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Interdenominational Sunday School lesson ? Aetoll:MI Some Background: Last week's lesson dealt with Saul's conversion to Christianity. After his conversion Saul began to preach in Damascus, but his preaching soon aroused op position among the Jews and he was forced to leave the city. Following these events, the record in the book of Acts shifts from the activities of Saul to those of Peter. Peter traveled from Jerusalem to Lydda, and then to Joppa. While there he had a vision of ? great sheet, with all kinds of un clean animals in it, being let down out of heaven. God was preparing Peter for a visit of three messengers " . I ' . from the Gentile CorneUoua. When Peter acceompaned them back to Cornelious bouse, it became obvious to him that God was opening the doors of salvation to the Gentiles Peter witnessed to Cornelioui about the good news of Christ, and Cor neUoua along with hia household believed and were baptised. Opposition to Peter's Aetioa Acts 11:14 The events of todays lesson pick up as Peter returned to hia home area of Jerusalem. There was a welcoming committee waiting for him. Their purpose waa to contend, or question, him about his association with and indeed witnessing to a gentile. The committee was probably made up of Jewish christians, sod the ritustlon envolved one at prejudice. First, Jews roosidered gentiles to be un desn from s religious standpoint. Secondly, the gentiles were not clrcumslsed-and this group christians insisted that circumcision was necessary for membership in the church. How unfortunate that people should allow prejudices to keep them from rejoicing over souls who had made a christian committment. We may say, but that happened in the first new testament church, in the first century, and today we are more enlightened. History indicstes that the church hss wrestled with prejudices throughout all the cen turins, even the twentieth in which we live. Christ declared that salvation was for all people, of all nations, economic levels and con ditions notwithstanding. Peter's Bisponsi to the Opposition Acts 11:4-17 Peter did the only sensible thing he could -he recounted for them the events that had convinced him that it was God's will for the Gentiles. Read verses 4-17 for the entire account. There are many lessons for us con tained in these scriptures. Two stand out however. First, the revelation of God's will to men. I read recently where someone said that God reveals Himself to those people who ear neatly seek His will and who will do it once they know it. Peter wu of like mind to the committee who was there to ask for an accounting. Peter was Jewish and had been taught the scriptures in the Synagogue from his youth. He was well acquainted with the laws of Moaes and the provisions setting forth dietary restrictions, read Leviticus chapter eleven. When God showed him in a vision all the various animals, fowl and creeping things and admonished him to kill and eat, Peter declined. These animals were all unclean in the Jewish eye and to eat any of them would break the Jewish law. What God was now revealing to Peter was * that old thlngi were pasted away, behold, all things are new. The second lesson is the Holy Spirit. Peter delivered the Gospel message to Cornelious and his household and the Holy Spirit Did the rest. Christian people need to constantly remind themselves of this. Coodnskm of the Crlttes Acts 11: II "When they heard these things they held their peace and glorified God, saying, tbc-u hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life". This conclusion would have a profound effect influence on Christianity and upon the whole history of the church. Church news At the lighthouse on Friday, April ? Yosiah Lord from the Teen i Challenge Center in Petersburg, Pa. ^ will be sharing his testimony and more. This will be for all ages ] starting at 7:30 P.M. Saturday, April ? the movie "God Owns My Business" will be shown. This movie is about a man who made God Lord of ] his life including his business. < Admission is free and the movies ire always of excellent quality. The movie will start at 7:30 P.M. Revival services will be held at Ptney Woods Friends Meeting in Belvidere, April 11th through Sunday morning worship service at 11 A.M., April 17th. Winfred C rouse of Trinity, V.C. will be our guest evangelist. Mr. -reuse is pastor of Popular Ridge Sunday evening April 10 at 7:30 P.M. Ballard* Bridge youth group will perform in concert. Monday evening the Rev. Mike Willard, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Elizabeth City will be speaking. Tuesday evening the Rev. Kenneth Bunch from Geneva Baptist Church in Camden County will be speaking. Friends Meeting, a graduate of John Wesley College, and an outstanding Friends minister. Services will begin each night at 7:30 P.M. with special music being provided by churches in the community. You are invited to join us in worship and prayer at each and every service. There will be revival services at Burgess Baptist Church beginning Wednesday evening the Rev. George Cooke from Ballards Bridge Baptsit Church will be speaking. Special music will be performed each nighi. The host pastor is Noah A. Toler.The public is invited to attend The Hertford Pentecostal Church on Grubb St. will hold a weekend revival April 8-10. The speaker will be Margaret Soloman of Nashville, N.C., a native on Trinidad. Services will start at 7:30 P.M. Friday and Saturday and Sunday from 11 A.M.-7 P.M. Perquimans students win Forensic honors at Virginia contest Students from Albemarle Academy's a-12 grades, including nine from Perquimans County, recently participated in the Association of Virginia Academies's Forensic Meet held at Isle of Wight Academy in Isle of Wight, Virginia, riv " V Individual winners who con tributed to this success were: first place winners- Jason Harrell, oratory; - Kim Miller, humorous dramatic oral interpretation; and Kent Winslow, humorous poetry reading. Second place winners were: Sandy t Sawyer, ho nitrous prose reading; Rodney Saunders, serious poetry reading; Penny Deaton, serious poetry reading; and Greg Harrell, serious prose reading. Placing third were: Kim Cruise, serious dramatic oral interpretation;. Holly Gr^en? serious dramatic oral interpretation; Ricky Watkins, serious dramatic oral interpretation; Mark Johnston, humorous dramatic oral interpretation; Sonny Larabee, oratory;' Ann Morgan, after dinner speaking; and Scottie Winslow, spelling. The sponsor of the forensic team is Mrs. Charlene Pippen. Participants from Perquimans County were: Jason Harrell, Dawn Elliott, Scottie Winslow, Holly Green, Greg Harrell, Melinda Harrell, Kim ^ Miller, Danielle Dail and Melody Jones. Kim Miller, left, and Jason Harrell were both first place winners in the Forensic Meet* held recently at the Isle of Wight v Academy. Both are students at Albemarle Academy from Perquimans County. (Photo by Pat Mansfield) Spruce Up For Spring Complimentary Mary Kay Facial Calf Peggy Rohrer at 426-9217 and arrange a skin care facial that is both educational and complimentary. Beauty starts with good s kin care. ' : is* REED OIL COMPANY Exxon Products Hi: i, r, i ' U' Hertford, Pl.C. ? - . . . PEOPLES BANK ft TRUST COMPANY MEMBER OF FDIC HERTFORD, N.C I would like to thank each and everyone who remembered me with flowers, cards, gifts and prayers while I was a patient in Albemarle Hos pital and since my return home. May God bless each of you. 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