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Page 6A - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, October 25,2001 What the Bible Teaches By Frank Taylor Our Lord left but two ordi nances to be observed by His disciples: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The test of scriptural validity of a Christian ordinance consists of an affirmative answer to three questions asked concerning it. First, was it commanded by the Lord Jesus, as recorded in the four Gospels? Second, was it practiced in the early Church, as described in Acts of the Apostles? Third, is it spiritual significance clearly expounded in the Epistles? Only two ordinances meet this three fold requirement: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The New Testament reveals that baptism, which is observed but once, is by immersion in water, and is only intended for those who have professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the God-given figure, or illustra tion, of each Christian’s identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. The believer’s obedience to this ordinance constitutes his public confession of this fact to others. By submitting to baptism he announces, as it were, to those who witness it: “I hereby confess, in this my baptism, my personal faith in the Person and the substitutionary work of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I believe that He died for my sins, was buried and rose again for my justification. By my act of obedience to His command, I now show forth, in this picture, my identification with the Lord Jesus is His death, burial and resurrection. (Matthew 28:19- 20: Acts 8:26-39; Romans 6:3- 6.) The New Testament also reveals that the Lord’s Supper, which is to be observed frequently, is for those who have been saved by the grace of God. This ordinance consists of believers meeting together, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and breaking and partaking of a loaf of bread, picture of the body of Christ, and drinking of a cup contain ing the fruit of the vine, symbol of the precious blood of Christ, by which their eternal redemption has been secured. Thus the Lord’s Supper is a simple memorial ordinance, which was given by the Savior on the night of His betrayal. It exists only for the purpose of enabling His disciples to gratefully remem ber Him as they take the bread and drink the wine, and thus show forth His death until He returns for them. (Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-26; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 11:23-34) While Scripture does not give us any plain and definite command as to how often the Lord’s Supper should be observed, we can gather from the example of the early church that it was their custom to meet each Lord’s Day for this purpose. Acts 2:46 indicates that the observance was practiced each day in the homes of individual Christians; but that, later on, it became a weekly observance as indicated in Acts 20:7. It is mentioned as being the common practice of that day. The same expression is found in 1 Corinthians 16:2: “Upon the first day of the week,” indicating it was the custom of the believers at Corinth to come together each Lord’s day to remember the Lord. It does not say: “On the first Lord’s day of the month,” or “the first Lord’s day of the quarter.” Those who object to the weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper certainly have no objection to taking a collection each first day of the week! If it is true of the one, it is also true of the other. From A Pastor’s Heart nr\ From The Bible Homecoming Sunday, October 21, 2001 East Albany Church of God will celebrate Homecoming on Sunday, November 4, 2001. Our guest speaker will be Brother Varney Aspinwall, who pastored here for nearly eight years prior to leaving in 1999. Brother Aspinwall is well-known in the Albany area, and many people will want to come home to hear his anointed ministry. Sunday School will begin at the regular hour of 10:00 a.m. followed by the morning worship service beginning at 11:00 a.m.. After having fellowship and lunch in the Social Hall, we will make our way back into the sanctuary for a day of singing and good fellowship. There will be no evening service. Please make plans to be with us on November 4 beginning at 10:00 for Sunday school. You are most welcome, and it will be good to see old friends again. October 31 is Reformation Day Reformation Day, October 31st, is a watershed date profoundly affecting western history. In our day we celebrate Halloween. We pay little attention to the more significant events that shook Europe in 1517 and then shaped early America. We tend to play down religion. “It’s a private matter,” we say. We want people to keep their religious convictions out of the public square. That was not the case in Martin Luther’s day. He provoked public debate with the organized church on core beliefs. Those core beliefs had to do with eternity and the life to come. We talk very little about eternity. It’s today that counts. r\ Ronald E. Parish Let us all make this a great day of fellowship, and may God help you make a way to be with us. For more information, call 888-2588 or 432-7720. Sincerely RONALD E. PARISH Pastor. East Albany Church of God It’s the physical world that’s important not the realm of the spirit. But if we are like Martin Luther we lug around a heavy conscience. We carry a weight of guilt on our backs. How do we find release from these burdens? All the material goodies in the world will not heal our wounded souls. Reformation Day celebrates the answer Martin Luther rediscovered over four hundred and seventy-five years ago. It has to do with God’s gracious forgiveness received by faith in Jesus Christ. “‘Come now, and let us reason together,’ Says the Lord, ‘Though your sins are as scarlet. They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool’” (Isaiah 1:18). For a free audiotape on this subject, call 1-800-777-0389; e- mail free_tape@juno.com; or visit www.sterlingpulpit.org My strong rock In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me: deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversi ties; And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. I was a reproach among all mine Karen Sanders teaches eighth grade science at Lee County Middle School. This is her 13th year of teaching at Lee County Middle School. Mrs. Sanders has a Master’s in Learning Disabilities and a Specialist’s in middle grades with a concentration in science. Karen Sanders and her hus band, Randy, are the parents of two children, Jared and Shea. Jared is a student at Georgia Southwestern and Shea is a stu dent at Darton. Mr. Sanders is employed by the Department of Audits. Mrs. Sanders enjoys watching movies and reading. By Jerry Kingery enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me. they devised to take away my life. But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said. Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. from Psalm 31 For a free Scripture packet, please write From the Bible, BIBLE FOUNDATION. PO Box 908, Newberg, Oregon 97132. email: bf@bf.org \ Karen Sanders The “Word” For The Week By Dr. Dennis Prutow LCMS Teacher Feature Attend The House of Worship of Your Choice This Sunday bounty ohurrh Of Christ Kinchafoonee BaDtist Leesbura Church of God Leesburg First Bapt Lee County Church Of Christ Maurice Johnson, Jr. Minister Bible Study 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM Evening Worship 6:00 PM Mid-Week Bible Study 7:30 PM Smithville Baptist Lance Fendley, Pastor Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship.... 11:00 AM Evening Worship 7:00 PM Wed. Prayer Service. 7:00 PM Leesburg Presbyterian Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship.... 11:00 AM Women of the Ch 3:30 PM 3rd Sun & 3rd Wed .. 6:30 PM Union Wors. Service 7:30 PM Every 6 weeks Lords’s Supper 11:00 AM Philema Road Baptist Dan Harris, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 AM Morning Worship.... 11:00 AM Evening Worship 6:00 PM Wed Bible Study 7:00 AM Alpha Baptist Rev. Joe Jenkins Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship.... 11:00 AM Discipleship Training 6:00 PM Evening Worship 7:00 PM Wed. Prayer Service 7:30 PM Antioch Baptist Church Rev. Lem Wright 1st and 3rd Sunday Sunday School 9:00 AM 4th Sunday Worship Service 10:00 AM Zion Hope Baptist Rev. H. L. Holsey Sunday School 10:30 AM Sunday Worship 11:30 AM Phillip Grove Baptist Rev. Solomom Loud Jr. Highway 195 Leesburg Sunday School 10:30 AM 1st Sunday 12:00 PM Mt. Pleasant Baptist Pastor Levi Robinson Sunday School 10:00 AM Worship Service 11:15AM Tuesday Tuturial Service . 5:30-7:00pm Prayer and Bible Study 7-8 pm Kinchafoonee Baptist Rev. Charles (Chuck) Smith Sunday School 9:45 AM Morning Worship.... 11:00 AM Training Union 6:00 PM Evening Worship 7:00 PM Wed. Services 7:30 PM Smithville United Methodist Pastor - Randy Carnley Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Palmyra Baptist J. D. Bolden Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship .... 12:00 PM Bible Study (1st Sun) 5:00 PM Eve. Wor. (1st Sun) ..7:00 PM McAfee Grove Missionary Baptist Minister Robert Lewis Morgan First & Third Sundays Sunday School 10:30 AM Morning worship 11:30 AM Second & Fourth Sundays Sunday School 10:00 AM New Hope AME Rev. Alfreda Williams every 1st and third Sunday Sunday School 10:00 AM Sunday Worship 11:00 AM Macadonia Baptist Church Sunday School 10:30 AM Wed. Bible Study 7:00 PM First Sunday Morning Worship.... 11:45 AM Third Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 PM Jordan Grove Baptist Rev. R. O. Calhoun Sunday School 9:45 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM Unity Church of Christianity Rev. Joanna Gabriel Dial-A-Prayer 435-7077 Corner of Ledo & Hugh Roads Morning Worship.... 11:00 AM Leesburg Church of Christ Leesburg Church Of Christ Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship.... 11:00 PM Evening Worship 6:00 PM Wednesday Evening 7:30 PM St. Stephen’s Episcopal Father Ron Davidson 298 Leslie Hwy 759-1506 Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship.... 11:00 AM Living Hope Fellowship Four Square Gospel Church Highway 19 S. Leesburg 1/2 mile north of 19 Bypass Worship Service 10:00 AM Evening Service 6:00 PM Wednesday Evening 7:00 PM Children Church during both Sunday Services New Piney Grove Baptist Pastor Henry L. Holsey Third Sunday Services Sunday School 11:30 AM Worship 12:30 PM First Sunday Sen/ices Sunday School 11:00 AM Mt. Hope Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. M. W. Willis Services 1st Sunday Sunday School 5:00 PM Church 6:00 PM Services 4th Sunday Sunday School 10:00 AM Church 11:00 AM For any corrections or additions to the Church Page, Contact The Lee County Ledger at 759-2413 Leesburg Church of God Rev. Sean Faircloth Sunday School 9:45 AM Morning Worship 10:40 AM Evening Worship 6:00 PM Wed. Fam. Training 7:00 PM Wooden Grove Baptist 1st & 3rd Sunday Services Worship 11:00 AM Weekly Sunday School 10:00 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 7:00 PM Thundering Springs Baptist Church Sunday School 9.45 AM Morning Worship 11:00 AM Church Training 5:00 PM Evening Worship 6:00 PM Wed. Prayer Services7:00 PM Leesburg United Methodist Church Pastor Russ Elkins Worship.... 8:45 and 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Adult Choir 5:30 PM Youth Fellowship 5:45 PM Evening Worship 7:00 PM Wed. Supper/Bible Study 6:00 Green Grove Baptist Smithville, GA Rev. H. Waters Sunday School 11:00 AM Every First Sunday Morning Worship 11:45 AM Kingdom Vision Christian Center Rev. Earl S. Harrison, Pastor 1027 N. Philema Road N. Sunday School 10:00 AM Sunday Worship 11:15AM Wed. Bible Study 7:00 PM Lutherian Church of Our Savior Rev. Bill Behrend 101 Hickory Grove Road Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship 11:00 AM The Lee County Ledger Your Source of Local News 759-2414 CcfetHY Member FDIC located on Robert B. Lee Drive in Leesburg - 759-2800 and 2609 Ledo Rd 430-8080 Member FDIC The Future of Banking is Here. Clyde’s Auto Part Turner Field Industrial Park 1507 Rodgers Street Albany, Georgia 31705 Clyde Massey (912) 436-1502 We Buy Wrecked Cars CraiggSS 1 . Mathis Attorney At Law 124 Fourth Street 759-2243 Jllatfietog Funeral Home Crematory/Memorials Mike Mathews - Gary Mathews 3206 Gillionville Rd. Albany, GA 31707 435-5657 Leesburg Cemetery Jnmj/a£ut Hughes Hardware 1497 S. Hwy. 19 432-0037 Worrell Paint and Body Shop Would like to thank you for the support you have given us. U.S. 19 - South of Leesburg 439-1555 Jack; t-m FUNERAL DIRECTORS Crematory and Memorials Crown Hill Cemetery 1503 Dawson Road • P.O. Box 92 Albany, Georgia 31702-0092 Phone: (912) 883-4152 “Sevice Since 1880” BUMPER BUMPER 759-6561 759-6482 Walnut St., Leesburg Leesburg First Baptist Rev. Bobby Harrell Sunday School I 8:15 AM Worship I 9:30 AM Sunday School II 9:30 AM Worship II 11:00 AM Evening Worship 7:00 PM Wednesday Church Supper 5:30 PM AWANA 6:20 PM Prayer Meeting 6:30 PM Youth Meeting 7:00 PM Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Steven Youngblood, Pastor 121 Creekside Dr. - Lees. Morning Worship.... 10:30 AM Evening Worship 6:00 PM Wednesday Awana .. 6:30 PM Amazing Grace Baptist Church Pastor, Dr. Ron Baxley 2217 Ledo Rd., Albany Morning Worship & Sunday School ... 10:45 AM Evening Worship & Youth Choir 6:00 PM Wednesday 6:30 to (Youth only) 8:00 PM House Of God Saints In Christ Elder A.F. Caldwell, Pastor Sunday School 10:30 AM 1st, 2nd, & 4th Sundays Morning Worship.... 11:45 AM 2nd & 4th Sunday Evening Service 6:30 PM Wed. Bible Study 7:30 PM Fri. Sharing Ser 7:30 PM Piney Grove #3 Pastor W. G. Groover Every Sunday Sunday School 10:00 AM 2nd and 4th Sunday Worship 11:00 Noon Emmanuel Community Baptist Church Al Bryant, Pastor Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship.... 11:00 AM Every Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 PM Shady Grove Baptist Church Rev. Marcus Glass, Pastor 1st and 2nd Sunday Worship Service 11:00 AM Every Sunday Sunday School 9:50 AM Wed. Bible Study 7:00 PM Fourth Sunday Evening Service 6:00 PM Liberty Primitive Baptist Morning Worship.... 10:30 AM 2nd and 4th Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 PM IBANK An affiliate of Synovus Financial Corn. Member FD1C 430-5383 1531 U.S. 19 South Leesburg in front of Winn-Dixie