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Sunday School lesson _
Peter's first epistle offered hope to the Romans
A HOPE WORTH WAITING
FOR
(Z Peter 3:1-13)
"The Lord to not slack concern
ing His promise, as some count
slackness; but is long suffering
to usward, not willing that any
should perish, but that all should
come to repentance." (2 Peter
3:#).
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Peter's first epistle written to
the Christians in the Roman
provinces of Asia Minor, about
A.D. 07, served to give them hope
and to strengthen tfaem against
the persecution of Nero's Rome.
Peter's second epistle, from
which our lesson for today is
< taken, was written to warn Chris
' tians against false teachers and
false teaching.
Has there ever been a time
during the Christians period of
history when Christians hsve not
been the object of thoae who mis
represent? The very principles
which govern the actions of a
Christian's life make them sus
ceptable to ever present devilish
rougues.
Our lesson today deals with the
coming of Christ in Judgement,
with relief and glory for His suf
fering saints. On that day, all
wrongs will be made right, and
each person will give an account
of his life. God's Judgement will
be absolute.
BEUEVkR8 REMEMBER
THE HOPE
(2 Peter 3:1-2)
Peter could not have known
personally all of the Christians to
whom he addressed his letters.
Yet, he knew that the Gospel of
Christ had to be kept pure and
undefiled. He further realized
that the words of caution, which
Jesus had passed to His disciples
earlier concerning wolves which
would move in on the sheep, must
be taken seriously.
Peter calls them to remember
the purity of Christ's Gospel
when it was given to them. It
must be kept pure, not mixed
with false teaching. Peter set
forth the means by which people
would be able to accurately
Judge what was pure and what
was false.
He refers them to two groups of
messengers. First were the Holy
Prophets? men who spoke God's
menage to the people as God
moved them to speak. God
inspired them. What they said
was true because it came di
rectly from God, Who is the
source of all truth.
Second, he referred them to the
group of Apostles. This select
group, chosen by Christ, taught
by Christ, inspired by Christ and
empowered by Christ. They were
to make disciples of all nations,
"Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have com
manded you." (Matthew 28:19
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What better way to discern the
truth than through the men who
walked the earth with Christ
Himself.
UNBELIEVERS REJECT
THE HOPE
(2 Peter 3:3-7)
At the time that Peter wrote
this epistle he had aged and knew
that his remaining time was
short. He was most anxious that
the truths of the Gospel be firmly
fixed in the minds of the believ
ers.
He was very concerned about
the apostasy, the falling away
and denying of the truths, which
was creeping into segments of
believers. (See Peter 2) Specif
ically in verse 4, Peter is refer
ring to those who scoffed at the
doctrine of Christ's second cran
ing.
ine nope 01 innsuan oeuevers
rests on the very truth that Christ
is coming again to gather His
church from earth. The unbeliev
ers were attempting to lead the
believers away from this hope.
Peter is saying that those who do
this are "walking after their own
lusts." Their vision is limited;
they are acting for reasons of
personal gain.
GOD REASSURES OF THE
HOPE
THE FAITHFUL RESPOND
TO THE HOPE. (2 Peter 3:8-13)
Particularly during the first
century, many Christians were
expecting Christ's imminent re
turn. They expected the "day of
the Lord" to happen in their life
time. Peter reassures the believ
ers that Christ will crane but it
will be according to His timeta
ble.
Deadly Diseases of Church Folks
Reverend Henry Bizzell, Pastor
Hertford United Methodist Church
we ougnt to be concerned about On
health of the churchea and church
folks.
What is a diswa se? ' ' Wehoter's In
ternational Unabridged Dictionary"
give* the following definition: "Die
eaae: A condition which Impairs any
or all of the natural or regular tac
tion* of the body any dlauidwad or
depraved coodition or element:
moral, social, or political." The last
half of the definition ia eapedaOy ap
propriate to the intention of thia arti
cle.
A diseased church person ia am
whoae function* aa a member of the
church ia in a state of disorder or de
pravity. Here is a list of some dto
easea which affbct church folks:
DStmday 11 as pug Sicknem
Thia Is a peculiar disease. It erupts
only on Sunday. The person affected
fuoctiona normally every day except
Sunday. Then he is laid low. Every
other day he may riae aa early aa ?:?
or 7:? a.m.. but on Sunday Is afaaolu
Sunday School or Church WonUp.
Vary (trangaly, the dleordoi bagha
to wear off eoon after 11:00 a.m. and
ratad ?cheihde of activity - golt, boat
ing, family ouUnga, wort in the yard,
1) Spectator Hie
Now, I Hhe to watch othon play
football, hanhiU, aoccar, ale. 1 can
However, I Uke to watch othan play.
I am a apactetor . net a participant
Specta tori tie la a dleaaee deafly la
darchfofta. Come and rit - never be
come a part of the fame. Othora are
neponaihlt for the action- the choir,
the preacher, ate. Preachera work
juet one heur*oach week. Everyone
dee juet draeeea up, eoaaa, and oita.
Somehow, the cngeaation la to be
"ipoonfod" . pour in the ^ritual
nounahment . What a deadly dteaaae!
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TUb to a widespread dtoeaae of
Market Street
church folks. There arc our jobs, our
famllfai, our civic involvements,
dubs, sports, recreatoa, social lives,
and there is our church. All of these
compete far our attention pull on us,
divide us. The church is only one
among many "pulls" on our lives.
Frequently, the church gets only
what is leftover! This is a deadly dis^
ease of church folks - Schizophrenia
4) Poor Viakn
Who is more impaired than the in
dhridual who cannot see, the individ
ual who must feel his wsy in the
dark? Posr vision may be the result
at ignore nre. or pride, or prejudice.
When people can see and know about
themailves and their relation to God
and their relation to other persons,
then they can function with vigor and
5)Hypenenaitivity
Thaee afflicted wear their "feel
ings on their sleeves", "have a chip
oa their shoulder" and are always
"up in the miff tree. " This is a deadly
Hertford. N.C.
disease of church folks.
8) Heart Troubie
This is the real disease, the basic
problem. When the heart is strong
and healthy, when it is right, we can
overcoe the other ailments. A heart
warmed by the welcomed presence
of God can overcome all the prob
lems The first five diseases we have
mentioned are symptoms of the real
disease - heart trouble. When the
heart of the individual belong* to
God, we can cope with all the other
problems.
Good health to you!
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In the meantime, they may
rest confidently in HQs promisee
because they are sure and true.
Peter gives a glimpse of what
"that day" will be like-it will be
awesome. The heavens and the
earth shall melt with fervent
heat? the earth and it's works
will be burned up. Only Godly
people will be saved. "Neverthe
less we, according to His prom
ise, look for new heavens and a
new earth, wherein dwelleth
righteousness." (2 Peter 3:13)
(Lesson based on the Interna
tional Sunday School Lessons)
Church News
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The First Baptist Church Sunday
school begins at 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship starts at 11:00 a.m.
The Rev. J.H. London is preach
ing from the subject "Love: A
Visible Ether" I Corinthian 13:4
7. The Senior Choir is singing un
der the direction of Barbara
Shannon, organist.
The Perquimans County
Fellowship Union Meeting at the
Bay Branch AME Zion Church,
Belvidere community. The Rev.
J. W. Law and Milton Grove Bap
tist Church is in charge, Rev.
J.H. London, Jr., president.
The public is invited to attend.
Women's Aglow to meet
The Elizabeth City Chapter of
Women's Agio meets Saturday,
March 15, 9:00 a.m. at Virginia
Dare House on McMorrine
Street. The Rev. Roger Gauthier,
Jr., youth pastor of the Pentecos
tal Holiness Church will be our
guest speaker. A brunch will be
served. This meeting is open to
the public. For more informa
tion, call 330-2647.
Tips on saving
more income
When it comes to money, more
and more of us are saving less
and less. Take last year for ex
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ample. Last year we saved less
than three percent of our after
tax income. Part of the reason
might be that we were using 20
percent of our after tax income.
Part of the reason might be that
we were using 20 percent of that
after tax income to pay off instal
lment debts.
So what about the future? What
can you and I do to become more
financially secure? Well, face it,
we're just going to have to put
more of our current income
aside.
Let me pass on some advice I
got from a financial specialist.
She suggests setting aside an
amount equal to six months'
take-home pay for an emergency
fund. And after you have that
fund in place, squirrel away ad
ditional money for future wants
and neds.
Try to save ten percent of each
pay check. But don't wait until
the end of the month to do it. In
stead pay yourself first. And con
sider that , payment a regular
payment a regular obligation.
You might have the business of
fice deduct money from your
paycheck and transfer it to your
savings account. That way you'll
get in the habit of living off the
remaining income.
Here are some other things you
might try. If you get a salary in
crease, a gift, or an income tax
refund, put it into savings. If you
pay off a debt, take the amount of
money you used to set aside for
that payment? and save it. An
other thing you might try. Every
other month, give up some luxu
ries, take the money you save
and add it to the family kitty.
You'll find that giving up some
thing today means having more
tomorrow.
P Cards
of Thanks
The family of the late John A. Webb, Jr. would like to
thank everyone for all acts of kindness rendered them in
their time of sorrow. May God bless all of you.
Mrs. Mary E. Foster and family
I wish to thank each and every one for the prayers, the
cards and flowers sent to me while I was in the Albemarle
Hospital. I especially wish to thank Martha Smith, Becky
White, and Maude Ellis for their extra kindness shown.
God Bless each one.
Myrtle Lamb
We would like to thank every ooe for the support you
gave while Myrtle Lee White was in the hospital. Your
thoughts, prayers, cards, visits, gifts, and flowers were
greatly appreciated and were such a comfort.
Myrtle Lee White and family
Your support and concern for us recently in our time of
sorrow was greatly appreciated. Whatever you did to coo
sole our hearts, we thank you.
The family of Eugene White t