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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024 BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 7A Church and Social News Out with the old and in with the new It’s a brand-new year and for some reason it is like a reset. While it is a great time to reflect on 2023, it is also a time to ponder on how we can be better in 2024. The most important place to start is to reflect on our relationship with the Lord. At times we all search for and followed through with God’s will for our lives, but sometimes we question Him because it’s a walk by faith rather than sight. It is so important to pray for wisdom and discernment to keep us on the correct path. James 1:5 tells us that if we lack wisdom to ask God, and He will give it to us. Let’s start out or continue to ask God for wisdom and He will keep us on the right track. When the main thing re mains the main thing, God promises to give us everything we need according to His perfect will, according to Mat thew 6:33. Everything is not always going to go our way in the upcoming year, but I have God’s promise found in Matthew 6:33. “Seek ye first His kingdom and righteousness, and all things will be giv en unto us,” accord ing to His perfect will. When God is our priority, He will give us the strength to cast fear and doubt aside. He will give us the grace to walk in love even when it may look impossible to some people. God is the one who will show us how to forgive rather than let anger and bit terness try to bring us down. Proverbs 16:3 tells us, “Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be es tablished.” When we reflect on our speech, a question comes to mind. Do we speak positivity or negativity in our lives? For instance, “I don’t see how we are going to make it,” or “I’m never going to overcome this sickness.” Scripture tells us the power of life and death is in the tongue. Let’s change our speech so everyone knows our trust is in the Lord God Almighty. “I’m going to make it because my God will meet my needs according to His riches in glo ry,” or “I’m not sure how or when God is going to heal me, but by His stripes I am healed.” Let’s go ahead and praise Him for what He is going to do! By faith we know it is coming! Dining 2024, I pray we will pick up God’s word like never before. The Holy Bible is our roadmap for life. He tells us all the do’s so we will know abundant life in Him. He will also tell us the do nots, so we will not walk in a way that leads to destruction. The Word of God will show us how to thrive in this life, and it will guide us into our eternal home in heaven where we will be with Him forevermore. Let’s rejoice for all that God has in store for us in this brand-new year. My prayer is that we will make God a pri ority, live in obedience with His word and keep the faith knowing that He will go with us every step of the way. Sherry Lewis is worship leader of Water’s Edge Ministry and a resident of Maysville. sherry lewis Community Brotherhood to meet Jan. 7 in Homer The Community Brother hood breakfast will be held on Sunday, January 7, at 7:30 a.m. in the Don Stew art Hall at Homer Methodist Church. The speaker this month will be Mike Campbell, pastor at Homer Methodist Church. The church is located at 141 Sycamore Street, which is at the comer of Sycamore and Church Streets in down town Homer. Brotherhood is the only ecumenical, basically lay, group in the county. Church es of every denomination are invited to participate. Tim Harper is president of the Community Broth erhood. Visitors are always welcome, leader’s state. Piedmont names academic scholars Countians recognized for academic achievement at Piedmont Piedmont University has named students on the Dean’s Scholars list for the fall 2023 semester. Students who earned the Dean’s Scholar designation finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Dean’s Scholars for the fall 2023 semester from Banks County include: •Caitlynn Emfinger of Homer. •MaKayla Long of Bald win. •Ashley Simmons of Ho mer. DEAN’S LIST Students named to the the Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester for having a grade point average of 3.50-3.99 include: •Taylor Cochran of Ho mer. •Ralee Davidson of Bald win. •Amy Houston of Bald win. Rotary Club sponsors Food 2 Kids Program The Banks County Rotary Club is sponsoring the Food 2 Kids Program in the coun ty school system. Food 2 Kids is a program that helps bridge that gap for some of the community’s neediest kids. Sacks of kid-friendly food—enough for at least six meals—are handed out every week to childrent. ave approximately sev en to 10 pounds of food— enough for two days of meals. To donate or for more information, contact Becky Carlan at 706-540- 3828. Mail in contributions for the program to: Banks County Rotary Club Food 2 Kids, PO. Box 54, Homer, Ga„ 30547. Email church/social news to angela@mainstreetnews.com HISTORY LESSON GIVEN AT ROTARY MEE TING Banks County Rotarians Janies Dumas and Rick Billingslea presented a comprehensive history of Banks County at a re cent meeting. “It was very well done and most informative,” Rotary leaders state. “We appreciate the extra effort that it took to put this together.” Homer Baptist kids celebrate new year The Kingdom Kids at Homer Baptist recently celebrated the New Year with several activities. The youngsters had fun popping balloons for a New Year’s countdown, making funny faces and eating snacks. Busting balloons represented the countdown to the new year. This was an activity of a recent Kingdom Kids program at Ho mer Baptist Church. Balloons were blown up and lined up for the countdown to the new year. Kingdom Kids popped bal loons to represent the count down to the new year. 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