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thejenkinscountytimes.com The Jenkins County Times Friday, June 2, 2023 - Page 3 Power outages upset us because we need electricity and running water. To address this problem, some people buy gas powered generators to keep refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners going if the lights are off for a long time. In recent years, automatic generators became available. These machines detect a power outage within thirty seconds even if someone is not home. Of course, automatic generators cost several thousand dollars, but you don't ever lose power if you have it. Jesus is better than an automatic standby generator because Christ is eternal. Therefore, the Lord is always ready to help and won't ever need repair. He is completely reliable. If we follow Jesus, then we don't have to worry about stumbling around in the dark since Jesus lights our way. The best energy source is the living God. "Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, 'I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life,'" (John 8:12). As our bodies need food for fuel, our souls need spiritual bread from the Pastor Bill Kent, Memorial Baptist Church Sylvania, GA Our Source of Strength God of Heaven. When the Israelites were hungry, God sent bread down to them. Their survival depended upon God's provision. The steady and miraculous flow of food constantly reminded the people of God's power to do wonders and of God's compassion for us when we have needs. Therefore, Jesus explained that he is spiritual bread for souls and better than the manna sent in Moses' day. "For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world," (John 6:33). When all our resources are gone and we reach the end of our lives, God gives us strength to live again after this life is complete. When Jesus raised Lazarus from death to life, he demonstrated his unlimited power to restore power for living now and forever. "Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.' Martha said to Him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live,' " (John 11:23- 25). Aged to Perfection By Lee Wilson, Special Contributor for The Times at the Jenkins County Senior Citizen Center We like to share stories with each other at the Senior Center from time to time that has a good message. One we shared recently was about the history of ‘GRANDMA’S APRON’. Some of you may have read this before but it’s good enough to share again. The main use of Grandma’s apron was to protect her dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was also wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal for hiding places for shy kids! And when the weather was cold. Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in the apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready. Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that ‘old-time apron’ that served so many purposes! Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. They would go crazy now trying to figure how many germs were on that apron. I don’t think I ever caught anything from an apron but love... FAIRHAVEN U.M.C. Fair Haven United Methodist Church VBS: Saturday, June 10th 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please contact Chassity Waters via Facebook or email @ chassitywaters@gmail.com to register. Registration deadline is June 2nd. MILLEN BAPTIST CHURCH: July 17-19 from 6-8 p.m. Theme Hayday. MILLEN METHODIST June 19-21 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. OAK HILL BAPTIST CHURCH June 4-8th, 6-8:30 PM Theme: “Kingdom Keepers” Babies-6th grade SCARBORO BAPTIST CHURCH JUNE 25 Sunday 5 p.m. Vacation Bible School REGISTRATION & KICK-OFF JUNE 26-29 VBS-VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. WEST MILLEN BAPTIST CHURCH: June 4-8. The theme is Twist and Turn. Let us know when your church will be having VBS so we can put it in the paper!! thesylvaniatimes@gmail.com or thejenkinscountytimes@gmail.com Church News What's going on in your church? Homecoming? Celebrations? New Pastor? email us or call us at: thejenkinscountytimes@gmail.com 478-451-5007 Help visitors find you! List your church in the directory for six months $60 or one year $120 Call: (912) 451-NEWS or 478-401-5007 T-Th-F East Burke Baptist Church Sunday Services 11 a.m. Pastor: Jordan Clayton Hwy 24 Sardis, GA Please call 706-526-1733 for more information. Millen Baptist Church Come join us!! Morning Worship 8:30AM & 11AM Sunday School 10 a.m. 219 N. Gray St, Millen, GA 478-982-5411 Pastor Brad Asbury pastorbradasbury@gmail.com Millen Methodist Church Morning Worship 11AM Sunday School 10 a.m. 413 N. Gray St, Millen, GA 478-982-2664 Pastor John Drake For questions about our services, please email us @ millenmethodistchurch@gmail.com Oak Hill Baptist Church Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Morning: 10 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Choir practice - Bible Study Youth Group - Kids Mission Group 3233 Oak Hill Church Rd„ Millen, GA Pastor: Joshua Johnson 478-982-1616 www.oakhillmillen.com Scarboro Baptist Church 4204 Scarboro Church Loop Millen, GA 30442 706-466-4494 Pastor: Perry Hearn Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service: 6:00 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church 4401 Country Club Rd, Statesboro, GA Sunday Eucharist 8:15 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Father Charles Todd, Rector Jonathan Murphy, Music Director. 912-489-4208 www.facebook.com/TrinityEpiscopalStatesboro Words of Encouragement By Joshua Johnson, Special Contributor for The Times Pastor Oak Hill Baptist Church, Millen Ephesians 3:20 - “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.” Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Ligonier National Conference in Orlando. This conference is a preaching conference and believe it or not, preachers need to be preached to also! After the first night’s session, while back at the hotel I received a phone call from my oldest son, Jude. He was distraught and needed my help - he couldn’t find his Hardy Boys book. Jude was beside himself, in tears because he had searched everywhere in the house and couldn’t find his book! “Daddy, I need you! I know you can find it. I need to read it tonight before going to bed.” If I was at home, I could have helped him search for it, but what he didn’t understand was that I was more than 300 miles away. I did not have the ability to help him in his time of need. Talk about feeling helpless! I felt a deep longing in my heart to meet his need, but I was unable to do it. Ephesians 3:20 tells us a beautiful truth about God - He is always able to meet us with help in our time of need. God is able. He is present and He is able. In fact, Ephesians 3:20 says that not only is He able, but He can do far more abundantly than we ask. One way this verse is illustrated in scripture is through salvation. Romans 5:8 says, “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” While we were still in our sin, not good, not thinking of, wanting, or loving the Lord, and helpless to do anything to help ourselves, God sent His son Jesus to die for us, meeting our greatest need - to be saved from sin. Hebrews 7:25 says, “Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” Another way Ephesians 3:20 is proved true is through prayer. God will do more than we ask, but He works through our asking as well. In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus uses the illustration of the love of a father, to show us the love of our Heavenly Father towards His children, ““Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” In “how much more”, we see the same echo of Ephesians 3:20, “far more abundantly”. God is willing and able to meet our needs, even more abundantly than we can imagine because He loves us! He showed His love for us by sending His son Jesus to die for our sins. He shows His love for us by hearing and answering our prayers. Do you believe that God is able? Do you believe that He loves you and delights to meet you in your need? Will we call Him and plead with Him to help us, like Jude called and pleaded with me? Oh, and yes, Jude found his book! You know what's the fastest growing thing in Jenkins County besides the roadside weeds? The Jenkins County Times! Want your loved ones' obituary to reach more people? Want a classified ad? Call or email us: jenkinscountytimes@gmail. com 478-401-5007 f EXCITING WORSHIP ^ Oak Hill Baptist Church 3233 Oak Hill Church Rd, Millen, GA 30442 Download Oak Hill Church APP Today! c Joshua Johnson, Senior Pastor > 537 East Winthrope Ave. Millen, Georgia 30442 CHECKOUT OUR Daily Specials ON Facebook (478)982-2390
