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PAGE 6A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 Church Annual book sale planned Commerce First United Methodist Church will hold its annual book sale Friday through Sunday, September 12-14. All proceeds will go to the church’s Guatemala children’s ministry. Book donations will be ac cepted at the church office. For more information, call Janni Martin at 706-652-2815 or call the church at 706-335-4018 or visit www. commercefumc.org. The church is located at 54 Cherry Street. Jones Chapel Baptist event set for Sept. 21 Jones Chapel Baptist Church, Commerce, will hold a men and women’s day pro gram Sunday, Sept. 21, at 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to at tend. The church is located at 5114 Waterworks Road. 'Give Back' to be held Sept. 13 The Jackson County Boys and Girls Club will host a community “Give Back” for disaster victims Saturday, Sep tember 13, at 8 a.m. Food will be provided for. For more information, call Alicia Pittman Harris at 706-206-8236 or Marvetta Gordon at 706-351-4306 or Barbara Pattman at 706-335-2498. The club is located at 126 Ridgeway Street, Commerce. Day program set for this Sun. Hurricane Grove Baptist Church, Commerce, will hold a men and women day pro gram Sunday, September 7, at 3 p.m. Guests include the Rev. R. E. Cooper and the Fork Bethel Baptist Church, Lexington. Dinner will be served from 2 to 3 p.m. The church is located at 710 Apple Valley Road. For more information, call 706-367-9495. Jefferson First UMC event set “Promotion Sunday” will be observed at Jefferson First United Methodist Church Sun day, Sept. 7, at the 9 and 11 a.m. services. “Sunday school teachers and students will be recognized and students will move to the next grade on that day,” said the Rev. Carey Gibson, pastor. For more information, call 706-367-8667. The church is located at 188 Martin Street. '1st Place' to begin Sept. 8 1st Place, a weight loss and Bible study program, will be offered at Maranatha Baptist Church, Jefferson, beginning in September. All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting, leaders state. The first meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8. Childcare will be available. The church is located at 65 Ebenezer Church Road, off Hwy. 11. For more information about the program, call Susan Fouche at 706-367-4467. Brotherhood to meet this Sun. Community brotherhood members will hold their monthly breakfast program Sunday, September 7, at 7:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall of Homer United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jerry Cameron of Clemons Chapel and Hick ory Flat United Methodist churches’ will be the guest speaker. The Rev. Roy Rogers is president. All area churches are in vited to participate in the pro gram. The brotherhood meets regularly in Don Stewart Hall, located at the corner of Syc amore and Church streets, Homer. Revival being held Sundays Pleasant Acres Church, Maysville, is currently holding a revival every Sunday, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and will con tinue to into October. The guest speaker is evange list Milton Martin Jr., Gaines ville. Church leaders stated, “Peo ple are being healed in each service.” For more information, call 706-654-2978. The church is located at 129 Hale Road. Mt. Sinai to hold benefit Mt. Sinai CH Church, Lula, will hold a benefit for Tom Crocker Saturday, September 13. Mr. Crocker suffered a back injury some time ago and has not been able to work. The money raised will help with his expenses. A silent cake auction will be held and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. hot dogs will be sold. Singing will begin at 7 p.m. with guests “The Brotherhood Quartet,” “The Lula Assembly of Praise Choir” and Mt. Sinai church singers. A love offering will be re ceived. For more informa tion, call 706-677-1486 or 678-446-7999. The church is located at 322 Mt. Sinai Road. Conference to be held Sept. 4 Community Baptist Church, Ila, will host “Ladies Confer ence 2008” Thursday, Septem ber 4, at 7 p.m. Karen Peck will be singing and speaking. Church lead ers stated, “She has garnered the ‘Favorite Soprano’ award an unprecedented 11 times by the readers of ‘Singing News Magazine’.” There will be no admission fee, but a love offering will be taken. Refreshments will be served following the conference. For more information, call Debbie Holloway at 706-255-6448. The church is located at 2400 Hwy. 174. Angel Food Sept, menu information Angel Food Ministries is currently accepting orders for its September food boxes. Orders will be taken until Monday, September 15 and the pick-up date of orders will be Saturday, September 27, from 8 to 9 a.m. A regular food box, a senior food box and five box specials are available for the month of September. Box specials are only available to those who purchase a regular or senior food box. Organizers said the Angel Food program is not limited to those who are experiencing a difficult financial time, but for anyone wishing to save money on their grocery bill. Orders may be paid for us ing a check, cash, money order or food stamps. More information about the program is available at www. angelfoodministries.com. A God of second chances Sometimes we get off track and head out in the opposite direction from what God has in store for us. At times, we may choose our own job, our own relation ships, or where we go to church. We fail to stop and see what the Lord has in store for us; or maybe we are a bit rebellious and want to do things our own way. Recently, I found myself heading down that path. I knew the Lord had spoken to my heart about something and I had failed to do it. As I repented the Lord took me to Jonah 3: 1 which says, “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.” I began to praise Him for be ing a God of second chances. We all fail at times, and time after time in the Bible, we see where people are given another chance. In the book of Jonah, we find that God asked him to go to Nineveh and preach repen tance. Jonah went in the op posite direction and hopped aboard a ship headed for Tar- shish. When the boat got out to sea, a violent storm arose and the ship threatened to break up. They tried to sail back to land but they couldn’t because the storm grew even wilder than before. That is when the sailors decided to ask Jonah exactly what he had done to displease God so very much. Jonah knew what he’d done and told the sailors to throw him overboard and they did. Thankfully, that is not the end of the story. A big fish came along and swallowed Jonah up and he lived in the belly of that fish for three days and three nights. Jonah began to call on the Lord and that’s when the big fish spit him out on dry land. When God spoke to Jonah a second time telling him to go to the great city of Nineveh, he obeyed. He went into the city and proclaimed God’s message, “Forty days and Ni neveh will be overthrown.” The Ninevites believed God, declared a fast and they were saved. That is just one of many sto ries about second chances. The one that I am most thankful for starts in Genesis 2 and 3, where we find the story of Adam and Eve. When they sinned in the garden, it could have been all over for us. I thank God that He loved us enough to offer us another solution. I thank Him for a second chance. Now this did come at a great cost, when Je sus Christ came to this earth and became the sacrifice for all of our sins. The sinless Son of God was nailed to an old rugged cross and died so that we could have eternal life. He didn’t stay in that tomb. On the third day. He rose from the grave and ascended to heaven and will come back to earth to get us one day. If you find yourself in need of a second chance today, just repent and call on His name. Let the word of the Lord come to you a second time, and be ready to do His will. That is the only place we will find true contentment. Sherry Lewis is the associate pastor of the Lighthouse Con gregational Holiness Church. She can be reached at bcn- scoop@aol.com. sherry lewis The Banks County church news is due Monday by noon. Fax items to 706-387-5419 or email to churchnews@mainstreetnews.com. For questions, call Suzanne at 706-387-5401. Church news is no longer being taken over the phone. mirmnu n a nr page is made possible by these firms which ViH U KLiXl iAuIj encourage us to attend worship services. For QPHMQHPQ more information on becoming a church page OrUFS DUMKD sponsor, cail 706-367-5233. FORTSON Well Drilling & Boring, Inc. •6" Drilled Wells *24” Bored Wells •Pump Sales, Service & Installation •Water Treatment Systems *Pump Houses Customer Satisfaction Is Important To Us. We Invite You To Check Us Out. 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