Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Page 6A - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, November 15,2001 What the Bible Teaches Hammond Counsels Workers In New York The “Word” For The Week By Dr. Dennis Prutow By Frank Taylor In Ephesians 6:11 we are told that we are doing battle in everyday life against the wiles of the devil. The word “wiles” means “strategy" or “plans of war,” so Satan is attacking the lives and causes of Christians. He is at war with those who would defeat his plans, which is why Christians feel so much of the effect of his presence. Satan is not after those who already belong to him; he is after those who want to defeat him. That is why we need to understand his efforts, as the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, so that we are not ignorant of his devices. The Bible says that Satan’s purpose is to blind the sinners and beguile Christians, and to hurt and discourage those who belong to God. He will do anything to disturb the mind, deceive the heart, and defeat life. He is actively involved in the world today, and if you read your Bible you’ll find he has always been active. He led Lot into Sodom, got peter to deny Christ, made Annanias and Sapphira lie to the church, and even dared attack Jesus Christ. If he isn’t afraid to attack the Lord of Glory you should not be surprised to discover that he is willing to attack the most mature Christian. He wants to bring division into the church today, paralyzing its ministry and scandalizing its leaders. The thing most often forgot ten by Christians today is that we live on Satan’s territory. We are not fighting on neutral ground, or on God’s ground. The battle we fight is fought on the enemy’s territory. Chris tians today are fighting a war on foreign turf, and the world, the flesh, and the devil are our common enemies. They all maneuver in order to entice us and cause weakness and failure in our lives. So if we are going to fight in this war, we had better recognize that there really is a war going on and how it will be fought. The devil has three primary goals, and it should be evident that he is at least moderately successful in each of his attacks. First, he is after every individual Christian to destroy his life. Second, he is after every Christian home to destroy its unity, its purity, and its oneness. Third, he after every Christian church, to erode its ministry, discredit its leaders, wipe out its financial base, and destroy it so that it no longer has a presence in the world of darkness. 1 Peter 5:8 warn us: “Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” That succinctly sums up Satan’s purpose in the world today. He is looking for people to devour. He wants to devour your testimony. He seeks to devour your influence for Jesus Christ. He desires to find every little advantage he can get in your life with the ultimate purpose of devouring every thing that could be used for Christ’s purpose. The Bible tells us that we are in a war; the text in Ephesians 6:12 says, “we wrestle.” We are not wrestling against flesh and blood, but with a spiritual enemy. The term wrestle is one of great intensity. It pictures a man with a grip on another, pressing hard, straining every muscle to pin him to the ground. He uses all his energy to resist. For the child of God it is the straining of every moral muscle, the testing of every spiritual sinew. We are not called as Christians to a time of relaxation in the summer’s sun-we are called to a grim struggle with unseen forces-and the fight is real. Lynda Hammond, assistant vice president of operations over the Physical Medicine Department at Phoebe Putney, recently spent two weeks in New York City as a Red Cross counselor to emer gency workers and others who directly suffered from the Sep tember terrorist attacks. She has since returned to her position at Phoebe and is eager to tell of her opportunity to assist those in need. "It was an unbelievable experi ence for me," said Hammond, who counseled people at Ground Zero and at another location set up for that purpose. "One loca tion was really for victims fami lies or people displaced from their apartment or job. Those folks had seen some pretty traumatic stuff and had suffered the loss of friends and family." Her experience at Ground Zero was also quite moving, she said, as she talked with rescue work ers. contractors and people work ing to remove debris. The Red Cross had a respite center set up To be a Good Worker at Lee County Primary School means that you are focused on the learn ing activities, conscientious about your work, tends to assigned tasks diligently and with a good atti tude. and helpful to others; in other words, just a real pleasure to have in class. The following students were named Good Workers during the week of October 29th: Kindergarten: Ashton Taylor - Mrs. Bynum; Trace Tucker - Mrs. Duke; A.J. McDonald - Mrs. Hemphill; Rachael McGill - Mrs. Hurst; Jack Bell - Mrs. Lubbehusen; Noah Rolling - Mrs. Pennington; Tiffany Snellgrove - Mrs. Thomas; Zac Crew - Mrs. Whitley; Christopher Vanzant - Mrs. Ann Williams. to offer some relief for those working tirelessly to recover bod ies and remove the tons of debris. It was there that Hammond and other counselors made them selves available to the workers who just needed to talk about what they were dealing with. Hammond sent emails to her management team at the hospital nearly every day while she was in NYC, trying to convey her feelings and what she was expe riencing. "The people here in New York have been great, and the team I worked with was just fabulous (even though their kid ding about my accent was done without mercy)." she wrote on her final night in the city. “I'm on a roller coaster of emotions, so if you talk to me and I get weepy, just ignore it; I'm okay." Hammond had to undergo ex tensive training to be certified as a Red Cross counselor for disas ter relief. She was among the many Red Cross workers who left their homes, families and jobs to help in whatever way they could. Lirst Grade: Elaunshae Butts - Mrs. Bennett/Mrs. Reed; Nephiteria Worthington - Mrs. Crew; Blake Rayburn - Mrs. A. Davis; Chandler Larkin - Mrs. Geeslin; Gauge Bowles - Mrs. Hammond; John Rowland - Mrs. Moore; Briana Swift - Mrs. Mur dock; Rikeem Sutton - Mrs. Stan ford; Honesty Earle - Mrs. Th ompson; Ciara Johnson - Mrs. White. Second Grade: Andrew Askey - Mrs. Bateman; Alex House holder - Mrs. Cutchens; Sam Isert - Mrs. Heath; Allen Lamb - Mrs. McCaskill; Charlie VanBrackle - Mrs. Newcomb; Daniel Harrell - Mrs. Shattles; Austin Everson - Mrs. Tucker; Morgan Owens - Mrs. Waitzman; Brandi Porter - Mrs. Amy Williams. Our Gratitude to God “You must be very thankful to God for all you have,” I ex claimed. The retort shocked me. “I’ll have you know I’ve earned all I have.” People today don’t think of God as providing shel ter. clothes, transportation, and food. When Thanksgiving Day comes along, they're glad for the four-day weekend. They head for the golf course. Nabal, a rich character in the Old Testament of the Bible, was like this. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. Even though there was war in Israel, Nabal’s flocks were protected by a young man named David. David camped in the area and no one dared harm Nabal’s sheep or goats. He heard me I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name to gether. I sought the LORD, and he heard me. and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips When David was in need of food, would Nabal offer help? Not on your life. “Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men whose origin I do not know?” (1 Samuel 25:11). Look at what Nabal said. “It’s my bread, my water, my meat.” God causes the grain to grow so we have bread to eat. God causes the animals to gain weight so we can have hamburgers and steaks. God makes water flow in rivers and streams so we can drink. We should give thanks to God for these things rather than just pat ting ourselves on the back. Lor a free audiotape on this sub ject, call 1-800-777-0389; e-mail free_tape@juno.com; or visit www.sterlingpulpit.org By Jerry Kingery from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remem brance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The LORD redeemeth the soul of his ser vants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. from Psalms 34 and 35 Lor a free Scripture packet, please write Prom the Bible, BIBLE FOUNDATION. PO Box 908, Newberg, Oregon 97132. email: bf@bf.org Lee County Primary School Good Workers From The Bible Attend The House of Worship of Your Choice This Sunday ^ountu Churrh 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 United Methodist Church 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 LDIC 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; Fo it 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