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Religion
-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Wednesday, December 28, 1988
Seek Wisdom In '89
By BRIAN M. TAULE
David Baptist Church
Can you believe it is almost
1989? And, yes, it's New Year's res-
olution time.
May I be very presumptious and
suggest that each of us let Proverbs
4:7 become our goal for the New
Year. It reads like this: "Wisdom is
supreme, therefore get wisdom
though it cost all you have, get un-
derstanding." (Proverbs 4:7 NIV).
The book of Proverbs is saturated
with passages that encourage each
of us to seek wisdom. Now here we
are in 1988. Is the writer of
Proverbs suggesting that we too
need wisdom? First, let's define wis-
dom. It's being able to see life from
God's point of view. Now, who
wouldn't want to be able to look at
every event that enters our life and
see it from the Heavenly viewpoint?
Proverbs 9:10 says that "the fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wis-
dom." We demonstrate that we are
wise people of wisdom when we re-
spond to the situations in life the
way God would respond.
When wisdom becomes our goal,
several good things begin to happen
in our lives. 1 - Proverbs 2:9 says
"Then you will understand what is
right and just and fair--every good
path." Direction in life--that's a very
good result of making wisdom our
goal. 2 - Have you ever wanted to
know how ‘to say the right thing?
Discover Proverbs 16:23. "A wise
man's heart guides his mouth, and
his lips promote instruction." 3 -
Are you searching for happiness
during the holiday season? Proverbs
3:13 tells us, "Blessed (happy) is the
man who finds wisdom." 4 - Are
you trying to juggle time and re-
sponsibilities? Apply Proverbs 3:16.
Solomon, writing of wisdom, says
that "Long life is in her right hand,
in her left hand are riches and hon-
or." My, how we could learn from
that verse. Who isn't searching for
the three things in that verse? 5 -
Perhaps you want to please someone
that loves you; renew your search
for wisdom and find the truth of
Proverbs 10:1 - "A wise son brings
joy to his father, but a foolish son
grief to his mother." 6 - Have you
ever gotten into a wrong relation-
ship? Well, through wisdom we can
detect the true character of others.
Even though the advice in Proverbs
7: 4-5 was given to young men, it's
equally applicable to young women
discerning character in young men.
Discover the 16th century B.C. wis-
dom of Soloman as he says, "Say to
wisdom, "You are my sister,’ and call
understanding your relative; they
will keep you from the adultress,
from the wayward wife with her se-
ductive words." 7 - When we decide
to let wisdom become our goal,
something very significant happens.
Seeking wisdom brings us into a
very close relationship with "Jesus
Christ in whom are hidden all the
treasures of wisdom and knowl-
edge." (Colossions 2:3).
Friends, if there was ever a time
in our lives that we desperately need
the will of God, it is now! Most of
us have all kinds of knowledge,
what we need is wisdom. We at
David Baptist Church wish you the
very best as you discover in 1989
the riches, the direction, the happi-
ness, the right relationships you can
develop and the ability to please the
important people in your life. We al-
SO encourage you to place your trust
in the source of wisdom--Jesus
Christ.
Local Church Activities
By JUNE BALLARD
Something of interest and a defi-
nite need in our community is a sign
language class being offered at
Bethlehem Baptist Church. The
place is the chapel and the cost is
$25. The class will meet each
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. beginning
January 10.
Other churches are invited to par-
ticipate.
ALLEN MEMORIAL
Allen Memorial Baptist Church
has called Randy Clark as pastor. He
is a graduate of Fruitland Baptist
Bible Institute. He comes from Vein
Mountain Baptist Church in Marion.
He and his wife, Brenda, have two
children, Amy and Jamie. Randy be-
gan at Allen Memorial on December
11.
KINGS MOUNTAIN BAPTIST
Kings Mountain Baptist Church
is planning a "Super Sunday." The
plans are for a snack and fellowship
meeting at 9 a.m. at January 1.
The January Bible study will be
taken, from the, book of John. This
begins on January 1 at 6 p.m. and
continuing from there. In addition to
the 6 p.m. study time on John, the
pastor will be preaching that same
evening from the same gospel.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
News from the Kings Mountain
Baptist Association:
Bud Poston has been honored by
being recognized as volunteer of the
~ ss" month.
Bud and his wife, Kathleen, have
three daughters and four grandchil-
dren. They are members of
Elizabeth Baptist Church in Shelby,
where Bud has served as a deacon,
Sunday School teacher, worked in
church training and Bible drills, and
served on numerous committees. He
helped build a church in West
Virginia and also helped build
Christopher Road Baptist Church.
Hobbies include fishing, woodwork-
ing and gardening. :
The Association executive board
meets January 16, 1989, at 7:30
p.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church.
Listed below are the winners of
the Association Church Training
Awards for 1988.
Boiling Springs - the M night
banner for most present.
Pleasant Hill - The M night ban-
ner for best percentage.
New Hope - the outstanding
church training award.
Flint Hill - the study course
award.
Shelby First - largest numerical
enrollment gain, largest percentage
enrollment gain, and largest percent-
age attendance gain.
Christopher Road - largest nu-
merical attendance gain.
Pleasant Hill - largest masterlife
enrollment.
Patterson Springs - largest equip-
ping center enrollment.
Kings Mountain First - largest
new member/survival kit enroll-
ment.
M Night - total present, 180, with
20 churches represented.
Upcoming events - March 12-19,
Youth Week; April 17-21, Baptist
doctrine study, "The Doctrines
Baptists Believe."
The third "Grief Group” will be-
gin February 14 at 7 p.m. The group
will meet at the Kings Mountain
Baptist Association office.
Jimmy and Maxann Greene will
be the leaders. Jimmy and Maxann
lost a son, Todd, at the age of 23 and
have recorded their experience in a
book entitled "Come Walk With
Me." Both of them have a commit-
ment to walk with others through
the process of grief.
Jimmy and Maxann will be utiliz-
ing six video tapes produced by Dr.
Howard Clinebell, nationally
recognized specialist in working
with grief.
‘Persons wishing to join the "Grief
Group” should call 482-3472 and
share your name, address and phone
number. The group will meet each
Tuesday for eight to ten weeks.
The public is invited to partici-
pate.
DIXON PRESBYTERIAN
Dixon Presbyterian Church will
have a special New Year's Eve fel-
lowship Saturday from 6 p.m. until
12:30 a.m. A spaghetti and salad
supper is planned. Games, videos
and more will be held. Devotions
are planned at midnight.
Ordination and installation of
new elders will be held Sunday dur-
ing the 11 a.m. worship service.
Tony Stewart will be ordained as an
elder and Stewart and Roger
Humphries will be installed to three-
year terms on the Session. Margaret
Childers and Rene Stewart are rotat-
ing off the Session after serving
three-year terms.
VIDEO SERIES
Surviving, a four-week program
using a video series by family thera-
pist Clayton Barbeau, will run four
consecutive Mondays from 7:30 -
9:00 beginning Jan. 9, 1989, at St.
John Neumann Catholic Church,
8451 Idlewild Rd., Charlotte.
Program leader for the series is
Donna Marie Vaillancourt, RSM,
Director of Mercy Institute, who
holds degrees in psychology and
theology.
Program topics are as follows:
Monday, Jan. 9 - "Surviving
Depression" Details the signs of de-
pression and offers some strategies
for surviving its impact.
Monday, Jan. 16 - "Surviving
Loneliness" Examines the loneliness
we all experience and offers steps
for counteracting its effects.
Monday, Jan. 23 - "Surviving
Broken Relationships” Probes the
pain and anger in broken relation-
HEALTH VIEWS.
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Some suggestions for beginning an exercise pro-
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gentle stretching. @ Walk in a level area, starting
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healing.
Monday, Jan. 30 - "Surviving
Life Transitions" Explores the many
changes in our daily life and sug-
gests steps toward healing and
growth.
The program is free and no ad-
vance registration is required.
SECOND BAPTIST
There will be a watch-night ser-
vice December 31 from 9-12 p.m. at
Second Baptist Church in Kings
Mountain. The program will feature
special music, preaching, and a time
of food and fellowship. Special
guest will be the Rev. Dick Whitner.
The public is invited.
NIGHTWATCH SERVICE
Cherryville Foursquare Gospel
Church, located on Dellview Road,
will conduct a Nightwatch service
on Saturday, December 31, from
7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
The Holidays of Shelby and The
Revelators of Gastonia are the fea-
tured groups for this event.
During the course of the evening,
there will be a pause for refresh-
ments. The singing will resume
thereafter.
The pastor, Rev. L.R. Sells, and
his congregation cordially invite ev-
eryone to help them celebrate the
beginning of a new year.
Gaston Memorial Wins Two Awards
Gaston Memorial Hospital recent-
ly won two public relations/market-
ing awards given by the Carolinas
Hospital Public Relations and
Marketing Society at their annual
meeting. This is the third consecu-
tive year Gaston Memorial Hospital
has won a first place award.
Gaston Memorial's series of radio
advertisements, broadcast last sum-
mer, won first place in the radio ad-
vertising category. The ads were
based on patient success stories.
The "Safe Ride '87," free taxi ser-
vice offered last New Year's Eve
won second place in the Specific
Public Relations and Marketing
Programming category. The taxi ser-
vice inside Gaston County provided
rides to people who felt their driving
might be impaired from drinking.
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