P The Churches
coordinating the effort.
—Weekly Devotional
The Herald, in cooperation with the Kings Mountain
Ministerial Association, is beginning a weekly devotional this
week. The column will be written each week by a member of
the Ministerial Association. The Herald expresses thanks to
Rev. Oscar Stalcup. pastor of Foursquare Gospel Church, for
Carry A Proper
Attitude Into 1984
REV. EUGENE LAND
PASTOR
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
What is the most important thing you can carry into 1984? Some
would say money or riches. Others would want to carry health. Still
others would choose pleasure and ease.
May I suggest that the most important thing you or | can carry into
this new year is a proper attitude.
Now, there is something we can all have, a proper attitude.
Years ago, I read of two boys who grew up in a family distressed-
with alcoholism. The father was an abusive alcoholic who treated his
entire family with distain and even hate. Finally, when the two boys
were in their teens the family broke up and the boys went separate
ways. Years later a psychologist, studying the effects of alcoholism of
family life, traced the two down and found them living hundreds of
miles apart. One had become like his father, an alcoholic with a broken
marriage who was living on skid row in a Western city. The other son
business and and was well loved in his community. When the
psychologist asked the two to explain why they were where they were,
he got the same answer from both, “What else could I do, with a father
like mine?”
Both had the same background, the same experience.
Yet from the opposite ends of life they both said, “My past caused
me to be what I am today.”
This simply says that the difference in life is not what happens to us
but, rather, it is our reaction to those events.
These two boys had the same father, background, and experience,
yet, one said, “I'll be a victim”, and the other thought, “I’ll be a victor.”
Now, the most important thing you will carry into 1984 is your at-
titude. Your attitude will determine if you will be a victim of the
events of the year, or if you will be victorious in the events of the year.
The Bible says, “I can do all things through Christ, who gives me
strength.” You can have a winning attitude when you trust in Christ
as your victory. “With God all things are possible”, even victory over
circumstances!
Go into 1984 with a winners attitude!
Local Methodists
To Attend Conference
Area Methodist churches will
be represented at the District
Leadership Conference Sunday,
Jan. 29th, at 7 p.m. at Bradley
+ "Memorial United Methodist
Church in Gastonia.
This conference is for all local
church officers who have
responsibilities in the emphases
offered this year. It is also for
persons from local churches who
may not be officers, but either
have an interest in or who have
been asked to attend to learn”
Welcome
You're Invited
TEMPLE
BAPTIST
CHURCH
612 N. Cansler St.
Sunday School 9:45
Morning Worship 11 A.M.
Church Training 6:30 P.M.
Evening Worship 7:30 P.M.
Nursery Provided
Wednesday Prayer
Service 7 P.M.
Rev. D. Gerry Davis, Pastor
Romans 3:10
Romans 3:23
Romans 5:12
Romans 6:23
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:8
ners, Christ died for us.
EMMANUEL INDEPENDENT BAPTIST MISSION
BEGINNING REGULAR SERVICES ON DEC. 4, 1983
Service Times Will Be ‘As Follows:
Sunday School 10 A.M. - Sunday Worship 11 A.M.
Sunday Evening - 7 P.M.
Located On Battleground Rd. - Highway 216
Out of Kings Mountain Toward Grover
Come Hear Mission Pastor Frank Pittman
Break The Bread Of Life
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
Bro. Frank Pittman 629-4686 Or Bro. Wayne Reese 739-6348
Would You Like To Be A Christian?
If You Knew What God Says About Becoming A
Christian, Would You Do it?
WHO IS GOOD?
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
WHO HAS SINNED?
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
WHERE SIN CAME FROM
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin,
and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned;
" GOD'S PRICE ON SIN
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through
OUR WAY OUT
But God commended his love toward us, in that while we were yet sin-
about the emphases offered this
year. It is a basic short course for
local church leaders.
Leaders for the different
courses are Children’s Ministry,
Ellen Lowdermilk; Missions, Joe
Ervin, Education, Kenneth R.
Moore, Jr., Youth Adult
Ministry, Sidney Lanier; Wor-
ship, Coy L. Brown; Evangelism,
Larry Kimel; Stewardship, Elliot
Beal; Religion and Race, T.A.
Powell; Youth Ministry, Donna
Hepner; Music and Hymnals,
Howard Coleman; Christian
United Interreligious Concerns;
W. Grady Burgin and Trustees,
James W. Ferree.
BIBLE STUDY
Sunday nights during January
David Baptist Church will have
January Bible Study at the even-
ing service and members will be
studying First Corinthians at
7:30 p.m. each Sunday evening.
BAPTIST MEN'S DAY
Baptist Men’s Day will be Jan.
22 starting with breakfast Sun-
day morning at 7 a.m. in the
David Baptist Church Recrea-
tion Building. At 11 a.m. ser-
vices at David’s the Men’s Choir
will present special music.
NEW PASTOR - Rev. Jesse A.
Bailey of Penrose assumed
new pastorate duties Jan. 1
at Macedonia Baptist
Church. Rev. Mr. Bailey and
his wife, Louise, occupied the
Macedonia parsonage this
week.
CMC
Circles
Meeting
Circles of ' Central United
Methodist Church are meeting
this week.
Monday night circles met at
. the homes of Mrs. Hilliard Black
and Mrs. Hilda Dixon and at the
church and Tuesday night circles
met at the church. Circle 3 met
Wednesday morning at the
church.
The Thursday Circle No. &
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Mary Lou Ware at 6:30 p.m.
Members from the local
church attended the Gastonia
District Lay Council meeting at
Fallston United Methodist
Church Monday night.
Adult Class
Sets Breakfast
The Christian Adult Class of
Central United Methodist
Church will sponsor a Big
Biscuit Breakfast on Sunday,
Jan. 29th, from 8 until 9:30 a.m.
at the church.
All proceeds will go to the
Fifth Sunday Love Offering. Big
biscuits with ham or sausage will
cost $1.50 and big biscuits with
jelly with cost $1.00.
BAPTIST MEN'S DAY
Baptist Men’s Day will be
observed Jan. 22 at Second Bap-
tist Church with special service
and men of the church leading in
the worship service.
FIFTH SUNDAY NIGHT
“Priority” will feature the fifth
Sunday Night Sing at 7 p.m. on
Jan. 29th at Second Baptist
Church. This is a fine group of
Christian men who will present
special music.
Ly a.
Thursday. January 12, 1984-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3B
Murphy Accepts Call To Bessemer
Rev. Sam Murphy, pastor of
Bethlehem Baptist Church for
the past five years, resigned Sun-
day morning to accept the call of
First Baptist Church of
Bessemer City.
Rev. Mr. Murphy will assume
new pastorate duties Feb. 12th
and he and his wife, Avery, and
two daughters, Robin LaVisa,
11, and Melody Ann, 9, will oc-
cupy the church parsonage at
the corner of Texas and North
12th Streets.
The Bessemer City pastorate
is a 642-member congregation,
including non-resident members.
The Bethlehem pastorate is a
500 member congregation, in-
cluding non-resident members.
Mr. Murphy came to Kings
Mountain from First Baptist
Church of Glen Alpine. Other
pastorates ‘have included
Holloway in Lexington, Piney
Grove in Newton and Pro-
REV. SAM MURPHY
vidence in Hickory. He was
licensed as a Baptist preacher by
Eureka Baptist Church of
Anderson, S.C. and was ordain-
ed by Second Baptist Church of
Shelby.
A native of Wallace, N.C.,
Murphy grew up in Central, S.C.
He attended Anderson Junior
College and received his B.A.
degree in 1971 from Gardner
Webb College. He received his
Masters of Divinity in 1975 from
Southeastern Theological
Seminary at Wake Forest.
Rev. Mr. Murphy served as
minister of the Juvenile Court in
Cleveland County in 1979 and is
presently chairman of the Chris-
tian Life Committee. In 1981 he
served with the Assist Team and
as Vacation Bible School direc-
tor for the KM Baptist Associa-
tion. He has worked with Gard-
ner Webb Ministerial Board of
Associates, Cleveland County
Citizens for Decency through
Law, the Mothers Against
Drunk Drivers, Kings Mountain
Positive Action League, and the
N.C. Christian Action League.
Circles Hold January Meetings
Circles of First Presbyterian
Church held January meetings
last week.
Circle No. I met Monday
afternoon in the Recreation
Building of the church with Nell
Goforth as hostess.
Circle No. 2 met Monday
evening at the home of Margaret
Williams on Countryside Road.
Circle No. 4 met Monday even-
ing at the home of Lou Ballew,
Edgemont Drive.
Circle No. 3 met Wednesday
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Neisler on Lee Street.
Circle No. 5 met Sunday after-
noon, Jan. 8th, in the Ladies Bi-
ble Classroom of the church.
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