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April 6, 2022
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Spotlight on Local Churches
CAROLYN S CORNER by Carolyn Martel
Jesus leaves no
I need to ask a serious question. If you
are Christian, have you ever doubted
your salvation? I ask the question, be
cause I had a conversation with a man
last week who had no assurance that he was
saved. He had no assurance that he would
go to heaven when he died.
So what was nagging him? He recount
ed that he had done a lot of
crazy, wild things when he
was a young man, and he
“hoped” that the life he was
living now and the good
things he was doing “might
get him into heaven," but he
wasn’t sure.
First of all, the Bible
says we are not saved
by our good works.
Ephesians 2:8-9
says,’’For by grace
you are saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves: it is a gift of God: Not of
works, lest any man should boast.”
Second, we should not be ignorant of
how Satan operates. The Bible compares
him to a roaring lion seeking whom he
may devour. And he would love to con
sume us with doubt. Oh, what a tasty treat
for him! But first, he roars! It’s an intimi
dating roar that reverberates in the cham
bers of your mind, causing you to question
God’s grace and forgiveness.
The Bible also says that Satan is the
“prince of the power of the air!’ He’s
always broadcasting negativity, doubt, fear,
condemnation and confusion. Maybe you
picked up his signal recently. The unwel
come message may have sounded like this:
“You’ve messed up too many times. You’re
still making mistakes. So forget it. There’s
no way you are going to heaven!”
The devil loves to bring up your past,
remind you of your present short-comings
and question the truth of God’s word. “Yea,
hath God said?”, the serpent hisses. But if
you have repented of your sins and con
fessed Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you
are a child of God! Case closed! At least it
should be.
room for doubt
However, the Apostle John knew that we
humans sometimes struggle with doubt,
that’s why he was inspired to write: “And
this is the record, that God hath given to
us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he
that hath not the Son of God hath not
life. These things have I written unto you
that believe on the name of the Son of
God; that ye may know that ye have
eternal life, and that ye may believe on
the name of the Son of God.” (I John
5:11-13).
If you are a child of God struggling
with doubt, it’s time to drown out the
“roar” of the devil. Hear the roar of the
“Lion of Judah” instead: “I (Jesus)
tell you the truth, he that believes
on me has everlasting life.” (John
6:47).
I don’t hear any uncertainty in
those words, do you? Why rehearse your
doubts? Give the devil a migraine head
ache and choose faith instead. How does
faith come? Faith comes by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God. (Romans
10:17). Here’s one way to look at it. Faith
results from listening to the right voice. So
whose voice and words will you believe-
Jesus or Satan? Never forget that Satan is
a liar and the father of it. Plus, he’s never
going to say anything encouraging about
your future!
You don’t have to second guess the valid
ity of your salvation or that heaven will be
your eternal home. I love what I heard pas
tor Adrian Rogers say one time: “You don’t
have to have a “hope-so” religion when
you can have a “know-so” salvation.” The
redeemed have a glorious future awaiting
them!
Listen to Jesus, “Fear not, little flock; for
it is your Father’s good pleasure to give
you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32).
One last thing. When the devil tries to re
mind you of your past, remind him about
his future - he doesn’t have one!
Carolyn Martel is the retired advertising
manager of the Reporter. Email her at car-
olynmartell @bellsouth. net.
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Baby chicks visit First
Baptist Preschool
In honor of Georgia Agiculture week
2022 the Monroe County Larm Bureau
Women’s committee chairman Melissa
Mathis and Office Manager Sandi Wil
liams took baby chicks, different colored
eggs and a sample of chicken feed to The
Lirst Baptist Cburch of Lorsyth Preschool.
Melissa read the book “Chicken Big.” She
explained chickens need food and water to
survive and can lay many different colored
eggs. She showed the children how to hold
a baby chick safely.
Monroe Co. CHURCH CALENDAR
Email church calendar news to Diane Glidewell at news@mymcr.net by Monday at
1 0 a.m. Church information is published free of charge as space permits.
April 9
Garden Hill Baptist
holds Easter celebration
Garden Hill Baptist Church,
88 Vining Street, Forsyth will
have an Easter celebration
on Saturday, April 9 at 4
p.m., sharing the story of
Easter, having an egg hunt
and grilling out hotdogs and
hamburgers. All are invited
and welcomed.
Rocky Creek Baptist
has Men’s Fellowship
Breakfast
Rocky Creek Baptist Church,
225 Rocky Creek Rd,
Forsyth will have a Men’s
Fellowship Breakfast on
Saturday, April 9 at 9 a.m.
The Rocky Creek Motor
cycle Ministry will honor
Law Enforcement. All law
enforcement personnel (men
& women) and the public
are invited.
Rocky Creek Baptist
Church, 225 Rocky Creek
Rd, Forsyth hosts a Men’s
Fellowship Breakfast on the
2nd Saturday of each month
at 9 a.m. All men from the
community are invited.
April 10
Maynard Baptist hosts
Palm Sunday Singing
Maynard Baptist
Church, 1 195 Juliette Road,
Forsyth will host a Palm
Sunday Singing on Sunday,
April 10 at 5 p.m. Special
music will be provided by
the Southern Gospel group
Southern Style. A meal will
be held following the sing
ing. The public is invited to
attend.
April 13
Circle of Care Food
Distribution will be at
Christ UMC
The Circle of Care, with
the assistance of com
munity churches and other
volunteers, will distribute
food packages provided by
Middle Georgia Community
Food Bank on Wednesday,
April 13 at Christ United
Methodist Church, 417 N.
Frontage Road, Forsyth.
Recipients should begin lining
up at 10 a.m. Future monthly
distributions are planned for
the second Wednesday of
each month. Check Christ
United Methodist Church's
Facebook page or call
478-994-1232 for updated
information.
April 14
Forsyth UMC presents
The Living Last Supper
Forsyth United Methodist
Church invites everyone to a
dramatic production depict
ing the Last Supper of Jesus
with his disciples on Thurs
day, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. in
the church sanctuary at 68
W. Johnston Street, Forsyth.
The Living Last Supper is a
worship experience for the
whole family.
April 14,15,17
New Providence Baptist
holds Easter services
New Providence Baptist
Church, 2560 Highway 41
S, Smarr invites everyone to
its Easter services: Thursday,
April 1 4, Passover at 6 p.m.;
Friday, April 15, Crosswalk
at 6 p.m.: Sunday, April 17
Sunrise Service at 7 a.m.;
breakfast at 9:15 a.m.:
worship service at 8 a.m. or
10:30 a.m.
April 16
1st Baptist of High Falls
has Egg Hunt, Fellow
ship Lunch
First Baptist Church of High
Falls, 4408 High Falls Road
invites everyone for the
Annual Easter egg hunt and
a Fellowship Hotdog Lunch
on Saturday, April 16 at 11
a.m. Come for fellowship
and to hear the Greatest
Comeback Story ever told.
On Easter Sunday, April 17
the Morning Worship Cel
ebration will be at 11 a.m.
April 14,15,17
Holy Week Community
Worship Services
The Monroe County
Ministerial Association is sup
porting Community Worship
Services for Holy Week:
Maundy Thursday Living
Lord's Supper and Commu
nion will be Thursday, April
14 at 6:30 p.m. at Forsyth
United Methodist Church;
Good Friday Tenebrae
Service will be Friday, ApriI
15 at 6:30 p.m. at Forsyth
Presbyterian Church;Easter
Sunrise Services will be Sun
day, April 17 at 7 a.m. at
Ebenezer United Methodist
and Forsyth United Method
ist Churches. Regular Easter
Sunday morning worship
services will be held at loca
churches at usual times.
April 15, 17
Bethany Baptist Church
has Easter services
Bethany Baptist Church, 365
Pea Ridge Road, Boling-
broke will have special ser
vices for Easter. The Bethany
Baptist Crosswalk will be
Good Friday, April 15 at 12
noon. There will be a Sunrise
Service on Easter Sunday,
April 17 at 7:30 a.m. The
Bethany Baptist Easter
Cantata “In His Presence”
featuring the Bethany Baptist
Adult Choir will be Sunday,
April 17 at 1 1 a.m.
April 16
St. Peter's Rock Mis
sionary Baptist Spring
Festival
St. Peter’s Rock Missionary
Baptist Church, 10496 High
way 87, Juliette will have a
Spring Festival on Saturday,
April 16 from 1 2 noon-4
p.m. There will be games,
crafts, music and food.
April 26
Food distribution at St.
James Baptist
St. James Baptist Church,
1 10 James Street, Forsyth
will host a drive-through
food distribution on Tues
day, April 26 beginning at
1 1 a.m. in partnership with
Middle Georgia Community
Food Bank. The distribution is
at St. James on the 4th Tues
day of each month, weather
permitting.
Ongoing
Rock Springs Church
Clinic
The Rock Springs Church
Health Clinic in Forsyth is
open every Wednesday
from 8:30 a.m.-noon. New
patient consultations are
available at 1 p.m. on the
2nd and 4th Wednesday
of each month. The clinic is
near Monroe County Hospi
tal at 100 MLK Jr. Drive; the
phone number is 478-992-
9581.
Forsyth UMC brings
The Last Supper to life
Lorsyth United Method
ist Church will present
a dramatic production
for the church and the
community depicting the
Last Supper of Jesus with
his disciples on Thursday,
April 14 at 6:30 pm. in the
church sanctuary at 68 W.
Johnston Street, Lorsyth.
The Living Last Supper
is a worship experience
for the whole family.
The Passover Least is in
the upper room, and the
setting is based on the
DaVinci painting, “The
Last Supper.” Each disciple
delivers a short mono
logue that highlights his
connection with Jesus and
his disbelief that one of
them could betray Him.
Anthems sung by the
choir are interspersed
throughout to focus on
pivotal events in the Bibli
cal story. The program
concludes with an invita
tion to come to the table
and receive the commu
nion elements served by
the disciples and Jesus.
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