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thesy lvaniatimes. com The Sylvania Times Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - Page 3 Help visitors find you! List your church in the directory for six months $60 or one year $120 Call: (912) 451- NEWS Believe You Can and You’re Halfway There - Theodore Roosevelt r* i * y ' & Lc Words of Encouragement Bv Joshua Johnson, Special Contributor for The Sylvania Times Pastor Oak Hill Baptist C I II IRC II, Millen “Manna...and Cucumbers?” ’’Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at. ’’ - Numbers 11:4-6 ESV I enjoy southern food. From country cooking to potluck dinners, to community BBQs, to finger foods - we southerners know how to eat. We seem to prioritize sandwiches in our finger foods lineup - pimento cheese sandwiches, pineapple sandwiches, cucumber sandwiches. Cucumber sandwiches, not one of my favorites, but something the Israelites craved in Numbers 11! Well, maybe not cucumber sandwiches but cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. That seems like a strange combination, but all of these foods are flavorful and have different textures. Since leaving Egypt, the Israelites had been eating not just the same type of food, but the same food: Manna. What was Manna? Manna is hard to describe because the word Manna means “What is it?” In Hebrew. Manna was bread from Heaven, sent down each morning by God at daybreak and it gathered like the dew on the ground. The Bible says in Psalm 78:25 that the Israelites ate the “bread of angels”. In Numbers 11:8, Moses says Manna tasted like “fine pastries cooked with oil.” Whatever this Manna looked like and tasted like we know this: it tasted great, it supplied all the nutritional value Israel needed, and God sent it every day except the Sabbath (but He sent twice as much on the day before). Why would people complain about eating the bread of Heaven? Why would people complain about having a steady, unending supply of bread? Numbers 11:4 says that had a “strong craving”. That is translated lust. They lusted after more than what God gave them. Lust is a strong, overwhelming physical desire - a craving that must be satisfied. The Israelites lusted after more than what God gave. What was God’s response? He didn’t give them cucumbers, but He did send them quail. So much quail that He told them they would get sick of it. Then when He sent it, while the quail was still in their mouths, God sent a plague and killed many of them. He gave them what they lusted after, but their lust killed them. Psalm 78:31 says that “God killed the strongest of them; He laid low the young men of Israel.” Here’s the takeaway: Lust kills. Lust kills strong men. Lust kills young men. God will graciously provide for us what we need, and there is nothing wrong with enjoying what God gives us, and even asking for more of it! It is when we turn our hearts away from God and His provision and lust after more of something other than what God wants to give us, that we are in danger. Jesus said in John 6:48, “I am the Bread of Life.” The Manna in the wilderness, the Bread of Heaven, pointed to Jesus, the Bread of Life. When we have Jesus, we have everything we need. We are tempted to go after things that are attractive to our physical appetites, but we need to remember the Israelites craving for other things outside of what God graciously provided, and remember the severe consequences of their lust, death. Men’s Wild Beast Feast The annual wild beast feast will be held at 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 Baptist Church 2545 Buck Creek Rd Sylvania, GA 30467 Church 912-863-4165 Pastor: Carroll Gay Cell: 478-494-6228 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Family Dinner and Bible Study: 6:00 p.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” Grace Bible Baptist Church this Saturday, Jan. 20th. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. and the meal will start at 3 p.m. A $20 donation per person is required. Please contact the church office at 912-564-2411 for more information. Serving Breakfast & Lunch! 6 Days a Week Breakfast 4 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Mon.-Sat.) Lunch 10 a.m - 3 p.m (Mon. - Fri.) 10 am-2 p.m. (Sat.) Home o( the OLD FASHIONED Coca-Cola ICEE • Breakfast Sandwiches - 2/S7 -2 pc Snack Box $6.99 - 2 pc Snack Box w/Drink $8 00 - Choice of Meat & 2 sides $9.99 211 South Main Street, Sylvania - (912)564-2175 SCAN HERE FOR INFORMATION JOSHUA JOHNSON (478) 982-1616 ll:OOam - Sunday Morning Praise & Worship Hiltonia Trinity Church is seeking a part time pastor to lead our church and preach God’s word. Send resumes to: s4hand@ yahoo.com 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 1234th 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. 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 -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. 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 pm. Wednesday night prayer meeting, 6:30 pm. The current Pastor is Dr. Charlie Cooper. 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. Rocky Ford Baptist Church RFBC, here for the Gospel 132 Main Street Rocky Ford, GA 30455 (912)-863-4288 Pastor: Wayne Bragg Sunday School: 10 a.m. Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Children/Youth Program: 6-7:30 p.m. www.rockyfordbaptist.com www.facebook.com/ rockyfordbaptist 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. 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