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Believe You Can and You’re Halfway There - Theodore Roosevelt
Words of Encouragement
By Joshua Johnson, Special Contributor
for
The Sylvania Times
Pastor Oak Hill Baptist
C I II IRC II, 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 Maty 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 fell of tribulation
- real hurt, real pain, real problems. Hope is the expectation of good. Real
Hope is found in Jesus.
How is Jesus our hope? In John 10:27-29 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.
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.
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.
Sunday Theology Class meets at
9:45 a.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
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 Congregational
Church of Sylvania
246 Goloid Church Rd.,
Sylvania, GA 912-531-6608
Worship 10 a.m.
Children’s Church 10:30 a.m.
Life Group Bible Studies
Monday 6:30 p.m.
Pastor: Dr Benny Tate
@ RockSprings.com
Lay Leaders: Dale Forehand &
Tommy Pace
“Come As You Are”
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.
Hiltonia Baptist Church
123 4th Ave
Hiltonia Ga, 30467
Pastor Darrell Young
Sunday School 10:00 AM
Worship Service 11:00 AM
Phone Number 478-552-4809
Hiltonia Trinity Church
2470 Waynesboro Hwy Sylvania,
GA 30467
Phone Number: 912-829-4632
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 11:00 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 Meeting
& Children’s Activities; 6:30 p.m.
Little Horse Creek Baptist
814 Little Horse Creek Rd.,
Rocky Ford, GA
706-402-1199
Pastor: Jim Cheyne
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer mtg: 6:30 p.m.
“Where Friends Become Family”
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.
Middle Ground Baptist
Church
259 Middleground Road Sylva
nia, Ga. Sunday School 9:45 am.
and morning worship 11:00 am.
Sunday evening worship, 6:00
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Newington 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
Youth 5:30 p.m.
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
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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.
Trinity Episcopal Church
4401 Country Club Rd, Statesboro,
30458. Trinity Episcopal celebrates
Sunday Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and
10:30 a.m., Father Charles Todd,
Rector and Jonathan Murphy,
Music Director. Please call the
church office at 912-489-4208 or
visit their FB page www.facebook.
com/T rinityEpiscopalStatesboro
for further information on weekly
activities.
Hiltonia Trinity Church is seeking a part time pastor to
lead our church and preach God’s word. Send resumes
to: s4hand@yahoo.com
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