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thesylvaniatimes.com The Sylvania Times Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - Page 11 -Church News- Words of Encouragement By Joshua Johnson, Special Contributor Pastor Oak Hill Baptist Church, tVtlLLEN “Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life” In John 11:25-26 Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, he will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 100% of everyone who is alive today will die. 100% of the people in this room will die. We don’t know when, we don’t know where, and we don’t know how but we do know that we will because the Bible tells us so in Hebrews 9:27 - “it is appointed for man to die once, and then comes judgment.” There is one day in everyone’s future that is the day of death. In John 11, when Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life”, He is at the grave of his good friend Lazarus, who had just died. Lazarus’s sisters are grieving. Jesus is grieving. John 11:35 says “Jesus wept”. During their grief, Jesus reminds them of who He is - the Resurrection and the Life. He reminds them that He is the source of eternal life! What does it mean that Jesus is the resurrection and the life? What does Jesus mean when He says, “Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, he will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die”? You are not just a body; you are an eternal soul. Your soul is contained in your physical body. Jesus said the body can be killed, but no one can kill the soul. Because of the curse of sin, your physical body will die but your soul will live forever in one of two places - heaven or hell. Heaven is the place of eternal life and Hell is the place of the second death, eternal separation from God. Jesus is the resurrection that leads to eternal life. We receive eternal life the moment we trust in Jesus, and we walk in it for the rest of our physical life. If you are in Christ, on the day of your death, when your soul leaves your body, you will go into the presence of God in Heaven. Then, on the day that Jesus returns, He will resurrect your physical body from the grave, transform it into an eternal body, and reunite it with your soul. Everyone who trusts in Jesus will live with him, physically, forever. This is what Jesus means when He says, “everyone who believes in me will never die.” Then He said, “Do you believe this?” Do you believe this? The only way to receive eternal life and never die is if you believe Jesus’s words. Elam Baptist Church is accepting applications for Associate Pastor of Youth, 5199 Elam Road, Millen. West Millen Baptist Church is looking for a full time pastor. Please email: westmillensearchcomm@ gmail.com or P.O. Box 599 Millen, GA 30442 Hiltonia Trinity Church is seeking a part-time pastor to lead our church and preach God’s word. Send resume to: s4hand@yahoo.com © Oak Hill Church Oak Hill Church Road ; Millen, Georgia 30442 (478) 982-1616 First Christian Church presents in concert ETERNAL VISION Sunday, March 3rd 2024 6 p.m. Everyone is Welcome ETERNALVISION.NET Only Ch|9 provides proMfon tan all p§sf with om simple plan. Call Chris Today! 912.403.2536 0 cinqc ) pest control i ¥ !► □□□□ 1 k ^ ■ !il. Qg(^) 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 Pastor: John Powell Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer: 12 noon Sunday Children Church: 11:30am 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” Help visitors find you! List your church m the directory for six months $60 or one year $120 Call: (912) 451-NEWS 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 Meeting 7:00 p.m. Pastor Bill Kent. Middle Ground Baptist Church 259 Middleground Road Sylvania, 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. LOCAL NEWS MATTERS 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 wor ship at 6 p.m. and Wednes day 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. Farm Bureau Bookmark Winners By Sarah Saxon. Reporter Screven County Farm Bureau sponsored the 2024 Middle School Design a Bookmark Contest that shows agriculture in Georgia. Agriculture impacts each one of us from the time we wake up until the time we go to sleep. The contest was also in collaboration with SCMS FFA, Computer, STEAM and the Business and Computer Science classes. The overall winner was Addie Kulberg. Honorable Mention Brianna Sweet - Harmony Bordas Jalein Walker (Not pictured) Serenity Finch Janae Hopkins Sophia Pelote 1. Addie Kulberg 2. Tayven Kirkland (No pic) 3. Achati Middleton 4. Gracie Johnson 5. Carlee Triplett 6. Jaylee Flanders (No pic)
