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East Burke Baptist Church
Sunday Services li 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 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.
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 @ millen-
methodistchurch@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 Hill 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
Rocky Ford Baptist Church
RFBC, here for the Gospel
132 Main Street
Rocky Ford, GA 30455
(9121-863-4288
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Morning Worship: 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service: 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday Night Children ana Youth Program
6-7:30 PM
Pastor: Wayne Bragg
www.rockyfordbaptist.com
Facebook/rockyfordbaptist
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.
The Church of God
625 Hwy 25 N. Millen
Pastor Joshua Farthing
Worship Leader Karen Kent Farthing
615-559-8577/615-559-8574
Emaihjfarthing@thechurchofgod.org
Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.
Worship 11:15 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
Find us on Facebook
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
Facebook/TrinityEpiscopalStatesboro
A Seed From
The Sower
-Michael Guido
Is It the End Or
the Beginning?
Two men met for prayer early one morning. After
reading a passage of Scripture, they knelt in prayer.
Said the first, “Lord, it’s hard for me to pray. You know
that I am at the end of all my resources. I have nothing
left. I am totally broken in mind, heart, and spirit!”
Upon hearing his brokenness, his prayer partner
put his arm around his shoulder and shouted, “How
wonderful! Now you are at the beginning of God’s
resources.”
Mark’s Gospel has an exciting story about a ruler
and his resources. It reminds us of the importance and
necessity of eternal values rather than earthly riches.
Jesus, in speaking of the emphasis we place on
money, said, “People with wealth will have a difficult
time in getting into heaven.” Astonished, one of his
disciples asked, “Well, if money won’t get us into
heaven, what will?”
Calmly He replied, “Humanly speaking, getting into
heaven on your own is impossible. But not with God.
Everything is possible with God.”
Material possessions and our desire to acquire them
tend to fix our hearts on the things of this world. When
this happens, we lose sight of what is truly valuable:
our relationship with God. He becomes unimportant.
For many, it is easier to pass the test of adversity
than the test of prosperity. Prosperity places the focus
on ourselves, while adversity proves our need for God.
Prayer: Help us to realize, Lord, that unless we
place our trust in You and the redeeming love of God,
we lose sight of what is important! May we seek Your
“way.” In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture For Today: Jesus looked at them
intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible.
But with God everything is possible.” Matthew 19:26
Local Churches
Observe Holy Week
The Good Friday Service was held at Millen
Methodist Church. Subway sandwiches were
served, and the message was given by Pastor Joshua
Johnson. On hand was Pastor Phillip Broomfield
of Zion Baptist Church. Pastor Johnson expressed
gratitude to Pastor Brad Asbury of Millen Baptist for
helping to organize this event.
Those churches that helped during the week were
Zion Baptist Church, Living Word Ministry and
Pastor Steve Carr, Deep Creek Freewill Baptist and
Pastor Butch Taylor, Millen Baptist and Pastor Brad
Asbury and Oak Hill Baptist and Pastor Joshua
Johnson.
Loving God. Loving Others.
Thompson won 1st
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Congratulations to Stanley Thompson for winning our
1st Easter Egg Hunt in the newspaper. Stanley won
over $150 in cash and prizes. Photo by J. Brady
Making Disciples
11:00AM
Sunday Morning
Praise & Worship
Oak Hill Church
Oak Hill Church Road
Millen, Georgia 30442
(478) 982-1616
Words of
Encouragement
By Joshua Johnson,
Special Contributor
for
The Times
Pastor Oak Hill
Baptist Church, Millen
“The Silversmith”
Malachi 3:3 - “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of
silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine
them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings
in righteousness to the Lord.”
The silversmith works diligently to remove the
impurities from raw silver, producing priceless metal.
To do his work, he must have raw silver, a blazing hot
fire, a crucible, and most importantly a steady hand
and a watchful eye. The smith places the raw silver in
the crucible and holds it over the fire.
As the heat of the fire melts the silver, all the
impurities, everything that must come out of the
silver to make it priceless, rise to the top to be
scraped away. The smith sits, watching the crucible,
silver bubbling, scraping every impurity away until
at last, the silver is ready to be brought out. Then the
silversmith pulls the pure silver from the heat of the
fire, and as it cools, he shapes it into his own making.
The silversmith’s work is now a great treasure.
Malachi 3:3 tells us that God is a silversmith,
except He doesn't refine raw silver, He refines His
children. He is first a refiner; He places Hi children
in the heat of the fire. He is also a purifier; He holds
them there! He holds men in the fire until all of the
impurities are gone. Then He takes the refined and
purified man and shapes them into something new
and beautiful. They are His treasures, the work of the
Lord.
Are you in the fire? Are you feeling the intensity
of the heat and the scorch of the flames? Take heart,
God is a refiner of silver. God is a silversmith with
a steady hand, but even more important, with a
watchful eye. He will not keep His children in the
fire one second longer than is needed. Remember
Job in dust and ashes! Remember Joseph in prison
in Egypt! Remember Daniel in the den of lions!
Remember Jesus in the Garden and on the Cross!
God does not place His children in the flame except
to refine them and bring something beautiful out of
the refining. The fire may hurt, and the flames may
consume, but God’s hand holds the crucible. Romans
8:28 says, “All things work together for the good of
those who love God and are called according to His
purposes.”
All things are not good. All things, good and bad,
do work together for good, for those who love God
and are called according to His purposes. How
can, we be sure? Because God tells us so. In the
end, we must trust Him. Someone once said, when
you cannot see God’s hand, trust His heart. We can
know His heart because He has shared it with us in
scripture.
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Church News
Millen Methodist Church
On April 13, 2024 is having a grilled pork chop
dinner fund raiser. Plates are $10 each and will be
available for pickup from 11a.m. - 1 p.m. Please call
the church office if you want tickets.
Hiltonia r rinity Church
is seeking a part time pastor to lead our church and preach
God’s word. Send resumes to: s4hand@yahoo.com
Elam Baptist Church
Accepting applications for Associate Paster of Youth,
5199 Elam Road, Millen.
West Millen Baptist Church is looking for a full-time
pastor. Please email: westmillensearchcomm@gmail.com
or P.O. Box 599 Millen, GA 30442
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