About The Jenkins County times. (Millen, Ga.) 2023-current | View Entire Issue (July 26, 2023)
jenkinscountytimes.com The Jenkins County Times Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - Page 3 Pastor Bill Kent, Memorial Baptist Church Sylvania, GA "Nourishing our Souls" Over winter some house plants don’t survive, especially if they were left out on the porch. The icy conditions remind everyone that plants need a good environment to grow and prosper. If a plant is put in a closet with no sunshine or water, then it won't survive. If a plant gets too much water, then it doesn't do well. Proper care and regular attention make plants, flowers, and trees fruitful. All living things need nourishment and it's the same for our souls. When we pray and read our Bibles, we bring spiritual sunshine and moisture into the garden of our hearts. We can choose to let our soul get dry and barren but it's much better when we let the sun perk us up daily. We also benefit from weekly times of worship and fellowship with other believers. Also, spiritual songs put a spring in our step and inspire us to keep on learning and improving. When someone spends time regularly reading the Bible, learning more about God and putting into practice what he or she leams, then they get stronger and healthier spiritually like a big, tall tree. "But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper," (Psalm 1:2-3). Even though Paul was a mature Christian, he wanted to stay healthy and keep on making progress in being more like Christ until he went to Heaven. "Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus," (Philippians 3:12-14). AREA EVENTS OF INTEREST July 28 - Observe the night sky through a high- powered telescope at Magnolia Springs State Park! Learn from one of the Park Rangers on the importance of the night sky! Witness the moon, stars, and planets! The cost is $5 per person. Space is limited. To reserve your spot today call the park office at 478-982-1660. 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 AUGUST 1 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL August 11 - 12 - Second Annual Rincon Rodeo, Freedom Park, 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm, August 11 - 13 - Savannah Outlaw Pro Rodeo World Championship, All New South Georgia State Fairgrounds (Fort Argyle Rd), August 11 & 12 (open 8 pm), August 13 (open 2 pm), Free parking, Rain or Shine August 12 - The PAF Theater in Millen presents the Chi-Town Transit Authority!! A tribute to the music of Chicago. Purchase Regular Seating for $20 or the VIP Pass for $30. The VIP Pass includes exclusive front row seating, a pre-party show and appetizers at 6PM, and a meet and greet with the band!! September 9 & 10 - Steel Magnolias, Pal Theater, Millen, September 9, 7 p.m. and September 10, 3 p.m., General Admission $15, Reserved Seating $25, Table VIP Seating $40, tickets available at the door (until sold out), tickets available at The Sylvania Times office, Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce, Spring Creek Auction and Jenkins County Times. September 16 - 34th Annual Brooklet Peanut Festival, 10 am, Downtown Brooklet October 16 - 21 - 61st Statesboro Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair, Statesboro. #LoveMillen Is Saturday 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 ONE-DAY OUTREACH AND WORSHIP SATURDAY JULY 29, 2023 #L0VE MILLEN 8:00 AM-1 2:00 PM (MISSIONS) 6:30 PM MEAL, WORSHIP AND PRAYER AT THE PAL On Saturday, July 29 th , several churches will join to show the love of Christ through the city of Millen. #LoveMillen is a vision that came out of the annual spring community revival that has been held for the last two years at the Pal Theater. The organizers of the revival, Robert Johnson, Cam Wiggins, and Brad Asbury cast a vision for a one-day outreach that would seek to show love to others in a tangible way. To make this day happen members of New Testament Church Millen, Elam Baptist, Millen Baptist, and others have signed-up to be part of the day. Participants will gather at Millen Baptist Church at 8:00 AM and will go throughout the city sharing Christ. There will be several activities taking place from 8:00-12:00 on that day. One such activity will be a completely free car wash will also take place at Millen Baptist Church; no donations will be accepted. Other activities will be seen throughout the community. At 6:30 PM, the community is invited to the Pal Theater. Hotdogs and chips will be served. Then a worship service will take place. The worship service will include an extended time of prayer for the Jenkins County School System. In addition, teachers and staff will be presented with gifts to prepare them for the new school year. Teachers will be given bags that will be full of pencils, composition notebooks, and glue sticks that they will use to hand out to students as they need. If you would like to donate school supplies to be given to teachers, you can contact Pastor Brad Asbury at 478-331-0018 or email at pastorbradasbury@gmail.com. Or, if you would like to come and be involved in the day or for further information, please use the same contact information. Words of Encouragement By Joshua Johnson, Special Contributor for The Times Pastor Oak Hill Baptist Church, Millen “Sunlight” Psalm 34:8 - Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Here’s the $10 word of the day - phototropism. Phototropism is the scientific term for plants turning toward sunlight. Place a plant in a pot or in the ground, and it will turn toward sunlight. Even mature plants have been shown to turn toward sunlight. This fantastic phenomenon occurs when plants elongate the cells in the stem that is furthest from the light. Plants literally stretch themselves toward the sun. Why? Because they cannot live without sunlight - it is their source of sustenance, growth, and reproduction. Just like plants are made to stretch toward the sunlight, we were created to long for God. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that God “has put eternity into man's heart”. What this means is that we are eternal beings with an eternal thirst for God, and we go through life trying to fit things in the eternal space that only God can fill. Because of the reality of sin, our souls are like 5-gallon buckets with small holes in the bottom - you can fill up the bucket, but it doesn’t stay full. This is why the Psalmist says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” God is what we long for! Psalm 34:8 goes on to say, “Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” Refuge means “to flee to” or literally to run towards. If dumb plants know their need for sun and stretch toward the sunlight, how much more do we as humans created in the image of God need to run toward Him? We need God more than all the plants on Earth need the sun. He is the only thing that satisfies our souls for all eternity. Taste and see that the Lord is good - like a child tasting ice cream for the first time and saying “More, more, more!” Take one step toward God and you will find that you want to take another. Consider the plants, and learn from them - they feel their need, they feel the source that abundantly meets their need, and they move toward it! r EXCITING WORSHIP' Oak Hill Baptist Church 3233 Oak Hill Church Rd, Millen, GA 30442 Download Oak Hill Chu rch APR Today! 0 ^ Joshua Johnson, Senior Pastor j Bethel .Millen AMEC 217 Wiinut Street Millen, Georgia 30442 FAMILY & FRIENDS DAY Guest Preacher: Reverend Andre (AJ) Jones Wens Chapel AMEC Wens, Georgia Host Pastor: Reverend Jerlyn Smith-Hudson mmjmm $BETHELMILLEN Give now with Givelify
