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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Church
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
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
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
obeyed. He went into the city
and proclaimed God’s mes
sage, “Forty days and Nineveh
will be overthrown.” The Nin-
evites 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 a 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.
'Missionary
Day' planned
Arendall and New Faith
Methodist Church will host
“Missionary Day” Sunday,
September 21, at 11 a.m.
The guest speaker will be
Ms. Karen Wood, wife of the
Rev. Kevin Wood.
The church is located at 402
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,
Commerce.
Day program
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.
St. Catherine
to have booth
St. Catherine Laboure Cath
olic Mission will have a booth
at “Art In The Park” Saturday
and Sunday, Sept. 20 and 21.
Bratwurst, hot dogs, sauer
kraut and baked goods will be
for sale.
All proceeds will go towards
the church building fund.
The church is currently lo
cated at 708 State Street, Com
merce.
For more information, call
706-335-2622.
Women's day
set for Sept. 28
Mt. Calvary Missionary
Baptist Church, Commerce,
will host its annual women’s
day Sunday, September 28, at
11 a.m.
The theme is “Women Step
ping Out On Faith.”
The guest speaker will be
Sabrina Atkism.
For more information, call
706-335-6263.
Mt. Calvary
Sept, event set
Mt. Calvary Missionary Bap
tist Church, Commerce, will
host a concert and candlelight
memorial service Sunday, Sep
tember 21, at 3 p.m.
The guests will be the “John
nie Mathis and Company Re
vue.”
For more information, call
706-335-6263.
The church is located at 96
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Upcoming Oct.
events planned
Community Church, Com
merce, will host the following
events:
Sunday, October 5, a baby
and child dedication will be
held at 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 12, the
11:15 a.m. service will be
gin a six-week “Fire Proof
Campaign.” The purpose of
the campaign is to strengthen
marriages and relationships
within the church and commu
nity, leaders stated.
For more information, visit
WWW.
Upcoming
Apple Valley
Baptist events
Apple Valley Baptist
Church, Commerce, will host
the following events:
Saturday, Sept. 20, scrap
booking from 9-11 a.m. Bring
items to share. Snacks will be
provided for.
Saturday, Oct. 4, community
fall harvest festival with activ
ity booths from 2 to 4 p.m. and
a chili and hotdog supper from
4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Also, there
will be singing with “Divine
3” from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 5, old fashion
Sunday with Sunday school
from 10-11 a.m. and wor
ship service from 11 a.m. to 12
noon. Dress in old time clothes
and have a picture made in an
old car.
For more informa
tion, call 706-367-4864 or
706-536-0006.
The church is located at
4640 Jefferson Road.
Sept. Diabetic
Outreach set
Rogers Baptist Church,
Commerce, will sponsor a Di
abetic Outreach Saturday, Oc
tober 4, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
To qualify one must: have
Medicare or Medicaid as their
primary insurance, a doctor
must be in charge of their dia
betic care, do not have to be
on insulin and must test their
blood sugar on a regular basis.
Those who qualify can re
ceive a free blood monitoring
device and the strips used for
blood sugar checking.
Anyone 65 or older may
qualify for a free pair of cus
tom fitted shoes.
To schedule an appointment,
call 706-335-6941. Walk-ins
are welcome.
The church is located at 1890
Rogers Church Road.
'Divine 3' to
perform soon
Divine Three will be the
special guests for homecom
ing at the Lighthouse Con
gregational Holiness Church
on Sunday, September 28, at
10:30 a.m.
A covered dish lunch will be
served.
“Please come out and join
us for a morning of worship
and praise,” leaders say.
The church is located on Hwy.
98 between Maysville and
Commerce. For more infor
mation, call 770 654-2226.
Berea Baptist
plans craft fair
Berea Baptist Church will
hold its third annual craft fair
to benefit the American Can
cer Society’s Relay for Life on
Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at the Berea Baptist
Church Community Center.
For application forms and
information, call Janice Ad
ams at 706-789-2314.
Temple Baptist
events planned
Temple Baptist, Homer, will
host a homecoming Sunday,
September 21, at 11 a.m.
A revival will be held Mon
day through Wednesday, Sep
tember 22 - 24, at 7:30 p.m.
nightly with the Rev. Preston
Moore speaking.
The guest singers will be
“The Maxwells,” Nicholson.
A nursery will be provided.
For more information, call
706-367-2947.
The church is located on
Temple Road, off Hwy. 51 S.
'Ole Timey Day'
to be observed
Homer United Method
ist Church will observe “Ole
Timey Day” Sunday, Septem
ber 21, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
If possible, members are re
quested to wear attire of yes
teryear.
Music popular to past gener
ations and an evangelistic ser
mon titled “Yoked to Jesus” by
the Rev. Jim McLendon, will
be heard at both services.
The church’s chancel choir
will provide special music.
Mack Garrison, local classic
auto collector, will display an
tique automobiles in the semi
circular driveway in front of
the sanctuary building.
Special awards will be pre
sented in selected categories.
The church is located at
the comers of Sycamore and
Church Streets, downtown
Homer.
Conference
to be held Sat.
Harmony Baptist Church,
Baldwin, will host a ladies
conference titled “Ribbons of
Prayer” Saturday, September
20, at 5:30 p.m.
The group “By Design” will
be featured.
The church is located at
5223 Old Hwy. 441 N.
Church News Deadline is
Monday by Noon.
Fax items to
706-387-5419
or e-mail to
churchnews @ mainstreetnews.com
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