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iChurches set services
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:-;!Bay Branch AME Zion
Bay Branch A.M.E. Zion Church Sunday school
*I;i>egins at 10:00 a.m. with Mrs. Esther Hunter in
1*1 yharge at 11:30. Rev. James Modlin, Jr., associate
* " 'minister at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church in Baltimore,
Maryland, will render service.
Music will be rendered by the Senior Choir. Mrs.
I Katie Lightfoot is organist. The service is sponsored
by the Senior Usher Board and the Missionary De
partment.
Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church Sunday School will be at 10
, . a.m. Church service will be at 11 a.m. The Rev. Gor
1 don Shaw is the pastor.
/ Chapel on the Sound
' , , Chapel on the Sound at Holiday Island begins Sun
,* day school at 9:45 a.m. Worship service follows at
i 11:00 a.m.
Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m., we have Bible Study,
* and Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m., Prayer Meet
I ~ ing. Choir practice follows at 8:00 p.m.
The Rev. Wayne Jarrett is the pastor. We are non
. . denominational and welcome everyone to join us in
, - bur worship and fellowship.
: Emmanuel Pentecostal
, , Emmanuel's Sunday School will be held at 9:30
a.m. with Worship service at 11:30 a.m. Friday Eve
- ning Bible Study is at 7:30 p.m. Home prayer groups
; " meet various nights of the week. For more informa
' tion call Ella at 426-5950.
The Rev. W. E. Vaughn, pastor welcomes every
one to join us in worship and Bible study.
First Baptist Church
. The First Baptist Church School will begin at 9:45
; ; a.m. Morning worship will follow at 11:00 a.m. It will
' be a special Mother's Day worship. Rev. J. H. London
; . will preach from the subject "Are You a Real Chris
. tian Mother?" 2 Timothy 1:3. The senior choir will
!, sing under the direction of Sister Barbara Shannon,
organist. We will honor the oldest mother and mother
with the most children.
Hertford Pentecostal Church
Hertford Pentecostal Church Sunday School will be
at 10 a.m. Worship services will be at 11 a.m. and 7
p.m. Bible study is held on Tuesday evenings at 7:30
p.m. The Rev. Gene Boyce is the pastor.
All are welcome to join us in these services.
Hobbsville Baptist Church
The Hobbsville Baptist Church will be observing
our annual Homecoming Day on May 21. We will have
special singing and an inspirational message brought
by the Rev. Dave Pyatte, pastor. We would like to
invite the public to attend. We will have a church
wide meal following our 11 a.m. worship. The chil
dren's choir will be singing also.
Poplar Run AME Zion
The annual Mother's Day program at Poplar Run
A.M.E. Zion Church will be observed Sunday, May
14th, at 11:00 a.m.
Capt. Shirley Wiggins Yates, USN retired, will be
the guest speaker. She is a native of Winfall and a
member of Melton Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
The young adult choir will render the music, with
Mr. Larry Felton as pianist.
Snug Harbor Church
Snug Harbor Community Church holds a Worship
Service Sunday at 9 a.m. followed by Sunday School
for all ages at 10:15 a.m.
On Sunday evenings at 7 p.m., there is an Adult
Bible Study; Youth Group Meeting (6-12 yrs.) and a
Teen Group Meeting.
Bible Study is also held on Wednesday evenings at
7 p.m.
We are an Interdenominational Church. The Rev.
Stanley Nixon is the pastor. All are welcome to join in
our activities and fellowship.
Mallard ducks visited the Hertford Municipal Building last week. Employees fed the fowl corn, and tried
!*' to coax them to the back of the building where they would not be in as much danger of being hit by
' cars, but the ducks said, "No." They stayed at the front of the building.
Stacy Whitley, art student at
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: seminar in Raleigh at the N.C.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
BY T P. ALEXANDER
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The first call on our time is to the
Lord's service
BUILDING UP THE BODY OF
CHRIST.
"He gave some apostles; and
some prophets; and some evangel
ists; and some, pastors and teach
ers; for the perfecting of the saints,
for the work of the ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ."
(Ephesians 4:11-12)
The Apostle Paul had an ex
tremely gifted insight into the
relationships between the believ
ers and the church, believers and
Christ, and Christ and the church.
Indeed, Paul likens the believ
ers, who make up the church, to be
the Body of Christ. As such they
were-are to walk in oneness, that
is, to be singlely minded, having
the same purpose and the same
goals. They are kingdom people;
mission compelled and representa
tives of God's Kingdom. They are
Christ's ambassadors.
In his Ephesian letter, Paul is ad
dressing those whom he had in
fluenced during his ministry in
Ephesus. They had become "fellow
citizens with the saints, and of the
household of God" (Eph. 2:19) but
they still lived in pagan surround
ings. They needed continuing
Christian instruction, motivation
and encouragement. The same
may be said of all Christians.
One commentarian said concern
ing Paul's letter to Ephesus,
"Christ is the head of His body, the
church; Christ is the foundation of
His spiritual building, the church.
The body is to glorify it's head; the
building is to grow into a suitable
dwelling for God's spirit."
THE BODY IS ONE. (Ephesians
4:1-6)
In chapter three Paul described
his commission as apostle to the
Gentiles, hence his care, concern
and prayer for the saints at Ephe
sus. Since, at that time he was a
prisoner in Rome and, as such, was
unable to minister to them in per
son, he writes an appeal for their
faithfulness in the Lord's work.
What was it that brought Paul's
concern for the Ephesian saints to
the forefront of his thinking?
It was possibly his astute spiri
tual knowledge of how God works
through people to accomplish his
purposes. Thus, every believer has
a destiny, and Paul wanted all of
those given into his charge to fulfill
their prescribed destiny. Holy his
tory records an ample number of
those who failed to fulfill their des
tiny.
In these six verses, Paul set forth
the basics of Christian obedience.
He said, first of all, that they were
to "walk worthy of the vocation
wherewith they were called." Did
we read that right? Did Paul say
that our vocation in life was to
serve the Lord? If so, then the first
call on our time is to the Lord's
service, and that our work, profes
sion, or business, is second.
He went further. He stated the
requisite of Christian attitude,
such as lowliness, meekness, long
suffering, forbearing one another
in love. Jesus is to be both our ex
ample and Lord. Matthew re
corded that Jesus was "meek and
lowly in heart."
Secondly, Paul now gives his at
tention to seven "ones," which are
the divinely supplied foundation
for unity in the church. If the
church is truly the body of Christ, it
cannot be more than one body.
"There is one body, and one Spirit,
even as ye are called in one hope of
your calling." (Vs 4)
Paul continues in verses 6 and 7,
"One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all, Who is
above all, and through all, and in
you all." Paul is writing to the
Ephesian Christians about building
up the body of Christ; the church.
That which binds them together in
oneness, the common denominator
of unity, is one Lord, Christ Jesus;
one faith, belief and trust in Christ
Jesus; one baptism, that which
was given by Christ as an example,
and one God, the Creator and Ruler
of all things.
THE BUILDERS AND THEIR
GIFTS. (Ephesians 4:7-12)
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Up to this point the apostle has
spoken mainly of the whole body
and it's total unity. Now he turns to
the individual members and their
personal contribution to the build
ing up the body of Christ.
Through God's grace members
are given certain gifts of the spirit.
These are given to prepare and en
able individuals for work and serv
ice to the church. Paul lists three
reasons why Christians are
equipped through special gifts.
(a) To prepare Christians for
service (b) to give them the ability
to perform the work (c) to edify, or
glorify Christ, through His body,
the church. Finally, the individual
is to grow up in Christ likeness.
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MOTHER'S DAY
Raymond C. Needham
Pastor, Hertford Baptist Church
The word "Mother" has a very special meaning in
our thinking, and our observance of "Mother's Day"
next Sunday will surely be accompanied by a sense
of love and gratitude for this special lady in our
lives and homes. Motherhood has, recent years,
come under attack by some who regard it as a sec
ond rate role in life, as something that is degrad
ing, depriving a woman of fulfillment and the
attaining of her potential. Yet, what could be a
greater achievement in life than to have reared a
child who has learned to reverence God, and out of
that reverence, become a preserving influence in
the society of which he is a part?
Our concept of motherhood is also a reflection of
the value we place upon the life of a child. Think of Hannah, the mother of Samuel, who
became a faithful. God-fearing leader of the nation Israel. She prayed for a son, and
when he was born, she regarded him as a gift from the Lord. We are not surprised to
learn that her chief desire for Samuel was that he might be used of the Lord all the days
of his life. Thus we hear her saying, "For this child I prayer... therefore also I have lent
him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord." (I Samuel 1:27,28). Her
baby boy was not regarded as a burden and an inconvenience.
Another worthy mother from God's word is Eunice, the mother of Timothy, another
young man who became a blessing to others. When the apostle Paul wrote to him he
"Called to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, Eunice; and I am persuaded
that in thee also." (II Timothy 1 :5). We read also that Timothy had known the scriptures
from his youth. His mother sought God's best for for him.
Perhaps the greatest influence regarding the destiny of our nation lies with our moth
ers. This is to take nothing from the tremendous responsibility of the fathers; but it is
the mother who usually gives the intimate daily care to the child. Her words, her touch,
her compassions expressed are all keys in the formulation of that tender life. It would
be unrealistic to say that her responsibility is not a great one; but it would be equally
unrealistic to deny that she has one of the highest privileges know, for she has in her
hands the opportunity of moulding a life for good.
As we honor our mothers and express our thanks for all that they mean to us, let. u.s
pray for God's blessings upon them, for their task is indeed demanding, but there is One
who is able to supply their needs.
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