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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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MEDITATION
The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net
Charlie Wallace
Pastor
David Baptist Church
When | was in college | was
discipled through a campus
ministry where | was expected
to memorize certain key bible
verses. One of the verses the
ministry leaders suggested that
| memorized was 2 Corinthians
5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is
in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away; be-
hold, the new has come”
(ESV).
| can still picture in my
mind's eye the campus min-
Don’t doubt who you are to Christ
istry leader reciting this verse
out loud. Why is this bible
verse so important to remem-
ber? One could point to sev-
eral reasons but I'd like to
highlight the phrase, “in
Christ.” If anyone is in Christ,
he or she is a new creation.
What does it mean to be “in
Christ?” This phrase is used
over 40 times in the New Tes-
tament so it is obviously im-
portant. So what does it mean
and what are the implications
for the believer?
Think about what takes
place when you meet someone
for the first time. What is one
of the first questions you ask
them and that they ask you? If
you're like me, you may ask
the person where he or she is
from or where they live. But
eventually an identity question
will surface. What is an iden-
tity question? Here a few ex-
amples: “Where do you work?
What do you do for a living?
How do you spend your days?”
In America, much of one’s
identity is wrapped up in one’s
profession, or lack thereof.
I'm convinced that most
Americans spend much of their
life trying to carve out their
identity. Most of us face an
identity crisis at some point(s)
in our lives. We ask questions
such as, “Who am 12 What am
| supposed to be doing? What
now?” But for the Christian,
our identity is very simple: we
are in Christ. The Apostle Paul
states in Galatians that all
Christians, no matter their eth-
nicity, gender, or social status
are “one in Christ Jesus.”
This is wonderful news for
the believer because who we
are is no longer bound up in
the memories of our past fail-
ures or successes. Neither is
our identity contained by our
living conditions, any medical
problems that we may suffer,
_ or any addiction that we can’t
kick. Neither is our identity
carved out by any family prob-
lems or family history that we
may face. For the person in
Christ, he or she is identified as
being in Christ. When God
looks at you he does not see
you or your past sins or fail-
ures, but he sees his Son, Jesus.
The Reformer Martin Luther
called this “the great ex-
change.” Jesus receives our sin
and in exchange we receive
his righteousness. What can be
better than that?
Because of this truth Paul
wrote to the Philippians that
even if he were to die in prison
he would gain something. And
that something was victory in
Christ. Think about this truth
the next time you doubt who
you are and remember that
you are much more than you
think.
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Dixon Presh. Homecoming Day May 25
Rev. Eade Anderson, retired minister of Mon-
treat, NC and former supply pastor at Dixon and
First Presbyterian Churches, will be guest speaker
at 11 a.m. Sunday at Dixon Presbyterian Church.
The Homecoming Day event at Dixon will
begin with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Special
music, under the direction of Nancy Hughes, will
be presented at the 11 a.m. service.
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. in the Fellow-
ship Hall across the street in the former Dixon
School building. -
A native of Etowah, NC, Anderson, 87, is a
graduate of Davidson College and Columbia The-
ological Seminary in Decatur, GA. While in sem-
inary he served internships in both First
Presbyterian and Dixon Presbyterian churches dur-
ing the summers of 1948-49. Following ordination
in 1950, he served successively as a pastor of
churches in Gastonia, NC; Bainbridge, GA;
Greenwood, MS; and Montgomery, AL.
Beginning in 1971 he was for 20 years chaplain
in pastoral care programs in Veterans Administra-
tion Hospitals, first in Marion, Indiana; then for 13
years as the director of pastoral care in the VA hos-
pitals in Little Rock and North Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Since retirement in 1990, he has served as In-
terim Pastor in 15 Presbyterian churches in the
Southeast. Eade and Jane Anderson have seven
children, 13 grandchildren and three great-grand-
children. They live in their retirement home in
Montreat, N. C.
“We invite the public to join us in this special
celebration,” said Pastor Randy Patterson.
Fellowship & Faith
on
Christ The King: Catholic
Church
- 714 Stone Street
© 704-487-7697
Churchat Kings Mountain
108 E. Mountain St.
(KM Women’s Club Bldg, )
704-739-1323
Cornerstone Church Of God
202 Margrace Road
704.739.3773
: Comerstone Independent
Baptist
107 Range Road
704.737.0477
_ Crowders Mountain Baptist
_ 125 Mayberry Lane
704-739-0310
David Baptist Church
2300 David Baptist Church
seshyterian Church.
: xon School Road
ixonpresbyterian. com
_ East Gold Street Wesleyan
_ Church
_ 701 E. Gold Street
East Kings Mountain Church
of God
Hwy 161, Bessemer City/KM
Hwy.
7047397367
Eastside Baptist Church
308 York Road
704-739-8055
Ebenezer Baptist Church
1621 County Line Road
| T04T39.8331
: . El Bethel United Methodist
Church
on 122 El-bethel Road
F eatured Church of the Weel:
Emmanuel Independent
Baptist Church
602 Canterbury Road
704-739-9939
Faith Ablaze Church
1128 8. York Roac
704-739-849
Faith Baptist Church
1009 Linwood Road
704-739- 8396
Faith Holiness Church
Hwy. 161/Bessemer City d.
704-739-1997
Family Worship Center
1818 Shelby Road
704-739-7206
First Baptist Church
605 W. King Street
704-739-3651
First Church of the Nazarene
121 Countryside Road
704-734-1143
= 503 N. Piedmont Avenue
. Gospel Assembly Church on
202 S. Railroad Avenue
First Presbyterian Churth
704-739-8072
| First t Preshyeerion Church
Harvest Baptist Church
144 Ware Road .
704-734-0714
Kings Mountain Ba ist :
Church
101 W. Mountain Street
704-739-2516
111 E. King Street
First Wesleyan Church *
9-4266
Galilee United Methodist
7 Galilee Church Road Tif: of Wors
4058. Cheroke:
704-777-2927
704-739-5351
. Good Hope
Presbyterian Church
"105 N. Cansler Street
704-739-1062
Grace Fellowship
144 West Mountain Street
704-481-8888
Grace United Methodist
Church
830 Church Street
704-739-6000
“Notice: In order to accommodate the number of churches in our communi-
ties, we will print two alternating lists of churches each week. If you don't see
the church you're looking for be sure to check next week.
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