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APRIL 4, 2013
Who Am I In The Bible ?
A gentleman in
Philadelphia offered $1000
to anyone who could devise
a Bible puzzle he could not
solve. A lady in California
responded by composing the
following Biblical puzzle.
The Philadelphia man failed
to solve the puzzle, so he paid
the money as promised. The
answer to the puzzle is one
word. It appears four times
in the King James Version of
the Bible. The puzzle will be
fun to try to solve, so give it
a try. To verify your answer,
see note at end.
Who am I?
Adam, God made out of
dust,
But thought it best to
make me first.
So I was made before
men,
To answer God’s most holy
plan.
A living being I became
And Adam gave me my
name.
I from his presence then
withdrew,
And more of Adam I never
knew.
I did my Maker’s law
obey,
Nor ever went from it
astray.
Thousands of miles I go in
fear,
But seldom on earth
appear.
For purpose wise which
God did see,
He put a living soul in me.
A soul from me did God
claim,
And took from me the soul
again.
So when from me the soul
had fled,
I was the same as when
first made.
And without hands, or
feet, or soul,
I travel on from pole to
pole.
I labor hard by day, by
night,
to fallen men I give great
light.
Thousands of people
young and old,
Will by my death great
light behold.
No right or wrong can I
conceive,
The Scripture I cannot
believe.
Although my name therein
is found,
They are to me an empty
sound.
No fear of death doth
trouble me,
Billy Powell
Columnist
www.billypowellbooks.com
Real happiness I'll never
see,
To heaven I shall never
go,
or to Hell below.
Now when these lines you
slowly read,
Go search your Bible with
ail speed,
For that my name is
written there,
I do honestly to you
declare.
Note: Answer can be found
in the following passages
of the King James Version
of Bible: Matthew 12:40,
Genesis 1:21, Ezekiel 32:2,
and Job 7:12.
I’ve Got Easter On My Mind
I am not one to boast,
at least not about myself
unless someone is listening,
but I do give some time to
exercising the little gray cells
in my mind. Many people,
no names given, spend
most of their time yapping
while people like me spend
their time napping. While
napping, I am also exercising
my mind.
Some people exercise their
mind by doing crossword
puzzles. I tried this but every
once in a while I’11 think of the
right word and then that word
makes me think of something
else and that makes me think
of something else altogether
and pretty soon I’m off on
one of my little mind trips.
One thing about these little
mind trips of mine, they
do not cost very much and
when I come to, I am quite
refreshed.
One danger about my little
mind trips is that sometimes
I am not alone when I am
tripping out. This can be quite
dangerous to my health.
Last week, for example, I
was driving across town and
happened to engage in one of
my little mind trips. It must
have been a good one because
I was thoroughly enj oying my
trip and then I began to hear
in the background a variety
of words that did not seem
connected nor did they make
sense. These words did not
have anything whatsoever to
do with the little trip I was on
at the time.
Then the words started to
fall into some kind of an order.
Are... You... Listening...
To... What... I’m... Saying?
At first, they did not seem
connected and to be truthful
it rather upset me because
these words were interrupting
a very nice mind trip I was
on at the time. I hate it when
I am interrupted by such
nonsense.
For some reason I happened
to glance over to my right
and was shocked to discover
that the Gracious Mistress of
the Parsonage was sitting in
the passenger seat. At first, I
thought I was hallucinating.
However, she was looking
back at me!
I stared at her for a minute
and then demanded, “What
are you doing in my car?”
She gave me one of those
looks indicating I was in
serious trouble. Then it
dawned on me. We were
going across town to go
shopping. For some reason
I had tuned everything out
and slipped into a wonderful
mind trip.
Well, for the rest of the
trip I was listening to a voice
but that voice was not in my
head; it was in my ears. Both
of them. I had to leave my
little mind trip for another
occasion when I was by
myself.
I must confess that when
I get on one of those mind
trips of mine I lose sense of
everything around me. I have
a very active mind; of course,
my wife says I have a very
active imagination. I am not
sure the difference, and I am
not about to ask her, either.
Some mysteries in life should
be just that. A mystery.
One mind trip that I get
on to about this time a year
is Easter. Lately I have had
Easter on my mind.
I know the word “Easter,” is
not a very politically correct
word today. But then I am
not running for politics, in
fact, I am running away from
politics as much as possible.
I like the word Easter.
In some places, they are
changing the Easter Bunny
to the Spring Bunny and the
Easter Egg Hunt to the Spring
Egg Hunt. This is supposed to
be more PC tolerable. After
all, it is important that we
should be PC in everything
we do.
Those people who object to
the word “Easter,” I wonder
if they really know where it
came from.
To some the Easter Bunny
has some kind of a religious
connotation. Personally,
I never discovered what
denomination the Easter
Bunny is a member of. Where
does the Easter Bunny attend
church? The First Church of
the Easter Egg Hunt?
It has become a popular
thing not to tolerate religion
in our country. Well, let me
correct that. We tolerate all
religions except Christianity.
It is too bad the people who
cannot tolerate Christianity
are unable to read. I think it is
sad this generation is not able
to read anymore, because
Out to Pastor
Rev. James L. Snyder
jamessnyder2@att.net or
whatafellowship.com
if they were, they might
read some of the history of
this country and discover it
was founded on Christian
principles. Imagine that!
I can understand why
people are confused about
Easter with the Easter Bunny
and the Easter Egg. Most
are confused about how the
Easter Bunny can lay Easter
Eggs. They are only familiar
with Bugs Bunny and
everybody knows he cannot
lay an egg. So, where do
these mysterious Easter Eggs
come from?
Laying all that nonsense
aside, and that is all it
is, Easter has some very
wonderful memories for me.
Say what they will, nothing
they say can undermine the
wonderful thoughts I have
about Easter.
I like what the apostle Paul
says, “For I delivered unto
you first of all that which I
also received, how that Christ
died for our sins according
to the scriptures; And that
he was buried, and that he
rose again the third day
according to the scriptures”
(1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV).
The songwriter was right
when he said, “Because He
lives, I can face tomorrow.”
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Dorothy “Judy” Collins Aultman
Roberta, GA- Dorothy “Judy” Collins
Aultman, 73, passed away on Tuesday,
March 19, 2013. Funeral services and
a celebration of her life was held on
Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Musella
Baptist Church, in Musella, GA. Burial
was at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
with the Rev. Joe McDaniel officiating.
Flowers are accepted or donations may
be made to Musella Baptist Church,
Musella, GA or to the American Cancer
Society, Macon, GA.
Judy was bom in Lake Wales, FL to the
late Clifton and Marie D. Waters. She was
preceded in death by her brother, Lamar
Waters. Mrs. Aultman attended Musella
Baptist Church. Judy enjoyed cooking
and fishing and most of all spending time
with her family. She was a devoted and
loving wife, mother, grandmother, great
grandmother and sister.
She is survived by her husband,
Charles W. Aultman of Roberta, son,
Cary A (Wendy) Collins of Byron,
daughters, Patricia (Ricky) Walker of
Roberta, Lynn (Danny) McGahee of
Roberta, grandchildren, Tabatha Carlson,
Colby Collins, Jennifer Brown, Erica
McGahee O’Neal, and Heather Collins,
nine great grandchildren, sister Gwen
Foster of Lake Wales, FL, two brothers
Franklin Waters and Olin Waters, both of
Lake Wales, FL, and several nieces and
nephews.
Visit www.maconmp.com to express
condolences. Macon Memorial Park
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
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The family of Dorothy "Judy" Collins Aultman
would like to thank all those who have
offered prayers and condolences in this time
of grief.
Your kindness has been greatly appreciated.
The fAmilvj of Aviltm^n
Fear Not
Fear of failure, fear of
man, fear of rejection are
some of the strongest tools
satan uses to hinder us
from making progress. But
no matter what kind of fear
the enemy sends against
us, the important thing is to
overcome it. When we are
faced with fear, we must not
give in to it. We must not
run from it. We must learn
to face our fears, stand our
ground and know that we
are more than conquerors.
(Rom 8:37).
We fear what people will
think about us if we fail. If
we step out and fail, some
people may hear about
it but realize they have a
skeleton in their closet. It
is better to try something
and fail than to try nothing
and succeed. For God did
not give us a spirit of fear,
but of power, and of love,
and of a sound mind.
Fear of people can hinder
everything we try to do.
Let me ask you a question?
Why fear people who
can do no eternal harm?
Instead we ought to fear
God who can turn the harm
intended by others into
good when we trust Him.
To overcome fear, we must
think more about God’s
Weekly Devotion
By Angie Carr
Columnist
love for us. I John 4:18
says, “Perfect love casteth
out fear.” We have to make
up our minds, we will not
fear and approach life with
boldness, determining that
fear will not rule our life.
Fear will torment us if we
don’t take control of it.
When we fear, we are
not operating in faith,
which is the only way to
truly please God. Fear
will prevent us from going
forward with whatever we
need to do. We don’t need
to fear difficult things, new
things, challenging things
or even unpleasant things.
We can face life with a
confident attitude, knowing
that where God guides, He
provides. He gives us grace
one day at a time. In times
of fear and uncertainties,
it is calming to know that
Christ is always with us.
Be blessed!
Church Happenings
Prayer Line, Tuesdays and
Thursdays, Christ Abundant
Life Ministries, S. Dugger
Ave., Roberta. Call 478-
836-3912.
Concert. The Cleghoms from
Kathleen, GA will be singing
at 6:00 p.m. April 28th. Love
offering accepted. For more
info call 478-935-8163.
Word of God Tabernacle
invites you to join them
for the following weekly
services: Sunday Prayer at
9:00 a.m., Sunday School at
10:00 a.m., Sunday Service at
11:00 a.m.; Monday Prayer at
9:00 a.m.; Wednesday Prayer
at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.;
Friday Prayer at 9:00 a.m.
Everyone is invited. Pastor
Frank Martin, Sr.
Springhill Baptist Church
is providing free Tutoring
Service every Monday at
5:30-6:30p.m. 71, Springhill
Church Rd., Roberta.
Marriage Restored weekend
is scheduled for April 12-14,
2013 in Macon, GA. Marriage
Restored is a weekend
program for couples who
have experienced marriage-
threatening circumstances
and it is a weekend of hope
for couples in crisis. All faiths
are welcome. For more info
visit the website at www.
marriagerestored.com
Pineview Baptist Church
will be celebrating their
church anniversary the 1st
Sunday in April (4/7/13) at
11:30 a.m.
Victory Baptist Church is
holding a BBQ plate sale to
raise money for their youth
group to go to summer camp.
Plates are $8 and will be
delivered to you on Friday,
April 12 between 11 a.m. and
1 p.m. Includes BBQ, bread,
chips, stew, slaw, and dessert.
Give them a call at 478-
825-7495 or email vbcfv@
bellsouth.net
Open Bible Tabernacle
Baptist Church: Gospel
Pleasant Grove Church:
Invites all area churches and
organizations to their pastor,
wife and daughter’s 14th
anniversary celebration. This
event kicks off on Saturday,
April 6th with a formal ball
to be held at the Crawford
County High School 7-10
p.m. Tickets are $15 for
an individual and $25 for
couples. Climax Sunday April
14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Our
speaker for this great occasion
will be Rev. Lonnie Fletcher
pastor of Orange Grove
Baptist Church, Culloden,
GA. Anyone who would like
to purchase tickets to the Ball
please contact Darlene Webb
at 478-836-4739 or 478-391-
2637.
St. James Church will be
celebrating their annual
women’s day the second
Sunday of April (4-14-13).
Speaker will be Eavngelist
Azlen Hicks.
Deadline for Church
Happenings: Friday 5
p.m.
McLeighton Funeral Service
view obituaries at www.mcleightonfuneralservice.coin
375 S. Dugger Avenue
Roberta, Georgia
478-836-3336
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McLeighton - owners
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