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The Jenkins County Times
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - Page 3
Pastor Bill Kent,
Memorial Baptist Church
Sylvania, GA
In track meets, runners
don't need distractions. We
don't need to look sideways
to see what kind of food
people are eating from the
concession stand. It's also
helpful to ignore the chatter
amongst spectators of who
is expected to win. Wise
runners listen carefully for
the starting gun and keep
our eyes on the finish line.
Therefore, we stay in our
lane and give ourselves the
best opportunity for victory.
When we do our best, we
don't need to worry about
the rest.
When Jesus instructed
Peter about running his
spiritual race toward
Heaven, he told Peter to
focus on one assignment.
Peter's duty was to give
spiritual nourishment
to as many people as
possible as long as he
lived. Jesus summarized it
by speaking about feeding
God's word to people in an
understandable way and
also by demonstrating the
truths of the Bible by his
lifestyle.
Jesus explained that
sharing spiritual wisdom
would be a demonstration
of loving God. "So when
they had eaten breakfast,
Jesus said to Simon Peter,
'Simon, son of Jonah, do
you love Me more than
these?' He said to Him,
'Yes, Lord; You know that
I love You.' He said to
him, 'Feed My lambs,' "
(John 21:15). In turn, Peter
eventually learned to be a
reliable communicator of
spiritual truth. Thousands
of people benefitted from
his outstanding work.
Nevertheless, he argued
with Jesus a little bit before
he learned.
After they talked a while,
Peter got distracted and
started asking what John's
field of service would be?
In response, Jesus rebuked
Peter for losing focus
and told Peter not to be a
busybody. Instead, Peter
should stay in his lane and
run the race. "Peter, seeing
him, said to Jesus, 'But
Lord, what about this man?'
Jesus said to him, 'If I will
that he remain till I come,
what is that to you? You
follow Me,' " (John 21:21-
22). Are we staying in our
lane and keeping our eyes
on Jesus? That's the best
way to run the race.
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Little Horse Creek
Baptist Church to
hold gospel concert
Little Horse Creek cordially invites the public to a
free gospel concert on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 at 7
p.m. featuring the Anthem Edition formerly The Old
Paths. A love offering will be taken.
On Sunday, Oct. 15, Little Horse Creek Baptist Church
will host a Friends and Family Day worship service at 10:30
a.m. There will be special singing and a meal to follow.
Welcome to
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East Burke Baptist Church
Sunday Services 11 a.m.
Pastor: Jordan Clayton
Hwy 24 Sardis, GA
Please call 706-526-1733 for
more information.
Green Fork Baptist Church
Pastor Jesse Sadler (Phone Number:
850-843-6102)
Worship Opportunities:
Sunday Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship 5:30 p.m.
Children's Choir 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study/Prayer Mtg 7:00 p.m.
Mii.i.f.n Baptist Church
Come join us!!
Morning Worship 11AM
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
219 N. Gray St, Millen, GA
478-982-5411
Pastor Brad Asbury
pastorbradasbury@gmail. c om
Mii.i.f.n 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 Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Due to the fire, this will be our service time until further notice.
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
Joy In The
Morning
Psalm 30:5 - Weeping may last for the night, but joy
comes with the morning.
It takes deep hurt and great grief to cause a whole night
spent weeping. Maybe you have spent a night in grief,
where sleep has fled and all you can do is cry. David,
the author of Psalm 30, knew about sleepless nights and
weeping. God had anointed him to be the next king of
Israel but then he spent the next decade of his life on
the run from King Saul. Saul hunted David like a dog,
and we can see if we read through the Psalms David’s
struggle and leaping and plunging emotions as he ran for
his life. David knew what it was like to weep through the
night but then find joy in the morning.
Where does joy come from? As David is writing Psalm
30:5, he is referring to God’s present help and comfort as
his source of joy. Psalm 30:5 is also prophetic, pointing
forward to the true source of joy. This world we live in
says “You can pick your joy!” It has laid out all kinds of
options for you to try, just like a super buffet. You can go
down the buffet line and sample all sorts of things that
are promised to bring you joy - but the truth is that this
world can make you happy for a while but will end up
leaving you empty because this world is not meant to be
your source of joy.
What is Psalm 30:5 looking forward to? John 20:11-
18 tells the story of Jesus’s resurrection appearance to
Mary Magdalene. Mary knew weeping, she had wept for
three days straight, ever since they had crucified Jesus.
On the morning of the third day, Sunday, she was headed
to Jesus’s tomb to finish preparing his body for final
burial, when she found the stone rolled away and the
tomb empty. Today we look back and say “Hallelujah!
Jesus has risen from the grave!” but for Mary, this just
deepened her grief, someone had evidently stolen the
body of Jesus.
We see how deep her grief is from three statements
given to us in John 20 - first, she stood by the tomb
weeping, second, when she went in to see the empty tomb
there were two angels there and she didn’t recognize what
they were, and third, Jesus was standing right behind
her and she failed to recognize him, believing him to be
the gardener in charge of the area. Grief overwhelms us.
Grief is so overwhelming that we can miss God in our
grief. Jesus was right beside Mary in her grief, and she
wasn’t able to recognize His presence. When we grieve,
when weeping lasts all night, all week, and even for
months on end, our feelings and senses may tell us that
God is not here or near. Jesus is with us in our grief, even
when we don’t recognize him.
In John 20:ltumedsays, “Mary” and it is at that point
that Mary recognizes Him, and her weeping is turned into
joy! Jesus goes on to tell Mary to go to the disciples and
tell them the good news that He is alive. When she gets
back to them, she says, “I have seen the Lord!” Psalm
30:5, “Weeping may last for the night, but joy comes in
the morning”, is looking toward the resurrection of Jesus.
“I have seen the Lord!” - Joy comes from seeing and
knowing the risen Lord Jesus.
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