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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. r "\ I/Iforship regularly at the church of your choice! For more information on becoming a church page sponsor, please contact 706-795-2567 or 706-367-5233. H) COMER VETERINARY CLINIC V / Telephone (706) 783-5111 Dr. Leslie Hart Dr. Julie Gayer Dr. Mandy Adams P.0. 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