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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.
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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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