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FE | Dr. Jeff Hensley Pastor Kings Mountain . Baptist Church DOE Sev- evr.a:il months ago, .a couple of my col - leagues asked me if I would write a medita- tii on Meditation about the season of “Lent,” so here it is. Most Baptist churches where I have served haven’t cared much about Lent, and I have often encountered Baptists, who Wednesday, February 18, 2009 think that the practices of Ash Wednesday and other common Lenten activities are merely “Catholic” events. The fact is that the season of Lent is observed by Christians in many. different denominations, including some Baptists, and it is actu- ally an observance that has much to offer to those who have a sincere desire to deepen their faith. Lentis a forty-day period (excluding Sundays) that begins on Ash Wednesday, which means that for 2009 it begins on February 25 and ends on April 11, which is the day We support our | local churches. Compliments of ARNOLD'S... Kerns You Call We Haul Trucking, Inc. 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Churches that employ the so-called “liturgical colors” typically use the color pur- ple during the season of Lent. This color reminds worshippers that Lent is a season of penitence and preparation. Like Advent is a season of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ, so Lent is a season of preparation for the cele- bration of the Resurrection of Christ. Both the birth and resurrection of Jesus are so important to the story of the Christian Gospel that a time of introspection and reflec- tion on our sinfulness and our need for repentance should precede their cele- bration. Lent gives worshippers the chance to think about their personal spiritual lives, to take stock of where they are in their spiritual growth, and to remember anew that they are sinners saved only by the grace of God. Com- ing as it does prior to Easter; it also gives believers the opportunity to remember the price that Christ paid for us on the cross, and to appreci- ate afresh the nature of God’s love and grace. Lent is rooted in the pre- baptismal practices of the Featured Church of the Christian 1 Eesedon 704-739-1323 7047370477 107 Range Road . Crowders Mountain Bap 704-739-0310 704-73 9-4555 _ Dixon Presbyterian Church 602 Dixon School Road 704-739-5536 Church 704-739-3215 of God Hwy 161, Bessemer CiyeM Hwy. 704-739-7367 308 York Road 704.739- 8331 David Baptist Church 2300 David Baptist Church Road East Gold Street Weleyan 701 E. Gold Street East Kings Mountain Church . Eastside Baptist Church 704-739-8055 . Ebenezer Baptist Church 1621 County Line Road 125 Mayberry Lane Church > Grace Fellowship 144 West Mountain Street, 704-48 1-8888 Grace United Methodi frst Wesleyan Church . 505 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-4266 . Galilee United Methodist 117 Galilee Church Road 704-739-7011 . Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704- 739- -5351 : Good Hope Prestyterian 105 N. Cansler Strost 704- 739-1062 : Drug Center Friendly Hometown Service *Free City-Wide Delivery* 704-739-4721 129 Mountain St., Kings Mountain P First Shelby | 1086 S. Lafayette St. 704-484-0222 Bessemer City 1225 Gastonia Hwy. 704-629-3506 + Kings Mountain 300 W. Mountain St. 704-739-4781 Gastonia 529 8. New Hope Rd. 704-865-1111 CAR WASH 704-481-0818 wi . NC “Serving Kings Mountain Since 1918" | National Bank AUTO BELL| Cherokee St. Baptist Church . Cherokee Street 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697 . Church of Kings Mountain 03 Phifer Road : Ei Bethel United Methods Church. 122 Bl-bethel 704-739-8396 Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/Bessemer Cy 8 Rd 704- 739-1997 : early Church, which typi- cally took place prior to the celebration of Easter. Dur- ing this time, new converts were instructed in the faith and prepared for their par- ticipation in the rite of bap- tism. By observing the forty days of Lent, believers would imitate Jesus’ with- drawal into the wilderness that took place after Jesus’ own baptism and served as a time when Jesus defined for himself the sort of ministry that he was going to practice — a ministry centered in the coming Kingdom of God rather than in the establish- ment of some sort of earthly kingdom, which was actu- ally what many of his fol- bradleyinsuranceservices@earthlink.net | Page 5A lowers had expected from the Messiah. Here in Kings Mountain several of our churches co- operatively support the im- portance of the season of Lent, and we also have sev- eral special cooperative Lenten Services that remind us that preparation for the celebration of the Resurrec- tion is something that all Christians should consider important. Not every church observes Lent, of course, but however we do it; all believers should be mindful of the significance of Easter and would benefit from thoughtful self-reflec- tion before celebrating on Easter Sunday. ELE WEE TT KEITH BRADLEY LUTCF 704.739.4182 HARRIS FUNERAL) 108 8S. Piedmont Ave., 704-739-2591 For All Furniture Needs 400 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, North Carolina 704-484-3204 Battle Forest Apartments Now accepting applications | | for 1&2 BR apartments! | Call Jerry Mullinax at | 704-738-8302 » M-F/1-3pm | Handicap Acces. Units * EHO | . The Staff of HOME Kings Mountain Laughlin Furniture Dilling Heating Co. PREMIER DEALER ™ LENNOX) HOME COMFORT SYSTEMS NC lic. Innovation never fel ™ . #02350 Dever foilt 80 good” 1250 Linwood Rd. * Kings Mountain 704-739-3446 Mobile: 704-297-0397 Notice In order to accommodate the number of churches in our communities, we vill print two alternating lists of churches each week. 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