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Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - Page 3
A Seed
From
The Sower
-Michael Guido
Goethe is recognized as one of the greatest
German politicians and authors. Having keen
insight into the life and future ofhis nation he wrote,
“The destiny of our nation can be determined by
the opinions of our youth!” Few would disagree
with his observation. The statesmen of our nation
say the same: “The future lies with our youth.”
If that is true, and it is, we must admit that “the
future of our youth lies with us!” And since that
is true, and it is, we must ask ourselves, “What
are we doing to prepare our youth to lead our
nation?” Will they know the God of the Prophets
and the Christ of the Apostles and disciples of
the early church? Will they learn and follow and
lead with the “faith that was once delivered to the
saints?” Or will they surrender their lives to the
attractions of materialism and self-centeredness?
Recent studies reveal that 60% of our youth
will no longer attend church when then turn
twenty. And even though some churches have
vibrant youth programs, they are having no long
lasting influence on their lives. Few make a
lifelong commitment to Christ, to serving Him.
It seems obvious that we are entertaining but not
educating. What needs to be done? Moses, once
again, provides insight and advice: “May Your
deeds be shown to Your servants, Your splendor
to their children.” The fact of the matter is that
His deeds and splendor can only be seen in our
lives. If our faith does not work for us, “why”
they will ask, “should we believe in Your God?”
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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 5:30p.m.
Children's Choir 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study/Prayer Mtg 7:00 p.m.
Millen 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.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 Hii i Baptist Church
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Sunday Morning: 11 a.m.
Wednesday: 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study - Young Adult Bible Study
Youth Group - Team Kids
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
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Words of
Encouragement
By Joshua Johnson,
Special Contributor
for
The Times
Pastor Oak Hill
Baptist Church, Millen
“Buried Treasure”
Who doesn’t love a good story about buried
treasure? From Robinson Crusoe’s “Treasure Island”,
to stories of Blackbeard the pirate, to Netflix’s
popular show “Outer Banks”, we love stories about
buried treasure. I think there is something that
appeals to us about the adventure, mystery, and thrill
of a treasure hunt, along with the chase to be the one
to discover the treasure, and the changed life that it
could bring. Did you know that the bible has a story
in it about buried treasure?
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried
in a field, that a man “ - 44:13 Matthewfound and
reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything
he has and buys that .’’field
I picture a farmer plowing in a field, going about
his everyday life, working to eat and make a living.
Then the plow gets stuck on something. He stops to
look at what it is - and he’s shocked to see that he
has unearthed the greatest treasure he’s ever seen
or heard of in his life! How do we know that this
treasure is so great? Because he covers it back up (so
no one else will find it) and he goes and liquidates
all of his assets, he sells everything he owns, to go
and buy the field and gain that treasure. Everything
he sells is far less than the value of the treasure in
the field.
The bible gives us one further example to illustrate
the value of this treasure:
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant
in search of fine “ -46 -45:13 Matthewpearls. When
he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold
everything he had and bought it.”
In the second story, a pearl merchant finds a pearl
unlike any he’s ever seen before, a “priceless pearl”.
This merchant has spent his life trading in pearls,
and he happens upon one unlike any he has ever
seen - so he sold everything he owned to purchase
it. Talk about a steal of a deal! He traded everything
of his that he could be a price tag on, for a treasure
that was priceless.
So why does the bible give us these two stories
of buried treasure and the priceless pearl? These are
illustrations to help us understand the kingdom of
heaven. Put simply, the kingdom of heaven refers to
being in a right relationship with God. The only way
to have a right relationship with God is by trusting
in Jesus as your savior. Jesus is the buried treasure
in the field, worth selling for to gain Him. Jesus is
the priceless pearl that is worth selling all the other
pearls to have. Is Jesus your treasure? Is He worth
giving everything else up for?
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