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PAGE 4B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Church News
God’s Bailout
Package’
•The Ladies Prayer Group
meets at the Ila Restaurant at 8 a.m.
every fourth Sunday. Ail ladies are
invited to attend, organizers said.
The speaker for Sunday, Feb. 22
will be Joann Cromer.
•Oak Grove Baptist Church
will sponsor a ham and egg supper
on Feb. 21 front 5-7 p.m. to benefit
church member Bobby Maxwell,
church leaders said. The benefit
will be held in the church's fel
lowship hall on Hwy. 172 and the
price is a donation of your choice,
leaders said.
“Bobby is a faithful member of
Oak Grove Church and has been
sick now for several months,”
church leaders said. "We as his
church family want to help him
by sponsoring this ham and egg
supper. We ask that, if possible,
you would come and help; supper
will be great and so will the fel
lowship.”
•Fourgiven, a Southern Gospel
quartet from Madison County,
will be in concert Sunday, Feb.
15, at Corinth Baptist Church,
located on 2040 Belmont Road,
Amoldsville. Services begin at 6
p.m. Call 706-543-9046 for more
information.
•David’s Home Church, will
have a singing Sunday, Feb. 15, at
6 p.m. Featured performers will
be "The Ray Family." For more
information, contact Rev. Doug
Conwell at 706-789-2766. The
church is located at 1132 David's
Home Church Road, Comer.
•The Full Gospel Church of
Comer, 118 Vine Street, Comer,
will have special speaker the Rev.
Howell Berry, from Dadeville, Ala.,
Sunday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. and 7
p.m. Everyone is welcome, church
leaders said.
•Meadow Baptist Church, 6158
Hwy. 191, Comer, will present a
special viewing of the hit movie
"Fireproof’ Sunday, Feb. 15, at 6
p.m. Church leaders invite families
to come, as there will be a nursery
and activities for children up to
age 12. Produced by Sherwood
Baptist Church in Albany, this is
a movie that has something for
everyone, church leaders said. All
those involved in serving the pub
lic, including local police, sheriff,
EMS and professional or volunteer
firefighters are invited to attend as
well, church leaders added.
•Gospel Tabernacle, Watson
Mill Road, Carlton, will have a
gospel singing on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.
featuring The Watkins Family, of
Toccoa, along with James Drake,
Ken Berry and the Southern
Travelers, of Carlton and other
local singers. Free concert, with a
love offering taken for the featured
group, organizers said. Call James
Drake at 706-797-3251 for more
information.
•The Da Men’s Fellowship will
meet at 8 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 15, at
the Da Restaurant in Ila for break
fast and fellowship. The speaker
for the month of February will be
Rev. Tom Fish, Associate Pastor of
Toccoa United Methodist Church
in Toccoa.
The Ila Men's Fellowship is non-
denominational and meets every
third Sunday of the month at the
restaurant. All men in the com
munity are invited, and all ladies
are invited for this special occasion,
organizers said.
•Mt Zion Baptist Church, 1459
Jot-Em-Down Road, off Hwy 98
between Ila and Commerce, will
have a Winter Jubilee beginning
Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. with The Gipson
Family; Feb. 22 with Brother
Billy Ingram preaching at 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m. with his wife, Christy,
singing and Feb. 23-25, at 7 p.m.
each evening with Brother Larry
Brown of N. Augusta, S.C. preach
ing and Brother Kurt LaBouve
singing. "Please join us,” church
leaders said. For more informa
tion, call Pastor Douglas Duncan at
706-789-2113.
•The Madison County Flu
Pandemic Planning Committee
and the Northeast Health
District will sponsor a pandemic
flu training seminar for county pas
tors and other interested church
members on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at
7 p.m. in the meeting room of
the Madison County Library. Tony
Huff, Emergency Preparedness
Coordinator from the Northeast
Health District, will present a
program emphasizing the role of
churches in their local communities
during an emergency, particularly
during a flu pandemic. After Huff’s
presentation, organizers said there
will be a question and answer ses
sion where emergency personnel,
law enforcement and public health
personnel can answer questions.
•The Women’s Enrichment
Ministry of Union Baptist
Church, Hull, will host a Ladies
Evening Out entitled “This is My
Story" Saturday, Feb. 21. The
event will include worship, drama
and stories of healing, deliverance
and redemption from the ladies
of Union Baptist, organizers said.
Appetizers will be served at 5:30
p.m. and the event will begin at
6:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 and can
be purchased by calling the church
office at 706-789-2378. Deadline to
purchase tickets is Feb. 16, organiz
ers said. The church is located at
2900 Hwy. 106 South, Huh.
•New Bethel C.H. Church,
462 Parham Town Road, Royston,
announces new contemporary
Wednesday night services at 7 p.m.
"Everyone is invited," church lead
ers said. The pastor is Clay Huff
and the youth pastor is Donnie
Boleman. The church’s website is
mynewbethelchurch.com and their
e-mail is mvnbehe @ vahoo.com
Sunday school is at 10 a.m. each
week, followed by Sunday worship
services at 10:45 a.m. and Sunday
evening worship at 7 p.m.
•Athens Christian Women’s
Connection will hold brunch
from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. Feb.
26 at Trumps at Shops of South
Milledge, 2026 South Milledge in
Athens. The event will feature a
health fair. "Brenda Gay Shumaker
from Danville, Pa will share how
to have an extreme makeover for
your home and your heart," orga
nizers said. Tickets are $15 and
must be reserved by Feb. 23. Call
706-769-6909 or e-mail athen-
scwc@msn.com. Free parking at
new location and a free nursery is
provided, according to organizers.
•The Adkins Family will be in
concert at Mt. Zion Church in
Danielsville at their regular fourth
Saturday night singing Saturday,
Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. Everyone is
welcome, church leaders said. For
further information or directions
contact Pastor David Gibson at
(706) 246-0795.
•Colbert First Baptist Church
is hosting Grief Share, a grief sup
port group, Feb. 3 through April
28, at its family life center in back
of the church. “Someone will be
watching for you,” church leaders
said. This group is for anyone who
has suffered the loss of a loved
one and class members will dis
cuss what they are going through
as well as things they might have
questions about, organizers said. A
DVD and workbook accompany
the 13-week program. For ques
tions and/or directions, call Linda
Colher at 706-788-2214.
For He made Him who blew
no sin to be sin for us, that
we might become the righ
teousness of God in Him. (2
Corinthians 5:21)
By Rev. Robby Brown
I’mjust curious. What fright
ens you more about the govern
ment “bailout” and "economic
stimulus” packages that we
keep hearing about? Are you
more bothered by unchecked
corporate greed? Or are you
concerned about more govern
ment control over society in
general as our tax money is
used to support things we may
deem unethical behavior and
excessive programs?
Personally, I believe that
God would reward the honest
and chastise the greedy in His
own way if government lead
ers would get out of the way.
We put “In God We Trust'’ on
our money, but the opinions
expressed in the last presiden
tial election seem to indicate
that we had rather trust govern
ment to provide our wants and
needs. Both the rich and poor
are guilty of this "entitlement
complex.”
Regardless of your political
and economic persuasions,
there is one bailout package
that we are all in need of,
one that only God can pro
vide through His only Son.
The Bible teaches that we are
all spiritually bankrupt the
moment we enter this world.
We have a sin debt that we
inherited from all the way
back to Adam. As much as we
would like to get out of this
mess on our own, the price
is still out of our reach. God
demands complete righteous
ness, and none of us are with
out sin (Romans 3:23).
So what do we do about that
sin debt? God has offered us
a bailout package in that He
sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to
become sin for us. When we
receive this “gift” by faith, God
imputes the very righteous
ness of Christ to our account.
Christ, through His atoning
death, paid our sin debt in
full! But only through misting
in Him can that payment be
applied to our account.
I sometimes fear govern
ment bailouts simply because
they give government more
control. After all, why would
we trust government to take
more control? However, God
can be trusted completely. Yet,
many people will refuse His
bailout package of grace sim
ply because they do not want
to give Jesus Christ control of
their lives. Dear friend, I know
by experience that God can
be trusted with your life. He
has done a much better job
with mine than I could ever do
when I try to take the reigns
myself. So, if you haven’t,
please receive His gift of life,
forgiveness, and righteous
ness, and give Him control of
your life today. It is a bailout
that works!
Robby Brown is pastor
of Trinity’ Baptist Church,
Danielsville.
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