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BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE MARCH 8,2017 I B3 The fabric of Bertie County since 1832 How to defeat self-destruction Faith Have you ever heard that you were your own worst enemy? Paul writes of feeling that way in Romans 7.. In Romans 8, he writes his own 7 step plan for defeating self-destruction. The steps are: 1. Remind your self daily what Jesus did for you; 2, Ask the Holy Spirit to give you better thoughts; 3. Realize you have the ability to say no; 4. Turn your thoughts to God whenever you are afraid; 5. Focus on the long-term; 6. Remind yourself God is good and in control; and 7, Trust that God will never stop loving you. Paul writes that there are 3 enemies to life and peace; the world around you Satan com ing after you; and the battle be tween your old nature and your new nature within you. You may ask, how can I be set free from me? Paul asked “who will save me from me?” He realized most of his unhap piness in life was because he lis tened to himself rather than to God. What about you? Can you benefit from the seven mental habits Paul shares with us in Romans 8? Many bible scholars agree that Romans 8 is the most important chapter in the Chris tian bible to born-again Chris tians. Remind yourself daily what Jesus did for you. Ask yourself “what is salvation” and “what are the benefits of knowing Jesus Christ.” Romans 8:1 “...there is no condemnation for those who know Jesus Christ...” To be free from “me” you have to remind yourself what Jesus did for you. Jesus was hung on the cross for you to be free of your hang-ups. Ask the Holy Spirit to give //' This is the day the Lord has made." -PSALM 118:24 PASTOR RANDALL WOODARD you better thoughts. The mind set of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not summit to God’s law. You have to ask for life and peace. Life and peace won’t find you until you ask for it, search for it, work for it, and willingly receive it. Realize you have the ability to say no. Romans 8:12 “we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh.” Gala tians 5:16 “let the Spirit direct your life...” You will never be free from self-destruction until you decide not to self-destruct. Ask God for the wisdom and the strength to say no. Turn your thoughts to God whenever you are afraid. Ro mans 8:14-16 “the Spirit makes you God’s child...” 2 Timothy 1-17 “a spirit of power, love, and self-control...” You will have your old nature and your new Christian nature with you always. When you feed your new nature, it will win the battle against self-destruction and de spair going on within you. Pray, “God, help me fight my invisible war within me.” Focus on the long-term, not the short-term. A study at Har vard University concluded the more long-term your thinking is, the more successful you will be. Eternity is long-term thinking by Christians. The flesh thirsts and hungers for immediate gratification. The Holy Spirit blesses us with life and peace and through delayed gratification we lay up treasures for eternity and share in his glo ry. Romans 8:17 “we are heirs of God...we may also share in his glory.” Remind yourself God is good and in control. Romans 8:28 “God works for the good of those who love him...” Remind yourself that God is a good god, and he is in control. Pray “Lord, get me out of the way of the so lutions to my problems. Inter cede for me to keep me from self-destructing. I stand in the way of right and good. You work for the good in all things. I trust you Lord. I am leaning on your everlasting love.” Trust God will never stop lov ing you. Romans 8:38-39 “nor an54;hing else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God.” He gave his only begotten son that you may have everlasting life. God never stops loving a child of God. Once you have salvation, God is not let ting you go. God’s everlasting love sets you free from your self destructive behavior. Get serious about changing your heart and commit to edify others, testify Jesus Christ, and glorify God. When you change yourself, you can help change others. You can change the world around you, put Satan be hind you, and win the invisible battle within you by practicing the seven mental habits in Ro mans 8. God blesses you. Randall Woodard is the pastor of First Baptist Church in Rober- sonville. He may be reached at randallwoodard69@yahoo. com. Remejnber when you were a kid and one of your peers called you names or spoke negative things to you? Of course you do. Sometimes you didn’t know what to say. Your spirit was in jured as a mark was made upon you that perhaps you would never forget, but still you came back with a statement that you thought was appropriate - “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” While you may have felt some sense of power to fire back, the reality was still there - you were hurt. Words were harmful to you and would long be remem bered. This is something that is not limited to kid life. We can expe rience the very same as adults; often experiencing the ugliness of someone’s comments that can potentially injure our spirit and stay with us for a long time. Likewise, we may be the very person who often inflicts injury on people by what we say. Build up! "Be still and know that I am God." -PSALM 46:10 PASTOR WALLACE PHILLIPS What does the Bible have to say about this? Paul the Apos tle spoke to the church at Ephe sus and said, “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Put quite simply we need to exercise care in the manner in which we speak to others. Our words can be destructive and the Scriptures call us to a place of guarding our mouths; being careful absent what wfe say. Have you ever heard someone say this? - “If you can’t say some thing good about someone, then don’t say anything,” or “If you can’t say something positive, don’t say an54:hing.” Certainly you have. Let’s do our very best to be careful not to harm others with our words. Let’s build up....not tear down. Jesus said in Matthew 12:36,37...’’But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Have a great week and remem ber to attend a local church of your choice this Sunday. You are welcome at Carpenter’s Shop International Church lo cated at 903 South Catherine Creek in Ahoskie. You may also visit us on the web at csicminis- tries.com. Pastor Wallace Phillips is Se nior Pastor of Carpenter’s Shop International Church in Ahoskie. He can be reached at csicminis- tries.com. THE ILLUSTRATED BIBLE Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, coming down upon the beard, even Aarons beard, coming down upon the edge of his robes. It is like the dew of Herman coming down upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing—Ifeforever. Psalm 133 sv by Wilson Casey © 2017 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. World rights reserved. 1. Is the book of Ezekiel in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. Who/what does “their eyes stand out with fatness” refer to in Psalms 73? Demons, Wicked rich. Serpents, Unholy 3. From 1 Kings 17, what was the widow’s cruse miraculously kept full of? Milk, Water, Oil, Light 4. Who reaped a crop a hundred times the grain he sowed? Gideon, Isaac, Samson, Hanun 5. Whose daughter was referred to as Talitha by Jesus? Zeresh, Jairus, Jeremiah, Shelomith 6. From Acts 16, who sold purple cloth? Lydia, Zimri, Sisera, Hannah ANSWERS; l)01d; 2) Wicked rich; 3) Oil; 4) Isaac; 5) Jairus; 6) Lydia Comments ? More Trivia ? Visit www. TriviaGuy.com © 201.7 King Features Synd., inc. 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 twhlte@ncweeklies.com. March 8-12 Enlightenment Conference WINDSOR - The Enlightenment Conference 2017 is con tinuing at Eveninglight Church of God in Christ Jesus. The conference includes praise and worship services, Bible teaching and training, single and marriage ministries,- prayer breakfast and fellowship and many others. For more information, call the church office at 252-794- 5023 or Pastor Luther Cherry at 919-678-9915. March 11 Cake Service WINDSOR - The inaugural Spiritual Cake Service wiil be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11 at Indian Woods Mis sionary Baptist Church. The service, sponsored by the Women’s Ministry, will be held in the church’s Family Life Center located at 2330 In dian Woods Rd. The speakers for this fellowship include Buneva Everett and Tiara Watford of Cedar Landing Missionary Baptist Church, Vickie Watford of Zion Bethiehem Missionary Bap tist Church, Vivian Saunders of Victory Temple Church of God In Christ, Minister Geneva Gladney of World Harvest Church, Sheila Craig of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Edna Brown of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, Patricia Harris of United Full Gospel Church of Murfreesboro, Scar lett Spivey of St. Elmo Missionary Baptist Church, Gloria Outlaw, Viola Bond and Lisa Freeman of Indian Woods Mis sionary Baptist Church and Lakesha Outlaw. Music will be rendered by the church’s Praise Team un der the direction of Minister Churchill Thomas. The Pastor, the Rev. David E. Moore Jr., and congrega tion invite the public to attend. Speciai Program WINDSOR-A special program titled “I Thank God for My Age, How Many has He Blessed You with?” is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11 at Zion Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. . Deaconess Lucy Dameron, Mother of the Church, will share while Florine Cutllff will present a poem. Zion Bethlehem’s Combine Choir, under the direction of Musician John Holley Jr., will render a mini-concert, and the church’s “Angels of Praise will perform praise dances. The church is located at 403 Ghent St. in Windsor. The Pastor, the Rev. John W. Felton, and congregation invite the public to attend. March 12 Pastoral Installation WINDSOR-The members of St. Elmo Missionary Baptist Church have announced the welcoming of the Rev. Marga ret Barber as Pastor. The celebration is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at the church, which is located at 108 St. Elmo St. in Wind sor. The celebration wiil continue at the Sen. Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Center in Wiiliamston foliowing the service. The congregation invites the public to attend. Pastoral Anniversary KELFORD - The third Pastoral Anniversary of the Rev. Darren R. Whitehurst will be observed at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at The First Baptist Church of Keiford. The guest speaker will be Pastor Alvin Boone of Melton Grove Baptist Church in Winfall. The congregation invites the public to attend. Choral Anniversary COLERAIN - The Zion Hill inspirational Male Chorus will celebrate its 31st anniversary at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church. The program will include the Calvary Baptist Male Cho rus, New Ahoskie Male Chorus, The Zionaries of Gaston, The Metropolitan Male Chorus and The Women of Zion. The Pastor, the Rev. Nathaniel J. Thompson, and congre gation invite the public to attend. Deaconess Anniversary EDENTON - The Deaconess Anniversary will be observed at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at Kadesh AME Zion Church. The guest speaker will be Pastor Ingrid Racket of Wil liams Chapel AME Zion Church. The church is located at 1001 Badham Rd. in Edenton. The congregation invites the public to attend. March 14-16 Revival Services WINDSOR - Revival Services are planned March 14-16 at Pleasant Oak Missionary Baptist Church. Services begin nightly at 7 p.m. Guest speakers Include: the Rev. Frank Holiday Jr. of Williams Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Scotland Neck (Tuesday), the Rev. Darren Whitehurst of First Baptist Church of Keiford (Wednesday) and the Rev. Ronald Taylor of First Baptist Aulander (Thursday). Each pastor will be accompanied by his choir, ushers and congregation. The Pastor, the Rev. Linward James, and congregation invite the public to attend. March 18 Youth Talent Explosion POWELLSVILLE - The Youth Ministry will hold a Youth Talent Explosion at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at First Mis sionary Baptist Church of Powelisville. The event will include singing, dancing, comedy, give aways, food and more. *
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