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Let God’s promises shine on your problems
Words of Encouragement
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Pastor Joshua Johnson
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Oak Hill Church
“Godliness”
Do you have anyone in your life that you look up to as a godly man or woman?
What does godliness look like? Godliness is someone who is close to God,
whose life is evidence of the impact of their relationship with God. The word
“godliness” found in the New Testament means “a proper response to the things
of God, which produces obedience and righteous living”. A godly life is what the
author of Hebrews was pointing to in Hebrews 13:7 when he wrote, “Remember
your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe
the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.” Our leaders should lead godly
lives - lives full of the beauty of the gospel, the holiness of God, faithfulness and
obedience that we should long to live like them, to pattern our lives after theirs,
because of how beautiful and appealing their lives look to us.
Take a moment and think of someone godly that you know. Now consider that
person - think about their life, think about the impact they have had on you,
on others. Do you want your life to look like theirs? God has blessed me over
the years with godly men and women in my life that have influenced me. I have
especially been blessed with what I call “good old men”, godly older men who
speak into my life and influence me, from a well of wisdom that God has built in
them over decades of obedience in walking with Him. My desire is to follow in
their footsteps. I hope you have godly examples that you desire to imitate also.
How do we get there though? How do we live godly lives? Last week at our
revival service Pastor John Waters from FBC Statesboro challenged us with
this truth - “Godliness doesn't happen by chance, godliness happens by choice.”
We don’t stumble into obedience, we grow in it. We have to choose to obey, we
have to choose to draw near to God. James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God, and he
will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you
double-minded.” We must choose to draw near to God, to cleanse our hands, and
to purify our hearts. Jesus alone makes this possible for us.
Jesus is the example for us of godliness. Jesus chose to leave Heaven and come
to earth as a servant, to perfectly and completely do His Father’s will, going to
the cross and dying as the sinless atoning sacrifice for man’s sin. With every step,
in every moment, Jesus was walking in perfect obedience to His Father, God.
Because Jesus fulfilled God’s plan in dying on the cross and being resurrected
from the grave, He made a way for our hearts to be purified and our hands to be
cleansed. Drawing near to God means asking God to purify our hearts in Jesus,
an internal change of the heart, and cleansing our hands, an external change of
our behavior.
Christians pursue godliness when we follow the example of Jesus. Jesus chose
to submit to God’s will and obey. If we would grow in godliness, we must choose
to submit to God’s will and obey. The first step of godly growth is to obey James
4:8, “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands,
sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
If you desire to grow in godliness ask God to help you. You can pray something
like this, “God, thank you for the godly examples you have put in my life. I have
seen the outcome of their lives and I want my life to look like that too. Please help
me to grow in godliness. I want to draw near to You, please draw near to me as I
draw near to You. Cleanse my hands and purify my heart, bringing about godly
change in my heart and godly change in my behavior, so that I will have a greater
desire to obey and walk with you. Please help me to follow Jesus’s example of
submission and obedience as I walk with You. In Jesus’s name, Amen.”
Are You at Increased Risk
of Getting Pneumonia?
(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung
disease that can be contracted any time of year. In fact, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pneumococcal pneumonia causes
150,000 annual hospitalizations nationwide. It can even be life-threatening in
serious cases.
To help reduce the burden of this lung disease, the American Lung Association
and Pfizer are partnering to share important facts about pneumococcal pneumonia
for adults 65 or older and adults 19-64 with certain underlying health conditions.
Here’s what to know:
What is pneumococcal pneumonia? Many people think pneumococcal
pneumonia is a cold or the flu, but it’s not. Pneumococcal pneumonia is caused by
bacteria that live in the upper respiratory tract, and it can spread to others through
coughing or close contact. Common symptoms include high fever, excessive
sweating, shaking chills, coughing, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath and
chest pain. Some symptoms can appear quickly and without warning.
Who is at risk? While anyone can get pneumococcal pneumonia, some people
are at higher risk of getting severely ill, including those 19 or older with certain
medical conditions such as asthma, COPD, chronic heart disease or diabetes, and
adults who smoke cigarettes. Additionally, even healthy adults 65 and older are
at increased risk because the body’s immune system naturally weakens with age.
Visit Lung.org/pneumococcal to take a two-minute quiz to determine if you are at
elevated risk.
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Saint Michael’s
Espiscopal
Church is located
in Waynesboro,
GA. The current
building was
erected in 1895 and
enlarged in 1962
with architecture
maintaining the
19th century Gothic
style. Father Larry
Jesion is Priest
In Charge. Holy
Eucharist offered
every Sunday at
10:30 a.m.
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Bay Branch Baptist
Church
4029 Millen Hwy
Sylvania, Ga 30467
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00
Pastor: Rev. Blake Hicks
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.
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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.
Douglas Branch
Baptist Church
116 Douglas Branch Church Rd.
Rocky Ford, GA 30455
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Morning Bible
Study 10:00 a.m. Pastor:
Wayne Powell 912-425-9804
First Baptist Church
Sylvania
214 S. Main Street
Sylvania, GA. 30467
Pastor: Rev Wayne Ayer
Sunday School: 9:45 am
Morning Worship: 11:00 am
Evening Worship: 6:30 pm
Wednesday Night Adult Bible
Study: 6:45 pm
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
Breakfast (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.
Grace Unbound
Ministries 203 Filbert
Street, Sylvania, GA
Pastor: Travis Smith
Fellowship: 10:00 a.m. for
coffee, donuts, etc.
Service: 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study: Thursdays 6 pm
ALL are welcome to attend.
Come as you are.
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
Meeting & Children’s Activi
ties; 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
Meeting 7:00 p.m. Pastor Bill
Kent.
Middle Ground Baptist
Church
259 Middleground Road
Sylvania, Ga. Sunday School
9:45 am. and morning wor
ship 11:00 am. Sunday
evening worship, 6:00 pm.
Wednesday night prayer
meeting, 6:30 pm. The current
interim Pastor is Dr. Charlie
Cooper.
Newington United
Methodist Church
Middleground Road
Newington, Georgia 30446
912-829-3318
Sunday School (all ages) 10 am
Sunday Morning: 11 a.m.
Wednesday: Choir Practice 7 pm
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Karen R. Zeigler
Everyone is welcome
Oak Hill Baptist
Church
3233 Oak Hill Church Road
Millen, GA 30442
478-982-1616
Pastor: Joshua Johnson
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Morning Worship: 11 a.m.
No Sunday Night Services
Wednesday: 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study - Youth
Group - Team Kid
www.oakhillmillen.com
Parker Grove
Missionary Baptist
Church
5314 Scarboro Highway
Rocky Ford, GA 30455
Pastor: Elder Levon Alston
Sunday School - 9am
Morning Worship Service - 10am
Midweek Worship Service -
Wednesday at 7pm
For more information contact
Jen Ruffin 912-682-4493
Red Bluff Independent
Baptist 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.
Trinity EpiscopalChurch
4401 Country Club Rd,
Statesboro, 30458. Trinity
Episcopal is currently
celebrating Sunday Eucharist
at 9:30 a.m. Father Charles
Todd, Rector. Please call the
church office at 912-489-4208
for further information.
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