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“Church is who we are NOT where we go”
Words of Encouragement
By Joshua Johnson, Special Contributor
for
The Syi .vania Times
Pastor Oak Hill Baptist
C I II IRC II, Millen
“Jesus was lifted up”
In John 3:14-15 Jesus said, “Just as Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that
whoever believes in Him may have eternal
life.”
Does anyone here like snakes? On an old
tv show called Fear Factor, contestants had
to lie down in a clear coffin-like container
while live snakes were poured over them.
Does anyone here today want to sign up
to do that? At best, snakes don’t usually
represent something good and at worst,
they are a terrifying fear of many. Yet in
John chapter 3, Jesus compares Himself to
a snake!
In the Old Testament book of Numbers,
God allowed deadly, venomous snakes
to attack the people of Israel and many of
them died. The people of Israel went to their
leader Moses and asked him to pray to God
to deliver them from the deadly snakes.
God’s answer to Moses was very strange!
God told Moses to make a bronze image of
a snake, place it high on a pole, and walk
through the camp of Israel with it. God said
that everyone in Israel who looked at the
snake on the pole would immediately be
healed from the snake’s venom and their
life would be saved! All a snake-bitten,
dying man had to do to be healed, was to
turn his eyes toward the snake on the pole.
Do you know what the quickest movement
in the universe is? The twinkling of an eye!
The twinkling of an eye is the time it takes
for your eye to focus on something. This
tiny eye movement takes just one-billionth
of a second.
God made it so simple for the people of
Israel to be saved from the snake’s venom
- all that they needed to do was make one
tiny eye movement that took one billionth
of a second. Do you know there were some
in Israel who still died from their snake
bites?
Why? Because it took belief in God’s
promise to look at the snake. Everyone who
believed, looked and lived. All who did not
believe, refused to look and died.
Jesus said that He would be lifted up
just like the snake on the pole was. Jesus
was lifted up on the cross to die for our sin.
All who look at Him in faith will receive
eternal life, and all who refuse to look at
Him will die in their sin.
Will you look at Him and be saved? It
takes no effort on your part to be saved,
only faith in God’s word - that He sent
Jesus to die for your sin.
Screven 4-H Shocks at State
Horse Quiz Bowl Contest
By Lauren McNure, Special Contributor
for
r 111 Times
2024 Georgia 4
State Horse
Quiz Bowl
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This past weekend, 5
students from Screven County
amazed everyone in attendance
by placing 6th out of 15
teams at the State Horse Quiz
Bowl Contest in Madison,
GA. 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl is
a highly compet''
which consists
of Jeopardy
style play
with questions
exclusively
regarding
horses. Meaning,
any question
under the sun
that is related
to horses is fair
game. In order
to do well, each
member on the
team must have
a well-rounded
knowledge
of a variety
of different topics including
colors/markings, breeds,
history/evolution, gaits, tack,
knots, riding disciplines,
intemal/extemal parasites,
vaccines, diseases, vital signs,
feed, anatomy, senses, and
veterinary medicine to name
a few. Teams prepare year-
round for this event, and
many have been participating
together since they were in the
4th grade. You may think you
know horses, but Quiz Bowl
will put you to the test.
Why was everyone so
astonished you may ask?
Screven’s team comprised of
3 fifth graders, and a sixth
and seventh grader. They were
one of the youngest teams in
attendance, it was their first
year, and they had only been
with the deck stacked against
them, they walked into the
contest with their head held
high and a positive attitude.
Every team wants to win, but
this group of students was also
eager to leam and do their best,
no matter the outcome. We
are so proud of these students
and the incredible dedication
they showed this year! They
are already looking forward
and preparing for next year’s
contest!
We would also like to say a
special thank you to our Horse
Club Volunteer and Quiz Bowl
Coach, Crystal Nash, for all
the time and dedication she
has poured into these students
over the last few months!
There would be no 4-H Horse
Program without her!
?creven 4-H Junior Horse
Quiz Bowl Team
Coach: Crystal Nash
Team Captain: Phallen Nash
(6th Grade Homeschool)
Chair 2: Tinley Clemens (5th
Grade SC A)
Chari 3: Darcy Durrence
(5th Grade SCA)
Chair 4: Ayden Nash
(7th Grade Homeschool)
Chair 5: Aubrey Clifton (5th
Grade SCES
HORSE JUDGING is
up next! If you would like
to leam more about this
educational contest, please
email LM80082@UGA.
EDU or call 912-564-
2064! The first practice is
Febmary 1st at the 4-H Office
(321 Rocky Ford Road) from
5:15-6:15pm! We will also be
offering a COGGINS CLINIC
on Saturday, Febmary 3rd.
This is open to any family with
student(s) in Kindergarten-
12th grade in Screven County
that has a horse(s) in need of a
Coggins Test for transport. Tests
will be $45 per horse. Coggins
tests only... no physical exams
or vaccines will be offered.
Call 912-564-2064 for more
information, and please have
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 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”
the number of horses you are
planning to bring prepared, as
spaces are limited.
The University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences
(working cooperatively with
Fort Valley State University, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
and the counties of Georgia)
is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action, Veteran,
Disability Institution. If you are
an individual with a disability
who may require assistance
or accommodation in order
to participate in or receive
benefit of a service, program,
or activity of UGA, or if you
desire more information, please
contact us.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sylvania students named
to GSU Fall 2023 Dean’s
List
Georgia Southern University recently recognized
approximately 3,500 students for excellence in academics
on the Fall 2023 Dean’s List.
To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have at
least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12
hours for the semester.
Local students named are as follows:
Atira Tillman Brady Rowell
Alexander Collins Sarah Bruno
Skyler Johnson Samantha Forehand
Marly Moore Blake Davis
Sarah Mesecher Elaine Sowell
Ashalyn James Alexandria Lovett
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ak Hill Church
Oak Hill Church Road
Millen, Georgia 30442
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