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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 9B
Church News
UPCOMING
THIS WEEK
White Plains Baptist
Church, Jefferson, will hold
the ordination service for its
new pastor, the Rev. Cary
Pitman, on Saturday, January
22, at 6 p.m. On Sunday,
January 23, at 6 p.m., the
church will host “Naomi and
the Segos” in concert. The
church is located at 3650
Highway 124 W. For more
information, call 706-658-
6545.
First Baptist Church of
Jefferson will host a special
family worship experience on
Sunday, January 23, at 5 p.m.
The church is located at 246
Washington Street. Michael
Helms is pastor. For more
information, call 706-367-
8332.
Center Union Baptist
Church, Braselton, will host
“Naomi and the Segos” for a
singing on Friday, January 21,
at 7 p.m. The church is locat
ed at 302 Ednaville Road.
Beau-Champs Gospel
Hall, Nicholson, will present
the “Gipsons” in concert on
Saturday, January 22, from
6-9 p.m. There will be no
admission charge but a love
offering will be taken. The
hall is located on Highway
441. For more information,
call Bill or Fran at 706-202-
1004.
Calvary Baptist Church.
Commerce, will host “Naomi
and the Segos” for a singing
on Sunday, January 23, at 10
a.m. The church is located
at 1435 Hospital Road. For
more information, call 706-
335-3429 or 706-335-2142.
Madison Street Baptist
Church, Commerce, will
present a sermon series enti
tled “Blessings from heaven
in 2011,” presented by return
ing pastor Jim Waller, begin
ning on Sunday, January 23,
at 10:45 a.m. and continu
ing through Sunday, February
27, at 10:45 a.m. The church
is located at 188 Madison
Street. For more information,
call 706-335-6358 or e-mail
MadisonS tBaptist@ wind-
stream, net.
Winder Church of God
of Prophecy will host “The
Lanierland Boys” for a sing
ing on Saturday, January 22,
at 6 p.m. The church is locat
ed on Wright Street.
New Hope Baptist Church,
Nicholson, will hold a benefit
chicken mull and gospel sing
ing featuring “Naomi and the
Segos” on Saturday, January
22 for the Swindle Library.
The mull is $5, from 5-8
p.m., and singing is at 6 p.m.
The church is located at 211
Stapler Drive. For more infor
mation, call 706-614-8697.
Center United Methodist
Church, Hoschton, will
have its monthly “senior lun
cheon” Thursday, January 20,
at 11:30 a.m. The church is
located at 7641 Jackson Trail
Road. Blaine Spence is pas
tor. For more information,
call 706-654-4862.
UPCOMING
NEXT WEEK
Academy Baptist Church,
Jefferson, will host its fifth
Sunday singing on January
30, at 6 p.m. Performers
will include Gary and Linda
Crowe, Andy Blackwell,
Robbie Fields, Tom Gordon,
B.J. Miller, Cindy Sanders
and Rick Dudley. The church
is located north of Jefferson
on Academy Church Road.
The Rev. Lee Hunter is pas
tor. For more information,
call 706-983-0100 or 706-
367-7312.
Calvary Baptist Church,
Statham, will host south
ern gospel group “The
Inspirations” on Thursday,
January 27, at 7 p.m. The
church is located at 1975
Highway 82. For more infor
mation, call 770-725-5164.
First Baptist Church of
Jefferson's senior adults will
travel to Booth Western Art
Museum in Cartersville on
Tuesday, January 25, depart
ing the church at 10 a.m. Cost
is $7 plus meal. A women’s
prayer retreat will take place
at Lake Hartwell on Friday,
January 28 and Saturday,
January 29. The church is
located at 246 Washington
Street. Michael Helms is pas
tor. For more information,
call 706-367-8332 or visit
www.fbcjefferson.org.
Hoschton United
Methodist Church’s seniors
group, “The Primetimers,”
will meet on Friday, January
28, at 11 a.m. in the fellow
ship hall for lunch and bingo.
The church is located at 12
Mulberry Street, 2 blocks
behind city square. The Rev.
Luis Ortiz is pastor. For more
information, call Sandra
Morgan at 706-654-1422.
Athens Christian Women’s
Connection will meet on
Thursday, January 27, at
9:45 for brunch at Girasoles,
24 Greensboro Highway,
Watkinsville, and participate
in a jewelry and accessory
swap. Bring five gently used
accessories to trade. Linda
Cown, Covington, will be
guest speaker. Tickets are
$15.50. Reservations are
required by January 24 and
may be made by calling 706-
769-6909 or through www.
athenschristianwomen.org.
New Hope Baptist Church,
Nicholson, will host “The
Chestatee River Quartet” on
Sunday, January 30, at 6 p.m.
The church is located at 211
Stapler Drive. Mike Stowers
is pastor. For more informa
tion, call 706-614-8697.
West End Baptist Church,
Athens, will host a fifth
Sunday singing on January
30, at 6 p.m. featuring the
“Crossroad Singers” of
Danielsville. The church is
located at 890 Boulevard. For
more information, call 706-
543-6320.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Neal’s Grove Baptist
Church, Commerce, will
observe “Black History
Month” with a special ser
vice on Sunday, February 6,
at 11 a.m. The Valentine ball
will take place on Saturday,
February 12, at 6 p.m. Cost
is $10 per person. The church
is located at 900 Sims Bridge
Road. Johnny F. Smith is pas
tor.
The Commerce First
United Methodist Church
will be hosting “Celebrate
Recovery” beginning
Monday, February 14, at 7
p.m. in the church’s main
office building. The program
is a Christ-centered group to
help people with hurts, habits
and hang-ups and is based
on eight principles from the
beatitudes. The location is 16
Cherry Street. For more infor
mation, call Joel Beauchamp
at 706-367-0057.
Maysville Baptist Church
will hold its fifth annual “Wild
Game Dinner” on Thursday,
February 17, at 6:30 p.m.
Special guest speaker will be
Eddie Middleton. The church
is located at 15 Homer Street.
For more information or to
obtain tickets, call 706-652-
2228.
Free Will Worship Center,
Nicholson, will be the site
for a yard sale and singing
to benefit Larry Presley, on
Saturday, February 12, the
yard sale will begin at 8 a.m.
and the singing at 10 a.m.,
and both events will contin
ue throughout the day. The
Center is located on Highway
441. For more information,
call Roger Presley at 706-
757-3490.
GRACE IS
SUCH a small
word that packs a
powerful punch.
It is defined as
unmerited favor,
but it is so much
more.
My first thought
is saving grace.
Ephesians 2:8 says,
“For it is by grace
you have been
saved, through faith - and
this not from yourselves, it
is the gift of God.” Instead of
receiving a death sentence for
our sins, we are offered eter
nal life through Jesus Christ.
God forgives us, so why
is it so hard for us to forgive
ourselves at times? There are
probably things that we wish
we could take back. It may be
a deed or words spoken, but
we can’t let it go. It troubles
our minds and it hinders our
lives.
Let’s look at the life of Peter.
In Luke 22, he tells Jesus that
he is going with Him to the
end. Before the chapter con
cludes, Peter has denied Jesus
three times. When it dawned
on Peter, we see that he wept
bitterly. Now that sounds like
the end, but it’s not.
Does that sound like you?
Are you having a problem
forgiving yourself? This could
be a shameful and embarrass
ing situation from your teen
age years. It could be a sin
that has crept back into your
life, and it’s gotten easy to
justify. It really doesn’t matter
to God. Sin is sin, and for
giveness is forgiveness. His
forgiveness is complete; His
forgiveness is unconditional.
It’s free. All we have to do
is repent before the Lord and
change directions. Be specific
in your prayer. Ask God to
forgive you for it and call it
by name.
If this sin still plagues
you, find a verse to cover
your case. Romans 8:1 says,
“There is now no condemna
tion for those who
are in Christ.” Isaiah
43:24 says, “I am he
who blots out your
transgressions and
remembers your sins
no more.” And my
personal favorite,
Psalm 103:12, says,
“As far as the east is
from the west, so far
has he removed our
transgressions from
us.”
Our God is God of second
chances. As soon as Christ
rose from the dead, he says
go tell my disciples and Peter
that I have risen. Does that
sound like a God who is
upset? Does that sound like
a Savior who has given up on
Peter? Absolutely not! When
we look in the book of Acts
we see that Peter plays an
instrumental part in the king
dom.
It’s the same for you. Try to
remember that precious blood
of Jesus is big enough, good
enough, and thorough enough
to cover any and every trans
gression. Nothing is too big
for the blood of Jesus.
In scripture, we find that
David was a murderer and
committed adultery, yet God
said he was a man after his
own heart. We find that Jonah
ran away from God; Paul
persecuted and murdered
Christians. Rahab was a pros
titute.
I believe God put these
examples in scripture so we
could see that we’re not alone.
God has forgiven each of us,
and by His grace we will
begin to forgive ourselves.
Now it is time to ask for His
help to begin the healing pro
cess. His grace is sufficient.
2 Corinthians 12:9 says, “My
grace is sufficient for thee: for
my strength is made perfect in
weakness.”
Sherry Lewis is associ
ate pastor at Lighthouse
Congregational Holiness
Church. She can be reached
at bcnscoop@aol.com.
Forgiving by the grace of God
sherry
lewis
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