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The Jenkins County Times
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - Page 3
Pastor Bill Kent,
Memorial Baptist Church
Sylvania, GA
Worldwide
Missions
In Georgia, we have thousands of churches today.
Most of us have a church within two miles of us where we
can learn about Jesus every Sunday, but it hasn't always
been that way. In 1735, James Oglethorpe invited John
Wesley and his brother Charles to come to Georgia to
teach and preach the Word of God. The Wesleys traveled
long distances to bring the Gospel to as many people as
possible.
As the Wesleys responded to the Macedonian Call in
their day, we all need to be willing to come out of our
comfort zone to send and bring the glorious Gospel to
every little community and every big continent throughout
the world. In his day, the Apostle Paul responded to the
call to missions. "And a vision appeared to Paul in the
night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him,
saying, 'Come over to Macedonia and help us.' Now after
we had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to
Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to
preach the gospel to them," (Acts 16:9-10).
In 1873, Lottie Moon became one of the early single
women sent as a foreign missionary. She dressed like
the Chinese, learned their
language and her cookies see PASTOR page 5
Ladies are shown painting at the American Legion Auxiliary Freedom
Paint Event. Photo by: Sarah Saxon
American Legion hosts
Freedom Paint Event
By Sarah Saxon, Reporter
for
The Times
On Saturday, June 24, the American Legion Auxiliary,
Unit 116 hosted a Freedom Paint Event at the American
Legion Hut on Community Drive in Sylvania and 20 ladies
showed up and painted their favorite patriotic pictures.
Laura Howard with the organization explained, “we
decided to try new things and raise funds to help the vets
and their families.”
She also said, “based on the great turnout, we are planning
more in the future.”
The events are $10 per person and are open to anyone
who wants to come and paint.
If you have a family member such as spouses, mothers,
brothers, sisters and even grandparents, that served in the
amied forces, then you are eligible to become a member
of the American Legion. Unit 116 also covers the Jenkins
County area.
If you have questions about the upcoming painting events
or the American Legion Auxiliary, you may call 912-863-
4626.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Millen City Council Meeting
has changed the date of their July
scheduled meeting from Tuesday,
July 4, 2023 to
Thursday, July 6, 2023 due to the
4th of July holiday.
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WELCOME
TO OUR
CHURCH
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
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Words of
Encouragement
By Joshua Johnson,
Special Contributor
for
The Times
Pastor Oak Hill
Baptist Church, Millen
“Mary’s
Silence”
One day a young couple
took their newborn baby
boy to the temple, to
dedicate this child to the
Lord. As this young family
entered the temple, they
caught the eye of an older
man, who was filled with
joy upon seeing them. He
approached the young
parents and asked if he
might hold their child.
With some hesitation, the
young parents handed
their newborn son to this
stranger. Turning his eyes
skyward, he said “Lord,
now you are letting your
servant depart in peace,
according to your word;
for my eyes have seen your
salvation that you have
prepared in the presence
of all peoples, a light for
revelation to the Gentiles,
and for glory to your
people Israel.”
Although they knew
the strange circumstances
around their son’s birth,
they were amazed at what
this stranger had said about
their child. Before handing
their son back to them, the
man blessed their family.
Finally, before leaving
them he had one final
message for the child’s
mother, “Behold, this
child is appointed for the
fall and rising of many in
Israel, and for a sign that is
opposed (and a sword will
pierce through your own
soul also), so that thoughts
from many hearts may
be revealed.” - a sword
would pierce her own soul
because of this child!
This is the account in
Luke 2 of Jesus’s first trip
to the temple in Jerusalem
with His parents, Joseph,
and Mary. Simeon, the
stranger, had received
special revelation from
the Holy Spirit about this
child, Jesus - how He was
the Savior that God had
promised. Simeon also
had a special message
from God about His death,
to deliver to Mary - that
Jesus’s life would cause her
great soul pain. His death
was prophesied from the
very beginning of His life.
May we be reminded of this
- that Jesus did not come to
be a good teacher, a good
example, a world-changer,
or a miracle worker - Jesus
came to die for our sins.
Fast forward 33 years to
Calvary. Mary is standing
on a hill outside Jerusalem,
watching a brutal execution
take place. Three men are
hanging on Roman crosses,
and the one on the middle
cross is her son. Her baby
boy, carried for 9 months
in her womb, delivered in
a Bethlehem stable, nursed
at her chest. Her son, who
she saw take his first steps,
speak his first words, and
climb into her loving arms.
Her son, who grew in
wisdom and stature with
men, from a boy to a man,
and minister to His own
people, turning their world
upside down. Her son now
hung on that cross, dying.
What mother would not
give her own life for her
child? What mother would
not move heaven and earth
to stay the execution of her
son? What mother would
not exhaust all possible
resources, last of all her
own voice, to make the
world know that her son
was innocent and did not
deserve to die? And yet,
we find Mary in scripture,
standing silently at the foot
of the cross. We have the
recorded words of Jesus,
we have the words of the
mockers, and we even
have the details of what
the soldiers were doing
as Jesus hung there dying,
Nowhere, nowhere in any
of the four Gospels does
Mary say a word as Jesus
dies.
If anyone could have
stopped Jesus’s death at
the final hour, it would
have been His mother,
Mary. If anyone could have
produced evidence that He
was not the son of God, that
it was all a sham, it would
have been His mother,
Mary. But we see Mary
standing silently at the foot
of the cross because Jesus
is the Son of God, and
Jesus is dying for our sins.
And as Mary stood by and
watched, a sword pierced
her own soul - because
she knew that this was the
reason why God had given
her this child.
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