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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008
Church News
Revival planned at Lula
Assembly of Praise Jan. 28-30
Lula Assembly of Praise Church will hold
revival services January 28 through January
30. Services will be held at 7 p.m. nightly.
Guest minister will be the Rev. Oral Lyons,
pastor of Sanderson Congregational Holiness
Church in Sanderson, Fla.
The church is located at 6158 Carter Street
in Lula.
For information, call the Lula Assembly of
Praise Church office at 770-869-7632 or by
email at staff@assemblyofpraise.com.
Bible study set at Mt. Bethel
Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church will
study the Gospel according to John at its
monthly Bible study on Wednesday, January
30, at 7 p.m.
A covered dish fellowship meal will be
served. The study of the second chapter of
John will follow the meal.
Church leaders invite the community to
attend.
The Rev. Lynn Gibson is pastor.
The church is located at 295 Mt. Bethel
Road, off of Hwy. 59.
Free teacher training to be
held at Toccoa Falls College
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Northeast
Georgia will present a 2-day teacher training
seminar on Friday, January 25, and Saturday,
January 26, in the Christian Education Building
at Toccoa Falls College.
Training will include “How to lead a child
to Christ,” teaching a Bible lesson weaving in
the gospel and teaching for the Christian child,
teaching a Bible verse, scriptural songs, mis
sionary story, review games and discipline.
On Friday, January 25, the time is from 6 to
9:30 p.m. and classes will be held on Saturday
from noon to 5 p.m.
“This seminar will benefit those who teach
Sunday School, Junior Church, Good News
Clubs or other children’s programs,” according
to a press release about the event.
The seminar is free and open to everyone.
Call 706-886-4130 to register.
Warren Chapel UMC
announces Bible study course
Warren Chapel United Methodist Church,
Commerce, will deliver lessons 5-8 of Alan
Stringfellow’s “Walk through the Bible in one
year” course during the month of January.
Lessons 5-8, covering the Book of Numbers
through The Book of Ruth, will be shared
Wednesday nights beginning at 7:30 p.m. Dr.
Elmer Towns, Liberty University School of
Theology and church pastor, Anthony Howell,
will lead the class.
Mid-week worship and praise services begin
at 6:30 p.m.
A nursery is available.
A multi-cultural and contemporary worship
and praise service is held Sundays at 9 a.m.
Sunday School begins at 8 a.m.
The church is located at 468 Homer Road.
For more information, call the church at
706-335-5290.
Center Baptist Church to
sell chicken mull February 2
Center Baptist Church will sell chicken mull
on Saturday, February 2, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
The meal will cost $6 per person and will
include dessert.
The event will raise funds for items needed
by the church choir.
For more information, call 706-548-2893.
Erastus to sell chicken mull
Erastus Christian Church will sell chicken
mull on Saturday, January 26, from 5 to 7
p.m.
The dinner is dine-in or take-out.
For tickets or more information, call
706-335-4001 or 706-335-6140.
The church is located at 2050 Neese
Commerce Rd.
Pfeifers to perform at
Cleveland church January 27
Christian recording artist, The Pfeifers,
will be featured at the Living Hope Church,
Cleveland, on Sunday, January 27 during the
10:30 a.m. worship service and the 6 p.m.
service.
The Pfeifers are recognized as a leader in
the Christian music genre, according to a
press release. Their music has been shared
with world-wide audiences via the popular
Gaither Homecoming video series, as well
as performances on the Trinity Broadcasting
Network, Gospel Music Television, the DISH
Network and the Sky Angel Network. They
have also had radio success with multiple
national hit releases and top industry award
nominations. Additionally, group member John
Pfeifer received Southern Gospel Music’s 2006
Favorite Instrumentalist Award, presented by
The Singing News Magazine, Southern Gospel
Music’s leading fan and trade publication.
For more information, call 706-809-8433 or
706-348-8216.
First Love Outreach Center
Celebrates Fourth Anniversary
First Love Outreach Center, Commerce, is
celebrating its fourth anniversary with a special
guest speaker, Dr. James B. Richards, from
Impact Ministries in Huntsville, Ala. Service
times are Friday and Saturday, January 18 and
19 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, January 20 at 10 a.m.
and 7 p.m.
Dr. Richards is a pastor, international confer
ence speaker and author who proclaims a mes
sage that is practical, relevant, simple, safe and
empowering, church leaders said.
The church is located at 2361 N. Elm Street
in Commerce. For more information, call the
church office at 706-335-3190 or log on to
www.GiveUsOneYear.com. Everyone is wel
come.
Groundbreaking set at Apple
Valley Baptist Church Sunday
Apple Valley Baptist Church, Commerce, will
hold a ground breaking ceremony on Sunday,
January 20. Worship services will begin at 11
p.m., the ground breaking ceremony will begin
after the service.
Larry Mayfield to sing Jan. 20
Larry Mayfield will hold a gospel singing at
Peachtree Plantation, Commerce, on Sunday,
January 20, at 2 p.m.
The center is located at 2114 Hudson Drive.
For more information, call 706-367-8133.
Everyone is welcome.
Concert planned at
Commerce Cultural Center
A gospel singing will be held at the Commerce
Cultural Center on Saturday, January 19, at 6
p.m.
The concert will feature The Bristows, God’s
Way, Gospel Way, Perry House and Randy
Campbell and Cindy York.
Admission is free. Everyone is welcome.
For directions and more information, call
706-367-9002.
Peace during the storms of life
Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give unto you
not as the world giveth
give I unto you. Let not
your heart be troubled
neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27
I watched her from
a distance before she
wheeled right up to me
and asked if she could
help me. I must say I was
impressed from the get
go at how she maneu
vered her wheelchair. I told her I’d
like a haircut. At least that was my
motive when I entered the beauty
shop on a North Carolina roadway.
By the time I left the shop that day,
I felt as if I’d been in a revival ser
vice of renewal.
It was so strange. I was on my
way home from a mountain get
away and I felt impressed to get a
haircut. A war waged in my mind
from the moment I pulled into the
parking lot and took the seemingly
endless walk from my car to the
door. Why in the world would I
even consider stopping to let a total
stranger, in another state, no less,
cut my hair? I can tell you why.
It’s called a God inspired teachable
moment.
There were several people cutting
hair in the shop that day; I held my
breath hoping that I would have the
opportunity to sit in her chair and
find out more about the incredible
woman. Of course I was intrigued
at the way she conducted her busi
ness; but as the moments passed,
I was even more impressed at the
way she conducted her life.
As the locks begin to fall to the
floor, the tears begin to come down
too. From what I remember, I think
there were more tears coming from
my eyes, than the woman
I thought I was going to
minister to.
Quickly she told me
her story with such preci
sion; I knew she’d testi
fied about it a hundred
times before. She said
she’d been involved in an
accident and she’d lost
her legs.
Not only did she lose
her legs, she lost her son
as well. As I listened to
her talk, I wanted to pity her; but
there was just something about her
face. She continued to tell me
about her best friend; the one that
sticks closer than a brother in good
times and bad. Yes, she was talking
about the Lord. She told me how
He had comforted and sustained
her in what had been the worst time
in her life. Yes, I thought I was
going to minister to her, but it turns
out that this woman taught me a
valuable lesson about life.
She’s taken a situation that could
have destroyed her and made it her
ministry. My guess is she’s touch
ing lives every time she tells her
story. While she could be angry,
bitter and given up, she’s risen up
in the face of adversity and put her
trust in God.
Life is not always easy and life is
not always fair, but the important
thing is to hold onto the unchanging
hand of God. He can give each of
us peace in the midst of the storms
of life. That is how she’s made it
though this difficult situation and
that is how each of us is going to
make it through the trials and tribu
lations we experience in our lives.
Sherry Lewis is a resident of
Maysville. She can be reached at
bcnscoop@aol.com
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