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‘You knew what I was hen you picked me up’ |
We may use
the word
“habit” in good
and bad ways.
It can suggest
behaviors that
are destructive
or behaviors
that are con-
structive. In
the book of
Fi xis it A 3
Corinthians 3
Dr. Jeff Hensle
the apostle Pastor y
Paul wrote, Kings Mountain
: Everythi ne Baptist Church
is permissible
for me — but I
will not be mastered by anything.”
As followers of Christ, we need learn to
recognize the. difference between the good
habits and the bad ones.
Several years ago, a part of growing up in
a Native American environment was for
young people to experience something called
a “vision quest” in which they would go away
in solitude fo help them discover their place
in the world and prepare themselves for adult-
hood. One such youth, says a Native Ameri-
can fable, hiked into a beautiful valley that
was green with trees and bright with flowers.
There he fasted and meditated, but on the
third day, as he looked up at the surrounding
mountains, he noticed one tall jagged peak
that was capped with white snow and he
thought to himself, “That is the mountain I
need to test myself against!”
So he put on his shirt, threw his blanket
over his shoulder and set off to climb that high
peak. When he finally reached the top, he
gazed out at the expanse of the world unfold-
ing before his eyes. It seemed as if he could
see forever and his heart swelled with joy at
the sight. Then he heard a rustle of leaves at
his feet, and, looking down, he saw a slither-
ing snake. Before he could move, the snake
spoke to him.
“I am about to die,” the snake Sit “It’s
too cold for me up here; I'm freezing. There’s
no food, and I'm also starving. Would you
please put me under your shirt where I'll be
warm and take me down to the valley?”
“No,” replied the young person, “I know
your kind. You're a rattlesnake and if I pick
you up, you'll bite me.”
“Not so,” said the snake, “I will treat you .
differently if you will do this for me. If you
do, you will be special to me and I won’t harm
you.”
The youth rested for a while, but this was
a very persuasive snake and it had beautiful
diamond markings on its back, so finally the
young person agreed and picked up the snake,
and then tucked the snake under his shirt and
carried it down to, the valley. When he
reached the base of the mountain, he took the
snake from his shirt and placed it gently on
the grass. Suddenly, the snake coiled, rattled
and struck, biting the young man on the leg.
“But you promised!” cried the youth.
“You knew.what I was when you picked
me up,” replied the snake before it slithered
away. :
There are’ many habits that present them-
selves to us, and whenever we are faced with
habit-forming choices we need to remember
the words of that fabled snake: “You knew
what I was when you picked me up.”
Fellowship & Faith
Chore Dorerioe hrectony
KINGS MOUNTAIN
. Long Creek Presbyterian
Church
701 Long Creek Road
704-629-4406
Love Valley Baptist Church
2032 Bethlehem Road
704-730-0075
Macedonia Baptist Church
1101 S. Battleground Avenue
704-739-6811
Midview Baptist Church
703 Margrace Road
704-739-6711
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist
Church
220 N. Watterson Street
704-739-8354
Mountain View Agape Church
506 Sparrow Springs Road
704-739-0160
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Compact School Road
704-739-4516
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
220 N. Watterson Street
704-739-8354
New Beginnings Church of
Jesus Christ
541 Crocker Road
704-730-9507
: New Bynum Chapel Zion Church
N. Cansler Street
704-739-2606 -
New Camp Creek Baptist Church
863 New Camp Creek Ch. Road
704-487-7128
New Life Family Worship
Center
~ 428 Oak Grove Road
704-739-9371
New Way Missionary Baptist Church
105 Waco Road
704-724-0414
Oak Grove Baptist Church
1022 Oak Grove Road
704-739-4833
Oak View Baptist Church
1517 York Road
704-739-7831
Pathway Baptist Church
3100 Parkdale Circle
704-734-0852
Patterson Grove Baptist Church
301 Oak Grove Road :
704-739-5826 -
Peoples Baptist Church
1010 Groves Street
704-739-0398
Proclaiming the Word
Ministries
7011 Cleveland Avenue
Progressive Church of Our Lord
1001 Cleveland Avenue
704-734-1070
Resurrection Lutheran Church
600 Crescent Circle
: 704-739-5580
Royal Praise Ministries
2055 Shelby Rd. .
Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church
201 N. Piedmont Avenue
704- -739-7466
Second Baptist Church
120 Linwood Road
704-739-4216
Shady Grove Baptist Church
339 Shady Grove Road
704-739-8920
5 BRIEFS
Oak View Baptist homecoming — The
Rev. Billy Cooper and the congregation of
Oak View Baptist Church, 1517 York Rd.,
will celebrate the church’s 74th anniversary
Sunday, Aug. 12, with a homecoming service
followed by a covered dish lunch in the
church’s fellowship hall. The Rev. Ralph
Sparrow of Mooresville, who pastored the
church from 1991-99, will be the guest
speaker. Church members will provide spe-
cial music.
A council of local churches founded Oak
View Baptist Church in a brush arbor under
a large oak tree on N.C. Highway 161, just
across the highway from the present church
at 1517 York Rd., Kings Mountain.
Sunday School on Aug. 12 will begin at
9:30 a.m.’and worship service will begin at
10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served immediately
after the worship service. Rev. Cooper and
the church members invite visitors and for-
mer members to join the celebration.
Mt. Pisgah Baptist homecoming — Mt.
Pisgah Baptist Church, 273 Tryon School
Loop Road, Bessemer City, will host its an-
nual Homecoming and Revival services Aug:
12-15. Rev. Oscar Cleveland, Pastor Ray of
Hope Baptist Church in Roebuck, SC, will
be the guest speaker for Homecoming Sun-
day. Revivalists throughout the week will be
Rev. Michael Glen, pastor of Friendship
Baptist Church in Spartanburg, on Monday,
Aug. 13; Rev. James Coleman, pastor of
Good Samaritan Baptist Church in Shelby,
on Tuesday, Aug. 14; and Rev. Benny
Thomas, pastor of Mt. Calvary in Vale, on
Wednesday, Aug. 15. Mt. Pisgah Baptist
Church is located on the Dallas-Cherryville
Highway 279, Bessemer City.
Neill Family Reunion Aug. 12 — All de-
August 8, 2012
scendants, friends and neighbors of James
Andrew and Mary Jane Eaker Neill are in-
vited to attend the annual Neill family re-
union Sunday, Aug. 12, at Shady Grove
Baptist Church’s Family Life Center, 3240
Tryon Courthouse Road, Cherryville. This
reunion has been a tradition for more than
100 years. Bring a well-filled lunch basket
and enjoy a meal at 1 p.m. and an afternoon
of fun. For more information, call 704-435-
9885 or 704-435-6970.
Seminar Aug. 16 at Senior Center — A
seminar on women’s incontinence and pelvic
pain will be held Aug. 16 from 9 a.m.-10:30
a.m. at H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life &
Conference Center, 909 E King Street. Guest
speaker is Dana Robinson.
New Gethsemane Baptist homecom-
ing — New Gethsemane Baptist Church, 624
Queens Court, Gastonia, will hold Home-
coming service Aug. 19 at 3 p.m. and con-
tinue revival services through Wednesday
evenings, Aug. 22. Pastor Daris E. Curry i in-
vites the public.
Drive-through prayer service — Bethea
United Methodist Church, 605 E. Maryland
Ave., Bessemer City, is sponsoring drive- |,
through prayer service every Wednesday in
August, September and through Oct. 24 from
6-7 p.m. Pastor Tony Green invites the pub-
lic.
Autism Support Group — The Autism
Society of North Carolina offers support for
families with loved ones affected by autism.
Local parents interested in being part of a
support group, please call 877- 869-2762 to
speak with a parent advocate or e-mail
nnestor@autismsociety-nc.org.
Featured Church of he Week:
First Presbyterian Church
St. Paul United Methodist Church A
N. Cansler Street
704-739-1256
Sunrise Baptist Church *
208 Mail Road
704-692-3007
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Temple Baptist Church
612 N. Cansler Street
704-739-4716 .
The Favor Center Church
602 Slater Street -
True Gospel Holiness Church
1608 Shelby Road
704-739-6764
Unity AME Zion Church
948 Unity Church Road
704-228-0328
Vestibule AME Zion Church
2175 Vestibule Church Road
704-739-7961
Westover Baptist Church
114 Westover Drive
GASTONIA
Bethesda United Methodist Church
3714 S. New Hope | Rd
Grace Community Advent
Christian Church
206 West 3rd Avenue
704-739-9230
GROVER
Bethany Baptist Church
423 Cleveland Avenue :
704-937-3010
Carolina Praise and Worship
Center
201 N. Main Street
704-937-7541
First Apostolic Church of Blacksburg -
205 E. Cherokee St. : :
Blacksburg, SC704- 937-7390864- 839-
1873 ;
WACO
New Testament Missionary Baptist
Church
Notice: w order to accommodate the number of churches in our communities,
we will print two alternating lists of churches each week.
you don't see the church you're looking for, be sure to check next weeks paper.
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