN ON Tuesday, JANUARY 3"', 2017 AND CONTINUE THROUGH Tuesday,
JANUARY 31™, 2017. THE LISTING OFFICE HOURS WILL BE 9:00A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING AT 106
DUNDEE STREET, WINDSOR, NC, OR BY APPOINTMENT.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE
BERTIE COUNTY TAX OFnCE.
TELEPHONE: (252)794-5310
FASCIMILE: (252)794-5357
P.O.BOX 527
WINDSOR, NC 27983