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PAGE 10A — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. APRIL 9. 2009
Church News
•Danielsville United Methodist
Church will have Maundy
Thursday communion service on
Thursday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the
sanctuary. Good Friday services
will be at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary.
An Easter Sunrise Service will be
held at 7 a.m. on the lawn between
the parsonage and the annex, and a
light breakfast will follow, organiz
ers said. The Sunrise Service will
be followed by Sunday School at
10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.
•Mt Zion Church will have a
spring festival on Saturday, April 11,
from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Madison
County Memorial Park featuring
performances by The Goodwins
and One Way. In addition to gospel
singing, the festival will include
inflatables, food, yard sales, com
munity booths, etc., organizers said.
Booth rentals are $10 per table or
$5 if you bring your own table,
organizers said. For more infor
mation, contact Amber Mitchell at
706-371-1583 or Tammy Gibson
at 706-246-0795.
•The Gospel Tabernacle will
have a singing on Saturday, April
11, beginning at 7:30 p.m. fea
turing the sought after group, the
Gipson Family, of Camesville
and the Southern Travelers. The
Tabernacle is located on Watson
Mill Road, Carlton. For more infor
mation, contact James Drake at
706-797-3251.
•The Da Baptist Church choir
will present the Easter musical, “In
the Presence of Jehovah,” on Easter
Sunday morning at 11 a.m. ‘This is
a very moving and powerful musi
cal arrangement,” church leaders
said. "Come and enjoy this wor-
shipfiil presentation with songs that
show the love, forgiveness, holi
ness and mercy of Jesus Christ.” Ha
Baptist Church is located on Hwy.
106 in Ha.
•Da Baptist Church is having a
“Resurrection Celebration" Easter
egg hunt from 10 a.m. - noon
on Saturday, April 11. There will
also be a big slide for all the kids
to enjoy that day, church leaders
said. Lunch will be served at the
church. For more information, call
706-789-2522.
•Gordon’s Chapel UMC will
have the following worship servic
es beginning Friday of this week: a
Good Friday service will be held at
the church on April 10, beginning
a 7 p.m.; an Easter Sunrise Service
will be held on Sunday, April 12,
at the Sanford Community Center
beginning at 7 a.m. (breakfast
included) and the Easter service
will be held on Sunday, April 12
beginning at 11a.m. (There will be
no 8:30 a.m. contemporary service
on that day, church leaders said.)
•Hudson River Baptist Church
will host an Easter Egg hunt and
cookout Saturday, April 11, at 2
p.m. Everyone welcome. Come
join the fun. Hudson River Baptist
Church will hold Sunrise Service,
Easter Morning, April 12, at 7 a.m.
Breakfast will follow alter the ser
vice. Sunday School will be at 10
a.m. Worship Service at 11:00 a.m.
Everyone is welcome. Troy Herbert
is pastor. The church is located
at 171 Hudson Rivers Church
Road, off of Hwy. 326. For more
information call 706-335-5691 or
706-870-0803
•Hannah’s Creek Baptist
Church will have Easter sunrise
service at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, April
12. The special program entitled
“He Has Risen” will follow.
“Come and watch the sun rise in
front of Hannah’s Creek Church,"
church leaders said. Hannah’s
Creek is located off Hwy. 281,
in the Harrison Community near
Royston. Call 706-245-7513 or
706-245-8801 for more informa
tion.
•Bethel M Baptist Church will
hold a sunrise service on Sunday,
April 12, at 7 a.m. The church
is located on Hwy. 281 north of
Danielsville.
•Friendship Baptist Church
choir of Danielsville Georgia will
present the Easter Celebration
Musical “My Savior, My God”
under the direction of Mr. Billy
Jones on Sunday morning April 12,
at 11 a.m. We would like to invite
you to join us in celebrating Easter
during this service. Friendship is
located between Danielsville and
Ha off Highway 98 West. For fur
ther information caH (706)795-3043
or (706)202-7782.
•Springfield Baptist Church,
Hwy. 72, Comer, wiU have an Easter
Sunrise Service on Sunday, April
12, beginning at 6:30 a.m. Rev.
Roy L. Thomas and Waggoner’s
Grove Baptist Church wiU conduct
the service.
•Colbert United Methodist
Church wifi prepare and serve a
catfish filet tray or plate on Saturday,
April 18, at the Farrdly Life Center.
The menu wiU include a catfish
filet, hush puppies, French fries and
slaw. This year the event is eat in
or take out, organizers said. Tea
or soft drinks wiH be served for the
individuals that eat in the Family
Life Center. The cost wiU be as fol
lows: adult tray, $8; adult plate and
drink, $8.50; chHdren under 12, $4
for tray or plate.
Serving will begin at 4:30
p.m. and cease at 7 p.m. the fol
lowing have tickets: Melvin
Johnson (706-788-3009), Jack
Scaffe (706-788-2445), Nancy
Goss (706-783-3642), Linda
Gaulding (706-788-2335), Joe GUI
(706-788-2637) and Pastor Jim
(706-788-3372) or see any United
Methodist Men member, organiz
ers said. No tickets wifi be sold
alter Wednesday, April 15, orga
nizes said.
•Athens Christian Women’s
Connection wifi meet on Thursday,
April 23, at 9:45 a.m. for a deUcious
brunch at Shops at South MiHedge
Trumps, organizers said. There
wiH be a Christopher and Banks
Fashion Show and Gayle Ahton
wiH speak on "Rattles, RebelHon,
and Relocation.” Tickets are $15.
Reservations required and may be
made by calling 706-769-6909 or
through www.athenscbristianwom-
en.org.
•Gordon’s Chapel UMC
annual pork barbecue wiH be held
April 25, from 5-7 p.m. at Sanford
Community Center. Adult tickets
and take out plates are $8 each;
chHdren 6-12 years old are $5 and
chHdren five and under are free,
organizers said. For more infor
mation regarding ticket sales, caH
Kenny Bradley at 706-215-5463.
•Jones Chapel Church will
hold its second annual Womanless
Beauty Pageant and SHent Auction
on April 15 at the Jones Chapel
Farrdly Life Center, beginning at
6 p.m. AH proceeds wHl go to this
year’s Madison County Relay for
Life, organizers said. Donations are
needed for the sHent auction. If you
have an item you would be willing
to donate, contact Theresa Jones at
706-2484268 or Sonya McDaniel
at 706-789-3307. Organizers say
arrangements can be made to pick
up your donation or you can drop
it by the church before April 3,
along with a doUar value of the item
to determine a minimum bid. The
name of the donor wHl be displayed
with aH items and donations are tax-
deductible, organizers said.
Jones Chapel is also looking for
contestants for the beauty pageant
and the only requirement is that
they be “womanless,” organizers
said. CaH the above numbers to
find out more information or to
participate,
•Macedonia Holiness Church
wfil host a singing on Saturday,
April 25, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
featuring the AC Singers and Divine
3. Please visit www.macedonia-
holinesschurch.webs.com for any
and aH updated information. The
church is located at 795 Macedonia
Church Road, DanielsvHle.
•Historic ML Zion Church in
DanielsvHlewiUhostTheGoodwin’s
Hi concert on Saturday, April 25, at
7:00 p.m. Seating is limited and
everyone is welcome. For informa
tion or directions, please caH Pastor
David Gibson at (706) 246-0795.
•A pep ratiy for The National
Day of Prayer wiU be held on
Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m.
- 2 p.m. at the Madison County
Memorial Park in Danielsville.
There wiU be door prizes, organizer
said. CaH 706-246-0481 for more
information. Stormy weather can
cels the event.
•Mt. Zion Church Women’s
Ministry wHl host a “Fabulous
Afternoon with Girlfriends” on
Saturday, May 9, from 2-6 p.m.
at the Canon Community Center.
Representatives from Avon, Mary
Kay, Pampered Chef, Cookie Lee
and others wiU be there, orga
nizers said. CaH Bianca Acuff at
706-988-1528 prior to the event
to schedule a fuU-body massage,
organizers said.
‘The Unpopular
Message of the Cross’
BY REV. ROBBY BROWN
The message of the cross was
not a popular message to the first
century Gentiles or Jews. The
cross of Christ was a stumbling
block to the Jews because they
had allowed the law codes of the
Old Covenant to become ritual.
What had been intended to point
them toward a need for Jesus
Messiah had become that which
was worshipped. The message of
the cross was a message of salva
tion by grace through faith in the
One who had paid the price for
our sins. To have embraced this
message would have seemed to
the Jew as having rejected the
traditions that began with God’s
covenant with Abraham.
Of course Jesus explained
that Abraham rejoiced to see
Christ come and fulfill the cov
enant (John 8:56). Galatians 3:6
reminds us, "Abraham believed
God and it was accounted to him
for righteousness.” This was a
stumbling block to the Jews who
had come to think that salvation
was merited by the keeping of the
law. Certainly something so valu
able could not be so free.
Salvation is not free, but it cost
more than we can pay. The mes
sage of the cross is stiU a stum
bling block to the people who
think they can be good enough
to earn favor with God. Perhaps
their good works are done in
conjunction with involvement in
a religious organization. Maybe
they reject all forms of religion
assuming that being a good
humanitarian will suffice just in
case they have to answer to a
higher power or reap a certain
karma in another life.
The Gentiles, on the other
hand, saw the cross as foolish
ness. This was an exclusive mes
sage of redemption. To embrace
it would be to admit that one
is a sinner in need of a savior.
Ironically, the Greeks of the first
century were worshipping ati
kinds of false deities. But this
took place in a social setting that
did not “cramp their style.” The
cross was a message of salvation
and grace, but it was not a mes
sage of tolerance.
This mindset also perme
ates our culture today. Many
Americans even think they are
too smart for such a foolish mes
sage as the cross of Christ. H
one believes the gospel message,
they are forced with having to
admit that God exists, and that
He deals with sin. Like the first
century Greek, people of our
day still want to embrace some
type of spiritual experience. But
they reject the notion that our
sin brings us face to face with
the cross.
Despite the response of Gentiles
and Jews, Paul was determined to
preach the cross. He understood
that for those who received the
message, and responded in faith,
that the message of the cross was
and is “the power of God and the
wisdom of God (1 Corinthians
1:24).”
Friends, please do not trust in
works of the law or being a good
person to give you salvation. Nor
should you look for a more toler
ant message. Had there been any
other way to be saved, Christ
would not have had to die on
the cross. Take time this Easter
to reflect on the message and the
Christ of the cross. Then rejoice
in the resurrection and commit
your life to the One who died that
you might live!
Robby Brown is pastor of
Trinity Baptist Church.
Worship regularly at the church of your choice!
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