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PAGE 6A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017 Church News Maysville Baptist Church offers celebrate recovery ministry Maysville Baptist Church provides a weekly Thursday evening, Celebrate Recovery meeting for the community and the church for all those who are hurting. All are invited to attend. Celebrate Recovery is a recovery ministry based on 12 steps and 8 principals from the Bible, Matthew 5 Beatitudes. There is a light meal provided free at 5:30 p.m. followed by worship, teaching and a time for open sharing that holds anonymity and confidentiality, women with women and men solely with men. The church also provides free child care if a call is made to the church the morning before the meeting 706-652-2228. The church is located at 8875 Highway 82 Spur Maysville. Contact the church office for more information. New Salem UMC homecoming planned New Salem United Methodist Church invites everyone to its annual homecoming service, Sunday, July 23. Music will start at 10:45 a.m. and a service will be held at 11 a.m. Pastor Mike Campbell will direct the service. Music will be performed by several groups and individ uals. There will be a covered dish dinner after the service. New Salem is located at 2170 Highway 59, Commerce. For more information, call 706-335-6316 or 706-490-0037 or email rrylee@windstream.net. Guidelines on church news submissions The Church News page has been established as a free service for the local area. Its intended use is to provide information about special services planned by area church es. To submit your special event, e-mail angie@mainstreet- news.com. Include the name and address of the church and the date, time and location of the event. Space is limited, so we cannot guarantee publication of any announcement. If publication is imperative, contact our advertising department at 706-367-5233 and they will assist you with developing your ad. All submissions are subject to editorial guidelines. Youth Day planned in Commerce A youth day will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, at GBTC Ministries, located at 2201 North Elm Street, Com merce. Guest evangelist will be Minister Michelle Willoughby of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Hull. Dinner will be served prior to the event, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The pastor is Sylvania Watkins Sr. Children's Orphan Choir from Haiti to sing at Freedom Church of God Children’s Orphan Choir from Haiti with love and ministry will be at the Freedom Church of God on July 21 at 7:30 p.m. The church is located at 3428 Neese Commerce Road, Madison County. “The choir was born from tragedy. All but five of these children lost everything in the earthquake in 2010. Most of them lost their complete family that day. They found their way to the home of the Pauls who were music teachers,” stated Margie Richards. “The Pauls never intended on having an orphanage but out of necessity LifeSaver Orphanage was born. The Pauls have truly been a Life Saver for these children. They are one of the happiest families we have ever met.” The funds raised during the tour will go to support children in Haiti, Ukraine and U.S. Stonepath services, singings listed Stonepath Independent Church, formerly Maysville United Methodist Church, has announced its services. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. with the worship service at 11 a.m. The Wednesday prayer meeting is at 7 p.m. Every Thursday night, at 6:30 p.m., a Southern gospel singing is held. Every fourth Friday night, at 7 p.m., a “picking and singing is held. For more information, contact Pastor Dugar Strick land at 706-654-0551. Homer UMC to host Connectional group Homer United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Sycamore and Church streets in downtown Homer, will host a connectional meeting of area United Methodist churches for a worship service and dinner this Sunday July 23, at 5 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Churches participating in Connectional 5 consists of: Com merce, Gillsville, Homer, Hickory Flat, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Bethel, New Salem, Warren Chapel and Wilson. Visitors are welcome to attend both the service and dinner. Harmony Baptist plans singing Harmony Baptist Church in Baldwin plans a singing on Sunday, July 30, at 6 p.m. Divine 3 Ministries will perform. There will also be a homemade ice cream fellowship that follows the singing. It will be located in the Family Life Center. The church is located at 5223 Hwy. 441 Bypass, Baldwin. For more information, call pastor Tony Byrd at 706-391-3377 or Janell Roberts at 678-316-2308. Recycle This Newspaper Grace to meet every need There is grace for you. There is grace for me. There is grace to meet our every need. Thank God for his amazing grace. Ephe sians 2:7-8 explains that we experience this unmerited favor because of Jesus Christ. “It is by grace we are saved through faith; it is a gift of God.” This indescribable gift doesn’t end on the day of our salvation, but will keep us every day of our lives. Romans 5:1-2 explains that we gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. As we have experienced his unconditional love, let us realize his grace is available to meet our every need. It will also sustain us when trials and tribulations arise in our lives. John 1:14 tells us that He is full of grace.” So let us be reminded that he is the source no matter what issue may arise. One of the greatest examples of grace comes when Paul experienced a thorn in his flesh. Just like many of us, when a thorn of life arises, we immedi ately ask God to remove it. In 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 Paul asked God to remove the thorn three times to no avail. Then God tells him, ““My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” What powerful words. Let those words sink in for a moment. “I’ve been wrongly accused.” God’s grace is sufficient. “My health is failing.” God’s grace is sufficient. “I desperately need a change in my life; I can’t bear the struggle.” God’s grace is sufficient. If you find yourself in that place or any other place, look to the Lord. Don’t continue to ana lyze the situa tion and come up with a plan to get out; look to God for his amazing grace. Many times God will move the mountain in due time, but Paul’s situation was dif ferent. He would live with the thorn and experi ence God in an incredible way. He was able to stand because of God’s power. When Paul was weak he realized God would be strong. In fact, Paul said, “I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in diffi culties.” Then we read the last nine words that ring true in the lives of believers today. “ For when I am weak, then I am strong.” At our weakest moments we can’t do it. When we have exhausted every via ble option and we are worn out. That is when we rest in the arms of God. As Paul says, when we are weak, that is when we will see the power of God work flawlessly in our lives. Finally, it is God’s grace that will lead us home. Living a life for God is the only way to experience true contentment in good times and times of diffi culty. As John Newton’s popular church hymn, “Amazing Grace,” tells us ’’Through many dan gers, toils and snares, I have already come; ’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.” My prayer is that we will never forget God’s amaz ing grace no matter where our paths may trod. Sherry Lewis of Mays ville is pastor at New Beginnings Ministry. 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