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Bethel Brick United
Methodist Church
1259 Oglethrope Trail
Sylvania, GA. 30467
(912)829-6924
New Pastor: John Powell
Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday: Bible Study &
Prayer: 12 noon
Sunday Children Church:
11:30 a.m.
Buck Creek UMC
2545 Buck Creek Rd
Sylvania, GA 30442
Church: 912-863-4165
Pastor: Carroll Gay
cell: (478) 494-6228
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Morning Worship: 11 a.m.
Wednesday Family Dinner and
Bible Study: 6 p.m.
The City of Victory
103 Azalea Dr.,
Sylvania, GA 30467
912-564-5745
Pastor: Nicole Peeples
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Building people, families,
communities, and the city.
buildingthecity.org
Double Heads Baptist
Church
141 Captola Road
Sylvania, GA., (912) 863-6101
Pastor: BJ Horne
Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study:
6:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Sylvania
214 S. Main Street
Sylvania, GA. 30467
Dr. Charlie Cooper, Pastor
Sunday School: 9:45 am
Morning Worship: 11:00 am
Evening Worship: 6:30 pm
Wednesday Night Adult Bible
Study: 6:45 pm
Our Wednesday Night
Children’s activities:
Children’s Snack Supper: 5:30
pm
Children’s Choirs: 6:00 pm
RA’s/GA’s/Mission Friends
6:45 pm
Youth (7-12 grades):6:00 pm
First United Methodist
Church
201 N. Main Street,
Sylvania, GA 30467
912-564-2747
Pastor: Dorsia Atkinson
Sunday School: 9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship: 9:00 A.M.
(In Fellowship Hall)
11:00 A.M. (In The Sanctuary)
Tuesdays: School Prayer Break
fast (Middle & High School)
7:00 A.M.
Adult Bible Study 1:00 pm
Wednesday:
Supper & Devotional
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Youth & Children Activities
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Goloid Baptist Church
296 Goloid Church Road
Sylvania, Georgia 30467
(912)863-7660^
Pastor, Keith McFeely
Sunday Worship: 10:00 A.M.
Jackson Baptist Church
5554 Newington Highway
Sylvania, GA. 30442
(912)829-3908
Ralph Dixon, Pastor
Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Night Worship: 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night Prayer Meet
ing & Children’s Activities; 6:30
p.m.
Memorial Baptist Church
126 Mock Street, Sylvania.
Church Phone 912-564-2409.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.,
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday Night Prayer Meet
ing 7:00 p.m. Pastor Bill Kent.
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3233 Oak Hill Church Road
Millen, GA 30442
478-982-1616
Pastor: Joshua Johnson
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Sunday Morning: 10 a.m.
Wednesday: 7 p.m.
Choir practice - Bible Study
Youth Group - Kids Mission
Group
www.oakhillmillen.com
Red Bluff Independent Bap
tist Church
215 Red Bluff Rd.
Sunday School begins at 10
a.m. and worship services at 11
a.m. Sunday night worship at 6
p.m. and Wednesday services
at 6 p.m. Pastor Spike Albritton
and may be reached at 904-838-
2179. All are welcome.
St. Michael’s Episcopal
Church
Eucharistic Services begin
Sundays at 10:30 a.m. St.
Michael’s Episcopal Church is
located on Liberty St. next to the
park in Waynesboro. Call 706-
554-3465 for more information.
Website:
stmichaelswaynesboro.org
Larry Jeison, Priest in Charge.
List your church here for only $10 a month
Call: (912) 451-NEWS (6397)
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Bethel Brick United
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1259 Oglethrope Trail
Sylvania, GA. 30467
Call: (912)829-6924 or
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OAK HILL CHURCH
Every Sunday in March &
April, The Chosen. Morning
worship 11 a.m.
HOLY WEEK AND
EASTER SERVICES
SATURDAY, APRIL 9:
Sylvania First U. M. Church
will present an Easter Cantata,
“What Love Is This?” at 6:30
p.m. featuring the Chancel
Choir, Narrators and Orchestra.
Music by Lloyd Larson, Mary
McDonald, Brad Nix, Marty
Parks, and Larry Shackley.
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listed in the Church Directory.
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Words of Encouragement
Pastor Joshua Johnson
“Onesimus”
One of my favorite stories in
scripture is tucked away in
the back half of the New Tes
tament in a short book called
Philemon. It is the story of a
slave named Onesimus. The
book of Philemon is actually
a personal, handwritten letter,
from Paul to his friend Phile
mon. God gave us this beauti
ful personal letter to teach us
about Christian love, forgive
ness, and usefulness.
Philemon was a close friend
and ministry partner of the
apostle Paul - probably some
one who took Paul into his
own home and provided for
him when he visited, in addi
tion to doing ministry along
side him. Paul is writing to
Philemon from Rome, where
he had been imprisoned for
preaching the Gospel. The
purpose of his letter was to
speak to his friend, and fellow
Christian, about a slave named
Onesimus that Paul happened
to meet in Rome. Onesimus,
as it turns out, was Philemon’s
escaped slave!
At some point in the past, On
esimus fled to Rome to get lost
and start a new life, but God in
His providence directed cause
Onesimus to run into Paul.
Paul shared the gospel with
Onesimus and Jesus changed
his life! Paul tells Philemon in
his letter that Onesimus was
serving Paul and was a refresh
ment to his heart - Paul even
called Onesimus “my very
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own heart”.
Paul was sending Onesmius
back to Philemon, because this
was the right thing that would
honor the Lord. Onesimus be
ing enslaved was wrong, but
running away was wrong also,
and now that Onesimus was a
Christian, he needed to return
to his master (and now brother
in Christ), Philemon, and ask
for forgiveness. It would be
up to Philemon to forgive his
new brother and even to set
him free when he returned. So
Paul urged Philemon to receive
Onesimus back as a brother in
Christ, with love and forgive
ness, showing Onesimus the
same grace that Philemon has
first received from Jesus Him
self.
Paul then placed the letter in
Onesimus’ own hand, and sent
him back to Philemon, deliv
ering the letter himself. Did
Philemon listen to Paul and
receive Oneseimus back in
grace? The Bible doesn’t tell
us, but Paul gave him a very
strong reason to - (v. 19) tells us
that Paul himself led Philemon
to the Lord.
Why is this story significant
to us today? Onesimus means
“useful”. Onesimus was prob
ably not his birth name, but a
slave name given to him. Then
“useful” ran away and became
“useless” to his master. When
Jesus changed his life, On
esimus returned to Philemon
and became more useful than
ever. Paul gave instruction to
Christian who were slaves in
Ephesians 6:5, “Slaves obey
your human masters with fear
and trembling, in the sincerity
of your heart, as you would
Christ Jesus Himself.” If
Onesimus obeyed this in
struction, he would see his
role serving Philemon as ul
timately serving Jesus Him
self!
To enslave another person
is a sin, because all man
kind is created in the im
age of God. You might be
surprised to learn that Paul
gave this teaching to Chris
tian slaves, or maybe even
criticize him for not doing
more to end slavery in his
time - but Paul was focused
on eternal things. Paul was
more concerned about the
state of a man’s eternal soul
than his temporary station
in life - and his teaching in
Ephesians 6:5 shows us that
the condition of my heart is
more important than my sta
tion in life!
Onesimus means useful. I
want to be useful to God.
Onesimus’ story reminds
me of a passage Paul wrote
to young pastor Timothy in
2 Timothy 2:20-21, “Now in
a large house there are not
only gold and silver vessels,
but also those of wood and
clay; some for honorable use
and some for dishonorable.
So if anyone purifies himself
from anything dishonorable,
he will be a special instru
ment, set apart, useful to the
Master, prepared for every
good work.” I can be useful!
This passage tells me how to
be useful - if I will separate
myself from anything dis-
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