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Sunday school lesson
ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM
(Luke 19:28-44)
"Blessed be the King that cometh
in the name of the Lord: peace in
heaven, and glory in the highest."
The time of today's Biblical event
( was A.D. 30. On commentarian de
scribed the scene in these words. "It
was springtime in Israel? the first
month of the year, about the time we
call April. Wild flowers were bloom
ing golden by the roadside, and even
springing beautifully from the cracks
of the stone walls; the brilliant sun
was warming the stone walls.
Every road was thronged with
happy people moving toward Jerusa
lem for the feast of the passover,
, which came in the middle of the
" month. Especially congested was the
hroad where Jesus walked, for every
one wanted to be with the miracle
worker who thrilled them with His
matchless teaching." (Unquote)
Such was the scene on this day. Jesus
was on His final trip to Jerusalem,
and just a few days hence would suf
fer the agonies of the cross.
For several weeks Jesus had been
teaching in the area east of the Jor
dan River, loosely called Perea. For
three years He had known that the
day would come when He would
make this eventful journey. For
months now He had attempted to
teach His Apo6tles that He must die
on the cross. Jesus and His folowers
crossed the Jordan River opposite
Jericho and proceeded through the
town. He paused to give sight to a
blind man, and, farther on, to give
spiritual forgiveness to a short man,
Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector for
the Roman government. Afterwards
He taught the throng of followers a
lesson about faithful stewardship
through a parable. He proceeded on
to Beth page and Bethany, just over
the Mount of Olives, about two miles
from Jerusalem.
JESUS' TRANSPORTATION
(Luke 19:28-35)
Jesus rested in Bethany from the
time He arrived on Friday util Sun
day. Preparation was made for his
triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Most likely, even His closest followed
didn't know, at this time, the magni
tude of this event. The King of the
kingdom of heaven would formally
enter the city of Zion? thus everyone
would know that the kingdom of
heaven was indeed "at hand."
Except for the few times that Jesus
traveled by boat, on the Sea of Gal
ilee, He had made His way back and
forth through Palestine on foot. It is
significant then that He chose to en
ter Jerusalem on a donkey; a colt
which had not been ridden.
JESUS' TRIUMPH
(Luke 19:36-40)
When Jesus, and a multitude of fol
lowers, left Bethany for Jerusalem,
some very unusual things began to
happefi. They may not have known
the extent of Jesus' act but they rec
ognized that a great and glorious
event was taking place. The people
removed their outer garments and
spread them in the pathway.
As the procession neared Jerusa
lem the multitude of disciples began
to shout praises to God,, and to re
joice for all the mighty works which
Jesus did, saying, "Blessed be the
King that cometh in the name of the
Lord: Peace in heaven and glory in
the highest." (Vs. 38)
Some Pharisees among the crowd
asked Jesus to rebuke His diciples
and to quiet them and Jesus replied,
"If these should hold their peace, the
stones would immediately cry out."
( Vs 40) That crowd had "Joy unspea
kable and full of glory"? as the hymn
says.
JESUS' TEARS
(Luke 19:41-44)
The Scripture records twice when
Jesus wept. At the death of His
friend, Lazarus, and again, this day,
when He approached the Jerusalem
gate. The Mesiah had come but Je
sus' people, the Jews, would not ac
cept Him. Instead, within the week,
the Jewish leaders would instigate
His death, but more than that, Jesus
looked just forty years into the fu
ture, (70 A.D.) and saw Jerusalem,
the city of God, laid waste. King Solo
mon's temple, the Lord's house,
would be destroyed along with much
of it's people. Jesus was saddened be
cause it could all have been different.
(Lesson based on the International
Sunday School Lessons)
World day of prayer scheduled for March 6th
World Day of Prayer celebrates its
Centennial on Friday, March 6 at
4:00 p.m. in the Hertford Baptist
Church proclaiming the theme,
"Come and Rejoice." A 100 year old
) prayer movement of global dimen
sions, the World Day Of Prayer is a
worldwide expression of mutual
-prayer and Christian unity. It
uniqueness lies in the fact that its ex
pression is found in local commu
niites and its leadership in laywomen
? of the church. World Day Of Prayer,
begun in the United States in 1887 as a
day of prayer for mission, has devel
oped into a movement in which Chris
tians in some 170 countries and re
gions of the world gather each year to
observe a common day of prayer.
The same theme and worship service
is shared and translated into hun
dreds of languages and dialects. In
many countries, the event serves as a
catalyst for women to come together
as they work to bring about changes
in their lives.
An International committee chosen
from each of eight major regions of
the world, was formed in 1967 to as
sume responsibility for the global ad
ministration of World Day Of Prayer.
It was this committee of women who
wrote the Centennial worship materi
als. In May of 1986, the International
Committee gathered for the first
time in the United States, making it
possible for participants from all
over th eworld to attend the global
celebration of the World Day Of
Prayer Centennial at Riverside
Church in New York City on May 18,
1986.
Church Women United (CWU), si
once its founding in 1941, has been the
official sponsor of World Day Of
Prayer in the United States and has
assumed responsibility for the prepa
ration and distribution of World Day
Of Prayer resources and materials
throughout the world. CWU is the ec
umenical movement that brings
Protestant, Roman Catholic and Or
thodox women together into one
Christian community of prayer, ad
vocacy and service. It represents a
broad spectrum of religious tradi
tion, race, age, economic status and
ethnic background and works
through a national unit, 52 state units
(including ones in Greater Washing
ton, D.C. and Puerto Rico) and 1,800
local units. World Day Of Prayer of
ferings make possible, in part, the
mission of Church Women United in
cluding the Intercontinental Grants
for Mission program that funds na
tional and international projects in
support of the empowerment of
women, human rights, justice and
peace.
Area church news
First Baptist schedule
The First Baptist Church Sunday
School begins at 9:45 a.m. with Su
perintendent Mrs. R.B. Gibbs. Morn
ing worship starts at 11:00 a.m. Pas
tor- J.H. London, Jr. is preaching
from the subject: "Understanding
The Holy Spirit" John 14:26.
The young adult choir will sing un
der the direction of Donald McClain,
Organist.
Prayer meeting and Bible Study is
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
ononis to celebrate
The Galatia Missionary Baptist
Church Male Chorus will celebrate
their anniversary Sunday afternoon
at 2:00 p.m. and the The First Baptist
Missionary Church will be the special
guest, me Kev. j.h London will be
preaching from the subject "How
Much Do You Love God? Genesis
22:2. The senior choir will sing. The
Rev. George Harper is Host Pastor.
Music program scheduled
Chapel On The Sound at Holiday Is
land invites the public to "In Evening
i of Sacred Music" by Carol Mae Don
ald of Chantilly, Va. The program is
at 7:30 on Sat., 28th of Feb. with a
reception to follow. Everyone is wel
come!
Conferences set for COA
College of The Albemarle is one of
18 community colleges across North
Carolina that have been designated
as receiving sites for four satellite
teleconferences featuring personal
and professional training programs
I for institutional training programs
for institutional staffs and the public
at-large.
The first program in the monthly
series, "Achieving Personal Excel
lence," is scheduled from 1:30 p.m.
to 1 p.m. today (Thursday), Feb. 26
in the lecture auditorium on the
! North Road Street campus. The
J seminar will be led by Cavett Award
> winner Ty Boyd who has been recog
| nized as one of America's most dy
' namic speakers and communications
1 consultants. Other teleconferences
will be held at the college in March,
April, and May.
Lucy Gordon, COA Small Business
Center director, explained that the
teleconferences are specifically re
lated to improving the competencies
of educators and staffs throughout
the community college system.
> "Teleconferencing enables us to
? share the talents and skills of re
' source persons whom we could not
possibly present in person at multiple
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sites across the state," the SBC di
rector said.
She pointed out that the private
sector is achieving significant sav
ings by conducting a large part of its
in-service training by teleconfer
ence. "The wise use of the taxpayer's
money dictates that those of us in the
public sector also should follow that
lead," said Gordon.
COA president Dr. Parker Chesson
said the pioneering series of telecon
ferences is part of an overall effort
by the North Carolina Department of
Community Colleges to carry out the
General Assembly's intent to deliver
new and innovative means for fac
ulty and staff training.
Each teleconference will consist of
three segments. Beginning at 1:30
p.m., the seminar portion of the pro
gram will be preceded with a half
hour of entertainment by visiting art
ists or other musicians artists or
other musicians who are affiliated
with the community college system.
Following the workshop, DCC presi
dent Robert W. Scott will appear on
screen to answer questions relayed
by telephone.
How long is it normal to
mourn the loss of a loved
one? Not for a week or
two, as some people
think. The first few weeks
are most painful, however
the process of accepting
the reality of death, and
adjusting to the loss.u
sually requires months ?
often up to two years. It
takes considerable time to
rebuild ones life after the
death of a dearly loved
one.
Respectfully,
Scraps
SORROW AND REPENTANCE
George Wilmore Pastor
>1t. Sinai Baptist Chureh
There is one way to avoid sorrow, avoid sin. Even
then sympathy will orouste sorrow on account of sin
of others. As long as there is evil in the world there
will be tears and sorrow. It is not the sorrow which
is to be regretted, but the sin which is its cause.
"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salva
tion not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the
world worketh death." (H?C<*r. 7:10).
The ungodly may sorrow because they have
sinned. What are the characteristics of this sorrow?
When the irreligious are rebuked or chastened for
wrong-doing, their vanity is wounded, anger is
aroused, resentment is built up and of course, an
excuse must be made. Times have changed, every
one else is doing it, I just ^thought I could do it one
time to see how it felt. The outcome of this sorrow
is death; instead of being profitable, it is a no win
situation, drawing the thoughtsaway from the moral
heinousness of sin, and confining the sinner in
courses whose only end is spiritual death.
The sorrow which is godly is occasioned by the
recognition of the sin as an offense against the Di
vine Law. "Against thee, thee only, have I sinned."
Godly sorrow recognizes that sin grieves the Divine
heart. As a tender child grieves to heart his father's
spirit, so a truly sensitive nature is poined in griev
ing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus suffered
on the cross, that's enough. Let us not abuse the
grace of God.
The repentance to which godly sorrow leads is a
change of mind and purpose. It is a turning from
temptation, excuse making, tven societies whims,
to a God who has been revealed to us in Jesus
Chrisl.
Godly sorrow and true repentance issue salvation.
To be sorry for sin and turn from it only leads one
place, Jesus Christ.
"I am the way, the truth ond the Life; no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Cards
of Thanks
^ Many many thanks to each of you who shared your love
and concern with me and my family while I was a patient
in Albemarle Hospital and since my return home. Your
cards, calls, visits, donations, flowers, food, and most of
all your prayers will always be treasured. May God bless
you more abundantly.
Vanora Brickhouse Brothers
The family of the late Mrs. Laura W. Fesperman would
like to express our sincere thanks for the many acts of
kindness extended to us during the illness and death of my
wife, mother and grandmother. Thank you for the many
prayers, food, floral arrangements, the telephone calls
and cards.
Special thanks to the Rev. Henry Bizzell, Jr. and mem*
bers of the Hertford United Methodist and our neighbors
s.
Victor Fesperman and Family
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