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jenkinscountytimes.com The Jenkins County Times Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - Page 3 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 Miracle Temple 640 Millen Bypass Millen, GA. Worship Services every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Joseph Radlift. For more information please contact the church office at 478-455-1844 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 www.facebook.com/TrinityEpiscopalStatesboro 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 Do you need to add, remove, or change any infor mation of your listing in the church directory? Give us a call or email me at: news@j enkinscountytimes. com Zion holds Christmas pageant Christmas came early to Zion Baptist Church this past Sunday. The youth came together to celebrate Christmas with the annual Christmas Pageant. Photo contributed. A Seed From The Sower -Michael Guido "The Real Thing" It has always been difficult for missionary families to be together at special times for important occasions. Often hearts ache for the joy and happiness that bonds hearts and unites loved ones for special reasons and seasons. The headmaster of a school for the children of missionaries knew that feeling very well. His parents were missionaries, and he spent many birthdays alone as well as many holidays apart from family members. He knew that one of his students, in particular, was having a difficult time one Christmas and decided to visit him in his room. After talking for a few minutes he asked, “John, what would you like for Christmas this year?” Looking at a picture of his father on the wall, he said, “I would like my father to step out of that frame.” That’s what Jesus did. He “stepped out” of the Old Testament “frames” that prophesied His coming. He became the “real thing” when he walked among the people, laid His hands on the sick, and restored them to health, fed the hungry with bread that would last throughout eternity, and gave the water of life to those dying of thirst. The Son of God willingly and voluntarily made Himself “nothing” when He assumed a human body and a human nature and became the “real thing.” Jesus is God seeing us through human eyes, hearing us with human ears, touching lives with human hands, and loving us with a human heart. In Jesus, we see God with us - Immanuel! Prayer: Thank You, Father, for sending us the “Real Thing.” Through Your Son we know how much You love us, understand us, and know our every need. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. Scripture For Today: Philippians 2:5-11 Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. Church News Miracle Temple House of Tme and Living God will hold a free food distribution on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 from 8-10 a.m. Please contact Pastor Elijah Coney at 478-455-1844 for questions. The church is located at 640 Millen Bypass. Words of Encouragement By Joshua Johnson, Special Contributor for The Times Pastor Oak Hill Baptist Church, Millen "Hope" Matthew 1:20-21 - ““But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary’ as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. ’’ Did your life turn out the way you wanted it to? Did every one of your dreams become reality? Most of our lives don’t turn out the way we wanted, because life causes pain and hurt, and is full of problems. Maybe you've experienced loss - a pet, a friend, a job, a 401k, a home, a loved one. Maybe you’ve experienced deep hurt - a friend turned enemy, your reputation attacked, your family attacked, you had your heart broken, you didn’t marry the one you loved, you never had the children you longed for. Maybe you’ve experienced pain - a debilitating disease, suffered through sickness, cancer, you’ve been a caregiver to an aging parent or a dying spouse. This life hurts - it is full of pain and problems. Joseph’s life hurt too. He was engaged to a young woman that he loved, when he found out she was pregnant, and the child did not belong to him. Think of the pain and problems caused by a teenage pregnancy outside of marriage. Think of Joseph’s broken heart - there had never been a child conceived by the Holy Spirit before, it was unbelievable. In a culture where Joseph and Mary had probably never even touched hands before - Mary was pregnant with another’s child. Joseph’s heart was broken, his fiance was tainted, a real child was now in the picture, and his future was changed forever. The reality of Joseph’s life was no longer what he had dreamed of and hoped for. Joseph hurt - he was in pain because of real problems. Matthew 1:20-21 tells us that God walked into the middle of Joseph’s pain and gave him hope. God sent an angel with this message, “Do not fear.” Do not fear, because Mary is telling you the truth - this child has been conceived by the Holy Spirit, not another man. Then God had a greater truth for Joseph - this child would be named Jesus because He would save His people from their sins. Jesus is the Savior of the world. Jesus said in John 16:33, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” We need real hope in a world full of tribulation - real hurt, real pain, real problems. Hope is the expectation of good. Real Hope is found in Jesus. HowisJesusourhope? □ DlnJohnO □ 10D:D27n-n29 □ Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.” Jesus says that if you believe in Him, no one can snatch you out of His hand, no one can snatch you out of God’s hand. □ □ □ □ □ Salvation in Jesus means eternal security - and that is our hope. What does that mean? It means that you can lose everything in this life - you can lose everything you own, you can lose everyone you know and love, you can lose your health, you can lose your independence, you can lose your mobility, you can lose your sanity - but you cannot lose your eternal life that is in Jesus. Whatever hurt, whatever pain, whatever problems this life brings - my hope is in Heaven with Jesus, because He has given me eternal life in Him.
