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PAGE 4B - THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025 Church Life issues: Looking at living from a biblical world view Church News Week of May 28 By Members of the Madison County Ministerial Association (MCMA) A living sacrifice in light of sacrificial service The year was 1955 and the late Reverend Billy Graham found himself in Boston reflecting on a recent memory from a trip overseas while visiting American troops. He recalled standing helplessly next to a nineteen-year-old American man who was taking his final breaths far from home. Graham ex plained how this caused him to wrestle with the fact that millions of Americans were getting to live on carefree as this young life beside him came to an end. Graham professed to the Veterans of Foreign Wars assembled before him that day it was at this moment he realized some must die for America so others might live for it. He would go on to say, “they have handed us a torch, we have a responsibility to see that they have not died in vain.” In Romans 12:1-2, the Apostle Paul urges believ ers to present their bodies as a “living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper wor ship.” He calls believers not to conform to the patterns of this world, but to be trans formed by the renewing of our minds. This echoes the spirit of Memorial Day: just as we are to embrace the freedoms secured by those who have offered themselves By Pastor Blaine Seagraves fully for a cause greater than themselves, so are we, as Christians, called to offer ourselves fully to God with neither being a one-time act of dying. Instead, they are daily commitments to live in remembrance of sacrifices given on our behalf. Grills were hot last weekend. Lakes were crowd ed, but do we decorate our lives to reflect gratitude for the freedom provided to us by those who as Abraham Lincoln said, “gave the last full measure of devotion,” when the weekend comes to an end? What about when the calendar turns to June? Originally known as “Decoration Day,” Memori al Day began with the covering of graves of fallen soldiers - a tradition of honor thankfully still held by many today. It is one thing to stop and decorate a grave of one who has fallen, annually, never giving it a second thought until it is time to do so again. It is another to pause annually, while living out our freedoms in daily honor of their memory until it is time to do so again. Tradition is both honorable and admirable, but transformation is found in the space between traditions. Is it found in you? As a citizen? As a Christian? May we not merely remember with words but re spond with transformed lives and may the memory of those who died in service inspire us to live lives marked by sacrificial love, courage, and unwaver ing devotion to God’s purposes as we work through life’s issues in this land we are sojourning together. Blaine Seagraves is the Senior Pastor at Colbert Baptist Church (colbertbaptistchurch.org) and can be reached at Blaine@colbertbaptistchurch.org. David’s Home Church, 1132 David’s Home Church Rd., Comer, will host a singing per formance on Sunday, June 1, at 6 p.m., featuring musical group The Brothers. “Everyone is in vited to come out and Praise Our Lord in song with us,” church leaders said. Providence Baptist Church, 210 Providence Church Rd., Danielsville, will hold its Vaca tion Bible School on June 1-5, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The theme will be “A Road Trip with Je sus!” Dinner will be provided. Activities will include crafts, science, games, songs, Bible sto ries and more. Friendship Baptist Church, 275 Friendship Church road, Danielsville, will host its Vaca tion Bible School on June 2-6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The theme will be “Magnified! Discover ing The Bigness of GOD in the smallest of Things!” The VBS will have games, food, crafts and music. Friday night will be Family Night with food, fun and fellowship, according to church leaders. Online registration is available at www.friendshipbap- tistchurch.org/vbs. The VBS is for children in pre-K through Sth grade. For more information, call 706-795-3043 or 706-207-9378. Comer Baptist Church, 2054 Main Street, Comer, invites fam ilies to “Yee-haw” Vacation Bi ble School. The summer family event, called “Yee-Haw,” will be hosted at Comer Baptist Church from June 8-11. “Kids in pre-k through 5th grade will kick up their heels at Yee-Haw VBS as they stampede through the wild frontier and celebrate the great est truth of all—God is good,” church leaders said. “They’ll round up a whole herd of friends and discover that Jesus is God’s greatest gift. Each day concludes at Closing Corral—a time of up- beat worship that gets everyone involved.” “Yee-Haw” VBS will run from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. each day. For more information and registration visit https://www. comerbaptistchurch.com/ Moon’s Grove Baptist Church, 1985 Moons Grove Church Rd., Colbert, will host its Vacation Bible School from Sun day, June 8, to Thursday, June 12, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The theme of the VBS will be “Magnified.” The VBS is for ages 4 years old through the 6th grade. The VBS will take place in the main church building. This year’s VBS will not serve dinner. For more infor mation, visit moonsgrovebaptist. com or call 706-795-2063. Blacks Creek Baptist Church, 3754 Blacks Creek Church Rd., Commerce, will host its “Camp Creekids” Vacation Bible School from June 27-29. The VBS will feature Bible messages, games, food and outdoor activities. The VBS runs Friday, June 27, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, June 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday, June 29, there will be a “Bible Connections” event for all ages, from Pre-K to adults, at 10 a.m., followed by a worship at 11 a.m., and a potluck lunch. All are welcome. ONGOING EVENTS Moons Grove Baptist Church, 1985 Moon’s Grove Church Road, Colbert, has announced the dates for its free food distri bution. Upcoming distribution dates include 6/25, 7/23, 8/27 and 9/24. Hours are from 10 a.m. to noon. The clothes closet will also be open during the food distribution. People can call the church to set up an appointment for the clothes closet as well. For more information, call the church at 706-795-2063. Gordon’s Chapel Method ist Church, Hull, will have its clothes closet opening every third Friday of each month from 9 to 10 a.m. The clothes closet is located next door to the Sanford Community Center (6469 No where Road) in the green build ing. Its food pantry will also be opening every third Thursday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. The food pantry is located at the San ford Community Center (6469 Nowhere Road). TOPS Ga. 0421 Ila (Take off pounds sensibly) meets ev ery Monday at 6 p.m. at Liberty Church. The church is located at 5725 Hwy. 106 N, Danielsville. For more information, contact Mary Bonds at 706-202- 4751. Everyone is welcome. Legacy Baptist Church, 1850 Helican Springs Road, Hull, holds its weekly worship ser vices on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Want more informa tion? Contact the church at leg- acybaptisthull@gmail.com or visit the website at www.lega- cybaptist.net. “We would love to have you join us,” church leaders said. Oak Grove Baptist Church, 9585 Hwy. 172, Comer, invites everyone to come out and visit at an old fashion hymnal book church. The church has breakfast on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall, followed by Sunday School at 10 a.m. and a service at 11 a.m. A singer per forms at the service on the fifth Sunday of the month. The church also has a Bible study every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. and a women’s Bible study on the first Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. Brotherhood meets the fourth Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 495 Cedar Grove Church Road, Comer, has a food distribution on the second Wednesday evening of every month from 6-6:45 p.m. at the church. Contact the church at cgbcl885@gmail.com or visit the website at www.cedargrove- baptist.net. Headmaster’s Corner by Steve Cummings _ Call 245-2695 24 Hour Obituary News Compliments of Gruitt Suneral Some, Inc. “Locally Owned and Operated Since 1905” 47 Franklin Springs St. Royston, GA 30662 (706) 245-7234 HONORING THOSE WHO DIED FOR US - The idea for Memorial Day began after the Civil War when a veterans’ association issued a formal proclamation that established May 30 as the official day for the decoration or war graves. The initial proclamation stated that the day was to remember “the memory of our heroic dead who made their breasts a barricade between our country and its foes.” As John D. Wilsey wrote in an article entitled The Debt We Owe, "[P]atriotism is expressed through gratitude for real people who made actual sacrifices so that you and I might enjoy tangible blessings - and hand those blessings down to our children and grandchildren.” This week, remember those who died to keep us free. 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JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB Meets Tuesdays 12:00 Noon Jackson County Historic Courthouse 85 Washington St., Jefferson Holly McShane, President 706-768-0456 12626 4660 St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 10:00 a.m., Tues. 12:10 p.m. Mon.,, Wed, Thurs. & Fri. 10:00 a.m., Spanish Sun. 8:00 a.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-367-7220 BANKS COUNTY 13004 HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. Meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks County Historical Courthouse at 105 U. S. Hwy 441 North in Homer, GA • 12972 0 ROCKWELL LODGEF & A.M. 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